Northwestern College (Iowa) Red Raiders Volleyball Camps

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Camp Director Kyle Van Den Bosch

States Head Coach Kyle Van Den Bosch, “Northwestern volleyball has a rich tradition. My hope is to continue to build on what has already been established.”

In his three years as Head Coach, Van Den Bosch has returned Northwestern volleyball to the national scene. In 2007, he led the Red Raiders to a second place finish in the GPAC and their second straight national tournament. While at the national tournament, Van Den Bosch helped lead his team to a 2-1 record in pool play and advanced to the 10-team, single elimination tournaemnt. They then knocked off #7 Columbia in five games before losing to national runner-up, #2 California Baptist. Coach Van Den Bosch earned GPAC Coach of the Year honors in 2007. In 2006, he led his squad to a 33-6 record and their first trip to the national tournament since 1996. They also finished in second place in the GPAC with a 15-1 mark. He has compiled a 88-29 record in his three seasons, including a 39-9 mark in the GPAC. They also qualified for the regional tournament for the sixth time in the past eight years.

Prior to coming to Northwestern, Coach Van Den Bosch was the assistant coach at MOC-Floyd Valley in Orange City for two years. Before that, he was the head volleyball coach at Calvin Christian School in Escondido, Calif. In his six years there, his team once finished in the final four in the state tournament. Van Den Bosch was named coach of the year that same season. He served as the head volleyball coach at Western Christian High School in Hull, Iowa, in 1997 and directed his team to a 42-3 tally en route to a state runner-up finish. Van Den Bosch also served as the assistant volleyball coach at Dordt College (Iowa) for two years.

“I am excited to be part of the Northwestern campus community and the tradition of excellence that surrounds the college,” said Van Den Bosch. A 1998 Dordt College alum, Van Den Bosch teaches in the kinesiology department at NWC. He and his wife, Dawn, have a son, Jackson, and a daughter, Aubrey.