Coaches
Our staff is dedicated to providing your athlete with a quality volleyball experience that will focus on fundamentals and technique, resulting in athletes with a higher level of play. We will provide our athletes with the opportunity to continually improve their skills through dedication, hard work, and competitive play in a positive learning environment. We will promote sportsmanship throughout the season!
Subject to change as needed at the discretion of the club.
Jennifer Wright, Director
Jen is the head coach of Placer High School Girls Volleyball Program while maintaining a full time job as an Augmentative and Alternative Communication Specialist with the Placer County Office of Education. In her 10 year tenure as the head coach, the team has won 6 PVL championships and has gone to the playoffs 8 straight years. Her program has also produced 2 league MVP’s. She has had numerous players go on to play at the college level such as San Jose State, Sierra College, UC Santa Cruz to name a few. Before coaching at Placer, Jennifer was the Varsity coach at Etiwanda High School in Rancho Cucamonga for 5 years. Prior to that she coached at the middle school and JV levels as well as coaching for various clubs in both Northern and Southern California (teams aged 14-18) She was also a Graduate Assistant at UCLA and the University of the Pacfic. Jen had a great playing career in volleyball which was capped off by a two time NCAA championship at UCLA. Jen has a passion for volleyball and chooses to be so involved because she believes she has a wealth of knowledge and experience to pass on to a new generation of players.
matt macdonald, coach
jeff lashell, coach
karly sipherd-smith, coach
maryanne jodoin, coach
erin ellner, coach
Emily wright, coach
Assignment of coaches is subject to change due to number of players and team assignments.