Golden Eagle Volleyball
Coaches

Robyn Daugherty
Head Coach

Robyn (Gordon) Daugherty enters her 20th season as the head volleyball coach at John Brown University with a record of 423-289.  JBU volleyball played its inaugural season in 1973 and 17 years later - 1989 - Daugherty took the reins.  Coach Daugherty played for the Golden Eagles during the 1982 and 1983 seasons and was a student assistant coach for the 1984 season.

During the last decade, Daugherty has led the Golden Eagles to nine 20-win seasons, including back-to-back 30-win seasons in 2004 and 2005. In 2006, she earned Sooner Athletic Conference Coach of the Year honors while leading her team to an SAC Championship after going a perfect 10-0 in conference play. She was also named SAC and NAIA Region VI Coach of the Year in 2000 and 2004.  In addition to those honors, Daugherty also received the Region VI Coach of Character Award in the spring of 2007.

A 1985 graduate of John Brown, Daugherty has her bachelor's degree in education as well as a master's degree in leadership and ethics, also earned at John Brown in 2004.  She is IMPACT certified with USA Volleyball, and in the past, Daugherty has coached and directed the Siloam Springs Rockets club program.

In addition to her volleyball coaching duties, Daugherty also provides leadership to the Golden Eagle athletic program by serving as the Director of Intercollegiate Athletics.  She is entering her fourth year in that position.

She and her husband Tim reside in Siloam Springs.

Contact Coach Daugherty     
phone: 479.524.7301 | e-mail: rdaugherty@jbu.edu

Amber Coats
Associate Coach

Amber Coats returned to John Brown in 2006 for her second stint as assistant volleyball coach, having previously filled the position for the 2002 and 2003 seasons. Before the 2008 season, she was promoted to Associate Head Coach. Coats, who is IMPACT certified, received a master's degree in leadership and ethics from John Brown in 2004. Prior to that, she graduated from JBU in 2002 with a bachelor's degree in business administration after playing four seasons for the Golden Eagles and earning All-American status. Coats and her husband Chad reside in Springdale, Arkansas.