OK PREMIER 2019-2020
Coaching staff & partners
CENTRAL coaches
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West Coaches
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Check out their Bios Below
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Coach Brandy White:
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Brandy has coached the 11's 13's, 14's, 15's, 16's, 17's & 18's National teams over the past years winning the Regional bid with her 15's and 18's, placing 3rd at the ShowMe National Qualifier with her 14's and has never placed lower than 3rd in our State's Regional Competition. All of her 18's received College Scholarships to go on and play volleyball in college. She has had many of her players make the OK HP teams, had the 15s MVP of the Regional Tournament, players who have made National A2 Teams, A3 National Teams, one player made 1 out of the 8 spots available on the JVA National Team, 2 players received the JVA National College Scouting Athletes Leadership grant and 3 received the JVA Leadership award, 7 of her players have been on the JVA watch List, and 1 AAU Academic All American. She has competed in the USAV Girls Junior National Tournaments and the AAU National Tournaments every year. 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.
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Coach Richard Barker:
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After Owasso, he moved to Nevada. Here he served as head coach at Pahrump Valley HS. During this same time period he worked with UNLV as assistant coordinator for Camps and Clinics. From here he relocated to build a volleyball program for Colorado Northwestern Community College as their first head coach and Assistant Athletic Director. In 2012 Richard retired and moved back to Oklahoma. In 2015 he accepted an invitation to become interim head coach for one year at Bacone University (Muskogee, Ok).
Additionally, he has coached various ages for club teams. Programs include: Oklahoma Edge, Paragon and Nevada Juniors. Other experiences include conducting and participating in high school and college volleyball camps throughout the U.S. He volunteered at Amber-Pocasset High School. Throughout the year he serves as an American Volleyball Coaches’ Association Mentor Coach.
Member: USAV, AVCA, JVA, OVOA; CAP II, IMPACT, and SafeSport Certified
Additionally, he has coached various ages for club teams. Programs include: Oklahoma Edge, Paragon and Nevada Juniors. Other experiences include conducting and participating in high school and college volleyball camps throughout the U.S. He volunteered at Amber-Pocasset High School. Throughout the year he serves as an American Volleyball Coaches’ Association Mentor Coach.
Member: USAV, AVCA, JVA, OVOA; CAP II, IMPACT, and SafeSport Certified
18 Diamonds: Coach Liz Rinaudo
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Coach Cait Briggs: 17 DiamondsCait has played volleyball for the past 13 years with the last 2 years of club ball being at OK Premier where I was aided in getting scholarships to a few different university’s. Her senior year she was awarded the 6A Defensive player of the year. She played her first college year with a full ride to Frank Phillips Community College where she was awarded the Western Junior College Athletic Conference All Conference Player. Now, Cait is playing her second year at Oklahoma City University.
Cait has spent the last two years assisting, studying and traveling to make sure she is prepared to take on the role as an upper level head coach. Last year she was the assistant for the 16 Diamonds where she learned a lot and was able to apply her coaching under the supervision of Craig Doughty. |
Her hard work and dedication has prepared her to be the perfect candidate for our 17 Diamonds this year! Cait states, "I am incredibly excited to start this journey! My main priority is providing my girls as many opportunities and as much exposure so that they get scholarships to the colleges and university’s of their choice! As well, we will be a family and have a season full of wins, lessons & fun!"
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Coach Hannah hixon: 17 GoldHannah is from Noble, OK and currently serves as the Curtis Inge Middle School volleyball coach. Hannah began playing volleyball in the 7th grade and played through High School. As a defensive specialist, Hannah excelled in serving and went errorless an entire season. She also helped lead her school team to 2 straight undefeated seasons.
In High School Hannah was the starting varsity setter her freshman year, but played Libero the rest of her High School career as well as in Club ball. She was All-State Honorable mention the three years at Noble before graduating early in 2015. |
Hannah believes the job of a coach is to develop girls into the best volleyball players they can possibly be while developing the character needed to be successful women.
coach steve coffelt: 16 Diamonds
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Steve Coffelt started coaching at the YMCA to spend time with his kids. He coached 6 seasons at the YMCA before making his way into school ball. He coached Moore West/Brink Junior High, 7th and 8th grade teams. After the school season he went into club ball and was the 14’s coach for OK Storm, the 13 Gold & 15 Gold for OK Premier. He is now at Moore High School coaching Freshman and JV, as well as, assisting the high school coach with the Varsity. He plays on an adult sand volleyball league and for recreational church tournaments. Volleyball is a sport he enjoys playing/coaching and is excited to be part of the Premier family!
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Coach Ashley Wood: 16 Gold
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Ashley was born and raised in Norman. She graduated from Norman North in 2008 and attended MACU University for college. She played volleyball throughout middle school and high school, as well as playing 6 years of club ball. Last season she was the assistant coach for the 15 Diamonds. She started out coaching privates with OK Premier last August and quickly acquired 45 players for ongoing lessons, the improvement in skill and iq where immediately recognized! Her love for teaching the game goes without saying. She quickly became involved in many other avenues of coaching such as the youth league where her team placed 1st, then onto school ball where she is now coaching at Noble HS for the freshman team.
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In addition, she host camps called Camp Wood those camps quickly grew as it was obvious to everyone they were highly beneficial! Ashley was offered the 16 gold team for club this year and was so excited to accept! Ashley has been engaged for a little over a year now and plans to get married in the spring or summer of 2020. She has three dogs, one white corn snake named snow white, and about 25 Koi fish. She is ready to get started and looks forward to this season!
Coach Mel and Trey Potts: 16 Silver
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Trey and Melica (Mel) Potts have been married for 21 years and have 3 children. Over the years they have played on several co-ed volleyball leagues. Mel played volleyball in high school. They have coached several sports at the YMCA over the past 10 years. They love sports, in general, and spending time together as a family. They are excited to start their second year with Premier Volleyball. They believe through coaching they are encouraging young players to strive to be better on and off the court.
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Coach Chrissy Marsee: 15 Diamonds Chrissy Marsee is the Head Coach at Noble High School and was previously the head volleyball coach of Noble Middle School for eight years. In her first season as Head Coach, the Noble Lady Bears moved up eleven spots from the pre-season OSSAA rankings ending as #12 in the state for 5A. She is Impact, SafeSport, CAP 1 and CAP 11 certified. She has coached the 15's team for Oklahoma Charge in 2013, assisted for the 15Rox team in 2014, Premier 17 Diamonds in 2015 and is in her third year as the 15 Diamonds coach. Chrissy graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 2004 with a degree in Psychology and Criminology and is currently in her ninth year teaching in Noble. She has been married to the love of her life for 22 years and has three daughters in college. While she loves teaching, coaching girls volleyball is her passion.
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Chrissy's philosophy of coaching is to not only teach volleyball skills but to nurture the needs of the whole player and to develop strong youth both on and off the court. She is excited to be coaching with OK Premier again this season!
Coach Katelin Shay: 15 Gold
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Katelin Shay is from Choctaw, Oklahoma where she graduated from Choctaw High School and played on the varsity volleyball team. She was a key player in building the volleyball program and leading the Yellowjackets to the Sweet 16. She was a Big Ten Conference player and set the Choctaw High School record for the most aces on serve with over 280 in one season. She was also voted the Game Changer of the Year her freshman year, Sophomore of the Year, MVP her junior year and Player of the Year her senior year. She has played club ball all throughout her junior high and high school career. She also joined a Premier team and played at Nationals on the 17 Diamonds team with Coach Marsee. She was recruited out of high school to play for D2 Henderson State University in Arkansas where she played OH and DS. She has now returned to Oklahoma to finish her degree as an Education Major to teach biology and coach high school volleyball. Katelin is the Freshman Coach at Mount Saint Mary's High School. This is her second year with Premier Volleyball Club where she has witnessed the value that the organization places on building athletes but also building women of character.
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Coach Tyler Walker: 15 Silver
Tyler is a native Oklahoma, having lived most of his life in Norman. He has always enjoyed the game of volleyball and had the pleasure of being coached by Pete Mills in 1991-1992. Tyler is a devoted husband and a loving father of two. He began his coaching in 2017 as an assistant for the 12 Silver team. His desire to coach continued when he took the position as the Head Volleyball Coach for Longfellow Middle School, followed by a teaching position with the school in 2018. His passion to teach drives him to help others see their full potential. With patience, hard work, and dedication, Tyler longs to help everyone to be their best on and off the court.
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Coach Rachel PERKINS: 14 DiamondsRachel is from Norman, Oklahoma. She specialized as a back row defensive player throughout high school and college. Rachel was offered a scholarship to Southwestern Christian University and was starting libero from 2010-2012. She was recognized as team captain throughout high school and during her Sophomore year at SCU. In 2011, Rachel was ranked 3rd in the NAIA for Division I in digs per game and 22nd over all for total digs. She was awarded Outstanding Defensive Player in 2011 and Performance of the Year in 2012 to close out her collegiate career at SCU.
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Rachel transferred to Oklahoma City Community College where she graduated with a degree as an Occupational Therapy Assistant. Rachel accepted a head coaching position at Norman North for the Freshman team during the 2013 season. She has been apart of the Premier family since 2012 and started out coaching the 12's National Team from 2012-2015. During the 2012-2013 season they took 2nd in the Region and then received a National bid to the 2013 USAV Junior National Tournament. Rachel coached the 14's National Team from 2018-2019 where they finished 6th out of 157 and she coached 13's in 2016 where they finished 57th out of 125 teams in Orlando, FL for AAU Junior National Tournament. This is her 8th year coaching our National Teams. Rachel is Impact certified, Care and Prevention certified, CPR/FirstAid certified, Beach Impact and SafeSport certified.
Coach Kaylie Walker: 14 Gold
Kaylie Walker is 18 years old and just graduated from Moore High School. Kaylie is attending college at OCCC. She played volleyball for 11 years and played on varsity all through highschool volleyball. Kaylie played club for Oklahoma Elite, OK Premier Volleyball and Kaizen. She is so excited to start her coaching career at OK Premier and watch all these young girls grow through the season and watch their love of the game grow as well!
Coach Jo Weiss: 14 Silver
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Joanna “Jo” Weiss is a Graphic Designer for CMA Strategies. She has been married to JD Weiss for three years. She played volleyball for two years at Liberty Academy in Shawnee, OK before attending the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma to pursue her Bachelor of Arts with an emphasis in Fine Art. She helped manage the USAO Volleyball team the programs first year in 2016. After graduation in 2017, she was hired as the Assistant Volleyball Coach and Assistant NAIA Manager, before moving to work for CMA Strategies. She assisted with camps throughout the summer of 2017. She started with OK Premier in 2017, coaching the 12 Silver team. She is looking forward to coaching her second year with OK Premier Volleyball.
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Coach lydia Helminski: 14 Bronze
Lydia is Toledo, Ohio and graduated from Springfield High School in 2017. She has been playing volleyball for 8 years at the Toledo Volleyball Club and Glass City Volleyball Club. Lydia wants to coach because she fell in love with the game because of great coaches and she wants to strive to be one of those great coaches. This is my first year with OK Premier.
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COACH BRANDY WHITE: 13 Diamonds
Brandy has been married to Wes White for 17 years and is the proud mother of 4 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 6 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 serving more than 100 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.
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Brandy has coached the 11's 13's, 14's, 15's, 16's, 17's & 18's National teams over the past years winning the Regional bid with her 15's and 18's, placing 3rd at the ShowMe National Qualifier with her 14's and has never placed lower than 3rd in our State's Regional Competition. All of her 18's received College Scholarships to go on and play volleyball in college. She has had many of her players make the OK HP teams, had the 15s MVP of the Regional Tournament, players who have made National A2 Teams, A3 National Teams, one player made 1 out of the 8 spots available on the JVA National Team, 2 players received the JVA National College Scouting Athletes Leadership grant and 3 received the JVA Leadership award, 7 of her players have been on the JVA watch List, and 1 AAU Academic All American. She has competed in the USAV Girls Junior National Tournaments and the AAU National Tournaments every year. 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 Paul Page: 13 Gold
Paul is married to Terry Page and has 2 daughters. His youngest, Brooke, plays club and high school volleyball. He enjoys working as a Project Manager and doing Networking and Software support for FISERV, where he has worked for the last 13 years.
Volleyball is a sport he enjoys playing and has played volleyball for over 35 years, both indoor and sand. He has also participated in adult tournaments in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, Tulsa, and Oklahoma City Metro area.
Paul is certified in Impact, SafeSport and Concussion in Sports. Last year he coached at Stingray Volleyball Club, taking the 12 Regional team to a 9th place finish and never placing lower than 2nd in Silver throughout the 2017-2018 season.
He hopes to instill in his players a passion for the game and push them to their full potential, whether that may be playing for years to come or even coaching the game in 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.”
Volleyball is a sport he enjoys playing and has played volleyball for over 35 years, both indoor and sand. He has also participated in adult tournaments in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, Tulsa, and Oklahoma City Metro area.
Paul is certified in Impact, SafeSport and Concussion in Sports. Last year he coached at Stingray Volleyball Club, taking the 12 Regional team to a 9th place finish and never placing lower than 2nd in Silver throughout the 2017-2018 season.
He hopes to instill in his players a passion for the game and push them to their full potential, whether that may be playing for years to come or even coaching the game in 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.”
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Coach Nichole Powell: 12 DiamondsNichole is a 2011 graduate from Noble, Oklahoma. She has played volleyball since she was in 6th grade and club throughout High School. Nichole then played two years of college volleyball at Southwestern Oklahoma State University. She now attends the University of Oklahoma in pursuit of a Physical Therapy degree. In addition, she is a volunteer coach for the Curtis Inge Middle School volleyball teams. She is Impact and SafeSport Certified. Nichole coached the 16s for two years and has been with the 12 Diamonds for the past two years. She enjoys taking her experience of the game and technique and pushing the girls to be the best they can be!
Coach Powell: Assistant 12 Diamonds |
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Coach Vivian Roberts: 12 gold
Vivian Roberts is from Norman Oklahoma. She started playing volleyball with Crosspointe youth league at the age of 10. She started playing club volleyball with OK Premier in 2011 and played all the way through graduating in 2017. Vivian is currently playing volleyball at Randall University in Moore Oklahoma where she is studying Exercise Science and plans to eventually be a PA.
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Coach SARAH MAYNORD: 12 Silver
This is Sarah's first year to coach with OK Premier. She was born and raised in Midwest City and attended school at Destiny Christian School. She has played volleyball since she was 13 and helped lead her team to several state championships and one tri-state championship. She was offered a scholarship to play for Southwest Christian University as a libero; however, turned it down to attend a different school. She recently worked as a Youth Coordinator for a local Christian Church and loves working with and mentoring students. She now lives in Norman and works at a sorority house. Sarah is currently working towards getting her Master's in Psychology.
11 Diamonds: Coach Liz Rinaudo
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Carly Renbarger: 11 GoldCarley grew up in Stillwater, Oklahoma and has played volleyball for 12 years. She played for Stillwater YMCA, Stillwater Club, and OK Charge Club. She was a Libero for Stillwater High School, finishing with the records in career digs, season digs, and making the All State team. After graduation she got the opportunity to travel to Australia to play for Down Under Sports for volleyball, playing in beach and court tournaments. She continued to follow her passion to play volleyball at the collegiate level for Northwestern Oklahoma State University for four years, graduating in May 2018 with a Bachelor's in Accounting.
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Also finishing her senior season holding the record for career digs, and season digs. Upon graduation she moved to Lexington, Oklahoma with her husband. She is SafeSport Certified. This being Carley's first year to coach at OK Premier, she is ready to teach by using her experience and knowledge to help the girls reach their full potential.
ok premier West Coaching staff
17 Red:TBA
16 Red: TBA
15 Red: Stephanie Barbie
14 Red: Jason Hammett
13 Red: Tom Dillard
This is Coach Dillard’s 3rd season with OK Premier. Coach Dillard has lived in Yukon, Oklahoma since 2008 when he relocated from Kansas. He enjoys hunting, fishing, hiking, and of course volleyball. Tom previously served as the head volleyball coach at Mustang North Middle school for 7 years. He is currently a 7th grade Social Studies teacher at Yukon Middle School. Coach Dillard is certified in Impact, SafeSport and Concussion in Sports.
12 Red: KACERA YOES
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STRENGTH and Conditioning Coach: Diana McElroyDiana McElroy lives in Mustang, Oklahoma with her husband and two young sons. She teaches 5th and 6th grade PE and coached volleyball at the middle school for several years as an assistant as well as head coach. After coaching many seasons of club, she realized her positive influence working with the younger athletes. Coach McElroy works with young athletes in the community through Jump Force, Archery Team, Running Club, and of course volleyball.
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Speciality Coach: Kristi Dean
Additional Coaching Staff with OK Premier
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Coach Patty millsPatty is Impact and Beach Certified, as well as, SafeSport certified. She has been around volleyball since 1992 when she married her husband, Pete Mills. She has assisted with many of his teams like the Boys Junior Olympic teams and all the way through every age level with girls. 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, OK and graduated from UCO with her Elementary Ed Degree. She served for 13 years as the Children's Director at Goodrich Memorial UMC. She has 2 boys, one of which played volleyball in college at MBU, and one who proudly serves our country and is married to her sweet daughter-in-law with their very precious first grandson! Her most current coaching position was at Longfellow Middle School as their assistant Coach.
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coach markus mills
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Coach pete mills
Pete is a 1977 graduate of Norman High School and has been involved in community sports and recreation for 30 plus years. After graduation Pete worked for the Norman Parks and Recreation, Norman Public Schools and as a volunteer for the Norman Optimist Club. Coaching and playing 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 NHS, 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 22 years in February 2012 they have 2 sons. Jace, who lives in Ft. Polk, La with his wife Kelly and Markus a 2013 graduate from NNHS and was a manager for Norman North girls volleyball team and on the boys golf team.
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
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 22 years in February 2012 they have 2 sons. Jace, who lives in Ft. Polk, La with his wife Kelly and Markus a 2013 graduate from NNHS and was a manager for Norman North girls volleyball team and on the boys golf team.
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
Coach Karin Moore:
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Karin Moore spent the past 16 years at Norman North High School and held the Head Volleyball Coach position for the majority of her time there before stepping down to focus on her family. She is now the new Head Coach for the Newcastle Racers’ High School volleyball team. A transplant from Indiana, Moore graduated from Indiana University and is a Hoosier at heart and played at the collegiate club level there. She has sat on the Board of OK Premier and is a primary part of who we are. She took some time off to focus on building her beautiful family and is now back on the court. We are so excited to have her coaching our 16's this year!
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coach Michelle Coffman:
Michelle Coffman grew up playing volleyball in Imperial Beach,CA and then Coronado, CA where she graduated from high school 1998. After high school she moved to Fresno, CA to play college ball at a small private school. While in Fresno Michelle coached a high school girls varsity team. Fast forward to 2004 when Michelle and her family moved to Oklahoma where she graduated from OU with a degree in Sociology- Criminology. Michelle began her career with a large insurance company where she is an investigator. During her spare time, Michelle also coached a group of girls in soccer for 7 years. Michelle is very excited to be coaching volleyball again and is looking forward to working and developing players. Michelle is Impact, SafeSport and CAP 1 certified and assistant at Noble High School.
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COACH DEVON KANE:Coach Kane grew up playing in Texas. She has coached club in Texas and loves running camps and clinics. She is a junior at the University of Oklahoma and looking forward to making a difference in the lives of young girls through volleyball.
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coach taylor huizenga:
Taylor Huizenga is a 2012 graduate from Dallas, Texas. She is currently coaching at All Saints. She has played volleyball since she was in 5th grade and club throughout High School. Taylor then went on to compete at the junior college level in South Texas. She now attends the University of Oklahoma in pursuit of a degree in Environmental Sustainability. She has had multiple opportunities coaching both club indoor and beach volleyball. She is Impact and SafeSport Certified. This is Taylor's first season coaching for Premier and she is looking forward to growing in her experience and knowledge of the game, while also creating a fun learning environment!
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Coach Diana MCelroy: Mustang
IF you are interested in coaching for ok premier
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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
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