Arnie Ball

Personal information

Born

November 12, 1944 (age 72)
United States

Hometown

United States

College(s)

Ball State University, 1967–1971

Coaching information

Previous teams coached
Years	Teams
1978–2015 1978–1988 1983 1985 1987 1988 1993 1993 1994 2000	IPFW Mastodons (men) IPFW Mastodons (women) HC, North squad, National Sports Festival AC, World University Games HC, Olympic Festival Director, USVBA Junior Elite Camp HC, Olympic Festival HC, World University Games (bronze) HC, Olympic Festival (gold) Scout, U.S. Men's National Team

Best results

Years	Location	Result
1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1991 1992 1992 1993 1994 1994 1996 1999 2006 2007	GLVA Conference Championship GLVA Conference Championship GLVA Conference Championship GLVA Conference Championship MIVA Conference Championship MIVA Conference Championship NCAA Final Four MIVA Conference Championship NCAA Final Four MIVA Conference Championship MIVA Conference Championship NCAA Final Four NCAA Final Four MIVA Conference Championship NCAA Final Four NCAA Final Four	1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 3rd 1st 4th 1st 1st 4th 3rd 1st 3rd 2nd

Last updated: December 26, 2016

Armond J. "Arnie" Ball (born November 12, 1944) is a retired American volleyball coach best known for his 35 seasons as head coach of the men's volleyball team at Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), now known as the Fort Wayne Mastodons. He ended his career in 2015 with a total of 570 wins as coach of the IPFW men, and also won 230 games as head coach of the IPFW women's team in the 1980s.

When not on the court actively coaching a competition, Ball operates Team Pineapple, a volleyball clinic that also features his son, Olympic gold-medalist Lloy Ball.

Coach Ball and his wife, Sandy, have three children, Lloy, Amy and Jana. They have four grandchildren, Caden, Dyer, Jamison and Mya.

Following a successful player career at Ball State, Coach Ball became a high school gym teacher. One of his first positions was at New Haven High School, a part of the East Allen County Schools system. In 1973, Ball moved to Paul Harding High School when EACS opened this new high school. He began his coaching career as Harding's first head baseball coach, and he also founded the school's volleyball program as a non-sanctioned club sport. He led the Hawks to three Indiana Volleyball Coaches Association Championships. In 1978, Ball began coaching at the collegiate level when he introduced volleyball to IPFW. In 1981, Ball made the full-time move to IPFW, taking the helm of both the men's and women's volleyball programs.

During Ball's tenure at IPFW, the Mastodons men's team made a significant impact on a sport traditionally dominated by West Coast schools. His resume includes six trips to the NCAA Final Four, seven MIVA Championships and rosters dotted with All-Conference, All-American and U.S. Olympic team selections.

IPFW's best national finish under Ball came in 2007, as the 'Dons took home a National Runner-Up trophy, falling 3-1 to UC-Irvine in Columbus, Ohio. For the storied season, Ball was named both the AVCA Division I-II National Coach of the Year and Asics/Volleyball Magazine Coach of the Year.

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