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Coaches Corner

The coaches corner is a place to meet the coaches and enhance your sports education.  You may also find content related to improving your understanding of the game of volleyball.  If you have any questions, suggested topics, or articles to contribute to this area please contact us.

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2009 Volleyball Coaching Staff
 

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Jill SchwartzJill Schwartz

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 Missy KubikMissy Kubik

Occupation: Student

Education: White Bear Lake Area High School - Senior

Playing Background: Club: White Bear JO - Six years; High school: Four years

Coaching Background: First time coaching!

Hobbies/Interests outside of volleyball: Theater, Music, Hanging out Friends and Family, Playing cards, Rec. sports and writing essay's for college!

 

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Jill Dalhoff 

Occupation: Tax Preparer and Receiving Clerk

Education: Bachelor of Science from U of M - Duluth, Masters from Mankato State University

Playing Background: High School (4 years) and for recreation (many years)

Coaching Background: Detroit Lakes Jr. High - 9th grade (2 years)

Hobbies/Interests outside of volleyball: Family, reading, travel, golf, and tennis

 Sally Williams

Occupation: Currently at home with children

Education: Bachelor of Accounting from the University of Minnesota - Duluth

Playing Background: Played four years on varsity high school team; played on many recreational teams

Coaching Background: Sunrise Middle School coach for 2009 season

Hobbies/Interests outside of volleyball: Family, tennis, golf, reading, Guitar Hero!

 


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Stacy Hinz

Occupation: 6th Grade Math Teacher

Education: B.S. in Education University of Wisconsin – River Falls, Working on Masters

Playing Background: College: 4 years at UW River Falls, High School: 4 years at Woodbury High School, Club: 3 years with White Bear Lake JO Program, 2 years with Northern Heat Program

Coaching Background: 6 years at White Bear Lake High School (4 years JV), 5 Years White Bear Lake Junior Olympic Team

Hobbies/Interests outside of volleyball: Hanging out with friends, movies, reading

Rachel Jackson

Occupation: Student and work at Ursula's Wine Bar and Cafe

Education: Senior at White Bear Lake

Playing Background: Played for 7 years.  JO for 6 years

Coaching Background: First coaching experience

Hobbies/Interests outside of volleyball: get together with my friends, play ultimate frisbee, fishing, and camping

 

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Sarah WagonerSarah Wagoner

 Occupation: 5th Grade Teacher

Education: B.S. in Education, University of Minnesota-Duluth

Playing Background: High School - 4 years at Blaine High School, Club - 3 years, College - Intramurals, Currently - Adult Leagues

Coaching Background: 2 years - WBL High School, 1 year - Sunrise Park Middle School, 3 years Junior Olympic Club teams

Hobbies/Interests outside of volleyball: Spending time with family and friends, cheering on MN sports teams, movies, traveling

Ashley Lemke

 Occupation: Student

Education: Senior at  Mahtomedi High School

Playing Background: I have played volleyball for about 7years and JO 3 years

Coaching Background: First time coaching

Hobbies/Interests outside of volleyball: Family, friends, traveling, cooking

 


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Molly Madsen

Occupation: Student

Education: Graduated for Redwood Valley High School, attending University of Minnesota

Playing Background: 2 year starter for the varsity team as a libero, 5 years of Junior Olympic Volleyball.

Coaching Background: Swim Team coach for 2 years, Helped with basketball camps

Hobbies/Interests outside of volleyball: Reading, cooking, watching the
Twins and Vikings, watching movies, and going to sporting events

Jess Linnell

Occupation: Student

Education: Senior at Stillwater High

Playing Background: 4 years  WBL JO ds/lb, 3 years Junior High, 3 years Stillwater High finished 4th in state 2009

Coaching Background: First year coaching

Hobbies/Interests outside of volleyball: school year book 3 years, photography, classes at MCAD Minneapolis College of Arts and Design

 

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Emily Rittenhouse

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Ashley Rick Quinn

Occupation: mother of two children. Violet (3 months), William (4.5 years) photographer/artist

Education: BA in studio arts from College of Saint Catherine

Playing Background: high school, M1, one year college at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn NY

Coaching Background: New

Hobbies/Interests:  photography, my kids, travel

 

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Kailynn Slater

Occupation:  Student


Education:  Sophomore at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities majoring in Journalism
                   Jefferson Sr. High School-Alexandria MN

Playing Background: Alexandria freshman-senior year, Alexandria JO from 12's-16's, Heartland South 17's, U of M club volleyball until present

Coaching Background:  Coached camps, worked with skills camps, Assistant Coaching 12's.

Hobbies/Interests outside of volleyball: I love being with my friends, I enjoy photography, movies, and being on the lakes during the summer

 

Jess Elbing  

Occupation: Kindergarten Teacher

Education: Graduated from the University of St. Thomas with a B.A. in Elementary Education and English

Playing Background: Played High School Varsity and club

Coaching Background: middle school girl’s basketball camps

Hobbies/Interests outside of volleyball: traveling, reading, shopping, spending time with family and friends and playing sports

 


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Lisa Carr Lisa Carr

Occupation: Student in Masters program

Education: College of St. Benedict degree in social work

Playing Background:  High School 9th through 12th, JO for 5 years, Intramurals, Co-ed league

Coaching Background: 3 years WBL JO

Hobbies/Interests outside of volleyball: Hanging out with family and friends, going to the cabin, traveling, watching sports

Tammy RogersTammy Rogers

Occupation: Student

Education: Student at Century College

Playing Background: Played volleyball through J.O. for six years and played High School volleyball for three years

Coaching Background: Second season of coaching for J.O.

Hobbies/Interests outside of volleyball: I am a very outdoorsy person: I love hunting, fishing, camping etc., I also enjoy playing and watching almost all sports because I tend to be a little competitive, though volleyball has always been my favorite. School is extremely important to me and it becomes more enjoyable every year as I attend. But most of all I love coaching for Junior Olympics because it is away for me to give back to the program in which I have been able to learn and grow from in the past and it has always been an enjoyable experience!

 

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Cassie McKinnon 

Occupation: Customs Specials Initiatives Analyst, Target Corporation

Education: College of Charleston, SC and Metro State University, MN

Playing Background: 3 years College of Charleston, Roseville Area High School, 2 years at Northern Lights, 1 year at Club Tonka

Coaching Background: First time coaching

Hobbies/Interests outside of volleyball: Golfing, reading, traveling and hanging out with friends and family

Sheena Miller

Occupation: seeking Marketing Communications or Event Strategy/Coordinating position

Education: B.S. Communications - Journalism, minor in Broadcasting and Electronic Media from Northwestern College & Radio, Master in Business Communications candidate at the University of St. Thomas

Playing Background: St. Francis High School, Club with St. Francis through 11th grade, Intramural volleyball at Northwestern, Captain and manager of co-ed team with Minneapolis Parks and Rec

Coaching Background: First time coaching

Hobbies/Interests outside of volleyball:  communications, event planning, wining and dining, seeing plays and musicals, softball, writing and editing, bicycling

 

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Paula Rittenhouse 

Occupation: FACS 6th grade teacher - WBL

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: Cooking, sewing, and gardening

Emily Rittenhouse Emily Rittenhouse

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