Specialists in training youth and junior volleyball athletes
AVCA Division I All American
NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball
Professional Indoor, Poland
Jarmoc
NAIA Men’s Volleyball National Champion Professional Indoor, Austria
Penolio
NAIA Men’s Volleyball National Champion
Professional Indoor, Greece & The Netherlands
Penolio
Jake, a 6’4” middle hitter, competed in professional men’s indoor volleyball in Graz, Austria with UVC Holding Graz in the Austria Bundesliga. He helped the team qualify for the
European Cup Tournament in 2014. A native of Imperial Beach, Calif., Jake competed in volleyball since age 15 where he prepped at Mar Vista High School and competed on the boys
varsity volleyball team, earning First-Team All-Conference honors from ’05-’07. He was voted South Bay League Player of the Year in 2007 and earned all-CIF honors and competed
for legendary coach Fred Featherstone’s Seaside Volleyball Club (San Diego, Calif.). Jake contributed to two Tachikara™ NAIA men’s volleyball national championship teams at Park
University (Mo.): as a team member of the 2008 national championship team and as an assistant coach to the 2012 national championship team where his younger brother Zach was a
starting outside hitter. He led the NAIA in attack percentage his senior year as Team Captain, helping the Pirates to the NAIA Men’s Volleyball National Invitational Tournament from
2008-2011. Jake is enshrined in the Mar Vista High School Hall of Fame (Calif.) where his jersey number is retired along with younger brother Zachary. Jake serves as co-camp
associate director and lead instructor.
Zach, a 6’3” outside hitter, competed in professional men’s indoor volleyball in Athens, Greece for Panathinaikos A.O. and in Groningen, The Netherlands for Abiant Lycurgus in the Dutch
League. Zach was third in points scored for Panathinaikos. He helped Abiant Lycurgus to a Third-place finish in the playoffs, recording the highest attack efficiency in a single match
(76%, 19 kills in 26 attempts). He was a starting outside hitter for nationally-ranked Park University (Mo.), helping to lead the Pirates to the 2012 Tachikara™ NAIA men’s volleyball
national championship, the third in school history. Zach was named first-team All-Conference. The Imperial Beach, Calif. native competed in volleyball since 15 years old and was a
starter on the Mar Vista High School boy’s varsity volleyball team earning all-CIF honors. Zach is enshrined in the Seaside Volleyball Club (San Diego, Calif.) Hall of Fame and Mar Vista
High School (Calif.) Hall of Fame where his jersey number is also retired with older brother Jacob. Zach serves as co-camp associate director and lead instructor.
Caroline, a 6’2” middle blocker, competed in professional women’s indoor volleyball in Piła, Poland for four-time Polish champion PTPS Piła in the Polish Women’s Volleyball League.
She is the first two-time AVCA Division I All-American in Kansas University volleyball program history. Caroline helped lead the Jayhawks to one of their most successful seasons,
advancing Kansas to its first Regional Semifinals in program history. She finished her career ranked No. 1 in the Kansas Jayhawks volleyball record book with a sparkling .327 career
hitting percentage and second all-time with 1,333 kills and 1,769 points. In addition, the Calgary, Alberta, Canada native, where she competed actively since the 6th grade, recorded a
career record 555 total blocks and 454 block assists. Caroline started 126 consecutive matches for the Jayhawks while leading the team in kills (382), attack percentage (.320), service
aces (26) and blocks (144, 24 solo/120 block assist. She was named the Dr. Bob Frederick Female Senior Scholar Athlete of the Year.
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Veteran Championship Coach & Mentor
Tualagi
Alfred, affectionately called ‘Coach Alfy’ by his players over the years, serves as the master coach and camp director. He has over 20 years
of lead instructor experience. The 24-year coaching veteran provides extensive experience at the collegiate, junior club and high school
prep levels. Of Filipino-Samoan ancestry, he serves as Associate Men’s Volleyball Coach and Director of Volleyball Recruiting at the
collegiate level to fellow Hawai’i native, head coach Trevor Schirman (UCLA ’90). Alfred, from a football and volleyball family, competed
in volleyball since the 7th grade, later competing on two championship teams in high school in his native Hawai’i as a setter. He has been
mentored by some of the game’s greatest masterminds, including four collegiate Hall of Fame coaches. Alfred specializes in setting,
offensive systems, individual skill development, practice planning and design, systematic training, match preparation and scouting. He
travels the country to mentor coaches and assists parents and student-athletes with the college recruitment process. His first coaching
assignment was at the NCAA DII level at Chaminade University (Honolulu, Hawai’i) where he helped the Silverswords to the 1996 Pacific
West Conference championship in the ultra-competitive PacWest. He coached two PacWest conference Player of the Year honorees, 8 all-
conference and 6 AVCA all-region honorees. Recently, he coached at the United States Air Force Academy (USAF Academy, Colorado)
where the men’s volleyball team won back-to-back Mountain West Conference Championships in 2012 and 2013. Respected for his ability
to train and develop high-level performance skills, he led his boys and girls teams to 7 junior club national championship medals. In
addition, he has guided his 12U to 18U club teams to numerous Top-10 national finishes in the Open and Club divisions in the past 20
years. He has trained over 70 varsity level collegiate student athletes since 1996. In all, Alfred has trained and coached 19 All Americans,
17 Volleyball magazine “Fab 50” Boys & Girls national honorees, 47 high school all-League and 27 collegiate all-Conference honorees. In
2013, he was honored as a co-recipient of the 20-Year Junior Coach Service Award for his contributions to the junior volleyball community.
Away from his first passion in volleyball and helping others, Alfred has been a restaurant manager in his other passion to prestigious
private social athletic clubs and award winning Five Star Five Diamond award properties fine dining establishments since 1995 and cooks
classic island favorite Hawaiian cuisine for family and friends when traveling across the country and around the world. He has authored
volleyball articles for publication and wrote the commemorative retrospective on his friend, legendary UCLA men’s volleyball coach Al
Scates, who coached the Bruins to a record 19 NCAA national championships. Alfred also created and designed the historic Al Scates Family
Tree of Coaches art piece, as shown nationally on the Pac-12 television network, featuring many of Coach Scates’ former players whom
have contributed significantly to volleyball in the coaching profession. There are only four original copies in existence worldwide.
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NCAA Division I Men’s Volleyball
19-time NCAA National Champion UCLA
NCAA National Champion & NCAA Tournament MVP
Klosterman
NCAA DII Men’s Volleyball First-Team All-Conference Professional Indoor, Puerto Rico & The Netherlands
Mercado
Chad, a 6’5” opposite hitter, completed his first season at national power University of Florida as a volunteer assistant coach with the Gators under the legendary Mary Wise. He has
extensive experience coaching junior athletes at the club level in California and Florida. Chad enjoyed a decorated collegiate career and has competed at the indoor professional men’s
volleyball level. The Orlando native competed for Abiant Lycurgus of the Dutch League in Holland. Prior to his coaching assignment at Florida, Chad coached at national power
California Baptist University helping the Lancer men’s volleyball program to an AVCA DI-II No. 5 national ranking, the highest NCAA Division II national ranking in program history. As
an athlete, Chad competed for Lees-McCrae College (North Carolina) where he had a standout career. He became just the second player in Lees-McCrae men’s volleyball program
history to earn Division II Sports Imports/AVCA Men’s Volleyball National Player of the Week coupled with two Conference Carolinas Men’s Volleyball Player of the Week honors. Chad is
among the all-time leaders for Lees-McCrae: career kills (1,090), blocks (178), digs (428), service aces (63) and points (1,276). He was selected as a two-time All-Conference Carolinas
Men’s Volleyball First-Team honoree in 2010 and 2011. A proud Floridian, Chad continues to compete as an explosive right-side attacker in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) men’s
indoor volleyball team for the Florida WAVE as a starter.
NCAA Division I Men’s Volleyball, UCLA
UCLA Scholar-Athlete Honors
Izuchukwu
Steve, a 6’7” outside hitter, is a two-time AVCA All American, NCAA National Champion and NCAA Tournament MVP while competing for the storied 19-time NCAA National Champion
UCLA Bruins men’s volleyball program. He was coached by International Volleyball Hall of Fame enshrinee, the legendary Al Scates. Steve finished his career ranked among the top
All-Time career statistics leaders in offense and defensive categories. The Long Beach, Calif. native completed his career at UCLA with 1,513 career Kills, ranking #1 as the All-Time Kill
Leader in program history during the Rally Score era. In addition, he finished #4 all-time Kill Leader behind Paul Nihipali, Jeff Nygaard and Adam Naeve. Upon completing his
playing eligibility, Steve served on the coaching staff under his college coach and mentor, Al Scates, at UCLA and has coached junior club in southern California. He then trained with the
USA Men’s Indoor national team and recently completed his seventh season playing professional indoor overseas in Puerto Rico, Qatar, France and recently in the Czech Republic in
2014.
Kene, a 6’0” outside hitter with an 11 feet 11 inch vertical, competed for the most successful NCAA Division I men’s volleyball program in the country: 19-time NCAA national champion
UCLA. He was coached by International Volleyball Hall of Fame inductee, legendary UCLA men’s volleyball coach Al Scates. He was a four-year volleyball letterman at Palisades Charter
(Palisades, Calif.) where he was a three-time First-Team all-City selection and was voted Section Player of the Year. Kene was also voted 2010 Palisadian Post Outstanding Senior Athlete
and Farmer’s Prime Ticket Student-Athlete of the Week. The Ladera Heights, Calif. native played three years for the Pacific Palisades Volleyball Club and one year for Manhattan Beach
Surf Volleyball Club where he helped his team to the USAV Boys Junior National Championship gold medal. He is a sought after summer volleyball camp instructor by campers who enjoy
his positive attitude and insights.
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Veteran Coaching Great
Maui & Florida
Quinsaat-Suzuki
Mililani, a Hawai’i native affectionately called “Coach Mili” by her players, provides over four decades of extensive experience hailing from Maui’s first family of volleyball. With extensive
background in the entertainment field teaching hula and volleyball, she was the former coach at the prestigious Kamehameha Schools-Maui campus. An advocate of grassroots level
developmental programs, Mili also does specialty training: setters and libero. Coach Mili’s daughters competed for top NCAA collegiate programs and legendary Hall of Fame coaches:
University of Hawai’i Rainbow Wahine volleyball star Nalani for legendary coach Dave Shoji; Tania at national power UC Santa Barbara for “The Queen” and ESPN Women’s
Professional Beach Tour color commentator, the legendary Kathy Gregory; and Twaila at powerhouse Hawaii Pacific University for legendary coach Reydan “Tita” Ahuna. All three
daughters are in their respective school’s record books in various all-time leader categories. Mili founded the Maui Volleyball Officials Association (MVOA), where she served as Director of
Volleyball Officials to all high schools on Maui, Lanai and Molokai for the Maui Interscholastic League. A testament to her ability to train skills, recently three former boys players all
became high school conference Player of the Year- two setters and an outside hitter. Some former noteworthy players she has trained in volleyball include the daughter of worldwide star
“The Rock” Dwayne Johnson, current University of Colorado-Boulder women’s volleyball head coach Liz Kritza and University of Nebraska All-American setter Fiona Nepo.
NAIA Men’s Volleyball National Champion
NAIA Tournament Defensive Player of the Year
Rose
Kalani, a four-year starter at libero as a member of the Park University men’s volleyball team, provides a wealth of junior and youth coaching and high-level playing experience. The San
Diego native coached at his alma mater Hilltop High School (Calif.) and with the Seaside Volleyball Club (Calif.). Kalani also coached junior club in Kansas City, Missouri. He helped the
Pirates to an 85-29 record, helping Park to the 2012 National Championship, a Runner-Up finish in 2013 and three NAIA Final Four appearances. For his work and dedication, Kalani
was selected the NAIA national tournament Defensive MVP, the MAMVIC West Conference Defensive Player of the Year and all-MAMVIC Second Team. In addition, he earned multiple
Libero of the Week honors. Kalani served as a graduate assistant coach to the University of Missouri-Kansas City women’s volleyball team, helping the Kangaroos to a program best 24-6
record in school history, the 2014 Western Athletic Conference (WAC) championship and an appearance in the WAC championship tournament.
NCAA Division II Women’s Volleyball
Penolio
Meghan, a 5’9” outside hitter, competed at Missouri Western University following a standout career as a four-year Letterwinner at Mar Vista High School (Imperial Beach, Calif.). A great
all-around athlete with a great work ethic and positive attitude, Meghan served as team captain and was team MVP. She earned Second Team all-League as a junior and First Team all-
League honors as a senior. Meghan led the league in kills and was the team’s best offensive player and earned Union Tribune Scholar Athlete accolades. Her older brothers have
enjoyed decorated playing careers at the high school prep and collegiate levels and have followed their dreams to play professional indoor volleyball. All three siblings were coached by
their father in high school. The Imperial Beach, Calif. native has coached at Mar Vista High School as an assistant coach in the girl’s volleyball program and is currently working towards
completing her studies in physical therapy.
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Tina, a 20-year NCAA Division I women’s volleyball coach, offers extensive experience in a decorated playing and coaching career. A native of Houston, Texas, Tina competed for
the University of Houston where she was named all-Southwest Conference First-Team and AVCA all-Region First Team. Long considered one of the top coaching professionals,
Tina coached at the storied University of Texas women’s volleyball program for 11 years and the nationally-respected University of Oregon women’s volleyball program for 9
years where she identified, helped recruit, train and coach 2 Olympians, 31 AVCA All-America selections, 55 all-conference honorees, 31 Volleyball magazine “Fab 50” national
recruits and 25 High School All-Americans and the 2012 AVCA National Player of the Year. Tina helped two BCS Bowl schools to the NCAA Division I women’s volleyball
national championship match: Texas (1995) and Oregon (2012). She has coached at two NCAA national championship contending schools where assisted two nationally-
respected coaches at each school, both National Coach of the Year honorees—one would become head coach of the USA Olympic Women’s Volleyball team. Highly respected by
many of her former players and among her coaching colleagues nationally, Tina recently helped build the University of Oregon women’s volleyball program into a national
power, working mainly with the Oregon Ducks attackers in one of the best conferences in the nation: Pacific-12 Conference. A former standout 6’3” outside hitter for the
University of Houston Cougars where she led the conference in kills in 1989, Tina guided the Ducks’ offense to a record-breaking run resulting in five all-time best Attack % in
school program history: .289 (’08), .281 (’12), .267 (’07), .266 (’09) and .256 (’10) – former record was .249 in 1994. Throughout her accomplished coaching career, Tina is
considered a driving force in attracting many top volleyball athletes in the nation to the University of Texas Longhorns and University of Oregon Ducks women’s volleyball
programs. Prior to Tina’s arrival, Oregon did not post a winning record for 14 previous years. She has trained 20 All-Pac-12 selections. Tina helped guide the Ducks to 7 NCAA
appearances and among the Top-3 in the ultra-competitive Pac-12 Conference from 2006-2013. Prior to her time in Eugene, Oregon, she helped the Longhorns to 11 NCAA
appearances, 5 Regional Championships, 5 Southwest Conference Championships and the first Big 12 Conference Championship in school history. While at Texas from 1990-
2001, Tina served as camp director to the Longhorn Volleyball Camps, which brought more than 1,500 junior high and high school athletes each summer to the sprawling 40
acre UT campus in Austin.
Veteran NCAA Division I Coach
Formerly with Texas Longhorns, Oregon Ducks
Johnson-Lockhart
Veteran Collegiate Coach NCAA & NAIA
NCAA National Champion All American Formerly USA Men’s National Team
Schirman
Trevor, a former member of the United States National Team, has played and coached at the NCAA Division I level and currently at the NAIA level in men’s and women’s volleyball.
Following a decorated playing career at UCLA under the legendary Al Scates, Trevor served as an assistant coach for both NCAA national championship men’s and women’s volleyball
programs. Trevor was born and raised in Hawaii. He graduated from Punahou School in Honolulu, and was the No. 1 high school volleyball recruit in the nation. Trevor was
recognized as national freshman of the year and was name a three-time first team All-American and NCAA national player of the year in a UCLA Bruin uniform. Upon graduating
from UCLA in 1990, he then competed as a member of the USA Men’s Indoor National Team from 1990-93. He then played in the Italian and Greek professional indoor leagues from
1993-95. Trevor returned to Hawaii to serve as assistant athletics director at Punahou School in 1995 before returning to UCLA as an assistant coach in 1997. Trevor also has coached
at the University of Cincinnati (2003-05) as an assistant coach and at UC San Diego in the same coaching assignment. At the junior club level, he served as head coach for Epic
Volleyball Club in the San Diego area and has been involved with Bridge and Temecula Volleyball Clubs, both top clubs in southern California. Trevor was inducted into the prestigious
Punahou Athletics Hall of Fame and the Nissan Hawaii State Athletics Hall of Fame and named honorable-mention to the USA All-Century team. He has been mentored by some of
the game’s greatest masterminds: Al Scates, UCLA, International Volleyball Hall of Fame; John Cook, current Nebraska Huskers head women’s coach; Fred Sturm, formerly USA Men’s
National Team head coach and Chris McLachlin, legendary boys volleyball coach Punahou School and Stanford men’s volleyball.
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NCAA Division I Men’s Volleyball
Volleyball magazine “Fab 50” national honoree
Jack, a 6’6” outside hitter, is an NCAA Division I student-athlete. He competes in the ultra-competitive Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) featuring perpetual national
power Penn State, Harvard and Princeton. Jack, a Midlothian, Virginia native, was a four-year Varsity Letterwinner at Cosby High School. He was named Top 30 Underclassmen to
Watch and USAV High Performance Continental Team as a junior. During his senior year, Jack was named a 2012 Volleyball magazine “Fab 50” national honoree. He competed for
the Richmond Volleyball Club, the premier junior club program in Central Virginia. A dynamic attacker, he recorded a season-best .647 attack percentage against Puerto Rico-Rio
Piedras during his collegiate debut along with 130 kills and 49 digs. Jack was selected on the 2015 USA World University Games men’s volleyball team that will represent the United
States in Gwangju, South Korea in international competition during the summer of 2015.
Wilson
NCAA Division I Men’s Volleyball
EIVA Conference Player of the Week
Graham, a 6’7” middle blocker, is an NCAA Division I student-athlete. A Midlothian, Virginia native, Graham was a two-year Varsity Letterwinner at Cosby High School, where he
served as team captain during his senior year with the Titans. Graham earned first-team all-district, all-region and all-metro honors while earning all-tournament at the Virginia
Endless Summer Volleyball Tournament. At the NCAA Division I level, he recorded a career-best 10 total blocks in a win over Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, 72 total blocks for the season. He
competes in the ultra-competitive Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) featuring perpetual national power Penn State, Harvard and Princeton, earning EIVA Defensive
Player of the Week honors finishing the match against nationally-ranked Ohio State with two solo blocks, three block assists in three sets on defense. On offense, he recorded seven
kills in nine attempts for a .778 attack percentage on offense. Graham was a member of the USA A-2 Boys Training Team that trained at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado
Springs, Colorado.
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The S i z z l i n ’ S um m e r Vo l l e y b a l l C am p coaching staff features many more top indoor male and female professional
volleyball athletes, top NCAA and NAIA athletes and coaches and top junior club and high school coaches, all committed to
TEACHING you the sport of volleyball in a supportive, fun and challenging environment.
All staff members are selected and prepared to teach you the game of volleyball to help you take your game to the next level.
We are proud to bring our coaching staff to your area to provide you the best experience. We look forward to a fun-filled and
productive summer with you and your friends. What a great opportunity to further expand your perspectives, receive top
volleyball instruction and hundreds of reps and ball contacts in a gym culture that will help elevate your play and ability to
perform at a higher level and, moreover, make many new friends through volleyball.
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