Jimmy Peden - ( Club South Director /coach )
Believe it or not, Jimmy does have a real Full time job. Since 1972, he has owned and operated an Independent Insurance Brokerage Agency representing over 50 companies who assist clients in finding the best buys in Life, Health, and Disability insurance policies.  He also is a licensed Investment advisor, doing Financial and Estate Planning.   In 1992, Jimmy directed Clemson Juniors, which grew from 2 teams to 14 teams by 1996. In 1997, Club South was formed, beginning with 8 teams. By 2008, Club South had grown to 30+ teams with its own   training facility.          

Jimmy has been working primarily with the young kids from day one, working to make volleyball fun, but teaching the fundamentals of each skill.

Sean Fitzgerald  - CS National Coach – CS National Coach Chairman

Currently the director of coaching and development for Club South.

Sean was past assistant Coach at Wofford College. Born and raised in Miami, Fl., where he begin playing volleyball at age of 10. In 1989 moved to South Carolina and began participating in 6 man open volleyball leagues. Played in 15 outdoor tournaments in 1996, making the finals in 6 of them. Qualified in the Bud Light Pro Am Beach National Championships in Daytona Beach, Fl. finished ranked 20th in the amateur division.

Was Spartanburg High School Assistant Coach in 1995. Served as the Assistant Head Coach at Dorman High School from 1996-97. Dorman won the state championship in 1996. Served as the head coach for the Junior Varsity with a record of 11-2.

Coached at Clemson Juniors for the 1996-97 season for the 15 Black Team. In 1998, he was the head coach for the 17 Black team who won regional and attended Nationals.

Fitzgerald served as the assistant coach at Wofford College in 1998 and as assistant coach at USC-S in 1999. Sean coached the 16 Elite team last year and has been with Club South from the beginning.

Tara Brooks - Asst. coach Wofford College- CS National Coach

After serving as the head volleyball coach at Converse College in each of the last two seasons, Tara Brooks joins the Terriers this fall.

Brooks is a former four-year standout at Seton Hall, a member of the Big East. While with the Pirates in 2000, she set the school’s kill percentage mark and paced the club in solo and assisted blocks.

She also finished 10th in the league during the 2000 and 2002 campaigns for hitting percentage.

Off the court, Brooks garnered Big East all-academic honors and was a member of the Dean’s List.

A native of Fort Macleod, Alberta, she competed with Team Alberta for three years and was a member of the Lethbridge Volleyball Club.

She graduated from Seton Hall in 2002 with a bachelor’s degree in social and behavioral sciences. This May, she completed her master’s degree in education from Converse. Tara has worked with Club South for 4 years and served as head coach for our 14 and under team in 06.

Ashley Stathas : Asst. VB Coach at USC Upstate  CS National Coach

Ashley Stathas is entering her second year as an assistant coach on the USC Upstate volleyball coaching staff and her third year overall as a collegiate volleyball coach. A four-year volleyball letter winner as a middle hitter at Lander University. After she finished her playing career, Stathas stayed at the Greenwood, S.C., campus for one more season as an assistant coach in 2005.

After leaving Lander, Ashley became the Assistant varsity volleyball and head JV coach at Spartanburg High School. Ashley has been with Club south for 7 years. She started in Greenwood South Carolina where she opened a branch of Club South. In 2006 she was the 13 National team coach where her team was very successful and finished in the top 5 at The Tampa Qualifier and won the 13 and under regionals division . Last season is coached the 14 National team this season. Her coaching experience also includes coaching camps during the summer at Wofford College, Clemson University and USC Upstate.

 A native of Ft. Myers, Fla., Stathas is a 2006 graduate of Lander University with bachelor of science degrees in physical education and exercise science.

Allyson Elliott  Boiling Springs HS   CS National Coach

Allyson Elliott began coaching and teaching in 1992 after playing volleyball at both Pickens High School and Converse College.   She graduated from Converse with a math degree/secondary education.   For several years she coached JV basketball, varsity softball, and assisted with volleyball at Boiling Springs High School.   For the past 7 years she has been coaching varsity volleyball at Boiling Springs.  During this time her teams at Boiling Springs have experienced success playing in playoffs for 6 seasons, she was named coach of the year in 2005, will be coaching the All-star game for the North November 2007, has had several players play in the All-star game, and has also enjoyed watching former players continue to play at the college level. 

 This will be her 3^rd season with Club South in Spartanburg.  Last year she coached a 14’s national team.  She likes working with the younger girls and helping them build confidence and consistency at this age.  Many of her club players from last season walked on their varsity high school teams and started as freshmen.  This was exciting seeing them play during the season, until her team had to play them.

 On a personal note Coach Elliott is a mom to 3 kids Kaleb 11, Kelsey 7, and Kolson 2.  She and her husband Kevin live in Boiling Springs.

Brittany Harry:   Spartanburg Methodist Head Coach          CS National Coach

Brittany Harry enters her second year as coach of the SMC Lady Pioneers Volleyball team in the 2008-2009 season. She also serves as the Sports Information Director for SMC's athletics programs.  In just two years Harry has led the Pioneers to a 49-11 (.816) overall record with one pre-season All-American, one Region X Player of the Year, four All-Region selections, four coach of the year honors, two Region X tournament MVP’s and six Region X All-Tournament selections.

In 2008, Harry earned her first Region X Coach of the Year and second District K Coach of the Year honor after leading the Pioneers to a 24-7 regular season record.  The Pioneers earned the no. 1 seed in the tournament after going undefeated in Region X play.  SMC defeated Cape Fear 3-0 in the championship match to earn their second consecutive berth into the NJCAA Division I National Tournament.  Sophomore outside hitter Tiffany Dean (current Club South coach) was named Region X Player of the Year, freshman outside hitter Haley Cannon (current Club South coach) was named to the All-Region X squad while sophomore libero Kayla Potter was named the tournament MVP.  Potter was joined by Dean and sophomore middle Samantha Johnson on the all-tournament team.  Dean and Cannon were also nominated to become NJCAA All-Americans as they were the first and third highest vote getters for the All-Region X squad.

In 2007, Harry led the Pioneers to a 25-4 overall record and their first trip to the NJCAA Division I National Tournament since 1984.  The Pioneers won the regular season Region X title with a 17-2 record and won the Region X Tournament beating Pitt CC 3-0 in the championship match.  Dean and Tori Criminger were both named to the All-Region X team and were nominated to become All-Americans because they were the second and third top vote-getters for  player of the year in Region X.  Jen Kelley also joined Dean and Criminger as the trio was named to the Region X All-Tournament team.  Harry also earned her first District K Coach of the Year in 2007.

Harry is a 2007 graduate of the University of South Carolina Upstate and holds a B.A. in Communications with an emphasis in Journalism.

She played on the USC Upstate women’s volleyball team from 2002-2005 and served as its team captain in the 2005 season. Despite being plagued with knee injuries throughout her career at Upstate, she is a two-time Defensive Player of the Year for women’s volleyball at the college. 

Harry holds the third spot on the all-time digs list with 1433 from 02-05.  She is the all-time leader in digs/game with 5.38 in 2004 as well as holding the fourth spot with 4.51/game in 2003.  She is fourth all-time with digs/season with 528 in 2003.

During her senior year, she was named to the All-Peach Belt Conference second team and was also a member of the Peach Belt Presidential Honor Roll her freshman and junior seasons.

While at USC Upstate Harry served as a four-year member of the Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC); she served as the Student Government Representative for SAAC during her membership. She also held a sports information internship with the USC Upstate Athletic Department and was the Internet broadcaster for all home volleyball matches in 2006 while also serving as the student assistant for the volleyball team. She also spent two months attending the University of Cadiz in Cadiz, Spain during the summer of 2005.

Harry conducts her own specialized libero/defensive camps at SMC and satellite camps at several local high schools during the summer as well as working camps at Clemson University, Troy University and Wofford College.

Harry also serves on the national coaching committee at Club South in Spartanburg. Club South is one of the largest clubs in the southeast for juniors aged 7-18. This year she will coach the top 14’s team for Club South.

In 2007, she coached the 16 National squad to a runner-up finish in the USAV Palmetto Region in Charlotte, NC with two players being named All-Region in the Palmetto Region.

Lauren Axsom  North Greenville College Head Coach -  CS National Team Coach

North Greenville University announces the hiring of Lauren Axson as the new head volleyball coach. Axson brings five years of coaching experience to the Southside Christian program, including 2006 as the head volleyball coach.   

Prior to Southside Christian, Axson was head volleyball coach at Thornwell Home and School for Children for two years. She also has several years of experience as an assistant volleyball and softball coach at the high school and club levels, including a state volleyball championship at Southside Christian in 2005. 

Axson earned a Bachelor of Arts degree on English and Political Science from Presbyterian College in 1999. At PC, Axson played volleyball all four years, while playing softball two years for the Blue Hose. She was named an Academic All-Region volleyball student-athlete four times, and won the team’s best defensive player and Captain’s Award her senior season. As a sophomore, Axson was co-captain of the softball team, and won the Scotsman Award for a balance between academics and athletics. 

Upon graduation from Presbyterian, Axson spent several years teaching and coaching in the high school ranks. Then, in July 2002, she moved to Budapest, Hungary as a Journeyman with the International Mission Board. Axson moved back to the Greenville area in August 2005. 

“One of my greatest passions in life is to develop and build up athletes both competitively and spiritually,” remarked Axson. “I am extremely excited about the opportunity to do both at North Greenville. This team is filled with good athletes, and if we keep our focus on the Lord and on increasing each player's skill level and playing ability, we will be successful both on and off the court.”

Jackie Dalleska  :  CS National Team Coach

information to come

Angie Thompson : Dawkins MS :  CS National Team Coach

information to come

Tim Loesch, Limestone Coll Head  CS National Tm Coach

Tim Loesch enters his fifth season as head volleyball coach at Limestone.  During his tenure the team has seen a dramatic turnaround, going from the bottom to the top of the conference standings.  Since inheriting a program with a 17-158 NCAA record, Loesch has posted a 73-66 career mark.  Over the last three seasons his overall record is 66-42 (61%) and 43-17 (72%) in conference play.

In 2004, he coached the Saints to their highest win total since joining the NCAA.  He followed that with a 19-17 record in 2005, the first winning season for Limestone volleyball since joining the NCAA and Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference.  In 2006 Loesch guided the team to their best season ever with a 27-9 overall record and an 18-2 conference record, including a regular season conference title and a runner-up finish in the conference tournament.  During the 2007 season, he led the team to their third consecutive winning record (20-16) with a second place finish in both the regular season and the Conference Carolinas tournament.  

Some other highlights of the Loesch era of Limestone volleyball are:
10 Conference Players of the Week , 7 All-Conference players, 4 Conference All-Tournament players, 2 All-Region players, 1 Conference Coach of the Year.

Before coming to Limestone, Loesch had great success coaching at the high school, Junior Olympic, and college levels.  He began his coaching career as an assistant at Charlotte Country Day School where his efforts yielded two conference championships and two third-place finishes in the state playoffs.  Loesch then coached at Peace College, helping the team achieve its only two winning seasons ever.  Next, he was the Butler High head coach, where he posted a winning record and earned two state-playoff berths.

Loesch has coached Junior Olympic club volleyball during the off-season for 10 years, first at Carolina Juniors Volleyball of Charlotte and then at Club South Volleyball in Spartanburg.  His club teams have won numerous tournaments, three regional championships, with two regional runner-up finishes, while earning multiple bids to the Junior Olympic National Championships.  Loesch coached for the USA Volleyball High Performance regional program and he played competitively on USA Volleyball teams for over ten years. 

Loesch holds USA Volleyball Coaching Accreditation Program levels I and II, American Sport Education Program, American Coaching Effectiveness Program and IMPACT coaching credentials.  He is a voter on the NCAA Division II Top 25 national poll and a member of the NCAA regional advisory committee for the Southeast region.
Loesch graduated magna cum laude with a degree in business administration from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where he also played for their men’s club volleyball team.

Megan Healey Libero at USC Upstate   CS Regional Tm Coach

Entering her first year at USC Upstate, Megan is playing Libero for the team.  She was named All- Tournament Team, and Spartan of the week in her first college tournament.   

Megan is from St. Louis, Missouri and has played club volleyball for St. Louis CYC since she was 11 years old. She has helped lead her club teams to nationals four times.  She has served as an assistant coach for her club, and for her junior high. She has worked as a camp leader for her high school volleyball camp and also for her grade school. 

 In high school, Megan was a three year varsity Libero.  She received All- District, and All-Conference Academic All Star. She also received the Rookie of the year award her first year on varsity, and the 110% award her junior and senior year.

Megan is now playing for Jennifer Calloway at USC Upstate as they enter their first year in
Division I.

 Megan is currently working on her undergraduate degree in communications/speech.  She hopes to one day become a successful speech therapist. 

LeAnne Flack   CS Regional Coach

Leanne is entering her third year coaching for Club South.  She enjoys working with and teaching fundamentals to younger players.  LeAnne is originally from James Island, South Carolina where she started playing volleyball at 13.  She played middle blocker for Wofford College (1992 - 1996) and graduated with a BA in Business Economics and French.  She has continued to play volleyball with several USAV adult teams and in outdoor and indoor leagues in Greenville.  She currently works full time at Milliken & Company in Spartanburg as a Business Development Manager.  She lives in Greer with her husband, Steven.

Morgan Bucciferro   USC Upstate Player  CS Regional Tm Coach
 
Entering her second year at USC Upstate, in 2006, Morgan led Spartans with 812 assists, appearing in a team-high 116 games. She was among the team leaders in serving (43 aces, third) and defense (210digs, fourth). She led squad in Peach Belt Conference play with 262 assists and notched her first career double-double with 33 assists and 11 digs against Catawba (9/19). Morgan posted five straight games with at least 15 assists and 10 digs from Oct. 18 to Oct. 27 She is also a member of the Peach Belt Presidential Honor Roll.

In high school, Morgan was a three-year letterwinner and three-time captain at Minooka Community High School in Illinois and was named to the Morris Herald News All-Area First Team, the Joliet Herald News All-Area Second Team, and the South Suburban Prairie All-Conference team. She was also a member of the National Honor Society and had one of the top 25 students in her graduating class. She was also a member of Who's Who in America's High School Students and earned varsity letters in basketball and softball.

Morgan played club volleyball with the Club Avalanche and Club Elite. She also helped coach at numerous junior high and high school camps in Illinois. This is her second year with Club South.
Currently, Morgan is a communications major and journalism minor and is involved in the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and the Upstate Grassroots Street Team.

 Joe Dierickx   Hillcrest HS Asst.  CS Club Coach

Entering his 4^th season at Club South. He has coached all levels at Club South during his 4 year tenure. From our developmental training youngsters, non travel teams, travel teams, and position coaching.

 Joe got his start in volleyball in 1980-1984 while a student at FSU as a recreational player. He began his coaching career at Greenville Middle School as the assistant head coach in 2002-2003 where the GMS racked up a 24-4 record. He was a volunteer assistant for Hillcrest High School Junior Varsity team in 2004. He has also coached for 2 years at the Simpsonville Recreational Volleyball program. He has stepped away from coaching while he chases his 4 children around in their sports programs. Besides volleyball, he has coached little league baseball (7 years), and local high school football (2 years).

 He calls Saint Cloud, Florida home. He graduated from Florida State University with a BS degree in Management Information Systems. Joe and his wife Monica were married in 1985 and have 4 children. They live in Simpsonville.

Holly Mauldin USC Upstate Player  CS Region Tm Coach

2006-2007 : Appeared in 114 games and 33 matches ... Finished second on the team with 614 assists, averaging 5.39 per game ... Added 188 digs, an average of 1.65 per game, fifth on the team ... Averaged 5.30 assists per game during the conference season ... Posted a career-high 30 assists at Augusta State (9/27) ... Notched three double-doubles ... Posted first double-double of the season with 24 assists and 15 digs at USC Aiken (9/28) ... Added 26 assists and a career-high 18 digs against Lenoir-Rhyne (10/24) ... Also added a season-high five aces in the match ... Posted a career-high three kills against Augusta State (10/27) ... A member of the Peach Belt Presidential Honor Roll.

High School: A four-year letterwinner and a two-time All-State selection at Irmo ... Was named to the all-region team four times and the all-area squad twice ... Was named The State Player of the Year as a senior and participated in the North-South Volleyball All-Star Game ... Also a standout soccer player, was an NSCAA Academic All-American in 2004 ... Also earned four all-region and all-area honors in soccer ... A member of the Beta Club.

Personal: Born on Dec. 7, 1986 ... Daughter of Mike and Lynn Mauldin ... Has two older brothers, Carey and Chris ... Brother, Carey, lettered in baseball at the College of Charleston ... A physical education major.

Jessicah Ambrisco  USC Upstate Player – CS Regional Tm Coach

Jesicah Ambrisco is currently in her senior year at the University of South Carolina Upstate majoring in elementary education.   

She was an outside hitter for the USC Upstate women’s volleyball team from 2006-2008.  She was named Freshman of the Year for all female sports in 2006, and held the individual match highs for attack percentage, kills, total attacks, and points per match in 2007.  Despite Upstate’s semifinals loss to USC Aiken, Ambrisco was named to the  Peach Belt All-Tournament Team in 2006.   

In Upstate’s first year in the NCAA Division I Atlantic Sun Conference Ambrisco fifth in the A-Sun for overall kills in 2007 and was the first player to achieve 20 kills in a single match and 200 kills overall in Upstate’s Division 1 debut. She also was a member of the All-Academic team two years running. 

Ambrisco is a current member of the University Singers at USC Upstate, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), and the academic society Phi Kappa Phi.  She is also involved in intramural sports and tutors weekly through the Center for Student Success.   

Her coaching experience includes coaching camps during the summer and working with younger players at her high school.  She will enter her third season giving private lessons and coaching a team with Club South. 

Ambrisco is a native of Iowa City, Iowa and resides in Spartanburg.  In her free time, she enjoys playing a variety of sports, watching movies and spending time with her family and friends.  Upon graduation in spring 2009, she plans to return to Iowa to pursue her career and enter a graduate level program in the field of education.

Jovanna Lubura  Current Player USC Upstate  CS Non Travel /Dev. Program 

Prior to USC Upstate: A two-year letterwinner at the New Mexico Military Institute ... Led Broncos to a school-record 23-win season as a freshman and two NJCAA Regional appearances ... One of the most decorated players in NMMI history, as the outside hitter racked up all-conference and all-region awards in both her campaigns ... Ranked in the nation's top ten in kills per game with 3.97 as a freshman ... Followed by averaging 3.5 kills per game as a sophomore ... Capped her junior college career by being named to the NJCAA Region V All-Tournament squad.

Personal: Born on Aug. 23, 1986 ... Daughter of Smiya Lubura ... Has an older brother ... Majoring in political science.

Tijana Knezveic  Current Player USC Upstate  CS Non Travel /Dev. Program 

Prior to USC Upstate: A two-year letterwinner at the New Mexico Military Institute ... Led Broncos to a school-record 23-win season as a freshman and two NJCAA Regional appearances ... Anchored the right side of the Broncos offense, averaging 2.06 kills per game as a freshman and 1.41 as a sophomore ... Earned all-conference honors twice ... Was the junior college's valedictorian.

Personal: Born on Jan. 9, 1987 ... Daughter of Zivko and Zorica Knezevic ... Has a younger sister, Emilija ... A biology major.

Graduate of University of South Carolina Upstate with a degree in Communications and concentration in Journalism.  Tthen attended Converse College's MAT program to obtain my Masters of Arts in Teaching, with a emphasis in Special Education and a certification in Elementary Education.  I have since gained my Masters plus +30. 

I played volleyball, basketball and soccer for the Dorman Cavaliers and then went on to play soccer for USC Upstate.  My time at USCU, playing soccer was wonderful, but I missed volleyball and basketball tremendously, which has led me to coaching. 

Coaching background- have been coaching soccer for the last few years, but this has been my first official endeavor with volleyball.   Currently I am the head coach of Mabry Middle School's Volleyball and Basketball teams as well as a coach for the Chapman Panthers Varsity Soccer team.   I am a very active and involved coach and thoroughly enjoy watching our youth obtain the skills needed to become successful players.  I have a husband, Eric Chastain, and a wonderful daughter, RamseyLarke Chastain. 

Tiffany Ashmore

Coaching Experience                                                                                                           

• Assisted Coach Peggy Anthony at Pickens High School during the 2001 season
• Assisted with Spartanburg High School Volleyball Camp in 2002
• Re-established the Junior Varsity Volleyball Team at Daniel High School in 2005
• 2nd runner up in the Silver Division of the 2005 Hillcrest JV Invitational
• 1st  runner up in the Silver Division of the 2006 Hillcrest JV Invitational
• Overall regular season records for 2005and 2006 seasons: 24-4
• Assistant varsity coach at Daniel High School responsible for:  Creating practice plans, coordinating team offensive and defensive plays, coordinating team “secret sister” gift exchange, maintaining team statistics/spreadsheets, Camp Kabooshi Summer Camp for rising 2nd-8th graders
• Instructor at Clemson University Team Volleyball Camp Summer of 2006
• Volunteer volleyball coach for the Pickens Recreation Department since 2006 for second through fourth grade girls
• Current Head Coach of Easley Volleyball Team; undefeated Region Champions 2007
• Coached 1 All-State player, 3 All Region players, 1 All Star, 1 Region Player of the Year and two scholarship recipients

Playing Experience                                                                                                                      

• Began playing at age 13 at Pickens Junior High School for Katie Gowan
• Pickens County Champions 1988
• Played on Peggy Anthony’s state championship teams in 1989 and 1991 as a middle hitter
• Voted team captain Freshman and Senior Years
• Attended Summer Camps at Clemson University, University of North Carolina and Duke University; selected to camp all-star teams
• A member of Jim Gilstrap’s USVBA Club team from 1989-1992
• Voted All-Tournament, USCA Invitational, All-Area, All-Region
• Received both academic and athletic scholarships to Winthrop University
• Big South Conference Presidential Scholar
• Nominated Big South Conference Player of the Week during Senior season
• Voted team captain Senior season
• Coordinated youth volleyball camps at Winthrop University
• Career highs: 19 kills vs. Wofford College; 5 block solos vs. then number one seed Coastal Carolina
• Assisted with Pickens High School Spring and Summer Practices

Chad Odom

Chad Odom is now entering his tenth year of coaching volleyball.  Chad is the assistant volleyball coach at Wofford College.  He coaches there with two other Club South coaches; Head Coach Corey Helle and Asst. Coach Tara Brooks. He has now been there for six years. 

He started his coaching career at Brynes High School.  Where he coached there for 2 years.  Making the playoffs both years.  From there he started his first of eight years at Club South.  Chad has coached all eight years with Sean Fitzgerald.  Their teams have gone to AAU Nationals in Orlando all eight years.  Finishing 9th out of 94 this year.  Their teams have qualified for USAV Nationals four years also.  Finishing 11th twice.

Chad is a graduate of the University of South Carolina where he received his degree in education.  He lives in Simpsonville with his wife Lisa and their dog Agnus.  His main job is owner of Odom Ace Hardware in Spartanburg which has been open for over twenty years. 
  

Jackie Buchanan

A 2002 graduate of The Ohio State University, Jackie Buchanan played volleyball for four years at The Ohio State University-Newark campus and one season of softball. She was a four-year captain and an All-Conference selection on the volleyball team. In December 2005, she received her Masters degree in Physical Education from Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky. Currently she works at Woodmont High School teaching Physical Education and Family Health.

Buchanan has collegiate coaching experience from Lander University and  Limestone College where she was the Assistant Volleyball Coach and help lead the teams to a Conference championships. Prior to moving to South Carolina, she was appointed Head Volleyball/Softball Coach from 2004-2005 at Union College. Under her guidance, the volleyball team had an overall record of 15-19 and a conference record of 12-8. During 2002-2003 season she coached both the OSU-Newark volleyball and softball programs for one season each. She assisted the volleyball team in recording a 15-7 record, while posting a 12-17 mark with the softball squad. In addition, Buchanan has coached high school volleyball for three years, most recently at North Laurel High School in London, Kentucky. She also has experience in organizing and assisting with volleyball camps and clinics for both men and women teams, as well as, coaching Junior Olympic Club Volleyball teams for the past four years.

Jan Carino

Graduate of Penn State University with a degree in health and phys. ed with an emphasis and certification in coaching.  Coaching background- have been coaching volleyball for 20 years. Began coaching career in Owatonna, Mn. at Owatonna High School, also coached at Marian High School in Birmingham, Mi., and South Bend, In. Currently I am the head varsity coach at St. Joseph's Catholic School in Greenville and just completed my 11th year here. Have grown the program here and added a JV and middle school program. Have been voted Coach of the Year 5 times while at St. Joseph's and have led varsity team to state playoffs in 8 of the 11 years that I have been here.  I have been involved in coaching club teams for the past 5 years with Club South and Upstate.

I have three sons- Blaise age 24, Christopher age 22 and JD age 17.

Amber Wise

Amber Wise joined the Limestone College volleyball staff in the summer of 2008.

Wise was a two-time All-Conference honoree for Limestone in 2005 and 2006, and earned Player of the Week and All-Tournament Team honors. She holds the Limestone match record with 32 kills. She ranks top 10 in the Limestone single season records in digs, kills, and hitting percentage. Wise is also included in the top 10 in the career record categories of aces, digs, and kills.

Before attending Limestone, Wise had a standout career to Temple Junior College in Texas. She led her team to the 2004 NJCAA Region V tournament championship and her team advanced to the NJCAA national tournament where she was named First-Team All-Tournament. Wise also helped the squad become co-champion in the Northern Texas Junior College Athletic Conference regular season standings in 2004, and regular season champion in 2003 with a record of 10-0. She was a two-time All-Conference honoree. Wise earned her associate of fine arts degree in 2005 from Temple.

Wise also has extensive coaching experience at several volleyball camps including Clemson, Wake Forest, UNC-Asheville, and Lander.

Wise is originally from Brownsville, Texas.

Beth Foster

I graduated from Dorman High School in 2001
where I played volleyball for Paula Kirkland.  After graduating from
Converse College, I began teaching. I currently teach sixth grade at
Gable Middle School. For two years, I was the head volleyball coach at
Fairforest  Middle School.  This past year I assisted Penny Wyatt with
the Gable Bucks.  I coached the 12-2 team for Club South last year.  My
husband's name is Brooks and we are expecting our first child in May.

Jennalee Pfeiffer

2007-08 (Senior Year)

• Member of Desert Mountain High School varsity volleyball team

• Member of AZ Force 18-1's (runner up in Arizona Region Championship)

• Coached by former Arizona State University player and Assistant Coach, Terri Cox Spann and by current Arizona State Player, Margie Giordanno

• Coached private lessons to middle school aged players

2006-07 (Junior Year)

• April 2006 - Present: Privately trained by former University of Southern California standout and three time All-American, Emily Adams.

• Member of Phoenix Volleyball Club 18-1

• Coached Cocopah Middle School 8th grade team (won District Championship and was State
semi-finalist)

2005-06 Sophomore Year)

• Member of Chaparral High School varsity volleyball team

• 1st year varsity volleyball letter winner

• Won Arizona 4A-1 High School State Volleyball Championship

• Captain of Phoenix North Valley 16-1 Monsoon

 

Melissa Hennessy

Melissa is a 2003 graduate of Dorman High School and a 2007 graduate of Francis Marion University (Florence, SC). During her three year varsity career as a setter for Dorman, Melissa won three varsity letters, participated on two AAAA State Championship teams, and one AAAA State Runner-up team. She received numerous honors during her senior year including the 2002 Herald Journal Player of the Year award, CAWS All-State AAAA, High School Sports Report All-State All Classification award, All-Region II 4-A (2 years), and numerous tournament and camp awards.

During her 5 years in Club South, Melissa participated in the Junior Olympic Nationals in New Orleans and in Salt Lake City.

Melissa signed with Francis Marion University and won varsity letters in 2003 and 2004. She played in a 6-2 her freshman year and was the starting setter in a 5-1 when FMU had their first winning record in 4 years finishing 21-14. In her sophomore year, Melissa finished 2nd in the Peach Belt Conference in assists per game (11.95) was 2nd in Total Assists (1,398), ranked 47th in NCAA Division II in assists per game, and recorded 20 double-doubles (assists/digs).

As planned, Melissa left the team in 2005 to be part of the inaugural Nursing class at Francis Marion in, graduating in the spring of 2007 with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She is currently working in labor and delivery at Spartanburg Regional Hospital and has three brothers, a sister-in-law (Andrea Manuel), and a niece (Katie).

Katie Touchton

Katie had coached with Club South for 5 Years. She has been the head volleyball coach at Hillcrest Middle School for 5 years, winning the Greenville County Championship for the last 3 years.

Katie played collegiate volleyball and softball and graduated from the University of Central Florida. She is married and lives in Greer with her husband and four children.

Tiffany Dean

Tiffany is 19 years old and in her second year at SMC.  She has played volleyball for 6 years.  A graduate of West-Oak High School, she played middle hitter and middle backand was captian all four years. 

Tiffany played one year of club for Tangent and now plays at SMC as an outside hitter and plays all the way around.  She has been captian there for the past two years. 

Tiffany is majoring in Elmentary education. She lovse kids andwants to coach and make a difference in someone elses life.  She will be going on to a four school to finishing my education.

Gabby Dierickx

Gabby is a senior at Hillcrest High School. She is a RS/S and a 2 time 4A state champion in 2006 & 2007. 2008 Team Captain. 3 year letter winner. 2008 SC CWAS North – South All Star. Gabby has been a Club South player for the last 4 seasons and member of 3 national travel teams. Gabby is also a Simpsonville Rec volunteer coach. This will be Gabby’s 2nd year as a coach at Club South. Gabby is planning on continuing her volleyball career in college next year.

Derek Schmitt

Derek Schmitt is entering his fourth season at Southern Wesleyan University as head coach of the Volleyball program.  He enters the 2008 campaign with an overall coaching record of 126-123 and 49-55 at SWU.

Schmitt, a 1995 graduate of Eastern Nazarene College, led the 2006 Warrior squad to an overall record of 22-14 and finished 5th in the highly competitive Southern States Athletic Conference with a 6-6 record.

Prior to his arrival at SWU in 2005, Schmitt coached at his alma mater, Eastern Nazarene College, in Quincy, MA. During Schmitt's tenure at Eastern Nazarene, they compiled a 51-38 record, including a 20-10 record in 2003, which was their first 20 win season since 1997. Prior to ENC, Schmitt led the University of Massachusetts Boston Women's Volleyball program for two seasons and the ENC Men's Volleyball Club for five seasons.

Schmitt graduated from Eastern Nazarene College in 1995 with a Bachelor of Arts in Youth Ministry. During his time at ENC, Schmitt played four seasons on the Men's Volleyball Club where he was named a New England Collegiate Volleyball League All-Star three consecutive seasons. In 1992, ENC achieved a third place finish at the National Men's Volleyball Division II Club Championships in Buffalo, NY. Since graduating from ENC, Schmitt has held positions as a Youth Pastor and an Assistant Vice President at JPMorgan Chase.

The 2006 season recorded a milestone for Schmitt as he picked up his 100th career win with a victory over North Greenville University on September 23, 2006.  The program also showed marked improvement through the leadership of Schmitt as the squad’s 22 wins were the most since 2002 and their winning percentage of .611 was the highest since 2000.

The ENC graduate is a member of the American Volleyball Coaches Association(AVCA). He resides in Central, SC with his wife Monique and their daughter Annika(3).  Schmitt also serves as Assistant Director of Athletics and Sports Information Director.

Salley Ouellette

Salley has coached college volleyball for seven seasons, 3 as an assistant volleyball coach and 4 seasons as a head coach.  Her assistant coaching career began at Furman University and then a couple of seasons at the College of Charleston.  Ouellette then began her head coaching career at Newberry College for three seasons and Lander University for one season.  Highlights in her college coaching career include coaching an Academic All-American and Southern Conference Player of the Year at Furman University, and also taking Newberry College from 1 win before her tenure to 14 wins in just two seasons as head coach.  In fact, Ouellette's 14 win season in 2000 resulted in the most wins Newberry had recorded at that time since the start  of the volleyball program. 

After 15 years of club directing and/or coaching, Ouellette has worked with players from all ages and levels.  Most notably, Salley coached the Clemson Juniors 14-1 team to a 5th place finish in 14 Club at the Tampa Bay National Qualifier, and her 18-1 Foothills Volleyball team took the 18 Club Championship at the Atlanta Mizuno Peachtree Classic.  Ouellette has also coached numerous camps and clinics over the years including the Ohio Elite Volleyball Camp, Furman Volleyball Camp, Clemson Volleyball Camp, and other university camps and schools around the region.

Ouellette is known for her intensity and technical training when it comes to breaking down the various volleyball skills.  Salley has worked with some of the best players and coaches in the country.  She has spent time in Muncie, Indiana to learn from Dave Shondell, now the head volleyball coach at Purdue University, on how to break down and teach skills more efficiently.  A constant student of the game, Ouellette strives to improve herself and her teams every day.  Salley's coaching style is very active and her practices emphasize maximum repetition and technique. 

A native of Clemson, SC, Ouellette is a graduate of D.W. Daniel High School and Furman University where she played collegiately.  In 2006, she received her Masters in Education from Clemson University in Counseling...  Salley lives in Seneca with her husband Dave and currently works at Clemson University in the Office of Health Promotion.   Ouellette's other interests include playing tennis, hiking, camping, watching movies, and spending time with friends and family.

Ashleen Hodge

Ashleen graduated from Byrnes High School in 2007 and played volleyball for 7 years.  She is now attending college majoring in middle grades education. She is one of the assistants for the Byrnes Volleyball Program and also substitute teaches in District 5.  She has been with club south for 9 years; the last two years in a coaching capacity

Cassie Pavy

My name is Cassie Pavy. I am 21 years old and a senior at Wofford College, originally from Florence, SC. At Wofford I am a Chemistry Pre-med major. I not only tutor students in Chemistry and Calculus, but also work at the Gibbs Cancer Clinic at Regional Hospital.

I first started playing volleyball in middle school. I went to a middle/high school that went from 7th-12th grade. While there, I started on the varsity volleyball team 8th-12th grade. I was also the captain of our team for my 11th and 12th grade year. While playing in high school, I was named as a Regional and All Star player and played in the All Star game. I was a setter for my high school team, but when I went to summer camps at universities was trained as a defensive specialist. In high school, I also started and played 3rd base in softball from 8th-12th grade.

I decided not to continue playing in college because I wanted to concentrate on my school work. However, I really miss playing and helping the younger players. I decided to coach with Club South so I can help girls improve on their skills and all of us have a fun and exciting time playing the sport we all love!

Pete Kucera: Asst. Club Director, Greenville • CS Regional Coach

Pete has been coaching juniors volleyball since 1990.  His experience includes coaching girls and boys, high school(Varsity and Junior Varsity) and club(11's-18's), in the states of Illinois/California/Colorado/South Carolina.   He is also an accomplished player and official over the past 20 years, competing on the AVP and many other professional tours.  Finally, he is the director of GreenvilleBeachVolleyball.com, which runs tournaments, leagues, and personal training sessions/clinics in Greenville.  This will be his third year coaching at Club South in Greenville, and his second as Asst Director for the club.

Cassie Yarborough

JV coach/varsity assistant at Boiling Springs HS for 8 years.  CS coach for 6 years.  Took last year off from CS to have my baby girl.  Moved to District 5 to teach and accepted a head coaching job at Florence Chapel Middle School.

Live in Duncan with husband, John, and daugher, Darcy.