Rod Durrant was named the fifth men’s volleyball coach at the University of Calgary in June 2006.
In his 16th season as head coach of the Dinos in 2021-22, Durrant led his team to a national championship appearance for the fifth time.
During his tenure, Rod has led the Dinos to the 2010 U SPORTS national championship and the 2011 Canada West title. He was the conference coach of the year in both 2011 and 2016, and in 2016 added U SPORTS coach-of-the-year honours after leading his team to a program-record 18 wins during the regular season. It was the program’s second U SPORTS Coach of the Year honour and the first since 1978.
He coached the Canadian Men’s Standing Disabled team to three consecutive World Championship titles in 2002, 2004, and 2006, adding to the team’s World Cup gold in 2005 and silver in 2003. He coached Team Alberta to a silver medal at the 2001 Canada Games and was an assistant coach of the Dinos men from 2000-to 2002.
From 1995-99, Durrant served as Head Coach of the Mount Royal College men’s volleyball program, capturing three consecutive Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) provincial titles from 1997-99. He added a national silver medal in 1997 and back-to-back Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (CCAA) national championships in 1998 and 1999. He was named ACAC Coach of the Year in 1998 and CCAA Coach of the Year in 1999.
Durrant also has strong ties to the volleyball community in Alberta. As Technical Director of the Alberta Volleyball Association since 1999, he has created ties with athletes and coaches throughout the province and has been involved with several major volleyball events across Western Canada. He has been co-chair of the Canadian West Open – the largest indoor volleyball event ever held in Canada – since 1999.
Durrant was an assistant coach for the Dinos team that captured a bronze medal at the 2001 U SPORTS Championship.
In his playing career, he captured an ACAC bronze medal with Red Deer College, ACAC gold and CCAA silver at Mount Royal College, and a Canada West silver medal as a member of the University of Alberta Golden Bears in 1992. He received his Bachelor of Kinesiology degree from the University of Calgary and is a fully certified NCCP Level III volleyball coach.
He was inducted into the Volleyball Canada Hall of Fame in 2002.
Rod and his wife Teresa reside in northwest Calgary with their two children, Zack and Sydney.
SEASONS AS HEAD COACH: 18th (2023-24)
POSTSEASON APPEARANCES: 12 (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023)
CANADA WEST CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1 (2011)
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES: 5 (2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2022)
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1 (2010)
Rod Durrant's All-Time Coaching Record
| SEASON |
CONFERENCE RECORD |
PLAYOFF RECORD |
POSTSEASON |
| 2006-07 |
4-14 |
-- |
|
| 2007-08 |
8-10 |
0-2 |
CW Quarterfinals |
| 2008-09 |
13-5 |
1-2 |
CW Quarterfinals |
| 2009-10 |
13-5 |
6-1 |
CW Bronze, U SPORTS NATIONAL CHAMPIONS |
| 2010-11 |
16-2 |
6-1 |
CW CHAMPIONS, U SPORTS Bronze |
| 2011-12 |
11-9 |
4-4 |
CW Final Four, U SPORTS Consolation Champions |
| 2012-13 |
8-14 |
-- |
|
| 2013-14 |
11-11 |
0-4 |
CW Quarterfinals, U SPORTS Consolation Semifinals |
| 2014-15 |
11-13 |
-- |
|
| 2015-16 |
18-6 |
1-2 |
CW Quarterfinals |
| 2016-17 |
9-15 |
-- |
|
| 2017-18 |
14-10 |
0-2 |
CW Quarterfinals |
| 2018-19 |
10-12 |
0-2 |
CW Quarterfinals |
| 2019-20 |
12-10 |
0-2 |
CW Quarterfinals |
| 2020-21 |
n/a |
n/a |
Season Cancelled due to COVID 19 pandemic |
| 2021-22 |
13-5 |
5-5 |
CW Bronze, U SPORTS Final Four |
| 2022-23 |
12-12 |
2-3 |
CW Final Four |
| 2023-24 |
7-17 |
-- |
|
| TOTAL |
190-170 (.528) |
25-30 (.455) |
|
All-Time Calgary Dinos Men's Volleyball Coaches
Bob Bratton (1969-76)
Brad Kilb (1976-80)
John Paulsen (1980-85)
Greg Ryan (1985-2006)
Rod Durrant (2006-present)
Dinos Men's Volleyball Coaching Record History
