Seal Beach Volleyball Club Coaching Staff for the 2009-2010 season

We have worked very hard over the past 18 years to put together one of the finest club volleyball coaching staffs in the United States.  We currently have 12 full-time coaches and 7 part-time coaches, all with significant experience as a player or coach or, in nearly all cases, as both a player and a coach.  The word is out that our club has very high personal standards for prospective players (favoring the “overachiever” personality type), and that we carefully screen their parents, too.  We also work very hard to get significant tournament playing time for every player, which helps with the team chemistry of the players and the parents.  All of this obviously makes the coach’s job much more enjoyable than it is at many of the other clubs, so we have had a continuous flow of applications from highly qualified coaches.  For over 10 years we have had a waiting list for coaches to get into our club, which allows us to have an excellent roster of back-up coaches who are available to fill in if needed.

Listing the volleyball coaching qualifications of the coaching staff would be extensive, as our average coach has been active in competitive volleyball, either as a player and/or coach, for over 15 years.  Suffice to say that our staff has the usual history of playing experience that you would find at all of the top clubs.  Beyond their high school and college playing days, our coaches have played and coached in high-level USA Volleyball adult competitions, coached in high school and college, and played on elite national-level amateur teams.  Having said all of that, we are equally proud of the fact that our coaches are also good mentors and role models who have plenty of practical experience outside of volleyball.  A number of them are successful business people who have managed their own thriving business operations, and they are able to bring those valuable professional skills to assist in the smooth operation of our club.  This is our coaching staff at the start of the new season in November, 2009:

Maria Fattal (head coach of our 18-1 team)

• Competitive player for the last 31 years, and coached for Seal Beach Volleyball Club for the last 14 yrs
• As a player, played in CIF Finals for Bishop Montgomery HS & played 4 years of NCAA VB at Chapman College
• Played volleyball internationally with Athletes in Action and International Ambassadors for Christ

Luis Moreno (head coach of our 17-1 team)

• Played competitive VB for past 36 Years, played vb at collegiate and national levels both indoor and outdoor
• 3 years of coaching at the club level, and one year at the high school level
• Strong organizational and technical coaching skills

Rick Evans (head coach of our 16-1 team)

• Competitive player for the last 41 years CSULB, NCAA Finals, US Open, Sr Olympics, Sr World Games
• Boys & Girls Coach @ Fountain Valley HS, Sunset League Champs, CIF Playoffs, Jr. Olympics Finals
• 28 years as Club Coach at all levels, 12th year of coaching at Seal Beach VBC, USAV Camp Coach & Clinician

Maegan Zabukovec (head coach of our 16-2 team)

• Competitive player and coach for the past 15 years
• Played at Cal State LA, 2 time Conference Champions, 4 years with NCAA Playoff appearances
• NCAA All-American, Female Student-Athlete of the Year at Cal State LA 2003 and 2004

Bob OBrien (club director and co-coach of our 16-3 team)

• Competitive player 38 yrs, played on champion teams Sr US Open, World Senior Games, World Masters Games
• Founder, director, and coach of Seal Beach Volleyball Club (since 1992), and has coached 9 SCVA Div 1 teams
• Coached 5 Seal Beach VBC teams to the Junior Olympics, and 6 teams to the top 8 at the Volleyball Festival

Garry Currier (head coach of our 15-1 team)

• 11th year of volleyball coaching; currently Connelly High School varsity girls volleyball head coach
• Coached Connelly High School girls volleyball to 2008 CIF Div 5 title
• 2008 CIF Div 5 Girls Volleyball Coach of the Year

Marcelo Guanes (head coach of our 15-2 team)

• Currently girls’ varsity head coach at Cypress High School
• Has coached for the last 19 years, including 2 years as an assistant coach on the Argentina National Team
• 9 years of experience coaching for St. Margaret’s High School

Charles Park (co-coach of our 16-3 team)

• Played setter for Golden West College
• All-CIF first team at Mayfair High school (league record for service aces), and played for Highline VBC
• Coached Boys JV and Girls JV teams at Cerritos High School, plus Seal Beach Volleyball Club

Tony Rodriguez (head coach of our 14-1 and 12-1 teams)

• Coached Seal Beach VBC team that won the U.S. Junior Olympics Gold Medal in Girls 12-American Div (2008) 
• Coached with Ichiban VBC team that won the U.S. Junior Olympics Gold Medal in Girls 18-Open Div (1999)
• Coached Seal Beach VBC 14’s team to the Championship Finals at the Davis Volleyball Festival (1996)

Tasha Johnston (head coach of our 14-2 team)

• Played competitive volleyball for 14 years including club, beach, and Division 1 NCAA
• Full volleyball scholarship to Fordham University, MVP, scholar-athlete award, all-conference team
• Currently competes in beach volleyball at semi-pro level (AAA-rated player in CBVA), 3rd yr coaching for SBVBC

Erika Ranes (head coach of our 14-3 team)

• Competitive player for past 16 years, including 8 years with Seal Beach Volleyball Club, 5th year of club coaching
• Played NCAA Division 1 volleyball and water polo at UC-Irvine
• Awarded Big West Conference scholar-athlete honors at UCI

Cassie Sharp (head coach of our 14-4 team)

• Competitive player for the last 15 years, including club vb and Division 1 NCAA vb
• Has coached numerous clinics, boys high school head varsity coach, and girls club vb
• Currently competes in beach volleyball at semi-pro level (AAA-rated player in CBVA)

Jackie Rodriguez (head coach of our 12-2 team)

• Competitive player for the past 13 years, and now returning to coach for SBVBC again after a year in Europe
• Played for San Joaquin Delta College, placed 3rd in state
• High school MVP, awarded scholar-athlete award all 4 years

Stacy Morrow (head coach of our 12-3 team)

• Competitive player for the past 12 years, 2nd year coaching for SBVBC
• Played for Marina High School for 4 years (Varsity for 2), CIF Championship 2004
• Played for Cal Jrs VBC 4 years, and Golden West VBC 1 year

Joy Akins (back-up sub coach)

• Competitive player for the past 19 years, and coached high school and club vb for the last 14 years
• NAIA 1st team All-American, NAIA Nationals Tournament MVP, Region I MVP, Conference MVP, Captain
• Has reached AAA rating in California Beach Volleyball Association

Casey Brewer (back-up sub coach)

• Played professionally indoors (Austria and Germany), and played AVP pro beach volleyball
• 7 years coaching experience for both boys and girls in USA and Europe
• Junior Olympic bronze medal 1996, 2 junior college titles, scholar-athlete SDSU Division 1 men's volleyball

Dave Burgener (back-up sub coach)

• Competitive player for the last 28 years
• Coached 12 years for Seal Beach Volleyball Club in 12’s, 13’s, and 14’s
• Very strong organizational skills (business experience in personnel, marketing, operations, and management)

Dennis Creighton (back-up sub coach)

• Competitive player for the last 38 years
• Coached girls, boys, high school, club, and college for 30 years
• Former member of the CIF Southern Section volleyball advisory committee (7 years)

Lindsey Dexter (back-up sub coach)

• 5th grade teacher, volleyball coach, and basketball coach at St. Hedwig School for the last 6 years
• Competitive player (club vb, school vb, adult vb) for 9 years
• Coaches entry-level 12’s players for SBVBC

Sean Riopelle (back-up sub coach)

• Competitive player for the last 14 years (high school, club, beach, college) and coached for the past 6 years
• 2004 Marine League MVP at San Pedro High School
• 2003 Gold Medalist at AAU Hermosa Beach 18&Under Open

Dana Wall (back-up sub coach)

• Competitive player for 37 yrs (club, US Junior National Team, NCAA Div 1 full scholarship at San Diego State)
• Has coached club, high school, college, & USA High Performance Team.  Trained with US National Team.
• Played pro beach and numerous indoor US Open Championships; multiple All-American awards