Panther Coaches

Steve has been coaching competitive club volleyball for eight years. He has worked with all ages from 13–17 and enjoys helping players grow as athletes and young adults. He grew up in Virginia Beach, playing both court and sand volleyball before moving to Colorado.

My volleyball experience started as a player, then referee, followed by coaching. I co-founded Front Range VBC in 1981, Queen City VBC, and South Area VBC, and have been coaching at Panthers for 10+ years. I was also head volleyball coach at the University of Denver for three years. I am a USA Volleyball National Referee and Scorer, have officiated college numerous years, and am currently in my 40+ year of reffing high school volleyball, having been selected to officiate at multiple State Championships. I joined Panther VBC because of their commitment to providing a quality program, with forward thinking ideals, and a coaching staff committed to preparing their athletes for the future, both as a player and person. Come join us and experience the difference!

This is my third year coaching with the Panther Volleyball Club, and my second as a head coach. I have been playing volleyball for over 20 years and coaching for 5+ years. After making Tennessee's Class AAA All-State volleyball team in 2008, I started playing adult leagues in college and internationally in Europe from 2014–2018. I still play in various indoor and outdoor leagues in Denver throughout the year! Outside of Panthers, I am a second grade teacher and also lead international trips for middle and high-schoolers during the summer. As a teacher and a coach, I believe that the skills players learn on the court carry them far beyond the sport of volleyball!

Coached club volleyball since 2009, working with at least one team at every age from 12u to 18u. Overall, I have coached 13 club teams for COVOCO and No Limits. I strongly believe that coaching girls' volleyball is about more than the sport of volleyball. As coaches, we must work to develop self-confidence, mental strength, and a supportive team atmosphere — volleyball is the tool we use to help cultivate confident young women. I firmly believe the growth on the court, individually and as a team, exceeds the results on the scoreboard. That philosophy has allowed athletes to play for me over multiple years, including players who left to find less satisfying experiences elsewhere who returned later.

I have been around volleyball my entire life and have really come to love and respect the game. I was a state runner-up my junior year in high school, on the all-state team my senior year, and was given an "all-state" award for most aces served for the season. Once I graduated I continued to play recreationally, and once my daughter was of age I coached her for 5 years and then continued to coach for 3 more years. I coached girls ranging in ages from 8 to 14 for both recreation volleyball and club volleyball. Last year I was given the opportunity to get back into volleyball through being a high school referee, which I will continue to do this year as well. I am so excited to be able to teach these girls and help them grow to love the sport as much as I do.

I have been playing volleyball for almost my entire life. I played middle all through club and some college for the Johnson and Wales club team. In high school I created the boys volleyball program which went on to win many state championships and was a huge step to getting boys volleyball sanctioned by CHSAA in the state of Colorado. I still play almost every day in multiple leagues and tournaments both indoor and beach. Coaching has elevated my passion for the sport and seeing my players succeed and enhance their skills is the greatest joy for me. I am a Gold Medal Squared trained coach. Before coaching with Panthers I was coaching the Colorado School of Mines women's team. This will be my third year with Panthers and I believe in the vision that Stephen has for Panthers Volleyball Club. We do things differently and focusing on each player's individual success both on and off the court is a key cornerstone in my (and Panthers') philosophy.