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Rick Welch, Club Director
Rick has been the club director for Premier Volleyball since 1997. He has been CAP (Coaches Accreditation Program) Level 1 Certified. Rick has 6 additional years of coaching with other clubs, such as Omaha Volleyball Club, Bellevue University Club, and Bellevue Juniors Club. Rick has 9 years of experience as a player for Omaha Volleyball Club/ Pefferoni's Men's Team and Omaha Sports Club co-ed teams. Rick holds National Ratings with USAV and PAVO as an official. He officiates for Big Ten, Big XII, Missouri Valley, Conference USA (Division I), Northern Sun (Division II), Great Plains Athletic and Midlands Collegiate Athletic (NAIA) Conferences. He has served 4 years on both USAV and PAVO National Rating Teams and 2 years on the Officials Training Program (OTP) Camp staff. Rick was the Great Plains Region President from 1988 through 1998 and Secretary from 1999 to 2000. He served as the Great Plains Official's Board Chair during 1996 and 1997 and PAVO Board Chair from 1993 through 1999. Rick was awarded the USAV 2002 Gold Whistle Award for his work at the 2001 US Open Championships. Rick is presently employed as a registered Architect (30 years) for a local architectural and engineering company.
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Amy McLeay, Director of Premier
Performance is a 2000 Graduate of Omaha Marian High
School. As a senior she captured Nebraska state championships
in Volleyball and Basketball. She was a member of the State
record setting 3200m Relay. As a volleyball player on the
Michigan State University team, Amy started as an outside
hitter as a freshman, finishing the season with a second round
NCAA tournament loss to UCLA. Amy transferred to the University
of Nebraska - Lincoln for her sophomore year, playing back
row and was a member of the Nebraska Husker’s 2001 Final
Four team. She finished her last two volleyball seasons with
the University of Nebraska at Omaha, helping UNO return to
the NCAA tournament. Amy received North Central Conference
and All-American recognition. After graduating from UNO in
the summer of 2004 with a Bachelor Degree in Psychology\Coaching,
Amy began her career with Premier Volleyball where she has
been active in the Club Development and Coaching. Amy’s
other volleyball accomplishments include Head Coach for the
Duchesne freshman team and assisted with Junior Varsity and
Varsity development in Fall 2005. During the 2006 volleyball
season, she was Assistant coach at Bellevue University.
Amy and her husband, John live in Omaha. John is employed
with Meyers Carlisle Leapley Construction, as a Superintendent.
Amy and John have two children, Johnny Mac (6) and Zachary
(3).
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Michelle Lund, Director of Communications
and Web Designer
Michelle Lund, daughter of Marian Gyhra, is the web developer
and designer for www.premiervolleyball.org. Michelle is in charge
of all communication and organization of Premier Volleyball.
She keeps coaches, parents and players updated throughout the
season via email. Michelle also selects the Premier Apparel
and designs all the Premier Apparel Logos. You will also see
her accompanied by her little girl and future Premier Volleyball
player, Miss Gabby (Premier 2&U Gold).
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Marian Gyhra, Assistant Club Director
Marian Gyhra assists in the organization of Premier Volleyball. She also coordinates meetings and travel.
Marian, like Michelle, works with choosing the Premier Apparel for each year.
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Nick Friedrichsen
Nick started his playing career with men's volleyball at Omaha Central
HS. He played outside and rightside hitter for the Eagles in to addition
to Varsity football, basketball, and baseball. Nick also played USAV 18U
boys in 1996 earning a trip to Nationals in San Jose, CA. After
graduating, Nick attended Nebraska where he played Intramural Men's
Volleyball and majored in education. He currently plays co-ed and
Men’s rec ball if time allows. Nick is an IMPACT and NSAA (teacher)
Certified coach and is currently the Millard West Varsity volleyball
head coach. Nick started as a volunteer reserve assistant, then on to
Freshmen head coach, JV and finally hired as Varsity head coach after
just 4 years. At West he has also coached girls basketball and
wrestling. Nick has been teaching and coaching for Millard West since
the fall of 2002. He started his USAV coaching career in 2003 with
Sunset West 161's. In 2004, he arrived at Premier and has since been the
co-head coach for the 17 Gold and Head Coach for the 18 Gold teams.
This past year Nick coached the 18 Gold team, along with Rick Welch, to
a Presidents Day Club Championship, a 5th place finish at Colorado
Crossroads Qualifier, Runner-up finish at Northern Lights Qualifier, the
Regional Bid Championship, and finally on to Nationals in Dallas, TX.
He had the pleasure of working with Sarah Pavan for several weeks during
the 2008 season. This is Nick's 6th year with Premier. He also is
employed at The Xplosive Edge as a strength trainer, another passion of
his. “Anything that has to do with training and competing, I am all
about it!”
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Nate Mongan
Nate is in his fourth year of coaching, and is Impact certified.
Nate
will be completing his CAP 1 Certification this year. In the
2008
season, Nate coached our Premier 17 Gold team. Premier's 17
Gold team had a successful season in 2008, placing either 1st
or 2nd in many area tournaments, top 20 finishes at both National
Qualifiers, and qualified for the 2008 USA Junior Olympics.
Nate is a former Mead High School volleyball coach, qualifying
his team for the 2006 Nebraska State Volleyball Tournament.
Nate currently coaches for the Mead Public Schools junior high
volleyball program. Nate also played USAV 18 under
boys in 1992-1993 for the Omaha Volleyball Club. Nate still
plays competitive men's as a setter, and plays competitive co-ed
ball. Nate is a firm believer in teaching and reinforcing the
fundamentals of
volleyball. Nate believes that in order for a team to accomplish
its goals, it must learn to play as team. A team that capitalizes
on each members individual talents, is a team that has the ability
to go far.
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Dave Chalupa
Dave has been coaching club ball for 13 years and in his 7th year
coaching for Premier. (14's,16's and 12's) Dave is absolutely in love
with the game of volleyball and never is far from the game. Dave is
Impact and Cap I certified and has also attended Cap II courses. If this
isn't enough, Dave is still an avid player, participating in co-ed and
men's volleyball. Just for fun, Dave is a Certified National referee,
working all levels of collegiate volleyball including Big XII and
Missouri Valley conferences as well as working USAV National events
throughout the year. Dave says "This game is incredibly fast and
powerful, with team work being a vital element in achieving success".
Consistently demonstrating strong team building characteristics such as
leadership, trust, dedication, determination, commitment and
communication, will help any individual or team be successful. Dave
believes in establishing and maintaining a positive environment to help
provide all players with the necessary tools to help them grow as
individuals both on and off the court, and to understand and demonstrate
the fundamentals of good teamwork. Past teams have all been involved in
some type of community service and he continues to preach the concepts
of "paying it forward" and promoting "random acts of kindness. Dave
says, "People ask me what I do when I'm not involved with volleyball
....... I'll let them know when it happens."
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Janet Chalupa
Janet is in her 5th year of coaching with Premier Volleyball.
In past years, she assisted Dave Chalupa with our 16 and 12
Gold teams. She is an IMPACT Certified Coach. Janet played for
the College of Saint Mary Flames Volleyball team and played
the setter position. Before attending CSM, she played at Westside
High School and was named All-State Honorable Mention. Currently,
Janet plays in the City Rec league. Janet says the best part
of coaching is "Developing new relationships with the players
and their families. Providing a safe and healthy environment
for the kids and watching them grow."
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Rayna Cain
Rayna is in her 2nd year coaching 18's with premier. She is a graduate of Homer High School, where she was a three-time All Lewis and Clark Conference selection and a three-sport Academic All-State honoree. Rayna Cain began as head coach of the Dana College Vikings volleyball program in 2006. Cain was a four-time All-Northern Sun Conference First Team selection as a 6-2 middle hitter at Wayne State College from 1999-2002. She ranks second on the Wildcats’ all-time list in blocks (388), third in kills (1,517) and seventh in attacks (3,471). Cain helped the Wildcats win the NSIC regular season title in the 2001 season, going 16-2 in conference play and 24-9 overall. Cain has three years of high school coaching experience at Neligh-Oakdale, guiding the Warriors to the Class C-2 State Tournament in 2004 and 2005. Her record at Neligh-Oakdale was 51-19, including marks of 21-3 and 21-4 in the past two seasons.
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Heidi Oetken
Heidi is in her 6th year of coaching with Premier. Heidi coached our 15&U teams for 4 years, our 17&U team last year and is currently the head coach for the Millard West JV Team. Heidi also served 2 years as Millard South's JV head coach. She is IMPACT and CAP I Certified. Her high school career was sealed when she was named 1st Team All-Conference her senior year at Storden-Jeffers High School in Minnesota. Currently, she plays city-recreational Women's A volleyball as a setter/hitter. Heidi says the best part of coaching is "Watching your players come together and work as a team. Being part of their improvement throughout the season and knowing that you played a role in helping them develop into a better player gives me a sense of accomplishment." She is in love with her assistant coach. (See Joe's bio.)Top of Page
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Joe Oetken
The '08/'09 season will be Joe's 4th year as a coach for Premier (he has always served as assistant coach to Heidi, see her bio). Joe played volleyball at South Dakota State University where he played as an outside and middle hitter. Before his career at SDSU, Joe played on a Men's Club team from Omaha North as an outside hitter and setter. Joe has played competitively in USAV Men's A and Local Rec A as a middle hitter. He has been an IMPACT certified coach since 2005 and earned his CAP I certification in 2007. He says " I want to use my passion for the game to help develop young athletes. I really enjoy helping Premier athletes become better people and better players."
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Ashley Martin
Ashley is in her 4th year coaching with Premier. Ashley is an IMPACT and CAP Level I certified coach. She is also currently the Head Varsity Coach at Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart. Before arriving at Premier, Ashley coached for Omaha Momentum 12s and 16s in 2002 and 2004 and also coached with Nebraska Elite in 2003. She graduated from Creighton in 2004 where she played as a middle for four years. Ashley was awarded MVC All-Freshman Team in 2001 and 2nd Team Academics - MVC , 2nd Team MVC and AVCA 2nd Team All-Academics in 2003. Ashley graduated from Valley High School and played as a middle where she was named a Fab 50 recruit and 1st Team All-Conference. Ashley still plays competitively for the Women's A League Omaha Sports Club. She says the best part of coaching is "Watching the team grow and advance throughout the season in skills, friendship and team chemistry".
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Tadd Martin
Tadd is starting his fourth year of coaching for Premier. Tadd
is
currently the Assistant Coach for the Varsity Team at Duchesne
Academy of the Sacred Heart High School. Tadd and his wife previously
coached the Premier 15 Black & last year the 16 Black team(s).
Tadd is an Impact & CAP Level I Certified Coach. Before
arriving at Premier, he coached for Omaha Momentum in 2003-2005.
There he coached 121s, 131s and 161s teams. "I absolutely
love being able to teach and watch players grow their skills
throughout the year(s)." Tadd and his wife Ashley have
recently begun serving on the Board of Director's for the Great
Plains Volleyball Region.
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Jodi Langhorst
Jodi is in her 3rd year of coaching with Premier and is IMPACT
certified. She coached the Premier 17 gold team to numerous
1st and 2nd finishes at local tournaments and finished in the
top half at the National Tournament in Dallas, TX. Jodi played
all 4 years at Verdigre High School and then continued her volleyball
career playing middle hitter for Concordia University in Seward,
Nebraska from 2002 to 2005 where she was an Academic All-American.
She says the best part about coaching is "working with
the girls on developing their skills and watching them succeed
on the court."
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Shannon Gyhra
Shannon is in her 6th year with Premier, and is IMPACT certified. Shannon will be completing her CAP 1 Certification this year. She has coached Premier’s 13 Gold and 14 Gold teams and this year will be coaching the 15 Gold team. In the 2007 season, Shannon coached Premier’s 14 Gold team to an Open 4th place finish at Northern Lights National Qualifier in Minneapolis, and a 5th place finish at the USA Junior Olympic Girls’ Volleyball Championships in Minneapolis. In 2008, her 14 Gold team had many top finishes in the Open Division. Including a 2nd Place Open finish at Omaha Presidents Day, a 4th place Open finish at Colorado Crossroads National Qualifier, a 2nd place Open finish at Northern Lights National Qualifer, and ending the season with a strong showing at the USA Junior Olympic Girls' Volleyball Championship in Dallas finishing 10th in the Open Division. She is a Premier alumna and played for Premier for 4 years. Shannon is highly motivated, and very passionate about youth and volleyball, she has worked to push young athletes to work hard and become their personal best.
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Julie Moore
Julie is in her 3rd year of coaching with Premier. She has coached at St. Thomas More Grade School for Junior HIgh girls. She has also coached at Duchesne Academy for 8 years. She has coached club for 9 years. As a club coach, she has coached ages 13-17 year olds. She is currently coaching at Mary Our Queen School where she is the 5th grade teacher. In the summer, she runs camps for 5th-8th grade girls. When coaching, Julie hopes to give the girls the skills and confidence they need to succeed in the next level of volleyball.
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Chris
Johnson
Chris Johnson is excited to be coaching for Premier for the
first time. Chris has been coaching volleyball for the past
six years for his daughter's YMCA Spirit League team. Of the
nine players on the "Y" team, eight play club ball, five for
Premier. The highlight of his coaching career was when the "Y"
team placed second in the first Premier Performance Tournament
in 2007. Chris' daughters, Andrea and Marissa, have played
for club for many years. He has enjoyed being on the sidelines
cheering but has missed coaching. He is excited to coach again
and help young players develop good volleyball skills. Chris
recently received his IMPACT certification. Chris manages the
Fairfield Inn and Suites during the day. When he isn't cheering
his daughter's on at Burke HS or with Premier, you can find
him playing ice hockey on Wednesday nights.
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Jill Klich
Jill is a Premier Alumna and is going into her 6th year as a Premier coach. She has been both assistant and head coach for 13's and 14's. In the 2005 season she helped take her 13 Gold team to nationals in Atlanta where they got 9th. In the 2006 season she again helped take her 13 Gold team to nationals in Minnesota where they got 11th. Jill played with Premier for 2 years. She lettered in volleyball at Duchesne Academy 99-01, where she played both right side and outside; and was a co-captain in the 2001 season. Jill continued her career playing at Midland College in Fremont, where she was a defensive specialist/libero, and also had experience as an outside her Freshman year. Jill now continues to share her love for the game coaching the JV team at Mercy High School. Jill says the best thing about coaching is "Watching the athletes push themselves hard and succeed! Also, finding those players that have a true heart for the game and being able to watch them grow as athletes!" Top of Page
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Bart Nighswonger
Bart Nighswonger (aka Sky) is in his 6th year of coaching with
Premier. Bart coached 12's the first 3 seasons and took 2 of
the 3 teams to the Junior Girls National Championships. In 2007
he worked with 10-14 year old players and coached teams at 12's,
13's, and 14's. In 2008 he coached 13's and returned to the
Junior Olympic Girls National Championships. Bart is an IMPACT
Certified coach and completed his CAP Level 1 certification
with USA Volleyball in 2006. He has several years of experience
coaching girls in 2nd grade through 8th grade in the YMCA leagues
prior to joining Premier. He also currently coaches volleyball
for Abraham Lincoln High School in Council Bluffs. He has 5
years experience as a volleyball parent in club volleyball prior
to starting coaching in USA Volleyball as well. Bart says "I
enjoy working with the players and seeing the successful development
of individual skills and execution of team systems." Bart
also plays outside of coaching. He continues to play Coed sand
and indoor volleyball. He has played all positions, but his
most experience is at the outside and setter positions.
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Bill Krivohlavek
Bill began coaching volleyball when his two daughters started
playing ten plus years ago. Bill joined Rick when he formed
“Premier”. He is IMPACT certified and just recently
received his CAP 1 certification. Bill has coached 12 &
u, 13 & u and 14 &u teams for Premier. He says the most
exciting thing about coaching is ‘Being a part of the
advancement of the girls to the next level and watching them
have fun achieving their successes. Outside of Premier, Bill
worsk for the DMV and is a High School and College volleyball
official. Last year at Jr. Nationals, in Atlanta, he worked
for and received his Jr. Nat’l rating for USA Volleyball.
Bill does this for the girls, to instruct and teach them the
correct way to play volleyball. There is no better sport than
VOLLEYBALL.
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Krysta Peers
Krysta is a Premier alum and in her first year coaching club volleyball. Krysta played club volleyball for eight years for multiple clubs in the Omaha and Lincoln area, her final (and favorite) year being with Premier. She attended Omaha Gross High School where she was a 3 year letter winner in both Volleyball and Tennis. While playing volleyball at Gross, Krysta was defensive specialist. She was an Academic All-Conference player all 3 years. Krysta attended Chadron State College to play volleyball her freshman year and currently, she is a sophomore biology major and playing volleyball at College of Saint Mary in Omaha. At CSM, Krysta plays DS/Libero.
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Megan Muldoon
Megan is a Premier alumna and is in her first year coaching club volleyball. Megan played club volleyball for 7 years, with 3 of them at Premier. She attended Marian High School where she played as an outside hitter and defensive specialist. Megan currently teaches junior high at St. Vincent de Paul and coaches their 7th grade team in the PAL league. She continues to play indoor and sand volleyball year round. The best part about coaching is watching the girls progress throughout the season and develop a love of the game.
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Mike Lambing
Mike is in his first year coaching with Premier. He is a junior at Dana College. He is a a History/
Teaching Major. Mike has been playing volleyball since his freshman year of high
school, so for 7 years now. Mike played on his high school team for four years two
starting varsity his senior year his team went to sectional / state tournament. He
played club volleyball for St. Charles United for two years. For the last two years he has been assisting with the girls volleyball program at Dana college as a student assistant.
Mike was offered a scholarship to play for Missouri Baptist college who
were one of the top three teams in the nation for the NAIA division. Mike is looking forward to coaching with the club
this up coming season.
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Jessica Kudlacz
Jessica (Jess) is a Premier Alumna and is in her 3rd year of
coaching for Premier. She graduated from Millard West High School
in 2005 where she also played as an outside and rightside hitter.
Jess received two varsity letters 2004, 2005 and she was awarded
the Sunshine Award in 2005 and the Utility Award in 2003. Outside
of school, Jess played 9 years of club volleyball. Jess says
the best part of coaching is "Being able to help the girls improve
on the little things and helping them succeed."
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Nicole Venditte
Nicole (Vaeda) is a Premier Alumna (5 years) and is in her second
year of coaching for Premier and third year over all. Nicole
played club volleyball for 8 years. She graduated from Millard
West in 2006 where she played as a setter. She now attends and
plays as a defensive specialist for Dana College. In September
2007, she made All-Tournament team at the Grinnell Tournament.
Nicole says the best part about coaching is "Watching a
group girls come together to achieve a common goal."
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Judy Boner
Judy is returning to coaching after taking off a few years to watch daughters and Premier alum, Dani (2005) and Bri (2007) play club volleyball.
Judy is Impact certified and has had successful coaching seasons at St Vincent de Paul, Mid City Monarchs and Nebraska Impact. She played for Mercy High School's State
championship team and played outside hitter at Wayne State College. While playing club volleyball after college, she gained experience playing all three positions (OH, MB and setter)
which helps her understand the challenges at each of these specialties. Her philosophy is that: Good things happen to those who work hard. In the fall, you'll find her
traveling to watch both daughters playing college volleyball.
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Steve Hruby
Steve is in his first year coaching with Premier. He is an IMPACT certified coach, and currently coaches volleyball in the Parochial Athletic League. He has two daughters that play club and loves to play pick-up volleyball at the health club. “I love the game of volleyball and what it teaches our daughters I expect good effort and will assist players to find the little extra, in seeking their personal best.” Steve has also coached soccer and basketball.
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Beth Peal
Beth is on her second year of coaching for Premier. She played
for Premier since she was in sixth grade. She attended Millard
South High School where she played many positions, and persued
volleyball at Dana College for a year as a right back. Beth
now goes to UNO and still play volleyball at the Digs. She also
coached for St. Stephens volleyball for a season with a 6th
grade team. Beth is very excited for another year of volleyball
with Premier.
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Denise Vavruska
Denise is in her second year with Premier. She started playing
volleyball when she was in grade school then pursued volleyball
more aggressively when she entered Westside High School. She
played all four years including the off season for Team West.
After graduation she continued to play for recreational sand
volleyball leagues through out the Omaha area. Denise also,
interacted with UNO recreational volleyball team, which she
participated for one year. She is an IMPACT certified coach
and recently finished her season with Club Zoomba in the spring
of 2006. Previously to coaching Club Zoomba she started with
the YMCA coaching young girls from the ages 7-10 years old.
After coaching YMCA for two seasons she became the head coach
for St James 5 th grade volleyball team. Denise then went to
Club Zoomba where she was the head coach for the 5th and 6th
grade team and also assisted with the 7th and 8th grade teams
as well. Denise believes the thing that motivates her the most
is knowing that she is helping young girls believe in themselves
and developing a love for the game!!
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Katy Gregory
Katy is a Premier alum and in her second year coaching club volleyball. Katy played club volleyball for seven years and three of those were with Premier. She attended Mercy High School where she was a four year letter winner in both Volleyball and Track & Field. While playing in high school she was an outside hitter and earned All State Honorable mention. Currently, Katy is a sophomore Psychology major at Bellevue University. At Bellevue, she plays as the volleyball team’s Libero and is a captain. In 2007, she helped her team reach the NAIA National Tournament while receiving All Conference Honorable Mention. Katy says the best part about coaching is, "Watching the girls improve from the first practice to the last."
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Amanda Mancuso
Amanda is in her third year of coaching for Premier and is IMPACT certified. Volleyball has been an important part of her life for as long as she can remember. She's experienced the sport from various perspectives: spectator, player, and coach. Amanda graduated from Gross Catholic High School in 2005. She played varsity volleyball for four years as a right side and defensive specialist. She also played club volleyball for seven years and is a past Premier player. Amanda has helped coach grade school and high school camps and YMCA league teams in the past. She has coached at both the 13 and 15 year-old levels for Premier. When not coaching, she never misses a chance to watch her sisters play volleyball for their respective teams. Amanda also continues to participate as a player in several intramural, sand, and city leagues around Omaha.
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Andrea Sikora
Andrea has been coaching with Premier for 7 years and is Impact
certified. Andrea is a native of Falls City, Nebraska, where
she graduated from Falls City Sacred Heart High School. Her
junior year she contributed to her high school teams winning
state championships in volleyball, basketball and track. Her
senior year followed closely to that of her junior year, winning
state championships in basketball and track and state runners-up
in volleyball. She continued her volleyball career as a player
for the College of Saint Mary, in Omaha. Andrea started as an
outside hitter as a freshman and earned MCAC Newcomer of the
Year honors in 1999. Throughout the rest of her career she earned
other honors such as lifter of the year, two-time co-captain
for the flames, two-time MCAC Defensive Specialist of the Year,
two-time Academic All-American, and All-American honors her
senior year. Andrea still plays competitively in coed and women’s
leagues in the area. In addition to coaching for Premier, Andrea
is in her third year as an assistant coach for Midland Lutheran
College in Fremont, where she coaches with her former College
of Saint Mary teammate, Kristen Lebeda-Svehla. Prior to coaching
at Midland, Andrea coached for Mount Mary College in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin for two years. Andrea says one of the best parts about
coaching is helping players grow and mature both as competitive
athletes and as people.
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Tricia Harder
Tricia is in her 3rd year of coaching with Premier. Tricia has coached at many clubs, schools and leagues in the metro Omaha/Bennington area in the past 18 years. She played four years of volleyball for the College of Saint Mary . She then continued playing after college in the USAV league and doubles tournaments. She is IMPACT certified and has been an accredited referee and scorekeeper as a result of playing in the women's USAV leagues. She is rewarded with the lessons that she learns every day, with each experience in coaching and it's affects on both the players and the coaches.
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Dan Hanus
Dan is in his 3rd year of coaching with Premier. Last year he coached
the 11 Gold team. He is an IMPACT certified coach. He has two daughters
that play for Premier as well. Dan has played on Coed (Indoor and Sand)
as well as Men’s teams in his spare time. Dan says the best part of
coaching is experiencing the development of confidence in his players
throughout the year. He has coached both of his girls in volleyball,
basketball, softball and soccer.
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Kali Brayfield
Kali is a Premier Alumna (2 years) and is in her second year of coaching for Premier and third year of coaching club ball. Kali graduated from Elkhorn in 2006 and went on to play at Dana College as a middle. In 2006 she was All-Conference Honerable Mention. In 2007 she made All-Tournament team at the Grinnell Tournament. Kali says the best part of coaching is "Watching players grow and improve, its the moment where you see what you practiced payed off."
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Erin Sabin
Erin played for Premier two out of the seven seasons she played club volleyball.
Volleyball has always been a passion of hers, she plays whenever she gets a chance, whether its court or sand, she's in!
This is Erin's first year coaching for Premier. She was the head coach for a 13's team last season, where she received her
GPAC Coaching Certification. Erin lettered in volleyball at Millard South High School where she
played right, middle, and primarily outside. She went on to play two years at Midland Lutheran College as an outside hitter. Erin says the best part about coaching is watching your team succeed in the game that they love and knowing that you helped them get there!
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Nikki Seipold
Nicole (Niki) is in her second year of coaching with Premier and has played club for 7 years, 4 of which were with Premier. She has been to Junior Nationals twice where she helped her 15's team end up 5th nationally. She has also helped coach 5th & 6th grade teams at Mary Our Queen for their PAL league. Nicole graduated from Westside where she played all 4 years as outside and DS. She went on and played one year at Bellevue University as DS/ Outside Hitter and helped the team go to the NAIA National Tournament in 2007. Nicole loves the game with a passion and can't wait for the season to start. Niki says the best part of coaching is "Seeing a group of girls coming together to make a team and work as a whole."
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Erin McMullen
Erin is in her first year of coaching for Premier Volleyball,
however this is her 5th year coaching 13-14 year olds. She played
middle hitter for Bellevue East High School and has continued
playing as much as possible since graduation. She enjoys coaching
to share the joy that volleyball brings with as many girls as
possible.
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