director@eclipsevolleyballclub.com 

Head coach 2024-25 Boys 15s, 12s teams

• club director for 20 years. 

• Dan coached numerous camps and clinics at Stanford, and at various High schools in Michigan and California.

• Dan has been coaching at Eclipse summer and fall clinics since 1999.

• Dan holds a AA ranking in CBVA (CA Beach Vball Assoc.)

• Dan competed on Stanford Univ Varsity Volleyball team in 1998, 1999 seasons.

• He was selected by Volleyball Monthly Magazine's Fab 50 as the top high school players in the country in 1997. 

• He led team Nike to 18s 2nd place finish at the USAV Junior Nationals in 1997. 

Dan enjoys watching most sports, being outdoors, playing sand vball, golf. He holds B.S and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering and is a veteran at Google.

Co-Founders and Head coaches (to assist all teams in practice) 

Tianren

• played on the Chinese National volleyball team

• assistant coach at the University of Washington 1991-1993 

• assistant coach at the Kalamazoo College, MI 1996-97 

• assistant coach at Hillsdale College, MI 1994-1996 

•  has coached Former USA and current Chinese National team coach Lang Ping (Jenny) on the Beijing Professional volleyball team in 1980s.

Peilan

• played on the Chinese National volleyball team

• Coached the Chinese Junior National team for over 10 years in the 1980s 

Furthermore, they both coached Club Teams placing 2nd and 5th place at US Junior National. In 1998, they coached the City Beach 15 Black, which finished 1st in the Northern California 15 Division and 5th at National. 

They coached High and Middle School teams at Castilleja School (Palo Alto) 10+ years

IMPACT Certified 

CIF/NFHS Coaching Certification 

They are currently head coaches at Eclipse Volleyball Club. They will assist all teams in practices. The Zhangs currently reside in North Valley San Jose. They enjoy teaching young kids fundamentals of volleyball and watching them develop and grow into successful individuals. In their spare time, they enjoy gardening, sight-seeing and watching sports.

• Eclipse Academy Coach est. 2024

• 3 years playing for Renegades Volleyball club 16s/17s/18s

• Coach for Renegades Volleyball club 17s/14s

• Varsity Volleyball Player at Granada High School

• Eclipse 2024-25 Boys 16s head coach

• Eclipse Academy Program Lead Coach

• Eclipse 2023 Boys 14s assistant coach

• Eclipse 2022 Boys 14s Solar head coach

• King Academy HS Boys Junior Varsity Head Coach 2022-present

• Eclipse 2020 - Girls 17s Head coach 

• Eclipse 2019 - Girls 16s Head coach

• Eclipse 2018 season 16s head coach, 3rd place NCVA Regionals

• Eclipse 2017 season 18s head coach

• Eclipse summer and fall clinics since 2016

• Freshmen coach Kings Academy HS 2019

• Coached for club Sky in Alameda for 3 seasons, 18's and 14's level. 

• Head boys coach St. Joseph Notre Dame (Alameda), 2013 and 2015. Assistant varsity boys coach in 2011

• Assistant varsity girls coach St. Joseph Notre Dame 2012 - 2013, advanced to the NCS Div 5 Championship back to back years.  

• Played club team at San Jose State and continue to play in adult indoor and outdoor tournaments year round. 

• Played 4 years in high school (2004-2007, St. Joseph Notre Dame) in Alameda as a OH and S and we won 3 straight league titles, and winning MVP and 1st Team All League in 2006 and 2007. 

• Eclipse 2024-25 15s girls club team head coach

• Eclipse Academy Program Coach

• Eclipse 2024 14s girls club team asst coach

• Eclipse 2023 Boys 16s head coach

• Eclipse 2014-1018 - Girls 14s Head coach 

• Coaching 18s club volleyball in Florida

• Played 4 years in high school in Hawaii

• Eclipse Academy coach since 2024

• Eclipse 2024-25 boys 14s and 12s asst coach

• I have been playing Volleyball for 7 years now as a Libero and Outside Hitter

• I Study Marketing at SJSU

• from The East Bay and grew up in Hayward and Union City

• Eclipse 2024-25 13s boys head coach

• over 10 years of coaching volleyball

• Eclipse 2020 16s girls head coach

• MVVC Boys coach 12-1, 13-1, etc.

• Setter and outside hitter for UC Davis Mens Volleyball Club

• CCS Silver medal in badminton mixed doubles
  CCS Gold medal in badminton mixed doubles

• Eclipse Academy Program Coach since 2022

• Eclipse 2024 -25 16s co coach

• Eclipse 2024 -25 15s co coach

• Eclipse 2024 14 boys club team asst coach

• Played Bay2Bay boys club team 16s/17s/18s

• Competitive adult grass and indoor player in IVL 

• Eclipse Academy Program Coach since 2022

• Eclipse 2024-25 14 boys club team asst coach

• Assistant Coach for Stingray Volleyball 14s 

• Participated in Volleyball for 8 years 

• Participated in SCCVA  beach tournaments 

• Participated in IVL indoor tournaments 

• Competitive beach volleyball player

• San Jose State Kinesiology Major

• Eclipse Academy Program Coach

• Eclipse 2024 14s boys club team assistant coach

• UC Santa Barbara Club team member

• MVVC 18s power team player

• Mitty HS varsity member

• Eclipse Academy Program Coach

• Eclipse 2024 14s girls club team head coach

• Eclipse 2022 Boys 13 lunar head coach

• Eclipse 2014-1018 - Girls 14s- 15s Head coach 

• Basis High and Middle volleyball coach

• 4 year College Varsity player at University of Sacramento State 

• Citybeach club player in High School

• Eclipse 2024-25 14s, 15s girls club team asst coach

• Eclipse Academy Program Coach

• Taught kids 4-7 Kung Fu for 6 years

• Taught cello for 2 years,  

• Played 3 years of high school volleyball at Carlmont High School. Won PAL league champions in 2021, I

• Academy Club Volleyball club player

• Won the beach intramural at Santa Clara Univ

• Advanced adult volleyball player

• Eclipse 2024-25 Boys 14s head coach

• Eclipse 2024-25 Girls 14s head coach

• Eclipse Academy Program Middle School Lead Coach

• Eclipse 2023 12s Boys club team asst coach

• Waldorf School of the Peninsula high school and Middle school varsity volleyball head coach

• San Jose State Kinesiology major

• Morgan Hill High School Varsity player

• In addition to head coaches above, there are always numerous assistant coaches from collegiate and local elite high school teams and club programs. Player to coach ratio is kept low at <= 6:1

• Coach Verdant, Saratoga HS volleyball player

• Coach Jason Chu, Monta Vista HS Varsity volleyball player

• Coach Iriya, Lynbrook HS Varsity volleyball player 

• Coach Ethan, Lynbrook HS Varsity volleyball player 

• Coach Jason, Kings Academy HS Varsity volleyball player