Mark boasts an impressive resume as one of the best players in the country during his high school and collegiate career.

Mark played collegiately as an Outside Hitter at George Mason University where he was regularly an EIVA all-conference player and, in his senior year, won EIVA Player of the Year.

Following his collegiate playing career, Mark has been involved with multiple different professional teams within the Volleyball League of America — including earning awards during time with the Chicago Icemen.

He has high-level experience both playing and coaching every position in the game, and we are so glad to have the opportunity to share his expertise with you all!

Skills: All
Positions: All
Ages: All
Genders: All
Club-Affiliations: None

Volleyball is another perspective to living a successful life. It teaches discipline, integrity, communication, commitment and most importantly, how to build healthy relationships with ourselves and others. What we do every day, who it is we learn from, and how we grow as people, matters.

When players walk into the gym, they should be leaving better — both as an athlete and also, as a person. My coaching technique involves more than just the immediate solutions to player’s individual technical issues. It involves building a prudent mindset around a player’s goals, developing a keen sense of awareness of ourselves & others, and taking ownership over their life’s work, whether that be athletic, academic, or personal. To empower someone to do the right thing, for others and for themselves, is the greatest lesson a coach could ever teach to a player.

— Mark Jones

We really appreciate the opportunity [our son] had to work with Mark this summer. It seems to us that it was a great pairing and [our son] feels it was too. [Our son] thinks he improved and he was always smiling before and after the sessions. He's excited to contribute more to the Carthage team and go for the three-peat!

— Glen Ellyn Parent