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Coaches Corner

The coaches corner is a place to enhance your sports education. The goal of this area is to assist you in developing better players and better people for future success at whatever level you might be at. Our goal is for you to learn one new thing each time you visit this section. If you have any questions, suggested topics, or articles to contribute to this area please contact us.

Announcements:

WBL JO VB 2008 Coaches

 

 

12 Black


Colleen Carr

  • Occupation
    • Student, White Bear Lake H.S.
    • Outback Steakhouse
  • Education
    • High School Senior
  • Playing Background
    • WBL High School
    • WB JO’s, 13’s-17’s
  • Coaching Background
    • WBL Youth VB Camp
    • Girl Scouts Volleyball Skills Camp
  • Hobbies/Interests
    • wakeboarding, hanging out with friends, going to movies

Janet Herron

  • Occupation
    • Teacher 
  • Education
    • Winona State University, B.S. in Education 
  • Playing Background
    • 1 year in the community college
    • 4 years in high school
  • Coaching Backround
    • 2 years at Middle School
    • 2 years as B-Squad Coach, WBL HS 
    • 4 years WBL JO
  • Hobbies/Interests
    • Anything outdoors and home improvement projects
 
13 Black


Janet Heron

(see above)

Anne Heitkamp

  • Occupation
    • Student, White Bear Lake H.S.
    • Outback Steakhouse
  • Education
    • High School Senior
  • Playing Background:
    • WBL High School
    • WB JO’s, 13’s-17’s
  • Coaching Background 
    • WBL Youth VB Camp
    • Girl Scouts Volleyball Skills Camp
  • Hobbies/Interests: 
    • going to my cabin, snowboarding, softball, friends
 

13 Orange


Maria Steinhagen 
  • Occupation
    • Student at Concordia University
  • Education:
    • Junior at Concordia University, St. Paul.  Majoring in Art Design, minoring in Business
  • Playing Background
    • Three years at Concordia University, three-time conference champions
    • Alexandria H.S., conference champion, section champion
    • Alexandria JO, 3 years
  • Coaching Background
    • WBL JO 16’s, 2007
    • Worked at several camps in Alexandria for ages 10-17
  • Hobbies/Interests
    • Art, music, theater

JoAnna Winter

  • Occupation
    • College Student at Concordia University St. Paul
  • Education
    • Sophomore in College – majoring in psychology, minoring in Christian outreach!
  • Playing Background
    • 1 year at Rider University in New Jersey
    • 1 year at Concordia St. Paul
    • Mayer Lutheran High School – played all four years 
    • High Voltage JO volleyball 3 years
    • Heartland South JO 2 years
  • Coaching Background
    • Helped coach for a new club called Club Soda this summer!
  • Hobbies/Interests
    • Jesus! Family, Vespers, reading, planning my wedding!!!
 
14 Black 


Rachael Schmieg

  • Occupation
    • Kindergarten Teacher, Willow Lane Elementary
    • WBL H.S. Varsity Volleyball Coach
  • Education
  • B.S. in Education, Valley City State University at NDSU
    • Major:  Elementary Education
    • Minors:  Early Childhood Education & Coaching
  • Playing Background
    • NDSU Volleyball, 1998-2001
    • Chaska H.S., 1994-1997
    • Chaska JO’s, 1992-1998
  • Coaching Background
    • WBL H.S. Varsity, 2004-current
    • WBL JO 12’s, 13’s, 14’s, 2005-current
    • Chaska JO 15’s & 17’s, 2004
    • Concordia College-Moorhead Head Junior Varsity/Varsity Assistant, 2003
    • Fargo North H.S. Head Junior Varsity/Varsity Assistant, 2002
    • North Fargo JO 13’s, 14’s, 16’s, 18’s, 1999-2002
    • Volleyball Camps at NDSU, MN State-Mankato, St. Ben’s College, WBL H.S.
    • Chaska H.S., Fargo North H.S., MN Select VBC, 1998-current
  • Hobbies/Interests
    • Family, Friends, Playing volleyball, knitting, games

Bridget Foley   

  • Occupation
    • Student, White Bear Lake H.S.
  • Education
    • High School Senior
  • Playing Background
    • Played all four years of HS
    • 2 years on varsity
    • WBL JO’s, 2 yrs.
  • Hobbies/Interests
    • Nordic Skiing
 
14 Orange

Stacy Hinz 
  • Occupation
    • Pre – Algebra Teacher at Oltman Junior High School
  • Education
    • University of Wisconsin – River Falls
    • Woodbury High School
  • Playing Background:
    • 4 years at River Falls, captain my senior year
    • 2 years on varsity at Woodbury High School, voted captain my senior year
    • 3 years at White Bear Lake Junior Olympic
    • 2 years with Northern Heat
  • Coaching Background
    • 4 Years with White Bear Lake High School (2 years Junior Varsity, 2 years B-squad)
    • 4 Years White Bear Lake Junior Olympic Team (14 Orange and 13 Black)
    • 1 year assistant at River Falls University
    • Summer Camps at White Bear Lake, North Saint Paul, and River Falls University
  • Hobbies/Interests
    • I love to watch movies (and often quote them), read, watch football games, play softball, hang with friends, and traveling

Leah Mueller

  • Occupation
    • High School Student
  • Education
    • High School
  • Playing Background
    • I have been playing volleyball for 7 years
    • played on the high school team for 4
    • played JO since I was 12
  • Coaching Background
    • Helped with WBL Youth Volleyball Camp
  • Hobbies/Interests outside of volleyball
    • Friends, working, softball, having fun!
 
15 Black

Paula Rittenhouse 
  • Occupation
    • FACS 6th grade teacher
  • Education
    • Undergraduate Minnesota State at Mankato
    • Masters from St Mary’s of Winona in Teaching and Learning
  • Playing Background
    • Mankato West H.S.
  • Coaching Background
    • 3rd grade through varsity
  • Hobbies/Interests
    • Gardening, sewing and knitting

Britta Darsow 

  • Occupation
    • Student
  • Education
    • Senior in High School
  • Playing Background
    • Four years of high school.
    • JO for 4 seasons
    • I have been playing volleyball since 6th grade
  • Coaching Background
    • Helped coach youth camps
    • experience in coaching other sports
  • Hobbies/Interests
    • Family, Friends, and other sports.
 
15 Orange

Blair Murphy

  • Occupation
    • Student
  • Education
    • High School diploma
    • Freshman at Concordia St. Paul
  • Playing Background
    • Currently playing for Concordia
    • Lettered all four years of my high school career
    • I have played club since I was 12 years old
  • Coaching Background
    • I helped out in numerous little kids camps at my high school
  • Hobbies/Interests outside of volleyball
    • I enjoy being with my friends, I am a very social person!

Rachel Knutsen 

  • Occupation
    • Student, Concordia University St. Paul
  • Education
    • Attending Concordia University St. Paul
    • St. Michael Albertville H.S.
  • Playing Background
    • Freshman at Concordia St. Paul
    • St. Michael Albertville H.S.
    • 15’s  Heartland Volleyball Club
    • 16’s  Minnesota One
    • 17’s Minnesota One
    • 18’s Minnesota Select
  • Coaching Background
    • I helped out at St. Michael Albertville little kids camps
    • I helped out at Concordia St. Paul kids camps
  • Hobbies/Interests
    • Hunting, fishing, movies, shopping
 
16 Black

Rena Widboom 
  • Occupation
    • Student - Northwestern College of Chiropractic
  • Education
    • Northwestern College of Chiropractic, Aug. ‘08
    • Northern Illinois University, B.S. degree ’04
    • Graduate of Spring Lake Park Sr. ’99
  • Playing Background
    • Northern Illinois University '99-'02
    • Club Nike Heartland JO ’98
    • Minnesota One JO ’99
  • Coaching Background
    • WBL JO 15 Orange ‘07
    • Northern Illinois Volleyball Club (NIVC) ‘03 & ’04
  • Hobbies/Interests outside of volleyball
    • Too busy for hobbies at the moment with graduation approaching.

Andrea Duff 

  • Occupation
    • Substitute Teacher/Graduate Student
  • Education
    • The College of Saint Scholastica, Graduate Teaching Licensure 5-12 Language Arts January 2007-Present (Complete May '08)
    • University of Minnesota – Twin Cities '04
    • Major: Professional Strategic Communications – Journalism (Public Relations)
    • Minor: Sociology – Law, Criminology and Deviance
    • University of Minnesota – Duluth
    • High School – White Bear Lake: Class of 2000
  • Playing Background
    • High School
    • 9th Grade
    • JO
  • Coaching Background
    • Fall 2006: Girl's 6th Grade Volleyball (Central Middle School)
    • Fall 2007: Girl's Volleyball 6th and 7th Grade (Central Middle School)
    • Spring 2007: Boy's Middle School Tennis (WBL – Sunrise )
  • Hobbies/Interests
    • Traveling, reading, softball, being outdoors, going to my cabin, working out, running, going to hockey and baseball games, skiing and being a part of the FRG.
 
16 Orange

Raina Hein 
  • Occupation:
    • College student
    • Volleyball Coach
    • Model
  • Education
    • Minnetonka Senior High School, Concordia University St. Paul
  • Playing Background
    • Concordia University St. Paul
    • Minnetonka Senior High School
    • 15’s – Northern Lights JO
    • 16’s – M1 JO
    • 17’s – M1 JO
    • 18-1’s M1 JO (for two years)
  • Coaching Background
    • Coached Minnetonka Summer camp for 4 years
    • Coached Concordia University St. Paul Summer camp for 2 years
  • Hobbies/Interests
    • I am Majoring in Biology, Communications or Psychology at Concordia. I like spending time with family and friends, babysitting, running/ working out, and working.

Whitney Meierotto

 
17 Black


Mary Slinger 
  • Occupation
    • Student Concordia University, St. Paul
  • Education
    • Sophomore @ Concordia University
  • Playing Background
    • Current member of the Concordia University, St. Paul Volleyball team
    • High School Varsity all four years
    • JO- Kaepa Northern Lights 16-1, 17-1 and 18-1
  • Coaching Background
    • WBL JO 17 Black
    • 2007 Summer VB Camps the last couple of years
  • Hobbies/Interests outside of volleyball
    • I plan on majoring in Biology, with a Spanish minor (at this point), Reading, Music, Relaxing

Maggie McNamara 

  • Occupation
    • College Student
  • Education
    • College: Concordia University St. Paul
    • High school: Zumbrota-Mazeppa
  • Playing Background
    • Currently playing at Concordia University, St. Paul (sophomore)
    • Zumbrota-Mazeppa High School
    • Northern Lights JO – 5 years
  • Coaching Background
    • WBL JO 17’s, 2007
    • Coached camps at Zumbrota-Mazeppa High School, Northern Lights, and Concordia
    • Taught individual lessons
  • Hobbies/Interests outside of volleyball
    • reading, playing sports, movies, shopping, animals/the farm, hanging out with friends
 

 

 

 

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