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Jon Rye
18 RoShamBo Head
Coach
Skyline Director |
Philosophy:
“Much of what I believe in has been embedded in the Mission and Core Values of
the Skyline Organization. I constantly seek to encourage and instruct my
athletes as often as possible. I see myself not only as a coach but as a
‘trainer”; a trainer of fundamentals, disciplines and responsibilities. It is
my goal to teach my athletes to play hard no matter who their opponent is while
always reinforcing the importance of keeping the game fun and enjoyable.” My
favorite quote is from Colleen Hacker…”The object in any team sport is to
transform the group from a mere collection of talented individuals into a highly
cohesive unit so that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts."
About Jon:
Jon has qualified 8
teams for Junior Olympic Nationals in the last 8 years. Last year Jon lead his
14 RoShamBo team to a third place finish at the Lone Star Qualifier earning an
Open Division berth into USAV Junior Olympic Nationals where they finished 11th
in the nation. This will be Jon’s tenth year with Skyline.
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Landon
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18 RoShamBo
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Philosophy:
"I would like to instill in my players a love for the game
while at the same time pushing them to be the best players, teammates, and
people they can be, maintaining a strong, competitive desire to win."
About Landon:
Landon Carpenter graduated from Texas A&M University in August of 2003 where
he was the President, Captain, and player coach for the Texas A&M Men's
Volleyball Team. The team had great success through his five year tenure,
finishing top ten at Nationals four years straight, including two trips to the
semi finals and a very close loss to the undefeated defending national
champions Arizona. Landon along with two other Aggies received All-American
honors in 2002 during that final four finish. Landon also received
All-conference honors every season with the team, and A&M won conference under
Landon's setting leadership four of his five seasons. The team also won in
2006 under his coaching leadership, with the team finishing in the top ten. He
continues to play for the AA men's USAV team Next, a team that has
accomplished much in their four year existence. Next has never finished less
than 7th in the nation and in 2007, the team made it to the finals with their
highest finish ever at 2nd.
Landon has been with Skyline since January of 2004 when he started graduate
school at Dallas Baptist University, completing his masters in Christian
education with a Youth Ministry focus in May of 2006. He is putting that
Masters to use as a student ministry associate at Park Cities Baptist Church,
working with junior high and high school students. He also has coached at The
Greenhill School as the varsity assistant the last three seasons with the team
winning SPC in 2006. Landon is going into his sixth season with Skyline. The
past two years he has qualified both of his RoShamBo teams for Nationals.
Landon has also been the head coach for 18 National 2 years, qualifying his
team one of those years, and served as a roamer prior to that.. He is looking
forward with high expectations to the 2008 season where he has high
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Jodie Rye
Skyline Director
18 RoShamBo
Assistant Coach
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Coaching Philosophy:
"I strongly believe that the foundation of a team comes from the
coach's enthusiasm, attitude, training, intensity and encouragement.
A positive attitude and encouragement will help to develop a
player's confidence and team unity. Intensity will create focus
during training situations which will carry on to the court to help
the team be prepared for the intense, advanced matches. To develop a
national caliber team, defense will be of most importance with an
emphasis on team strategies along with training the fundamentals."
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Becca Smajstrla
18
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Head Coach
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Philosophy:
“I want to help athletes who give everything they have in
practices and matches so they never have to say ’woulda, shoulda, coulda’. When
each individual gives 100% effort 100% of the time, the score will take care of
itself. Working hard makes a strong person, a solid athlete, and a winner hands
down.”
About Becca:
Becca was raised in Red Oak where she played volleyball for
Aurthur Stanfield for three years. She received a full scholarship to Navarro
Junior College where she was an All-Conference Selection both years as an
outside hitter. After Navarro, she went to St. Edward’s University and played
libero for a semester. She then finished her playing career at Texas Weslayan
University. She helped lead her team to a championship with the Red River
Athletic Conference and an appearance at the National Tournament where her team
finished with an outstanding 5th place finish. She graduated from
Texas Wesleyan with a degree in Kinesiology and a Physical Fitness Specialist
Certificate from the Cooper Institute. Becca has coached several years of club
volleyball and camps with clubs around the area such as TNT, Mid Cities, TAV and
Skyline Juniors. She coached Varsity Volleyball at Prestonwood Christian Academy
for 3 years and is now a personal trainer at Express Fitness in Allen. Becca
currently resides in Melissa with her husband Mark, and her daughter Ariel.
Becca is going into her fourth season with Skyline after assisting her 18
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Amanda Modglin
18 Molten
Assistant
Coach |
About Amanda:
Amanda Modglin is a recent graduate of Baylor University. There she played
four years for the Bears as a setter, right side and middle. She co-captained
her junior and senior year. In Baylor’s record books, she holds the record for
the second-highest single-match block total and the most blocks in a four-game
match with 13, as well as the fourth-best hitting percentage in a five-game
match with .565 (13-0-23). She won the Sic ‘Em award, which denotes positive
attitude, effort and leadership, and is voted on by the team. She was two-time
Academic All-Big 12 first team, four-time Big 12 Commissioners Honor Roll and
winner of the Baylor Athletics’ Academic Achievement Award (awarded to one BU
male and female athlete per year). She was a member of the Student Athletic
Advisory Committee and the Baylor Leadership Academy. In high school, Amanda
was named to the lonestarvolleyball.com All-Texas team as a setter and
prepvolleyball.com’s Top 100 Senior Aces as number 85. She was part of the
High Performance pipeline and was selected to the Lone Star Regional High
Performance Team. She was a three-year letterwinner at Mayde Creek High School
in Houston. She was two-time first-team all-district and three-time
all-academic. She played club for Willowbrook Select and was a member of the
inaugural team. She participated in Junior Olympics all three years she played
competitively. Prior to making the switch to volleyball, Amanda competed in
soccer. She was part of the Olympic Development Program (ODP) and played
goalkeeper on the South Texas team for two years. Now, Amanda lives in Dallas
and works for a public relations firm. She’s thrilled to be coaching for
Skyline and feels back at home in the gym.
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 Tony Kille
17 RoShamBo Head Coach &
Skyline Programs and Events Coordinator |
Philosophy:
"I believe that training the basic fundamentals
of the game is the key to any program. My main focus in practices and games is
that defense wins. Having great ball control, a well-balanced, quick offense
has brought my teams to the next level. My goal and desire is to win, but I like
to focus on improving the girls as well for their futures."
About Tony:
Tony went to
Lake Worth High School where he excelled in both Tennis and Basketball. With
his state-ranked ability in Tennis, he decided to use that talent to pick up
volleyball. From there he started to coach under Rick Johansen at TNT
volleyball club. He led his 16's team his first year to winning big tournaments
such as Peachtree and coming in third at Cajunland. From 2001-2006, Tony was
the head coach at Ft. Worth Temple Christian where they were state champs
2001-2004 and NACA National Runner-up in 2004. In 2005, he was again awarded
NACA Coach of the Year as his team won the NACA National Championships. He
received coach of the year his first two years in TAPPS 4-A and was also
selected as coach of the year by the Fort Worth Star Telegram. Tony is also
involved with his Men's team who has played in both open and AA division for 13
years. There he helped lead his team to finishing fifth in the nation four out
of the last eight years, and he was chosen as third-team All-American in 1996.
In 2003, Tony led his 15 National team to an open berth at the Junior Olympic
Nationals by taking 3rd place at the Lone Star Classic National Qualifier. In
2004, he led his 17 RoShamBo team to a 4th place finish at the Northeast
Qualifier in Baltimore, a first place finish at the North Texas Regionals where
he qualified for nationals and a fifth place finish at Junior Olympic Nationals.
In 2005 Tony led his 18 RoShamBo to an open bid to Nationals, a #1 ranking in
the state of Texas and a 19th place finish in the Nation. In 2006, he
led his 16 RoShamBo team to an open bid at Nationals and a 27th place finish in
the Nation. During his 2007 season, Tony led his 17 RoShamBo team to an open
bid this last year at the Southern California Qualifier, a 3rd place
finish in open at AAU Nationals, and a 22nd place finish in the
nation. Tony is going into his ninth (9th) year with Skyline Juniors
after leading his 18 RoShamBo team to a 2nd place finish at the Northeast
Qualifier earning them a bid to the Open Division of the Junior Olympic
Championships where they finished 15th in the Nation. Tony is also part of our
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Tara Birkinbine
17 RoShamBo Assistant Coach |
Philosophy:
“I believe
coaching is an opportunity for me to pass along knowledge, passion and love
for the game of volleyball. I will teach them to work hard while having fun
and to grow as ONE team, not a group of individuals, by trusting one another."
About Tara:
Tara
began her playing career at a young age. Tara knew from the beginning of her
volleyball career that she wanted to be committed to the sport and train as
hard as she could to take herself to the next level. Therefore, Tara joined
the well known Sports Performance Volleyball Club. While playing for Sports
Performance, she pushed herself to excel and work hard so she would be able to
train with their top team in each group. While playing, she was trained both
as a setter and as a defensive player. During her time with Sports
Performance, her teams won 4 AAU National Championships; attended Junior
Olympic Nationals where she was in the top 25 in the open division every year.
She also added to her winnings a Bronze Medal Championship and a National
Championship her 16’s year. During her high school career, Tara attended
Rosary High School where she also played volleyball and won two prestigious
awards as an All-American and MVP of her team. She then continued her
volleyball career at the University of Oklahoma where she took over the
starting libero position as a freshman. While in Oklahoma, she began her
coaching career with Norman Impact Juniors as the Head Coach of their 12’s
team. Tara is a natural leader and one that has high expectations in any task
that she takes on. She has been heavily involved with Skyline’s summer
training programs and clinics as well as private lessons and is ready to kick
off her second season with Skyline Juniors.
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Landon
Carpenter
17 Molten Head Coach |
Philosophy:
"I would like to instill in my players a love for the game while
at the same time pushing them to be the best players, teammates, and people they
can be, maintaining a strong, competitive desire to win."
About Landon:
Landon Carpenter graduated from Texas A&M University in August of
2003 where he was the President, Captain, and player coach for the Texas A&M
Men's Volleyball Team. The team had great success through his five year tenure,
finishing top ten at Nationals four years straight, including two trips to the
semi finals and a very close loss to the undefeated defending national champions
Arizona. Landon along with two other Aggies received All-American honors in 2002
during that final four finish. Landon also received All-conference honors every
season with the team, and A&M won conference under Landon's setting leadership
four of his five seasons. The team also won in 2006 under his coaching
leadership, with the team finishing in the top ten. He continues to play for the
AA men's USAV team Next, a team that has accomplished much in their four year
existence. Next has never finished less than 7th in the nation and in 2007, the
team made it to the finals with their highest finish ever at 2nd.
Landon
has been with Skyline since January of 2004 when he started graduate school at
Dallas Baptist University, completing his masters in Christian education with a
Youth Ministry focus in May of 2006. He is putting that Masters to use as a
student ministry associate at Park Cities Baptist Church, working with junior
high and high school students. He also has coached at The Greenhill School as
the varsity assistant the last three seasons with the team winning SPC in 2006.
Landon is going into his sixth season with Skyline. The past two years he has
qualified both of his RoShamBo teams for Nationals. Landon has also been the
head coach for 18 National 2 years, qualifying his team one of those years, and
served as a roamer prior to that.. He is looking forward with high expectations
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Alysia Neil
17
Molten Assistant Coach |
Philosophy:
"I believe it is
important to provide every athlete with the skills they need to excel in
volleyball. As a coach, I want to instill in my players the commitment it takes
to get to the next level. I want my athletes to find within themselves what
motivates them to achieve the goals they set."
About Alysia:
Alysia is heading
into her seventh year of coaching high school volleyball and her third year with
Skyline Juniors. She was the varsity assistant at McKinney North High School
from 2002- 2006 and is going into her third season as the head coach for
McKinney North High School. She played college volleyball for four years as a
setter, finishing her career at Howard Payne University. Alysia brings to the
court a wealth of knowledge and intensity as she has several years experience
coaching high school athletes
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Mark Flores
16 RoShamBo Head Coach
Recruiting Coordinator |
Philosophy:
"I try to push my
players to be strong competitors in the game as well as to be strong characters
in life. I preach on players intelligence and technique in their respective
positions to make the game more fluid and easy for them. I fully believe in
building a strong trust from my players by trying to be fair and honest with
them in every situation either as a team or individually. As most people who are
around me know, I am high energy around the volleyball court and try to pass
that on to my players as well."
About Mark:
Mark Flores
started playing sand volleyball when he was 12 yrs old and by 14 he started
playing competitive grass and sand tournaments in men’s leagues. The same year
he started playing indoor volleyball for Addison Boys Volleyball Club. Where he
was a starting 5‐1
setter for 5 years. He went to nationals every year and his highest finish was
6th. After high school Mark played on a men’s USAV team for a couple of years .
He assisted one year at a local community college before joining Skyline where
he as been for the past 7 years. He has coached 4 national teams and 3 Roshambo
teams. In 2007 he assisted with the Greenhill Varsity team. For the past 8 years
he was a senior manager in the Pappas Restaurants before leaving to open a new
concept and becoming the Director of Operations. Now Mark has decided to become
a full time volleyball trainer and coach. He has recently become a certified
personal trainer with goals of working with young athletes to accomplish their
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Joy Engeldinger
16
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Philosophy:
"I enjoy working
with young athletes, and I think every person deserves a chance. Every athlete
should be given the opportunity to succeed. I love being around juniors, and I
enjoy challenging them to become the best athlete they can."
About Joy:
Joy is heading
into her sixth season with Skyline Juniors. Prior to moving to Dallas she was
the head volleyball coach at Clifton High School for 11 years. She was given the
opportunity to open and run a fitness center in the Las Colinas area, and made
the move to the Dallas six years ago. After finishing her collegiate athletic
career and graduating from Midwestern State University, she took the job at
Clifton High School to develop a competitive volleyball program. The first
three years she spent developing a fundamentally sound program. The fourth year
they competed in the State Tournament. During her time there, she accumulated
an overall record of 214 wins and 52 losses, with eight consecutive District
Championships and only one district loss. She also led her team to six Regional
Tournament appearances. She was also involved with club volleyball where she
assisted in coaching with Waco Juniors for two years. Joy has assisted several
of our top coaches at Skyline. While doing so, she has led her 16 National team
to a fourth place finish in the North Texas Region in 2005 and assisting the 16
National team to many successful finishes in 2006. She had a very successful
year coaching with Tony Kille and assisting the 18 National team in 2007. In
2008, she was the Head Coach for the 18 National team where she led them to a
fourth place finish at Open Regionals.
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Melissa Christman
16 Molten Head Coach |
About Melissa:
Melissa is
joining us for her first year with Skyline this season. She is the assistant
varsity volleyball coach at Highland Park High School. This is her second year
at HP and her 3rd year coaching high school volleyball in the states. Melissa
has a very eclectic volleyball background that includes being an All-State
middle hitter in Missouri, a 4 year Division 1 Volleyball player at OU, a beach
volleyball player in Southern Spain, a co-founder player and coach for Expat
Volleyball in Shanghai, China, and a national team tournament MVP in Panama.
Melissa has coached numerous club teams and camps at home and abroad. She has a
colorful background and will bring that knowledge to the team. Melissa's other
interests include travelling, obviously. Her idea of heaven is blue skies, clear
water, white sand and a tattered volleyball net. She's been lucky enough to
experience that once or twice in her life. She speaks Spanish fluently and some
Mandarin. She has a Master's in Human Relations from OU and is working on her
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Kirk Perry
15 RoShamBo Head Coach
Skyline Technical Director
SPV Director |
Philosophy:
“I believe
in defining team and individual goals early and then developing the foundation
and strategy to achieve them. I like for the girls I coach to learn what it
means to depend on their teammates while at the same time learning what it means
for others to rely on them. That is why teamwork and commitment are a major
focus for all of my teams. There is only one way to succeed in anything and that
is to give it everything. That is what I expect from my team and that is what
they can expect from me.
About Kirk:
Kirk is going into his
thirteenth year coaching club. In 2004 and 2005 he coached the 16
RoShamBo teams. In 2004 he led his team to a 4th place finish at Lone Star,
earning an open bid to Nationals where his team finished ranked 23rd in the
nation. In 2005, he led his team to a 3rd place finish bringing home
a Bronze Medal at Nationals in the National Division of Club. in 2006 he lead
his 17 RoShamBo team to Skyline's first ever Lone Star National Qualifier
Champions going 22-0 in games in the 17 Open Division and a birth to open
nationals after a 3rd place finish in the Southern California National
Qualifier. His team finished the season with a national ranking of 17th in the
Nation. In 2007 he led his 18 RoShamBo team to a Ranking of #1 in Texas
according to LoneStarVolleyball.com and 17th in the Nation at J.O. Nationals.
This past season his 16 RoShamBo team finished 3rd in the Far Western
Qualifier and followed that up with a 22nd finish at J.O. Nationals
in the open division.
Kirk also coached the
Youth National High Performance Team in the North Texas Region in 2005. His
team competed against High Performance teams from all over the US as well as
international teams finishing 15th. He coached with Texas Advantage three years
previous to Skyline. While with TAV, he coached the top 15 National team for two
years and the top 18 National team this past season. In 2002 he led his 15's
team to a 9th Place finish at the Junior Olympic Nationals in the 15 Open
Division. Before moving to Dallas in 2000, he coached two years with Brazos
Valley Juniors in College Station, Texas where he coached the 17 National and 18
National teams. While coaching with a new club he introduced the Tour of Texas
tournament series to Brazos Valley and led the 18's team to a qualifying spot on
the Tour. Kirk also spent one year with Longview Juniors where he coached the 17
National team. Kirk has coached four years at Texas A&M camps and two years at
Stephen F. Austin camps. Kirk played two years at Stephen F. Austin as an
outside hitter. He then transitioned to the outdoor game where he participated
three years on the AVP Qualifying Tour. Kirk still continues to play on a USAV
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Jennifer
Clements
15 RoShamBo Assistant Coach |
Philosophy:
"Play the game because
you love it! And play each ball with everything you can offer physically,
mentally and emotionally."
About Jennifer:
Jennifer is so excited
to be back at Skyline/SPV. In her first year, she coached SPV 16's in 2007 and
is looking forward to another great season. Jennifer has been the Varsity
Assistant at Allen High School since 2003. During that time, Allen
has experienced much success including State Runner-Up (2003) and State
Semi-Finalist (2006). She currently teaches Spanish II and is a sponsor for
Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Jennifer is from Grapevine, TX where she
played volleyball for 4 years. She graduated from Baylor University with a BS in
Education and a double major in Spanish and PE. Before moving to Allen, Jennifer
coached volleyball and softball at China Spring High School in Waco, TX for two
years. Jennifer loves to travel all over the world, play volleyball, go
shopping, watch high school and college sports and eat ice cream!!
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Chandra Perry
15 RoShamBo Assistant Coach |
Philosophy:
“I have always wanted
to have a positive impact on people's lives, and have found that coaching is a
way to develop positive relationships with young adults in an environment that
can provide invaluable life lessons in leadership, communication, and the value
of commitment and a good work ethic. My focus is centered on open two-way
communication, hard work, and most of all having fun. By implementing the
appropriate skills and techniques, my goal as a coach is to develop the
abilities of my athletes by providing a team environment that breeds confidence
and challenges players to set goals, work hard and reach to exceed their
expectations."
About Chandra:
Chandra played
volleyball at Texas A&M University as a setter. She participated in the NCAA
Tournament every year and her last two seasons they made it to the Sweet 16.
Chandra is going into her tenth year of coaching club volleyball. She has
coached with her husband, Kirk, for all those years. Before coaching with
Skyline she coached with Texas Advantage where she coached the 15 National team
two years and then the 18 National team. In 2002 their 15's team finished 9th
Place at Junior Olympic Nationals in the 15 Open Division. Before moving to
Dallas, she coached two years with Brazos Valley Juniors in College Station,
Texas and 1 year with Longview Juniors. At Brazos Valley she coached the 17
National and 18 National teams. At Longview Juniors she coached the 17 National
team. She is going into her 4th year with Skyline Juniors after coaching the 16
RoShamBo team for the first two years and helping to lead them to a 3rd
place finish at Junior Olympic Nationals in the National Division in 2005. In
2006 she assisted in helping lead her 17 RoShamBo team to Skyline's first ever
Lone Star National Qualifier Champions in the 17 Open Division and a birth to
open nationals after a 3rd place finish in the Southern California National
Qualifier. Her team finished the season with a national ranking of 17th in the
Nation. In 2007 she assisted 18 RoShamBo team to a Ranking of #1 in Texas
according to LoneStarVolleyball.com and 17th in the Nation at J.O. Nationals.
This past season she assisted the 16 RoShamBo team to a 3rd place
finish in the Far Western Qualifier and followed that up with a 22nd
finish at J.O. Nationals in the open division. Chandra is currently the Varsity
Head Coach at Greenhill School where in 2005 and 2006 her team won the SPC
Tournament.
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Heidi Johnson
15 Molten Head Coach |
Philosophy:
"I like to build confidence within my players by being an encouragement, while
helping them to focus on playing from the heart and for each other. Once this
has been achieved, then the overall teamwork and effort will follow."
About Heidi:
Heidi attended
Garland Christian Academy where she led her team to their first State appearance
ever and a 4th place finish. She received several all-district honors, district
MVP, First Team All-State and several other awards. Heidi also played club
volleyball for six years, three of which were for Skyline Juniors. While playing
for Skyline, she set many club records. She led the club three years in a row in
overall assists, and she also was awarded MVP honors, and led her team to two
Junior Olympic National appearances, finishing 21st and 13th in the Nation. In
2002, she led her team to finish 4th highest in the state of Texas. Heidi
continued her volleyball career at the University of North Texas where she was a
setter/libero and Team Captain. She graduated in 2006. Heidi has several years
of coaching experience as she has worked many different summer camps from
1999-2008, and has spent many hours with the Directors helping with different
teams. Not only has she worked summer camps with Skyline and others, but she has
also directed camps for Plano Sports Authority, and Crandall High School. Heidi
will be going into her 10th season with Skyline Juniors, and this will be her
sixth season to coach. As a young athlete and coach, Heidi has had more exposure
to volleyball than most people due to the fact that she is the director's sister
and has been heavily involved in the organization, administration, and planning
the future for Skyline Juniors for over nine years. In 2003, she assisted the 16
RoShamBo team to a 1st place finish in the North Texas Region and a 27th place
finish at J.O. Nationals. In 2004, she assisted the 16 RoShamBo team to a 4th
place finish at the Lone Star National Qualifier which earned her team an open
bid to Nationals where they finished ranked 23rd in the nation. In 2005, she
assisted her 15 RoShamBo team to a 1st place finish at North Texas Regionals,
which earned her team a bid to J.O. Nationals. In 2006, Heidi assisted the 18
RoShamBo team to a 2nd place finish in the North Texas Region Open
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15 Molten Assistant Coach |
Philosophy:
I am a big
advocate of open, honest communication with players. I try to create a fun,
positive environment that promotes young girls to develop a passion for
volleyball and discover their own inner competitor. Encouraging athletes to
compete with themselves at every single practice will in turn push their
teammates to also improve and ultimately create a strong team with a tenacious
work ethic and a lot of heart.
About Casey:
Casey grew up
playing soccer year-round for nationally ranked clubs, but switched her focus
over to volleyball late in high school after falling in love with the sport. She
was a three-year varsity letterman and two-year captain at Garland High School.
Her senior year she was chosen as the GHS Most Valuable Player, earned first
team all-district honors and was named Outstanding Hitter of the Year for her
district. She was also ranked among the top ten players in kills and blocks in
the Dallas Morning News at the conclusion of the season. Casey earned a
scholarship to play at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkansas where she was a
four-year starter and captain her last two years. During her time at OBU, she
earned honors as Defensive Player of the Year, Most Offensive Player of the
Year, Fellowship of Christian Athletes Leadership Award and the Jerry Forehand
Award for Outstanding Senior Character & Leadership. Her sophomore year
she was named the Gulf South West Defensive Player of the Week. She was name to
the Gulf South Conference Top Performers list during her career and made the GSC
All-Academic Honor Roll all four years. After graduation, Casey moved back to
Texas and was the assistant coach of the Dallas Juniors 15 National team last
year. She has worked at numerous club, high school and Nike volleyball camps in
the metroplex and is currently the Junior Varsity head coach and assistant
varsity coach at Dallas Christian. Casey is excited to be a part of Skyline this
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14 RoShamBo Head Coach |
Philosophy:
“Errors win games; let's keep them on the other side of the net.”
About Jason:
Jason has been a
head coach or assistant coach of 5 teams that have finished top 10 at Nationals
in both the Open and Club divisions. Last year, his 17 RoShamBo team finished 2nd
in the nation, losing their only match in the finals of 17 Open here in Dallas.
They also triple qualified as well as winning the Big South Qualifier. In 2007,
he assisted the 16s team to a bronze medal at 16 Open Nationals. Jason's 15s
team in 2006 qualified at three Open qualifiers as well as winning the Lone Star
qualifier and finishing 5th at 15 Open at Junior Nationals. Prior to joining
Skyline, Jason was a director in the North Texas region for 8 years, building
and establishing two competitive programs. Jason brings a wealth of knowledge
about the game as well as playing and coaching experience at the National
level.
Jason went to Plano East HS where he was a 4 sport athlete (football,
basketball, baseball, and track). Jason coached and played at Baylor University
as a setter. In 1996, Jason was selected to the All-American team at the USA
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Lisa Larwa
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Philosophy:
“It is important
every athlete not only learns the fundamentals, but also has the ability to
develop the desire to play, the love for the game, the ability to continuously
grow, and most importantly...HAVE FUN!!!"
About Lisa:
Lisa graduated
from Baylor University where she played tennis for one year and received her
Bachelor’s in Business Administration. She has played USAV club since her
second year in college to the present. She has also played competitive doubles
outdoor volleyball (sand and grass) for the past seven years. While in college,
Lisa coached several young athletes in the fundamentals of tennis and softball.
Lisa is starting her fourth season with Skyline Juniors where she began as a
Volunteer Roamer Coach in 2004. In her 2006 season, she was the Assistant Coach
for the 12 RoShamBo team. In 2007 she was the Assistant Coach for 13 RoShamBo
where she assisted her team to a 5th place finish at the Lone Star
National Qualifier and a 5th place finish in the 14 and under
division of Third Coast. She was also the SPV 15s Head Coach during this same
season. This last season, Lisa was the Assistant Coach for 12 RoShamBo where
she assisted them to take a 2nd place finish at Lone Star National Qualifier to
qualify for Nationals and finished 10th in the Nation at the 2008 Junior Olympic
Championships. She is currently coaching the 8th grade D1 volleyball team for
Prince of Peace Catholic School and is working part-time with Skyline Juniors.
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Skyline 14 Molten |
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Tricia Roos
14 Molten Head Coach |
Philosophy:
“My goal is to
instill a passion and love for volleyball in every athlete I coach. The most
important factors in volleyball are ongoing learning and improvement, teamwork,
a strong work ethic, and having fun. When those factors are continuously
achieved, success follows."
About Tricia:
Coach Roos is
entering her second season as varsity coach at Bishop Lynch. Before taking the
head coach position, Coach Roos was the freshman volleyball coach at Bishop
Lynch for two years. Coach Roos is entering her second year at Skyline Juniors.
Last year her 14's team qualified for the Junior Olympics at the Lonestar
Tournament Qualifier and finished 11th in the Nation. Before coaching at
Skyline, she coached at Velocity Juniors and Ignite Juniors. Prior to living in
Dallas, she was the head volleyball coach at Reicher Catholic High School in
Waco, Texas for three years.
In college, Coach
Roos played on the Baylor University Club Volleyball team for four years and
served as the club’s president. Her senior year the team finished 3rd at
Nationals. After graduating from Baylor, she coached the Lady Bears and led
them to a 5th place finish at Nationals. She has also directed and coached at
many highly respectable camps such as Bishop Lynch, Upward Volleyball and
Basketball Camps, Baylor Club Volleyball Camps, and Baylor University Volleyball
Camps. Coach Roos is also the Director of Admissions at Bishop Lynch. |
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Stephanie Tengram
14
Molten Assistant Coach |
Philosophy:
“Passion
persists when talent tires.”
About
Stephanie:
Stephanie
grew up competing competitively in volleyball, basketball, and soccer in the DFW
metroplex. She participated on high school teams as well as club teams in all
three sports. Upon graduation from R.L. Turner High School in 2001, she
continued her volleyball career as a setter and libero at Pittsburg State
University. After two years, she transferred to the University of Oklahoma to
compete as a libero in the always tough Big 12 Conference. During her
collegiate career, she was involved in coaching club volleyball as well as
numerous camps and clinics. Upon returning to Dallas in 2007 Stephanie knew
that she still needed to be on the court. This will be Stephanie's first year
with Skyline Juniors and SPV but her second year of coaching club in the
metroplex. She has been actively involved in Skyline's summer programs and
coached at numerous camps this past summer in an effort to feed her passion for
the game. She also currently coaches at Greenhill School in Addison.
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Cara Synatzske
13 RoShamBo
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Philosophy:
“If talent
doesn’t hustle, than hustle beats talent."
About Cara:
Cara grew up in
the Carrollton area and attended R.L. Turner High School. She played varsity
volleyball as a setter and varsity softball for four years where she earned
all-district titles as well as setter of the year and M.V.P for RLT. From there
she went on to play volleyball at Dallas Baptist University and started as a
setter. She quickly realized that her passion was defense and trained to be a DS
and then a libero. During college she coached club volleyball and worked hard
at obtaining her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. Immediately upon graduation in
December of '02 she started working on a Master of Arts in Counseling and
graduated in May of '05. After that she worked in the foster care/adolescent
counseling system for about a year. During that time she felt strongly called to
coaching and teaching in the school setting. Currently she is at Coppell High
School and is the JV volleyball coach as well as the varsity assistant. She is
a special education teacher and teaches Math and Teen Leadership. She loves her
job and her passion is developing young athletes and students into strong,
disciplined, and passionate individuals. She is entering her 10th year of
coaching club volleyball, her third season with skyline, and is very excited to
be a part of the Skyline Juniors Volleyball Program. Cara and her husband,
Brian, live in Little Elm with their two dogs, Foster and Raider.
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JJ Jones
13 RoShamBo Assistant Coach
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Philosophy:
"A team needs to
be a team not only on the court but off the court as well. A team not only
includes the players on the court but off the court too. I believe in giving
110% all the time. Hustling is a huge factor in volleyball. I also believe that
defense wins games and combining defense with hustle is always going to be
successful. Lastly having fun is an important factor to the game. When a team as
all of the elements then a team will be successful."
About JJ:
JJ is from Allen,
Texas. Played volleyball for Allen on Varsity for 4 years and graduated in
2004. She was a setter and right side hitter. During High School JJ played club
volleyball for Skyline Juniors. After graduation from Allen High School JJ went
to play volleyball for Stephen F. Austin State University for 4 years. She was a
setter for her first three years and then did both setting and hitting her
senior year. During her season, they won conference all four years and junior
year she made it to the 2nd round of the NCAA playoff after defeating
Alabama. In December, JJ will be receiving a degree in Health Science minor
nutrition and will also be certified in teaching health for High School. We are
excited to bring JJ on as our 13 RoShamBo Assistant.
As a high school
athlete in Allen, JJ earn the Dallas Morning news All-Area Player of the Year
honors her senior year. She has a long list of athletic achievements only some
of which are…4-year All-Conference team, Freshman of the Year in 2004,
Conference Setter of the Year in 2005 & 2006, her team earned the best win/loss
ration in the State of Texas for all NCAA schools since 2004, and currently
holds the SFA All-Time Assists record of 5,191 assists.
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Josh
Kreuter
13
Molten Head Coach |
Philosophy:
“I want
to provide athletes with the opportunity to obtain success and to show them how
to work and play as one team, and improve their skills on and off the court. I
want players to understand that being successful and a winning team can be
accomplished without winning the game. If you give 100% you are still a winner
and you won your game.”
About Josh:
Josh
graduated from Allen High School in 2000. Throughout his high school years he
played club ice hockey where he led his team to many titles and tournament wins.
He also played competitive doubles volleyball in the Dallas area where he won
four first place titles. Through playing doubles volleyball, Josh has acquired a
strong fundamental and positional training background. His coaching career began
nine years ago when he started coaching ice hockey. Over the past five years
Josh has changed his focus of training and teaching to volleyball. He has worked
many camps as well as been very involved with the coach’s training program with
Skyline. During the 2006 school season, Josh was head coach for Trinity
Christian’s 7thA and 8thA volleyball teams. His 7th grade team went
undefeated with only losing two games the entire season and his 8th
grade team suffered only one match loss for the year. Josh is currently coaching
at Bishop Lynch High School where he is the Head Coach for the Junior Varsity
team and the Assistant Coach with the Varsity team. His Junior Varsity team is
currently undefeated in district. In the 2004-2005 seasons, Josh was a Roamer
coach with Skyline and served as an assistant coach for the 16 National team. In
2006, He assisted the 14 RoShamBo team to J.O. Olympic Nationals by qualifying
at the Big South National Qualifier in the open division and leading them to 22nd
place finish in the Nation. This past season Josh was the Assistant coach for
Skyline’s 15 RoShamBo team where he assisted his team to a 2nd place
finish at the Junior Olympics in the American Division and a 5th
place finish at AAU Junior Olympic Nationals.
Last year, Josh was the head coach
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Courtney Ries
13 Molten Assistant Coach |
Philosophy:
“I emphasize the
fundamentals of volleyball, developing positive attitudes and promoting
teamwork. To be successful in the sport of volleyball the girls must be willing
to work hard. If you work hard I will have a great time cheering you on along
the way!”
About Courtney:
Courtney Ries attended
Texas Tech University from 1993 through 1996 as a walk on athlete who ended her
career topping the record books in career games/matches played. Courtney was
named as one of the All-Millennium Team members at Texas Tech. She has nine
years experience coaching girls from grade five through high school. Before
becoming a mother of two beautiful girls, Ashley 5 and Katherine 3, she coached
Junior Varsity Volleyball at Trinity Christian Academy in Addison from
2000-2002. She also has coached SMU Volleyball Camps for the past nine
summers. This will be Courtney’s 2nd year with Skyline as she
coached 15’s last year.
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Gladys Johnson
12 RoShamBo Head Coach
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Coaching
Philosophy:
“As a coach, I
believe it is important to teach and improve volleyball skills and prepare the
girls to compete at a higher team level. Work hard, be positive and have fun is
the key to a successful year!!”
About Gladys:
Gladys played
volleyball in a small 3-A East Texas School as a setter for four years of her
high school days. She was awarded all tournament two out of the four years.
After she graduated from college, she began her coaching career at Lake
Highlands Junior High. She is currently still coaching there where she is going
on to 29 years of employment and happiness as a coach. She was the Junior
Varsity coach at Lake Highlands High School in 1994 and in 2003 while still
continuing her duties at the junior high. She has been coaching club volleyball
for 12 years where she has developed a name for herself. She qualified her 12’s
team in 2003 to the Junior Olympic National Tournament. Prior to last season,
her 12’s team finished among the top 4 teams in the region. In 2008, Gladys
qualified her first 12’s team for Skyline Juniors finishing 10th in
the Nation. Gladys has a very special love and passion for the game of
volleyball. She enjoys using the game to help athletes learn how to better
themselves on the court and in life. She is very involved with training younger
athletes through club, the junior high and by spending extra volunteer hours
coaching young players in various leagues and running training camps. Gladys is
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Amy Pratt
12 RoShamBo Assistant Coach |
Coaching
Philosophy:
“I believe that each
athlete has the potential to be the best. It all starts in practice. From the
second they walk into the gym to the time they leave, everything they do
reflects how they play. I love to keep a positive attitude in the gym and I love
to be interactive.”
About Amy:
Amy moved to Dallas
last year and currently works for the Dallas Cowboys and is eager to continue
working closely with athletes. Amy grew up in Arizona where she played
volleyball. She was very active in the game, not only did she play high school
volleyball, but she also played for Grand Canyon Juniors. She then continued her
volleyball career as a setter at the University of South Carolina. Amy has a
passion in training young athletes to excel at the higher level and to give them
detailed instructions on how to improve their skills and knowledge of the game.
After playing collegiately she feels she has been trained with some of the best
and wants to help pass along her skills and training to other athletes. While in
Arizona, Amy also coached with Grand Canyon Juniors 13’s team and worked with
the University of South Carolina camps. During the 2008 season Amy assisted 13
RoShamBo to a first place finish at the Lone Star Qualifier which earned them a
bid to the Junior National Championships in the National Division where they
finished 9th in the Nation. Amy is excited to start her second
season with Skyline 12 RoShamBo.
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