Varsity Head Coach 2011-2014, 2017-present

Valerie Varela returns to her Alma Mater and begins her Fourth year with the Rowland Women’s Volleyball Program as the Head Coach. Last season marked the most successful season Rowland High School Volleyball has ever had. After qualifying for the CIF SS playoffs, her team reached the Semi Finals round and qualified for the CA Volleyball State Tournament.

While playing for Rowland Varela received All-League accolades on two of her three years on varsity and played in two CIF postseason matches. In addition to volleyball, Varela also lettered in basketball her sophomore year, and in softball her freshman year. After high school Coach Varela continued her athletic career at Mt. SAC where she played for Coaches Maria Dennis and Kenji Mukai during the 2006 and 2007 seasons. There she helped lead the team to two consecutive Regional Play-Off appearances and received All-Conference accolades as a freshman and sophomore.

After finishing her A.A, Varela continued being a part of the Mt. SAC volleyball family as an Assistant Coach to Maria Dennis for the 2007 - 2010 seasons. While coaching at Mt. SAC she also coached club volleyball for San Gabriel Elite Volleyball Club and Top Gun Volleyball Club. While coaching, she continued her education at California State University at Fullerton, where she received her Bachelors Degree in Psychology. Her passion for coaching turned into a great love for teaching, and in turn led to her earning her physical education credential at Cal Poly Pomona. She recently finished her masters in education specializing in instruction and curriculum.