This season (2024-2025) Korinne Stinson is the head coach for Roots Volleyball’s top 18s team – 18-1 Green.

Last season (2023-2024), Korinne served as the head coach of 18-1 Green and led her team to a 3rd place finish (bronze medal) in Baltimore, MD at USAV Girls’ Junior Nationals (USA division). This finish earned an 8th medal for Roots Volleyball at a National tournament. 18 Green qualified in the Liberty division at Lone Star 18s Classic National Qualifier (2nd place) and then double qualified earning a USA bid at Salt Lake City National Qualifier (2nd place). They narrowly missed qualifying in the Open division at AVC 18s National Qualifier (5th place).

The season before (2022-2023), Korinne and led her team (181 Green) to a 2nd place finish (silver medal) in Columbus, OH at USAV Girls’ Junior Nationals (Liberty division). Additionally, she led her team to a 3rd place finish at AVC 18’s National Qualifier and a 2nd place finish at Music City Volleyball Championships, where they qualified for the national tournament.

Previously (2021-2022), Korinne was the head coach of 18 Under Armour Green and led her team to a 3rd place finish in Indianapolis, IN at USAV Girls’ Junior Nationals (USA division). Additionally, she led her team to two 9th place finishes in the Open division at Music City Volleyball Championships and Lone Star Classic 18s Classic National Qualifier, while qualifying for JOs with a 1st place finish at AVC 18s National Qualifier.

The previous season (2020-2021) Korinne was the head coach of 18 Under Armour Green and led her team to a strong showing at USAV Girls’ Junior Nationals. In 2019-2020, Korinne served as the head coach for 18 Under Armour and assistant coach for 16 Grey.  She led her team the previous season (2018-2019) to a strong top third finish at USAV Girls’ Junior Nationals. Previously, Korinne was the head coach for 17 Black (2017-2018), the assistant coach for 16 Black (2016-2017), and the assistant coach for 16 White (2015-2016 team). Korinne was also named Roots Volleyball’s Head Coach of the Year (2017-2018).

Korinne joined the Roots Volleyball family 10 seasons ago and brought a wealth of coaching knowledge and experience with her. Previously, she served as the 7th Grade and junior varsity head coach at St. Stephens Episcopal School (1 season) and Reicher Catholic High School junior varsity head coach (2 seasons). Most recently she served three seasons as the varsity assistant coach at Hyde Park High School before taking over the varsity head coach position in 2018.  Korinne led her 2020 team to the Texas State Final Four tournament. This past high school season (2023) Korinne was named Hyde Park Coach of the Year. Throughout her high school coaching career, she has also coached club volleyball. Stinson coached a 13s team for Alii Volleyball Club (1 season) and a 13s team for TCA Central Texas Volleyball Club (1 season).

Stinson has been actively playing volleyball for 20+ years. She was a 3-year letter winner for Nederland High School. Korinne continued her volleyball career collegiately through her commitment to play for Blinn College in Brenham, Texas, a Division I Junior College. She led her team to a 5th place finish at the NJCAA National tournament (2007) and the following year earned the National Championship title (2008). During her final season at Blinn, she earned Academic All-American honors (2008). She continued her education at University of Texas and was instrumental in many successes for the University of Texas Club Team (3 seasons). While at UT, she served as the Club President (2 seasons) and earned honors as a National All-Tournament Team Honorable Mention (2011), All-Conference Team (2012), and National All-Tournament Second Team (2012). She graduated from the University of Texas with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics.

Korinne was born in Nederland, Texas and currently resides in Austin, Texas. She has four siblings – three sisters and one brother. She is a LEAP teacher and is the varsity head coach at Hyde Park High School. Korinne recently got engaged and will marry her fiancé, Jeremy, in December 2024. This is Korinne’s 10th season with the Roots Volleyball family.