OK PREMIER  2024-2025
Coaching Staff

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  Coaches
10 Diamonds:    Brooke Page
11 Diamonds:     Katelynn Caldwell
12 Diamonds:    Thais Montgomery
12 National:        Faith Davis
13 Diamonds:     Hailey Wilson
Assistant:             Albert Li
13 National:         Emma Moore
13 Purple:             Sydni Anderson 
14 Diamonds:      Trey Potts
     Assistant:         Mel Potts
14 National:          Rebekah Davenport
14 Purple:             Katelyn Pearson
14 Purple:             Matthew Brimer
15 Diamonds:      Stacey Upchurch
15 National:          Paul Page
15 Purple:             Angela Madory
15 Purple:             Maddie Bass
16 Diamonds:      Blair Tillman 
     Assistant:         Megan Guzlas
16 National:          Mel and Trey Potts
16 Purple:             Matthew Brimer
17 Diamonds:      Brooke Page
18 Diamonds:      Brandy White
​     Assistant:         Angela Madory
                             

Check out their Bios below

OK Premier Coaching Staff 

All OK Premier coaches are listed in alphabetical order below

                                       Coach Brandon Battle 
​Brandon has spent most of his time with the Premier Youth League, coaching various teams from Prep to Power. Before his time at Premier, he played co-ed indoor volleyball in leagues and tournaments, and pick up sand volleyball since high school. He also spent time coaching volleyball at the Earlywine Park YMCA. Brandon is passionate about helping others succeed and growing the love of volleyball in every child. Brandon has a diversified heritage, being half Filipino and a proud Cherokee Nation Citizen and has lived his entire life in the OKC metro area. Brandon is married to Andrea Battle and together they raise 4 school-aged children in Choctaw, OK. Outside of volleyball, he runs a team of network engineers at a local IT firm and has spent over 20 years in IT, works with the Choctaw High School Band Boosters, enjoys playing piano and working with various other crafts.
                                    Coach Katelynn Caldwell 
    This is my fourth year coaching for OK Premier. I have played volleyball for 10 years including two years of college volleyball. I graduated with my bachelors in Kinesiology and plan to continue my education to get my masters in Occupational Therapy.
    I am so pumped to be coaching for such an awesome group of coaches and players. I look forward to creating memories and experiences with each and every person I come in contact with through the great sport that we all love. Volleyball isn’t about the wins and losses but about the way God’s light shines through on and off the court. “When you’re all in, there is no limit to what God can accomplish through you.”
​    I am also mom to a two year old boy who already loves being at the gym. 

                               Coach Rebekah Davenport/Assistant Jeremy Davenport 

​    Rebekah has been coaching Youth League at Premier for about a year. Last session her team went undefeated and took 1st place! Rebekah's husband, Jeremy is going to join in and assist this season. He coaches football and is great with stats. 
She loves kids and is a natural encourager. Her coaching philosophy is to nurture the person not just the player. She played volleyball as a setter throughout Middle School and High School. 
Her love of the game runs deep and you can find her playing ball with the kids on Open Gym nights. 
    She's excited to continue her love for the game at the club level this season.
When she’s not in the gym you can find her busting out some karaoke! So if you’re looking for a singer for your next bar mitzvah, she’s your gal! 
                                    Coach Angela Madory 
Coach Madory is a long time resident of Oklahoma raising her 3 amazing kids and coaching volleyball all around the state.  Coach Madory holds one of the highest honors in volleyball with a High School State Title.  She not only coached in High School but she went on to coach in college at Seminole State and 2 years internationally.  She started it all spending 16 years with junior high.  In addition to volleyball Coach Madory has ran High School and JR High Soccer programs.  She has a passion for recruitment and can't wait to help guide these girls right into college.

Coach Markus Mills

Markus has been active in sports all of his life. He has played golf, basketball and baseball throughout middle school and high school. Markus attended Norman North High School and graduated in 2013. He has been an assistant coach for our National teams during the 2011-2017 seasons. He played men's volleyball for Missouri Baptist University in St. Louis, Missouri. Markus is Impact, SafeSport, CAP 1 and CAP 11 certified.  He is excited to be assisting with the all the teams again this year.

                                    Coach Patty Mills

Patty is Impact, Beach and SafeSport certified. She has been around volleyball since 1992 when she married her husband, Pete Mills. She has assisted with many of his teams, including the Boys Junior Olympic teams and girls teams of all levels. She is one of the proud owners of OK Premier and has been a primary hand in the development of our club and the Crosspointe youth leagues. In addition to her volleyball experience, she grew up in El Reno and graduated from the University of Central Oklahoma with a degree in elementary education. She served for 13 years as the children's director at Goodrich Memorial United Methodist Church. She has two boys, Jace who lives in Norman with his wife and son and Markus who also lives in Norman.

Coach Peter Mills

Pete is a 1977 graduate of Norman High School and has been involved in community sports and recreation for more than 45 years. After graduation, Pete worked for the Norman Parks and Recreation Department, Norman Public Schools and as a volunteer for the Norman Optimist Club, where he coached and played the usual baseball, basketball, softball and the unusual World Freestyle Frisbee and Team Handball. In 1984, Pete started part time for United Parcel Service and has been full time since June 1986. In 1985-1986 while coaching 7th grade boys basketball at Whittier, Pete was asked to coach 7th grade girls volleyball. The Whittier girls team was undefeated, and the nucleus of this Whittier team, as seniors at Norman High School, won a state 5A High School championship, a perfect 51-0.  
Pete met his wife Patty in 1991. Patty adopted the 11 boys on the club team and planned their wedding and honeymoon around volleyball tournaments, practices and a trip to Chicago for an AAU tournament. Married 31 years, they have two sons — Jace, who lives in Norman with his wife and son, and Markus.

Pete is a member of USAV, CAP 1, Beach IMPACT  and SafeSport Certified, member AVCA and JVA. 

Volleyball Highlights:
2013 USAV Girls Nationals with OKPremier 12s and 14s teams
2014 USAV GJNC 15s, 
2014 AAU 13s,14s,15s
Playing club ball at OU for coach Tom Hilbert, now the head coach at Colorado State
Two trips to USA Jr. Nationals with 14s and 18s boys.
One trip to AAU Nationals with 18s boys in1992
Co-founder with Brandy White of the Crosspointe Winter Youth League
President/Co-founder of Oklahoma Premier Volleyball Club
Emma graduated from WestMoore High School where she had won heart of the team her junior year.  She is continuing her education at the University of Oklahoma working on becoming a physician assistant.  Emma played volleyball for 8 years as a DS/Setter and enjoyed playing at Premier.  She knew she wanted to coach and began her coaching year last year.  She is excited to be coaching the 11 Diamonds this year.

Coach Paul Page

Paul works full time as an IT Project Manager for a local Bank. He has played Volleyball for more than 38 years, both indoor and sand. He also has participated in adult tournaments in the Dallas/Fort Worth, Tulsa and Oklahoma City area. Paul is certified in Impact, SafeSport and Concussion in Sports along with  membership with USAV and AAU. He has coached Girls Competitive Volleyball (club) for 7 years, starting at Stingray coaching the 12 regional team (took 9th overall at OKRV Regional), then moved to OK Premier Volleyball, where he has coached the 12 National, 13 National and 13 Diamond’s. When time allow he coaches Youth League Volleyball. He hopes to install in his players a passion for the game and push them to their full potential, whether that maybe playing for years to come or even coaching the games in the years to come. His coaching philosophy is best expressed with this: “It is teamwork that gives us the ultimate competitive advantage in sports and in life.”  
 Coach Brooke Page 
   
This is my fourth year head coaching at Ok Premier. The past three seasons I have been the 11 Diamonds Head Coach. All three years, I led my team to a top 4 Regional finish. We took 2nd overall at regionals this past season as well as placing in the top half of AAU Nationals the past two years. I assisted the 15 Diamonds two seasons ago and we were the 2022 AAU National Runner-Up's. I played varsity at Westmoore High School all four years and won numerous awards. I played club volleyball from 10-18s.  I played for almost 13 years combined before deciding to coach. I was the head JV and Freshman coach and assistant Varsity coach for CCS in Norman. During my time at CCS HS, we were the 4A State Runner Ups in 2022. I am currently the 7th and 8th grade coach at CCS Junior High. I currently attend MACU as an Elementary Education major and will graduate this May!  I am certified in Impact Sports, Bullying/Inappropriate behaviors, cardiac arrest, concussion in sports, and heat illness. I have a huge passion for coaching and am super excited to get this season started!

                                         Coach Abby Potts 

​This is my third year coaching club volleyball I have played volleyball for ten years, including some amazing seasons here at Premier. I was an all-around player throughout my years in club and I specialized in setting and middle blocking. I have coached and reffed Youth League at Premier and I am so excited to begin coaching club! I fell in love with volleyball when I was seven years old and my main goal in coaching is to share my love for the game. 
Some of my volleyball highlights include: 
- Being team captain throughout my years in volleyball. 
- Winning OKRVA Regionals in 2021 (16s Open Division). 
- Having one of the fastest serves in the gym. 
- Placing 2nd in the Rockin' It 'Til Midnight dance category in 2022. 

Coach Mel and Trey Potts 

We are excited to start our 8th year coaching at OK Premier. Premier has become part of our family, and we are grateful for this opportunity to coach at Premier. We believe in developing players who improve their game season after season but also develop core guidelines that will help them from now and into adulthood. Volleyball is more than just a sport, volleyball (and sports in general) can teach us so many life lessons. 
Trey and Mel Potts have been married for 26 years and have three children. They have played on several co-ed volleyball leagues, and Mel played volleyball in high school. Together they have coached sports at the YMCA before moving over to the club world. They love sports in general and enjoy spending time with friends and family. Let's goooooo!!!
Club coaching highlight: Their 16s team was OKRVA Regional Champions in the Open Division during the '20-'21 season. 
Trey and Mel are Impact certified, Care and Prevention certified, CPR/FirstAid certified, and SafeSport certified as well as members of USAV.

Coach Blair Tillman


Coming from a successful high school volleyball program in Texas, Blair was captain of the Varsity volleyball team for two consecutive years. During her time, she also received other awards such as First Team All-District, All-Academic Team, and Most Valuable Player. Blair also played club for Houston Juniors Volleyball (HJV) and Houston Skyline for six years.Blair’s passion for the game did not stop at graduation. Although she did not play in college, she founded the first Club Volleyball team for the University of Oklahoma which resulted in a successful season. She has also managed to lead and coordinate other volleyball groups both at the community and corporate level. When it comes to her day job, Blair is a tenacious HR professional who is passionate about creating spaces and programs that help dedicated employees thrive in and out of the workplace. Lastly, when she isn’t working, you’ll find Blair collecting stamps on her passport, volunteering at church or spending time with friends and family. She also loves attending sports games in person at the University of Oklahoma or watching them on TV.

                                          Coach Stacey Upchurch

Stacey Upchurch has coached and shared the love of volleyball to student-athletes for more than 20 years. She has coached all age groups but has found a real niche for the middle-school age. Her specialty was a setting coach for years but has taken on head coach positions the last few years.  Her focus for every team she coaches is to bring discipline, skill, and love for the sport back to the game.
Outside of volleyball, she is a wife and a mother to four girls which she has homeschooled the last 14 years.  She has had the privilege of coaching all four of her girls, watching one of them go on to the collegiate level, and is now coaching herself.
She is self-employed as a holistic practitioner, which is her other passion.  She knows the abundant privilege of being able to coach and mentor young athletes.  It is a joy to be able to work with tomorrow’s future leaders.​
                                  Brooklynne Wernke 
​During my volleyball career, I played for fourteen years. Throughout my playing career, I began to advance in to coaching. Coaching the youth league program through Premier was just the beginning. During the three years, I continued to grow into a coach I always wanted to have.  Having the knowledge of being a player was a major asset to my growth. I also was able to coach at the club level for the 2021-2022 season. Coaching the 13 and 15 National team as the
assistant coach was a dream come true. My goal is to grow the mental and physical aspect of volleyball to all the athletes at a young age. I want to challenge and reward the youth to be goal driven and have discipline throughout their lives. Coaching is inspiring and a blessing in my life.

                                    Coach Blayne White

​My families love for volleyball and passion to develop their own club has left me sleeping under Ref stands as a young child and had me turning into your ultimate gym rat. Growing up around volleyball, I have developed a deep respect for teaching proper technique and understanding the complexity of the strategy behind the game.  I have had the opportunity to learn from some of the best coaches and being able to absorb their knowledge of the game.  I have assisted 3 years and am excited to continue learning and developing as a coach myself.

Coach Brandy White 

Brandy has been married to Wes White for 20 years and is the proud mother of four children. In addition to that, Brandy is one of the owners of Premier Sportsplex, following her dream to grow the game of volleyball and mentoring through sports and fitness. She was the director of CrossPointe Community Center for six years. She grew up in Noble and played volleyball there, graduating in 2000. Brandy received a volleyball scholarship to Redlands Community College and played there in 2000-2001. In 2002, she was offered the Freshman coaching job at Noble and assisted Darla Smith with the JV and Varsity. Brandy's first coaching job with club was in 2002. She is the co-founder of the CrossPointe Winter Youth League and Premier Youth League, serving more than 1500 girls and boys grades K-12 a year. In addition to being the Co-Founder of OK Premier Volleyball, she also serves on the board as the Vice President, Treasure and Coaching Director.
Brandy has coached the 11's, 13's, 14's, 15's, 16's, 17's & 18's National teams over the past years, placing 2nd at Nationals, winning the Regional bid with her 15's and 18's, placing third at the ShowMe National Qualifier with her 14's, and 9th at Colorado Crossroads National Qualifier with her 13's and has never placed lower than third in our State's Regional Competition. All of her 18's received scholarships to go on and play volleyball in college. She has had many of her players make the OK HP teams and had the 15s MVP of the Regional Tournament. Her players have made National A2 Teams and A3 National Teams, and one player made one of the eight spots available on the JVA National Team. Two of her players received the JVA National College Scouting Athletes Leadership grant, and three received the JVA Leadership award. Seven of her players have been on the JVA watch List, and 7 was  AAU Academic All Americans. Brandy has competed in the USAV Girls Junior National Tournaments and the AAU National Tournaments every year placing 2nd at Nationals out of 200 teams. Brandy also enjoys working the National HP Tryouts and has enjoyed the opportunities training with and learning from Coach Miles Pabst, former OU head Volleyball Coach. Another highlight was meeting Coach Russ Rose of Penn State, NCAA Women’s Volleyball National Champions, when he visited CrossPointe. Brandy has certifications in the following: Impact, CAP 1, CAP 11, SafeSport, Youth and Adolescents fitness and nutrition, CPR and First Aid and also a member of USAV, JVA and AVCA. 

                                         Coach Hailey Wilson 

Hailey Wilson has been coaching for four years.  She has experience coaching 11s through 15s. She recently moved from DFW where she coached the Freshmen and JV teams at Pantego Christian Academy and assisted the state runner-up Varsity Team.  Hailey played for Monahan's High School as a DS, where she helped lead her team to 2 District Championships and the Sweet 16 back-to-back years.  Hailey has her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from the University of Oklahoma, as well as, her Master's Degree in Counseling from WTAMU.  She believes that if an athlete feels safe, cared for, and appreciated then they are able to play to the best of their ability.  Hailey values discipline, clear expectations, communication when it comes to coaching, and feels that it is important to train athletes mentally, as well as, physically. 

If you are interested in coaching for OK Premier, 
contact us at [email protected] for more information.

OK Premier Board of Directors

President/Club Director:                  Peter Mills
Vice-President/Treasurer:                Brandy White
Secretary/Club Administrator:        Patty Mills
Parent Liaison:                                    Laura Thompson   
Facility & Equipment Coord.:           Wes White
Public Relations:                                Rob Thompson
Director of Coaching:                        Brandy White
​Team and Tournament Coord:         Patty Mills