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All coaches must be annually cleared and certified in order to be considered by the club. Please visit the links below and get started. For USAV membership you must create an account on sports engine first.
Current Certified Coaches
Rosario Lopez | Aline Barton | Samantha Lopez | Krystal Gutierrez | Samantha Del Toro | Jose Del Toro | Abraham Tapia | Joanna Alarcon |
Our Master Coaching System
Ensures, Cohesive Quality Training across all teams, our coaching philosophy is different than any other club in the area with our Master Coaching System.
Technical Director Rosario Lopez, is responsible for the overall training protocol. He brings techniques used by the U.S. National Team, Division 1 Colleges, and the top club teams in the country and works with the team coaches to develop and implement our practice and training plan. The Master Coaching System allows all players and coaches in our club to learn a consistent set of techniques and terminologies that are used throughout the volleyball community.
Practices are designed by Coach Lopez with a specific focus on skill progression and competitive play. This philosophy allows all club members to learn a foundational set of skills from footwork, hand skills, and on-court decision-making. Players can build upon these foundational skills, enabling them to increase their proficiency quickly and potentially play on different teams throughout the club or fill in for a player that may miss a tournament. This also means that our student-athletes master skills necessary for all positions on the court, allowing players to be proficient in more than one position.
This coaching structure has proven to be efficient and effective. Each coach works closely with the master coach to provide feedback about what went well at tournaments including areas needing improvement. This interaction sets the direction for future practices.
Club Training Curriculum
- Create a system of checks and balances for directors to evaluate their coaches at each age division to determine if they are teaching the essential concepts and skills for athletes to be prepared for the next age division.
- Act as a guide for coaches to reference to train the skills and concepts for their age division.
- Provide a consistent and cohesive map to progress each age group forward
Below are mini-outlines of the curriculum presented visit the links below.
This is the Foundation Phase, also nicknamed the “Romance State” when players truly develop their love for the sport of volleyball. The overall goals for this age are to develop individual skills, understand basic team tactics, and grow a passion for modeling the game.
This is the Transition Stage when players make the adjustment from a lighter ball to a women’s ball and a lower net to a women’s net height. The overall goals for this age are to enhance individual skills while improving reaction time, understand team strategy, and build on basic volleyball IQ. Players should play a variety of positions with emphasis placed on player development first-team development second! As the demands of the game increase, the goal is to maintain a level of hunger to learn and pure enjoyment for the sport.
This is the Commitment Stage when players work on developing individual skills, individual tactics and team tactics. The overall goals for this age are to build a strong base, develop individual skills under the pressure of time, space, and an opponent, and increase the tempo of the player’s skill development and training regimen.
This is the Evolutionary Stage when players are continuing to mature and strengthen all areas of their game. The overall goals for this age are to develop a higher volleyball IQ by understanding the disciplines of offense and defense. Athletes should be pushed outside of their comfort zones to achieve a higher level of work ethic and learn to compete at a higher level while understanding that the overall team success is as important as individual success.
This is the Fervid Phase, also nicknamed the “Dedication Stage”. The overall goals for this age are to strengthen the foundation of an athlete’s volleyball skills, both mental and physical. During this phase, the development of individual skills and execution, and individual, group, and team tactics are important.
This is the Elite Phase, also nicknamed the “The Full Bloom Stage” when the focus is on the development of advanced team play. The goal of this phase is to expose the players to a playing and training culture that extends their mental, physical, tactical and technical capabilities to the limit.
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