Bio

Scott Vanover, in his second year, is the program’s first head coach. The fall of 2024 marks the inaugral season for HU men's club volleyball. The Foresters went 3-5 last spring and will look to build on that success with sights on joining a conference in 2026-27.   

Vanover brings with him eight years of coaching experience with his most recent coaching stop at Indiana Tech, one of the NAIA’s top men’s volleyball programs in the country. As an assistant for the Warriors, Vanover was involved in nearly every aspect of the program highlighted by assisting with scouting, recruiting, stats, day-to-day operations, camps and in game adjustments and strategy.

Prior to serving on the sidelines at Tech, Vanover was the head women’s volleyball coach at South Side High School for three years where he transformed the program on and off the court. His coaching resume also includes four years with Empowered Volleyball Academy as a 17/18 Elite Red Coach. He kicked off his coaching career in 2016 as the women’s varsity assistant and JV coach at New Haven High School.

In addition to his coaching expertise, Vanover boasts an impressive playing career. After playing for his high school team and the Cincinnati Attack Junior Olympic Team, he was a six-rotation pin player for the Ball State University Men’s Club Volleyball program. During his six-year tenure at BSU, the Cardinals enjoyed a national tournament runner-up finish in 2009, knocked off #1 Ohio State in 2010 and were the MIVA Champions in 2014.

Vanover graduated from Ball State with a BS in Mild Interventions K-12 in 2014 and a Master of Arts in Intense Interventions K-12 in 2018. He is a special education teacher in the Fort Wayne Community School Corporation.