Jim Miret

Jim is not only the Head Coach of Front Range, he is also the coach who has been in the Front Range program the longest. He coaches 18 Black team. Jim's list of achievements is long and covers many areas of volleyball. In 2003, he was named Junior Coach of the Year for the RMR and USA Volleyball; it was his second award of this title from the USAV.  In 2006, Jim coached Black to a championship at AAU National Championships – the first team in the region to win a Gold medal there; in 2005, they won the Bronze. In 2004 and 2005 his team won the regional championship - the 4th and 5th time out of 6 years they did so.

In 2002 Jim had a banner year, winning four Gold Medals on one season - the 18 Open Gold at the Crossroads National Qualifier, the 18 Open Gold at the Tampa Bay National Qualifier, the 18 Open gold at JOs and the Gold medal at the NORCECA tournament as the Head Coach of the USA Youth National team. In addition, Black went undefeated in region and national play from Crossroads through JOs, including winning the RMR championship.

Although he began his coaching career in softball, Jim quickly gravitated to volleyball. In 1984 he joined Front Range, becoming Head Coach of the club in 1986. During his tenure as Head Coach, Jim has coached several age groups in the club and achieved success at collegiate, professional, international and club levels. In 2002 he became the first coach in this region to lead a team to the Gold Medal in 18 Open and the second coach in the region to win it all at JOs (the Front Range Amber team won the Gold at JOs in 2001 in 14 Club.)

In 2000 Jim was the Technical Assistant Coach for the Women's Olympic Volleyball Team during their tour in China for the World League Championships. He also participated in the Olympic Games in Sydney in that capacity.

In 1999 and in 2003, USA Volleyball named him Outstanding Male Coach for Juniors; in 1999 the United States Olympic Committee named him Developmental Coach of the Year in Volleyball; and in 2003 the RMR recognized his accomplishments by naming him the Junior Coach of the Year.

For six years Jim served at a Head Coach for the USAV Youth & Junior National teams program. In 2002 and 1998 Jim's Youth teams won the International Zone Qualifying tournament (NORCECA); in 1999 the team finished sixth at the Youth World Championships; and in 2000 the team took second place at the NORCECA tournament. In 2001 Jim coached the team that competed at the Junior World Championships in the Dominican Republic. In 1997 Jim coached the Colorado Thunder women's professional volleyball team to a third place league finish.

Thirteen times one of Jim's Front Range teams have won RMR titles, including 2005. He has one Gold medal win at JOs to his credit (2002) and one at AAUs (2006); 2 Bronze Medal finishes at AAU’s in 2007 and 2005, twice he has coached the Front Range 18s to a Silver medal finish at the JOs (1990 & 1996); ten times his Front Range teams have finished in the Top Ten at JOs. Nineteen Front Range athletes Miret coached have been named USAV Junior All-Americans, including three in 2002, with one of those being the MVP of JOs.

Jim was also a First Assistant at the University of Colorado and at Regis University.

Jim continues this year as the club's Head Coach, Head Coach of 18 Black, co-coach of 17 Silver and Lead Coach for 17s and 18s.

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