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Landon Thomas
Owner
Director of Operations
IMPACT Certified
JV Coach at Barron Collier High School-2 years
Varsity Coach at Barron Collier High School-2 years
2005 Southwest Florida Class 5A Coach of the Year
2005 Naples Daily News Fall Sports Coach of the Year
USA South Volleyball Club Coach-5 years


Stephanie Martin
Director of Volleyball Programming
USA South Volleyball Club 8 Years
Fort Myers High School Head Coach 1995 - Present
Cape Coral Head Coach 2 Years
Cypress Lake Head Coach 3 Years
Grad Assistant at Florida International University 1 Year
Stetson University Player
CAP I Impact Certified Coach
FACA Coach of the Year for 4 Years
CCAC Coach of the Year for 10 Years
Class 5A (District 16) Coach of the Year 10 Years
News Press Coach of the Year 2 years


Dave Nichols
Head Coach at Florida Gulf Coast University
12 years at Barry University as Head Coach
One of the top coaches in Division II Volleyball
Won 2 Division II National Championships with Barry University
Won 3 Sunshine State Conference titles with Barry University
2001 National Coach of the Year
Assistant Coach at Arizona State, UCLA and University of Cal
1976 Graduate of UCLA winning 3 National Championships as a player

Fernanda Nelson
Fernanda Nelson
Head Assistant Coach Florida Gulf Coast University
9 Years at National American University
13 Years of playing experience in Brazil
1997 Top Setter in Brazil
Lead NAU to National Championship in 2002
3 - Time All American
2 - Time National Player of the Year

Roni Hipp Head Coach at Riverdale H.S. - 2006 to present
Head Coach at Southeaster Louisiana University Head - 1993- 2005
SLU all time Winningest Coach
2 Time Conference Coach of the Year
Graduate Assistant Texas Tech - 1991 - 1992
Played at UF - 1989 - 1986
All SEC player - 1989

Dave Weston Player - Mexico City
Earlham College(NAIA) - Ranked 3rd Nationally
Player USAV for FSU - 3 years
Player for USAV - 14 years - 3rd in Gold nationally
Assistant Coach - AAU men - Miami
Assistant Coach - Naples Aces - 2 years
Assistant Coach - USA South - 3 years
Impact Certified


Danny Mahy
Assistant Coach at Florida Gulf Coast University - 3 Years
Assistant Coach at Barry University for 1 year
Assistant Coach at Miami-Dade winning the 2002 NJCAA National Championship
3 year coach for USA South Volleyball
2001 Team MVP at Miami Sunset High School


Jeremy Ridgeo Head Coach at N. Ft. Myers H.S. - 1 year
JV Coach for Canastota Raiders - 2 years
Modified Coach Canastota Raiders - 2 years
Varsity Boys Coach Canastota Raiders - 1 year
Coached with the winningest coach in New York history - Marcia Laidlaw

Kelly Jennings Assistant Coach at Eastern Kentucky University
4 Year starter at Eastern Kentucky University as a Setter
All Time Ohio Valley Conference assist leader (5,543)
All - OVC First Team in 2005
2004 NCAA Tournament Appearance
Ranked in the top 35 in the Nation in assists for 2004 and 2005
Played at Sky High Volleyball Club 1998-2003
High School State Champion in 2003 - Barrington High School, Illinois

Carrie Lundy Head Coach Canterbury High School 2008 - Present
FGCU Head Assistant 2005 - 2008
Assistant Coach Truman State University, 2003-2005
Assistant Coach Ashland University, 1999-2003
Assistant Coach Northwest Missouri State University, 1997-1999
Player Lincoln Memorial University, 1993-1996
IMPACT Certified

Nick Sweat Head Coach Barron Collier High School 2008 - Present
Assistant Coach FGCU 2004 - 2006
Assistant Coach Barron Collier 2001 - 2003
Pine Ridge Volleyball Coach 2002
Junior Olympic Beach Volleyball Champion in 2000, Silver in 2001 & 2003

Brooke Sweat
Brooke Sweat
Director and Head Coach of Club Beach Dig Fort Myers (2008-present)
Played for USA South Volleyball Club for 4 years
Played Outside Hitter for 4 years at Florida Gulf Coast University
Team Captain for 2 years
All Conference Team
All-American
DAKTRONICS South Region Player of the Year (2006)
FGCU Sportsmanship Award 2007-2008
First Volleyball Player in FGCU history

Chandra Lafever Player FGCU


Glenn Davis
IMPACT Certified
Evangelical Christian High School
Assistant Coach
USA South Volleyball Club Coach-5 years


Sibo Kangwa
Played on Zambia's National Team - 9 years
USA South Coach - 2nd year


Curt Frommelt
USA South Coach - 2 years
Volleyschool Coach - 2 years
Courtmasters Volleyball Club - 3 Years
IMPACT Certified Curt's email to link to contact list is


Jason Burgess
2002-2006 John I Leonard Varsity Boys Volleyball Team
2005-2006 First Team All County
2005-2006 Palm Beach High Performance Boys Volleyball Team
2005-2006 Assistant Coach for Palm Beach High Performance 15 Girls
2006-2007 Assistant Coach for John I Leonard Boys Volleyball team
2002-2008 Played tournaments on Grass and Beach Volleyball Series
2006-2008 Coached Personal Beach Volleyball Lessons 2008 - Present    Coached JV Girls at Lely High School


Chris Sweat
Varsity Assistant Barron Collier High School 2006, 2008-Present
Head JV Coach Barron Collier High School 2008-Present
Assistant Coach FGCU 2004-2005
Assistant Coach Barron Collier 2001-2003
Pine Ridge Volleyball Coach 2002 Junior Olympic Beach Volleyball Champion 2000, Silver in 2001 & 2003


Erika Fonseca
2006 - Present  USA South and FMVBA Club Coach
2004-2007 FGCU Player
3 Time All Conference Team
2 Time All American
10 Years of playing experience in Brazil
1999 Top Middle Blocker in Brazil
1998 Brazilian National Team 2004 National Championship at Miami Dade University


Whitney Hendry
4 Year starter for FGCU
2 Time All American Libero
AVCA Division II All American Honorable Mention in 2005 & 2006 4 Year player at USA South Volleyball


Lauren Wilson
6 Year player at USA South Volleyball
2 Year starter at Barron Collier High School
Pine Ridge Middle School Coach 1 Season Assistant Coach at NVA 1 Season

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