DIRECTOR OF VOLLEYBALL
Dan Ford is a championship-winning coach and proven developer of high-performing volleyball athletes, currently serving as Director of Volleyball at Center Court Clubs. His career spans Ivy League dominance, NCAA Tournament success, international professional competition, elite recruiting, and grassroots athlete development, giving him a rare, full-spectrum understanding of what it takes to build winning volleyball ecosystems.
Ford most recently served as Assistant Coach for the Princeton women’s volleyball team at Princeton University, where he helped engineer one of the most successful stretches in program history. The Tigers captured back-to-back Ivy League Championships (2024, 2025), won the 2025 Ivy League Tournament, and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. The 2025 squad secured the program’s 21st Ivy title and competed against University of Southern California on the national stage. During his tenure, Ford played a central role in developing two Ivy League Players of the Year, multiple All-Ivy honorees, and contributing to a staff named Ivy League Coaching Staff of the Year.
Prior to Princeton, Ford served as Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at Lafayette College, where he strengthened recruiting systems and developed All-Patriot League performers.
At the club level, Ford has coached with Princeton Volleyball Club, mentoring athletes across developmental stages and competitive tiers. With four years of private lesson and clinic instruction experience, he has trained athletes ranging from beginners to Division I prospects, building technical mastery, positional IQ, and competitive consistency.
As a collegiate standout at Saint Francis University, Ford earned First and Second Team All-EIVA honors, was named a VolleyballMag All-American Honorable Mention, and finished his career with 2,680 assists and 400 digs while leading the program to historic wins over Penn State and a top-15 AVCA national ranking. He went on to compete professionally in Germany’s top 1. Bundesliga with SWD Powervolleys Düren and in Finland’s premier league with Hurrikaani Loimaa, competing alongside and against Olympic gold medalists and experiencing the global standard of the sport firsthand.
Ford earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Saint Francis University (PA) and applies a championship framework to program leadership, blending performance development, culture building, and strategic growth.
A native of Newtown, Pennsylvania, Ford’s mission extends beyond building teams, he is building a movement. He is committed to transforming the youth volleyball landscape in the very community that shaped him, establishing a nationally respected development model that produces confident athletes, collegiate opportunities, and a championship culture rooted in accountability, ambition, and excellence. His vision for Center Court is clear: create the premier volleyball pathway in the region and raise the standard for what youth development can look like.