Coaches Corner

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
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

Jessicah Bullock IMPACT Certified
Yorktown Middle School Coach-2 years
Indiana Impact Volleyball Club Coach-2 years
WAVE Volleyball Club Coach-1 year
Southwest Sunset Volleyball Club Coach-3 years
Cypress Middle School Boys Coach-2 years
Varsity Coach at Ida Baker High School-2 years

Bill Bergquist 3 Years Club Experience
3 Years High School Coach at ECS
Cap I and Cap II Certified

Chandra Lafever Player FGCU


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


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


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