COACHING STAFF
Our coaches are dedicated to
making the club season a positive and fun experience for all players. They have
a wealth of experience, both playing and coaching, and look forward to
transferring their love and knowledge of the game to their players. |
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| Amanda has been playing volleyball for 8 years. She started out at Prairie City
Monroe and finished at SE Polk High School…yes she’s our first Alumni Coach. She
recently played volleyball for Grand View College as libero and/or back row
specialist. She has been coaching club ball for the Rams Juniors for the past
four years. She coached this past year for the Junior High. During her free time she enjoys studying, hanging out with friends,
playing volleyball, and knitting. |
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| Dawn is a graduate of Pella Christina High School and had the opportunity to
play in the state tournament her senior year. She played college volleyball at
Dordt College in Sioux Center and Central College in Pella. She is in her third
season coaching club volleyball for the Rams Juniors. She coached Junior High
volleyball at Pella Christian and is back to coach our Turtles. Outside of coaching, Dawn also currently enjoys playing on adult co-ed and
female club volleyball teams. |
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| Alyssa played High School volleyball at SE Polk where she led the team and
league in digs. She currently is attending Indian Hills Community College and
continues to play volleyball on a high performance coed league in Des Moines.
This is Alyssa's third year of coaching. During her free time she enjoys helping out with volleyball camps, spending time
with her family, and teaching turtles how to spike. |
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| Janee played HS volleyball on a state qualifying team for Knoxville and continued on to play College ball at Graceland University. Primary position is setter. This is Janee's 3rd year coaching for the Rams and we're excited to have her back. Janee is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator and works in sales for Bayer Healthcare. She has 2 children, Brennan 13 and Molly 10. |
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| Jim has been involved with volleyball for many years. He's reffed high school and Division III ball since '87 and currently is a Regionally Certified referee for the Iowa Region. He's played adult volleyball for 20+ years and just won the Iowa Regional Championship in 2007. His most recent coaching position was with Norwalk and is helping start the Iowa Boys Division. He coached our 15s last year and is back to coach our 15s this year. When he's not playing, refereeing, or coaching volleyball, he enjoys watching sporting events and playing fantasy sports. |
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| I played Southeast Polk volleyball from seventh grade through senior year. During high school, I also played club volleyball for the Rams. I’m currently a sophomore at Iowa State University and continue to play volleyball through the school’s intramural league. In my free time, I like to play volleyball, tennis, and racquetball as well as spend time with friends and family. |
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| Jeff been playing adult mens and coed volleyball at a very high level for many years. When he's not playing or coaching, he enjoys spending time with his family and hanging with friends. |
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| Jenny played High School
volleyball at PCM. She went to college at UNI and played on many recreational
leagues while pursuing her education degree. She began her coaching career as
the 7th grade volleyball coach at Jesup Middle School. The following
year she accepted a Varsity coaching job at Malcolm Price Laboratory (NU) in
Cedar Falls. She now coaches at SE Polk
High School. This is her third second year coaching and has the 13s. In her free time, she enjoys working out, traveling, playing
volleyball, softball, and spending time with her family. |
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| Ashley started playing volleyball at PCM High School in Monroe. After graduation, she went to Iowa Lakes Community College and played MB. She then transferred to Iowa State and played for the club team as well as coached the 12U team for Iowa Heart. She now coaches for SEP High School. During her free time she loves to spend time with her husband and baby, play sports, dance and travel. |
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| Amy's hobbies include playing tennis, golf, and volleyball. She enjoys taking her dog on walks and being outside in warm weather. She started playing sand volleyball three years ago and have since joined Des Moines Coed Volleyball Club. She is a sixth grade teacher at Four Mile Elementary and a welcome addition to our coaching staff. |
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| Deb began her volleyball career by playing in 5th grade for 4H club. She played
her high school ball at Western Dubuque and has been playing competitive ball
for over 30 years. During that time period she’s played for the following teams:
Floaters, Skeeters, Going No Where, RTs, Flamingo Row, YWCA, Victors, The Wine
Experience, The Game Party. She currently plays on coed teams year round is the
team director for The Game Party. She met her beloved, tall, dark, and handsome
husband while playing volleyball at the University of Iowa. She has helped at
numerous camps and clinics, and is extremely knowledgeable in officiating and
scorekeeping. During her free time she enjoys scrap booking and is a first degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. |
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| I played volleyball at SE Polk. I Currently attend DMACC, and look forward to transferring to Drake. I enjoy spending time with my family, especially my infant daughter. I am always looking for a new challenge, and enjoy pushing my limits. |
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| Bud has been playing mens and coed volleyball for the past 20 years. He enjoys spending his free time with his family and playing golf. Bud joins the Rams this year and we hope to have him for many years to come!!! |
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| Kylie is an alumni of SEP Volleyball and great addition to our coaching staff. We look forward to having her pass on her vast knowledge and love of the sport to the girls in the program. In her spare time she likes to knit, cook, and spend time with her family. She attends Iowa State University and loves feeding fish and making friendship bracelets for her team. Go State! |
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During High School Matt played for the Capital City Juniors club team, then
continued to play for the Fort Dodge Juniors Club team, and finally for the Two
Rivers volleyball club. While obtaining his teaching degree at UNI, he played
for the UNI Men’s Volleyball club team and eventually became the club’s director
and secretary for the UNI Club sports council. He’s coached club volleyball for
the Black Hawk Saints, Johnston IPVA, and Rams Juniors. He was also an assistant
and head coach at Southeast Webster, and now is the Head Coach for the SE Polk
High School team. He’s was the founder of the Rams Juniors club team and
Director of the adult Spiking Rhinos Men’s team. He currently plays for the
Men’s team On Ice and won a Meritorious Service Award from the Iowa Region for all his hard work and time towards Iowa Volleyball. He enjoys listening to music, watching movies, playing
volleyball, and long walks on the beach!
We should give honorable mention to his new fiancee, Katie Nugent who always has time to help out with our girls...thanks Katie!!! |
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| “Six” – is the Club Director of the Rams Volleyball Club. He is the Assistant
Volleyball Coach for SE Polk High School and helps run, organize, and
participate in various camps. His club
coaching experience has been with IPVA and the Rams Juniors. He is involved with
Iowa Juniors Beach Volleyball, and is a Board member of Iowa Region Volleyball.
He is CAP II certified, and has played volleyball for the past 21 years. He enjoys sand doubles in the summer, and
indoor coed 6s and 4s during the rest of the year. He also enjoys line judging
and refereeing area college matches. While he’s not doing something volleyball related, you can find him biking, fishing, or enjoying time with his family
Deb and Samantha |
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| Jessica played volleyball in high school at Dyersville Beckman where her team
was state runners up her senior year (Go Blazers!). She attended the University
of Iowa and played indoor and sand intramurals. She has coached a club
volleyball team at Dyersville Beckman. Last year she helped coach our 12s Rams club team. Her hobbies include reading, running, and she
loves to watch football! Go Hawks! |
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| Heidi played for four years in high school and went to college at The University of Iowa where she played both sand intramural and regular intramural volleyball.
She’s coached a 6th grade volleyball team, our 16s Rams club team two years ago, and has coached the 7th grade
team at SE Polk Junior high for tthree straight years. |
