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COACHES BIO'S (2007/08 SEASON)

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Dave Hollaway
Coaching Experience:

2006 - Current
J. Serra High School Varsity Head Coach
Ripcurls 18-Blue Head Coach (Team finished Gold Division SCVA & placed 20th out of 103 teams at Volleyball Festival)
Ripcurls Recruiting Coordinator

2001 - 2006
University of the Pacific Girls (First Asst. Coach)
Top 10 Ranking in USA
Coached many All-Americans

1997 - 2001
Santa Clara University Girls (First Asst. Coach)
Conference Champions
Instrumental in building current outstanding program

1998 - 2001
City Beach Volleyball Club

1999 Silver Medal – 18 OPEN
2000 Bronze Medal – 16 OPEN
2001 Club Director
1996 - 1997
Golden West College (Men’s Asst. Coach)
Back-to-Back State Championships
1995 - 1996
Dana Hills High Girls (Head Coach)
Back-to-back League Champions
National Ranking
OTHER
Laguna Beach Volleyball Club (3 Years)
Balboa Bay Volleyball Club
South Coast Volleyball Club
Playing Experience
College: 1993/1994 Cal State Long Beach
Team Captain (1994)
1990/1991 Orange Coast College
Back-to-back State Championships

Art Garcia

Junior/ Middle School:
Roger’s Middle School (Girl’s and Boy’s teams) Long Beach, CA. 1985-89
St. Barnabas School (Boy’s team) Long Beach, CA. 1989-90
High School:
St. Joseph High School (Girl’s Jr. Varsity Head and Asst. Varsity Coach) Lakewood, CA. 1981-83
St. John Bosco High School (Boy’s Varsity Head Coach), Bellflower, CA. 1986-88
Pasadena Poly High School (Boy’s Varsity Asst. Coach), Pasadena, CA. 2005 (CIF Div. V-2nd Place)
Community College:
San Bernardino Valley College Asst. Women’s Coach 2006-2007
(2006 Foothill Conference Champions)
Pasadena City College Women’s Head Coach 2003-2005 (2 players-All Conference in 2003+04)
Long Beach City College Men’s Head Coach 1997-2003 (Coach of the Year in 2000)
LBCC Men’s Asst. Coach 1983-97 (State Champions in 1985)
LBCC Women’s Head Coach 1987-89
LBCC Women’s Asst. Coach 1986-87
University:
Cal State Dominguez Hills Asst. Women’s Coach, Carson, CA. 1993-1995
Concordia University Asst. Women’s Coach, Irvine, CA. 1991-1993
Junior Club:
Top Gun VBC, 2007 – 18-1/16-1 Asst. Coach, N/T Court Coach
      Top Gun VBC, 2006 – 18-1 Asst. Coach: USAV Invitational 18+U Gold Division Champions
Top Gun VBC, 2006 – Advisory Staff, N/T Facilitator, 18 White Head Coach
Top Gun Girl’s VBC, 2005 - Member of Advisory Staff, 15 and 17 Blue Head Coach
Storm Girl’s VBC, 2007 – Technical Advisor/Consultant/Clinician
San Gabriel Valley Boy’s VBC, 2004 – 16+Under Team Head Coach
Mizuno Long Beach Girl’s VBC, 2001-2003
Invasion Girl’s VBC, 2000-2001
Malibu Girl’s VBC (Founder, Director, Head Coach 17-1), 1995-96
Long Beach Roof Girl’s VBC (Founder, Director, Head Coach 16-1), 1996-97
Ichiban Girl’s VBC (Founder, Director, Head Coach), 1978-1995,1997-2000
            (7 USA Volleyball Junior National Titles, of which over 90 players have received college 
             scholarships and 5 players played with the USA Men and Women’s teams) 

USA Volleyball/High Performance/National Team:
14+Under Elite Camp Staff/Head Coach, 1987, 94,95,96
High Performance Select A2 Camp Staff: Summer, 2006, 2007 (Olympic Training Ctr., CO.)
National High Performance Holiday Camp Staff: Winter, 2006 (Cal Poly Pomona Univ., CA.)
Volunteer for NORCECA Men’s Championships, Anaheim Convention Center, CA. Aug. 21-25, 2007
USA Men’s National Team-Volunteer Coach’s Aide, 2007
International:
A.S.D./USA China Jr. Girl’s Touring Team, Asst. Coach, 1996
A.S.D./USA Japan Jr. Girl’s Touring Team, Asst. Coach, 1995
A.S.D./USA Australia Jr. Girl’s Touring Team, Asst. Coach, 1993
A.S.D./USA China Jr. Girl’s Touring Team, Asst. Coach, 1992
A.S.D./USA Australia Jr. Girl’s Touring Team, Asst. Coach, 1991
Summer Camps Staff:
Marv Dunphy Camp, Pepperdine University, 1989-Present
UCLA Al Scates Camp, 2001-Present
Loyola Marymount University Camps, 2000-Present
Long Beach State University (Boy’s Camps, Allan Knipe), 2000-‘02
(Girl’s Camps, Brian Gimmallaro), 2000-‘04
USC Girl’s Setter Camp, 2007


Ashley Groothuis
Coaching Experience:

2006 - Current
Ripcurls 17-Blue Head Coach
J. Serra High School J.V. Head Coach

2004 –2006 Club Pacific Volleyball Club
- Co-head Coach 18 & under
- Assistant Coach 17 & under
- Head Coach 14 & under

Playing Experience
2002 – 2006 University of the Pacific
- Co-Captain 2005/2006
- AVCA All-West Region Honorable Mention 2006
- All Big West First Team 2005/2006
- All Big West First Team 2002

COACH TBD

Sheri Sanders

Collegiate Level Coaching
2006/07 - Concordia University assistant coach
1992/93 - Golden West College assistant coach

Club Volleyball Coaching experience
1991/92 Cal Juniors Club Coach
1992-94 Founder/Director of In Motion Volleyball Club -7 teams, two nationally ranked
- Las Vegas Champions (14’s)
- SCVA 5th place finish (16’s)
- Jr Far Western Champions(18’s)
- Feature Players (2+yrs): Misty May(OH/S); Jennifer Stroffe(OH); Tracy Heflin(S)

2001-2005 Saddleback Valley Volleyball Coach

Volleyball Clinics / Training
All American Clinics, nationwide – 12 years, still current
Setters In Motion private training – 8years, current
Setters In Motion Coaches clinics – OH, CO, WA, OR, AZ, CH, CA, AK – 5 years

High School Volleyball Coaching experience

1993-1996 - Cerritos HS Head Varsity coach - League Champions all three years

Speaking Engagements/Guest speaker
1998-2005 Ohio High School State Coaches Assoc. Convention – Annual volleyball guest speaker
1998-2005 PEMCO Washington State Coaches Convention – Annual volleyball guest speaker
USA Volleyball – several (during playing time)
NIKE Volleyball Festival guest speaker

Published Sports Articles
Volleyball Magazine – setting leadership
Global Skate Magazine – Cross training for volleyball athletes

Commercials / Product Promotions
1992-93Assist. Project Designer / Sales & Marketing ‘Skids’ volleyball protective glove
1995 National Nike Volleyball Commercial; Principal role
1996 AT&T Olympic Volleyball Commercial; Principal role
1996-97 Volleyball Commercials for: Coca Cola, Budweiser, Coors; secondary roles
1997 Swede-O, inc. Premier Promotion of the “ATOM” ankle brace

PLAYER HISTORY

2000 CSULB Hall of Fame Inductee

Professional Volleyball Tours (Indoor)

1997-98 Professional Volleyball League (PVL)
Sacramento Stars setter / captain
San Diego Spikers setter

1993-1996 National Volleyball Association (NVA)

Las Vegas Vipers setter
1992-93   Western Women’s Volleyball League (WWVL)
San Diego Shark’s setter

1994-96   Bud Light Pro Beach Volleyball Tour
1994 Team Forrester setter
1995 Team Nike setter
1996 Team Discuss

1989-91   USA National Team, setter

Collegiate Career
1986-89   CSULB Scholarship Athlete – Starting setter 4yrs
1989        NCAA 1ST Team All American
1989        CSULB National Champions
1989        NCAA National Strength and Conditioning Association Athlete of the year
1988        NCAA 2nd Team All American
1986        All Freshman Team

Club
1984-86   Cal Jrs Volleyball setter

COACH TBD

Rhonda Jackson

Bio Coming Soon!


Jake Celestin (BIO COMING SOON)

 


Lyndsi Johnson

Coaching Experience - 9 Years of volleyball coaching experience

2006 - Current            
VPHS Boys Head JV and Varsity Assistant
Ripcurls 13-BLUE Head Coach

- 2005 - 2006
Roxy Beach 16-1’s (4th Place at Reno Festival)
VPHS  Varsity Assistant (League Champions)
VPHS Girls Head JV and Varsity Assistant

- 2005            
Villa Park Head JV Boys (Century League Champions)
Villa Park Varsity Assistant (Century League Champions)
Villa Park High School Head JV Girls and Varsity Assistant (3rd place Century League)

- 2004 - 2005
Goldenwest 16 Blue
Villa Park High School Head JV Girls and Varsity  Assistant

- 2003 - 2004
Goldenwest Volleyball Club 16 Green
Mission Viejo High School Frosh-Soph and Varsity Assistant (CIF Semi Finals)

- 2001 - 2002            
13-1’s at Saddleback

- 2000 - 2001            
12-1’s at Saddleback (Citation Division Winner at Davis Volleyball Festival)

- 2000 - 2001            
12-1’s at Saddleback (Citation Division Winner at Davis Volleyball Festival)

- 1998 - 1999 
Saddleback Valley Volleyball Club Assistant Coach 16’s

- 6 years of coaching beach volleyball Girls Ages 9-14 (South Coast Volleyball Club)

Playing Experience
- Mission Viejo High School 1996-1999   (All South Coast League 1999)
- SVVC 1996-1999   (Four time Division Winners at Kaepa Volleyball Festival)
- 2 years Irvine Valley College (2nd team All Orange Coast Conference – Regional Champions, State Championships Playoffs)
- 2 Years California Baptist College   (Riverside)
- Beach volleyball – AAA rating