Laurie Flachmeier Corbelli (born January 28, 1957 in

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) is a former professional

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player. She was the head coach of the Texas A&M Aggies women's volleyball team, a position she had served from 1993 to 2017. Corbelli is married to John Corbelli, assistant coach of A&M volleyball and the Previous USA Olympic Team, and have two kids Rachel and Russell. They currently reside in

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Playing career

*1975 & 1976 AIAW Division II National Championship,

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*1978-84 United States Women's National Volleyball Team *1978 World Championships *

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*1980 U.S. Olympic Team (

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) *1981 World Cup Competition *1982 World Championships, Bronze Medalist *

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* 1984 U.S. Olympic Team, Silver Medalist *1987-89

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Awards and honors

*1976 Most Valuable Player, National AAU Junior Olympics Championship Tournament *1977

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Rookie of the Year, National Tournament, Hilo, Hawaii *1984 Silver Medalist, 1984 Olympic Games, Los Angeles, Calif. *1987 Most Valuable Player, Major League Volleyball *1987-89 Major League Volleyball All-Star and All-Pro Team *1989 Most Valuable Player, Major League Volleyball All-Star Game *1992 USVBA Player of the Year, National Tournament, Senior Division *Three-time USVBA All-American (1985, 1986, 1992) *1998 USA Volleyball/Flo Hyman All-Time Great Player Award

Coaching career

Corbelli began her head coaching career at the

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, where she served from 1986–89. She compiled a 39–71 overall record there. In 1990, she moved to

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, accumulating a 61–35 record in three seasons. In 1993, she started coaching at

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, and continues to serve as the head coach there.

Coaching honors

*1987 West Coast Athletic Conference Women's Volleyball Coach of the Year *1991 West Coast Conference Co-Coach of the Year *1992 West Region Coach of the Year *1992 West Coast Conference Coach of the Year *1994

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Co-Coach of the Year *1995 District VI Coach of the Year *1995 Southwest Conference Coach of the Year *2000 Texas A&M Coach of the Year *2013 Earned 500th Match Win *2015 SEC Coach of the Year *2019 AVCA Hall of Fame Inductee

Other honors

*1989 Garland Sports Hall of Fame *1994 Texas Lutheran College Athletic Hall of Honor *1994 NAIA Hall of Fame *1998-2000 Honorary Co-Chair of the Children's Miracle Network for Brazos Valley *2002 USA Volleyball/George L. Fisher "Leader in Volleyball" *2006 L.V. Berkner High School Hall of Honor

References

The Corbelli File

External links

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