Kim Caldbeck

Red Rock 10-1

Kim is a Bay Area native who was a setter at City Beach Volleyball Club in Mountain View in high school and Harvard University in college.  This is her second season coaching with Red Rock Volleyball Club. 

As captain of her high-school volleyball team at Menlo School in Atherton Kim led her team to the CCS finals and several years of play-offs.  She participated in NCVA events and Junior Olympics for all four of her high school years with City Beach.  She was recruited to be a setter at Harvard University where she was co-captain and led her team to its first Ivy League Championship.   She spent several summers coaching at Stanford Volleyball Camp. 

While Kim has not spent as much time on the volleyball court over the last decade, she loved her first season with her daughter at Red Rock last year with the 10/11 team and is excited to return this year. 

Kim was the Chief Marketing Officer at Coursera for the last five years and now is a startup marketing and growth advisor and board member.  In her free time she loves to exercise and spend time with her husband, three children, and golden retriever. 

Aniyah Hall

Red Rock 10-1

Aniyah was born and raised in the Bay Area and started her volleyball career in middle school and has played for various clubs up and down the peninsula. 

Aniyah played for her high school team, Sequoia High School, while earning second team all league during her time there. She currently plays volleyball at College of San Mateo earning first team all conference as a freshman. She is also looking to pursue a degree in Sociology/Social Work!

In her free time, she loves to paint, try new food places, and to travel.

Stephanie Hu

Red Rock 11-1

Stephanie was born and raised in the Bay Area; she is currently an MBA candidate at Santa Clara University and works at Walmart Connect as a business analyst. During her undergraduate, where she received her degree in Management Information Systems, Stephanie played on the Santa Clara Women’s Club Volleyball Team and served as the president her senior year. In high school, she was on the Varsity Volleyball team all 4 years and was captain starting her junior year. She was named the PSAL League Most Valuable Player in 2016, 2017, and 2018. She has been playing volleyball for more than 12 years and has 6 years of coaching experience.

Stephanie will be entering her 4th season at Red Rock, her past teams include: 11-2, 17-1, and 18-1. Stephanie developed her passion for sports by playing competitive sports starting at a young age in: volleyball, basketball, and swimming. Outside of Red Rock, Stephanie has coached at her local middle school in both volleyball and basketball. She has also been a swim instructor at Saint Ignatius high school, where she helped with the swim team and group lessons. Stephanie’s favorite part of coaching is interacting with the players while seeing their skills and relationships develop over the season. She can’t wait to share her volleyball knowledge and experience.

When not coaching, Stephanie loves to find the newest boba or dessert spots, going to a Giants, Warriors, or Niners game, and watching Netflix with friends!

Hallie Wigsten

Red Rock 11-1
Hallie was born and raised on the island of Guam and moved to California in 2021 to begin her college education at Santa Clara University. So far at Santa Clara she has played on the Women's Club Volleyball team for the last two years, and during this most recent season she served as the club's Vice President. She is currently pursuing a major in Communication and a minor in Public Health. 

Hallie began her volleyball career in middle school and has been involved with the sport since. Not only has Hallie played indoor but she also played beach where she was able to compete in a tournament in Saipan as well as the FIVB One Star Tournament in 2020 playing teams like Japan and Finland which was held in Guam. During high school, Hallie won the beach volleyball championship two years in a row for her school as well as the championship for team pairs. 

Her volleyball experience doesn't stop there. Hallie was able to learn and experience a lot throughout her high school years. As a sophomore, she played on Guam's club volleyball team "Haggan" in which her and her teammates traveled to Anaheim to play in the Summer Soiree. During her high school indoor season she was awarded First Team All Island which allowed her the opportunity to play in the All Start Team Tournament playing alongside the best of the best around the island. Alongside these accomplishments and experiences, after finishing her high school indoor seasons her sophomore and junior year, she traveled to play in post-season tournaments in Singapore and the Philippines. 

In terms of coaching experience, Hallie has helped manage her school's middle school volleyball team for two years, and helped coach her school's summer volleyball program. Outside of volleyball, she has coached two club soccer teams for two years. 

Outside of volleyball Hallie is also a dog sitter and loves going to the beach as well as spending a weekend in with her friends.

Jonathan Lam

Red Rock 11-1

Jonathan is a Canadian and grew up in the Ottawa area before moving to Toronto and then to the Bay Area. This is his first season coaching with Red Rock.

Jonathan has played volleyball for over 30+ years in both high school and club teams where he has competed at both the provincial/state, and national levels. Jonathan was the team captain of the West Carleton High School men's volleyball team that captured the city championship, and was setter for the Ottawa Kangaroos club volleyball team which represented Ontario at the Canadian National Championships. He has also represented the Toronto Flying Tigers in 9-man volleyball. Jonathan is also a certified referee with Volleyball Canada.

Coaching and mentoring has also always been a source of passion for Jonathan. He has previously coached high school volleyball for 3 years, and has mentored fellow engineers as an Engineering Manager at Google. 

In his spare time, Jonathan enjoys playing with his two daughters, and spending time at the beach playing beach 2s. 

Mikaila Miller

Red Rock 11-2

Mikaila Miller was born and raised in San Carlos, California. She started her volleyball career at the age 11, and played club for 5 years at a local club in the Bay Area.

Last season, Mikaila assisted the 11-1s team and helped lead them to Nationals in Minnesota. This season will be Mikaila’s 3rd season coaching. Mikaila got involved in volleyball by watching her uncle play throughout his high school seasons and then later watching him play D2 at the college of UC Santa Cruz. She played on varsity her freshman year of high school at Sequoia High School.

Before Mikaila started her high school volleyball career as a libero, she also played as a setter, outside hitter, right side hitter, and a DS throughout club volleyball and middle school. Her favorite position to play is a libero because she enjoys having a voice on the court as well as setting up the play. One of Mikaila’s favorite memories from playing club volleyball was getting to travel with her team, especially team flights that they took to far away tournaments. Mikaila is entering her senior year of high school and has focused on getting her love back for the game that she loves after suffering a long term shoulder injury.

Mikaila is also greatly committed to her academic studies. Mikaila’s future endeavors include majoring in Criminal Law, pursing after a long family legacy in the same work force.

When Mikaila isn’t focused on coaching and her academics, she enjoys traveling with friends and family, as well as hiking National Parks. She looks forward to her second season coaching at RedRock and what it has in store.

Meghan Kadlec

Red Rock 11-2
Meghan Kadlec was born and raised in San Carlos, California. Inspired by watching her older sister play the sport, Meghan has been playing volleyball for 8 years. 3 of her 5 club years have been spent playing at Red Rock. She has grown to love the community that the club has created for her and her teammates. Meghan has played every position throughout her club years, but has stayed as a setter for the past 3. Prior to playing setter, she mainly played outside and the occasional right side. When not setting, she enjoys filling in as right side hitter. Setting has become Meghan’s favorite position because she loves being able to connect plays together. During her volleyball career, she has played on both Power 1 and 2 teams and has been Captain for 2 club seasons.

Meghan is a Senior at Sequoia High School and has played on their Varsity team all four years, being Captain her freshman year. She was also an honorable mention of the All League team during her Junior year. After high school, Meghan plans on attending a 4 year college and studying a topic in the STEM field as well as participating in the college’s club volleyball.

When Meghan is not playing volleyball, she is most likely spending time with her family and friends. She enjoys adventuring around the Bay Area, especially when her older sister is visiting home. She also loves spending her summers in Montana, as well as Seattle, Washington.

Faith Crouch

Red Rock 11-2

My name is Faith, but my nickname, which was given to me the moment I was born, is Boopsie. I was born in Palo Alto, CA and grew up in Newark, CA.

I started my volleyball career in 4th grade and my first club season in 8th grade as an outside hitter at Encore Volleyball Club. I started off high school at Newark Memorial High School, and as soon as I got there, I was trained to be a middle blocker and also a little bit of an opposite hitter. I switched to Rage Westside Volleyball Club for my 17s and 18s seasons and I transferred my sophomore year and graduated from Saint Francis High School in 2023, where I was ranked 2nd for most blocks in our league and 21st in the entire state of California my senior year.

I am currently playing volleyball at the College of San Mateo, while majoring in communications. When I am not playing volleyball, I really enjoy working out for fun, being with my family and going to the beach.

Bertha Dae - "Coach B"

Red Rock 11-2

Coach B started coaching at Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) in Belmont in 2001 and coached multiple age groups. She had 6 teams finish at the top in the PPSL Southern region and 4 appearances in the Final Championships. She has coached club volleyball four years at Payes Performance Volleyball Club and now 11+ years at Red Rock Volleyball club. She has coached multiple teams and age groups but specializes in the 12 and under teams.

She has also participated in the development of summer camps and weekly clinics focusing on fundamentals and game strategy.  She is looking forward to passing on her love of the game to her team.  Coach B grew up in Pisco, Peru and played four years of varsity volleyball in high school, as a setter and defense specialist.  She was named the MVP during her senior year.

Coach B is dedicated and determined to instill a passion for volleyball in her players, along with an appreciation of the fundamentals of the game. Coach B continues to strive for perfection and is eager to be a better coach and overall athlete.

In her limited spare time, she enjoys beach volleyball and especially enjoys spending her mornings at her favorite gym. She maintains a very close relationship with her kids and extended family around the world.

Katie Wilcox

Red Rock 12-1

Coach Katie was born and raised in the Bay Area and began playing volleyball at the age of 10. Katie started her club volleyball career at Red Rock Volleyball Club and played for Menlo-Atherton High School and then Foothill College.

In high school, Katie made the varsity team as a freshman and played as a middle and an opposite for all 4 years (2011-2015). Over the 4 years she went to M-A, her team earned 3 PAL titles and won 2 CCS championships, ending her senior year as a Division I NorCal finalist. She then went to Foothill College and played both indoor and beach volleyball under Coach Katy Ripp (2016-2018). She played all around as the team’s starting opposite hitter. As a captain her sophomore year, she led her team to first round playoffs and ended her final volleyball season making First Team All Conference.

After graduating, she transferred to UCLA for academics and graduated with honors and a BA in Psychology and a minor in Applied Developmental Psychology in June 2020.

Katie has coached for her local middle school (7th/8th grade), Sequoia High School (Varsity), Palo Alto Volleyball Club (14s, 16s), Alpha Prime Volleyball Club (15s), and Red Rock Volleyball Club (Indoor: 10s, 11s, 15s; Beach: 12s-18s).  During the 2022-2023 indoor season, her 15-1’s team earned their bid to Nationals by taking 1st place at the Pacific Northwest Qualifier. She also led her 11-1s team to Junior Nationals by earning a bid through the region.

Outside of volleyball, Katie loves playing with her 4 dogs, taking care of all her plants, and cooking.

Kabria Dame

Red Rock 12-1

Kabria was born and raised in the Bay Area and has played for multiple local clubs and Palo Alto High School. She won Defensive Player of the Year her senior year at PALY and after graduating PALY she went on to play 2 years of indoor and beach for Foothill college. 

At Foothill she played as starting Libero/ds her freshman year and starting Libero/OH her sophomore year. Her freshman year her team finished 32-3 and went all the way to state claiming 4th place in state. Her sophomore year she was captain and was awarded second team all conference. As for beach she played on the 2s team her freshman year and the 1s team her sophomore year. 

After graduating from Foothill College she transferred to play D1 volleyball for The Grambling State University and study criminal justice. She was the starting Libero/DS her junior year and her senior year she was the starting Libero/DS and captain. She claimed Defensive player of the year her senior year as well as being a ranked Libero in her conference. She graduated Grambling State in the honors society and received her Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice.

Kabria was also recruited to play for the USA team in the Bahamas at the age of 14 being the youngest on her team. Her team claimed the 3rd place title while playing in the Bahamas. 

Kabria has coached for multiple club teams over the years which include Palo Alto volleyball club 16s, Redrock 12-1s, 14-3s and 15-2s taking her 15-2s team from 42nd to 11th overall, redrock beach 12-16s, and Alpha prime volleyball 15s.

Outside of volleyball Kabria loves working out and spending time with her 2 sons.

Gina Trout

Red Rock 12-1

Gina was born and raised in the east bay, where she graduated from Freedom High School. In high school, she played both softball and volleyball. She then attended Los Medanos Community College and transferred to UCLA, where she graduated with a BA in Psychology and a minor in Disability Studies.

Gina has 6 years of coaching experience in both softball and volleyball working with neurotypical and neurodiverse athletes. This will be her 3rd year coaching at Red Rock. She started coaching the 10s team and then coached the 11-1s last year. 11-1s finished 3rd in power league and, ultimately, went to Nationals in Minnesota.

Aside from volleyball, Gina works with kids with autism and is an EMT. She is currently in school studying to be a nurse practitioner. In her free time, she enjoys going to the beach, playing with her four dogs, and gardening! She also loves Pokémon.

Ashlyn Callan

Red Rock 12-2

This is Ashlyn’s second year coaching at Red Rock. Ashlyn started off at Red Rock as a player, playing from 14s to 17s, including qualifying for Nationals in the Open division. During this time, she also competed for Palo Alto High School on their varsity team, where she served as captain her senior year.

In 2019 she assistant coached for the first time, the Redrock 11-1s team with Scott Mar, and loved it. Although Ashlyn went off to college, she continued to pursue volleyball, and played for Stanford’s club team, which finished 19th at nationals in 2023. 

Ashlyn was born in the Bay Area and never left, having pursued her bachelors and masters degrees at Stanford University. 

When Ashlyn is not playing or coaching volleyball, you can find her doing research on poison dart frogs, or playing with her two dogs, or volunteering as an EMT.

Colm Callan

Red Rock 12-2

Colm Callan is in his second year of coaching at Red Rock. Previously, he has successfully coached teams to the league championship match at Greene Middle School and has experience with multiple club teams qualifying for USA Volleyball Junior Nationals in the American, National and Open divisions. He is a firm believer in the power of combining video and statistics with on court skill development to ensure his athletes reach their maximum potential.

Born and raised in New England and the Midwest, Colm moved to the Bay Area for college 35 years ago. He has been an accomplished athlete across a number of different sports his entire life from being named an all-conference soccer player and captain of his swim team while in high school, to playing rugby for Stanford University and the US Navy, to qualifying to run in the Boston Marathon as an adult.

Colm was first exposed to volleyball through his children more than 10 years ago and quickly fell in love with it. He began coaching as a way to stay connected with the sport as his children’s playing careers started to wind down. One of his biggest pleasures in life is teaching players to serve overhand for the first time and seeing the rush of confidence that builds in them.

When not coaching, Colm enjoys spending time with his wife, three daughters and two rescue pit bulls, as well as actively training in CrossFit as many days as he can each week. 

Emily Savage

Red Rock 12-3

Emily was born and raised in the bay area and started playing volleyball in middle school. She played at Redrock from 13s - 17s, including qualifying for Nationals in the Open division.

During this time, she also competed for San Mateo High School on their varsity team, where she served as captain her senior year, was named first team all league and earned several Max Preps player of the match awards. In 2019 she assistant coached the boys volleyball team at San Mateo High School and loved it.

Emily continued to play volleyball during her 4 years on the USC Women’s Club Volleyball team where she won the MVP and Offensive player of the year award in 2023. 

Upon graduating Emily is working in global marketing for Visa in San Francisco. She loves taking care of her mind and body, thrifting, attending music festivals, and trying new recipes in the kitchen!

Derby Davidson

Red Rock Girls 12-3

Derby has been coaching middle school girls volleyball (and boys and girls basketball) at Ralston Middle School since 2012. His teams generally make the playoffs and have won league championships on occasion. He enjoys building team comradery and seeing his players progress in skill level and confidence. He is looking forward to the longer timeframe afforded by club volleyball to develop players.

Derby encourages a growth mindset on his teams. Mistakes are part of the learning process. If we are not making mistakes, then we are not pushing ourselves enough to improve. Reflecting on our performance and planning a way to do better is a life skill everyone can learn through sports. Through sports, we can also learn how to work as a team toward a common goal and feel the rush of accomplishing something as a group.

Not having the opportunity to play volleyball, Derby played varsity basketball and tennis in high school. He learned competitive volleyball after high school and plays when he can. His appreciation for the game increased during his child’s experience playing volleyball at school and in clubs.

Besides Red Rock, Derby works as an after-school sports coach (mostly tennis and pickleball, with some volleyball and basketball) and swim instructor.

In his free time, Derby enjoys spending time with his spouse and two grown children, hiking in the great outdoors, and visiting as many National Parks as possible.

Lola Lewis

Red Rock Girls 12-3

 Lola has always had a passion for volleyball and is eager to pass on that love and knowledge to the team she coaches! Lola has played volleyball through school and club since fourth grade and continued the sport all the way until sophomore year! When she was on the court, she played in the right side position but primarily the setter's position.

Lola was born and raised in San Mateo and is in her junior year at her high school! Since her freshman year, she has coached a variety of ages at her middle school. She also enjoys to referee the sport in the elementary, middle and high school age groups. 

When Lola isn't involved in volleyball, she enjoys traveling to new places, arts and crafts, cooking, baking, tending to her plants, and spending time with her family specifically doing karaoke!

Lola is very excited for this club volleyball season and the fun it brings!

Janet McDowell

Red Rock 12 Premier

Janet was born and raised in the Bay Area. She was a three-year varsity player at Notre Dame Belmont high school, earning MVP and first team all-league honors her senior year, and playing for several clubs on the peninsula. Janet continued playing in intramural leagues at the University of San Francisco, where she graduated with a BS in Biology. 

Janet has coached volleyball for 20+ years at various age and skills levels, from grade school to college. She first began coaching at NDB when asked her to run the grade school volleyball summer camp and then assist with the freshman and varsity teams. Through the years, she's coached at Terra Nova High School, Capuchino High School and Burlingame High School (where they won a CCS championship). Her first experience at the club level was at Peninsula Juniors Volleyball Club, coaching 14s and 16s power teams. She was also with Quake City VBC (16s, 18s) for 8 years.  After a few years away from club volleyball, this will be her first season with Red Rock! 

Janet is currently in her fifth year as the assistant coach at Skyline College. She is also assisting with her daughter’s 6th grade team at Bowditch Middle School!

When not on the volleyball court, Janet works as an Operations Manager at Stanford University, overseeing the Blood and Marrow Transplantation & Cancer Cell Therapy clinical research programs. In her spare time, she loves to spend time with her husband, daughter and son, going to or watching any sporting event, travelling and planning the next trip to a Disney park!

Phoebe Zhang

12 Premier

Phoebe was born and raised in the Bay Area. She was first introduced to volleyball in 4th grade and played ever since. She played every year for her school teams, and one year in club. 

Phoebe played for her high school team, Mills High School, mainly as a setter. Due to COVID, she only played for 3 out of 4 years. At Mills, she has also managed the boys’ volleyball teams all 4 years. She helped lead the team in 2021 to be the first undefeated team at Mills. That team was also the first boy’s team to qualify for CCS. 

Currently, Phoebe is playing at Skyline College as a setter/opp. It is her first year playing at the collegiate level! As a freshman, Phoebe is eager to start pursuing her career in nursing. 

In her free time, Phoebe enjoys the outdoors, as well as taking photos/videos of everything around her. She loves spending time with her friends and loves going on adventures with her family. 

This will be Phoebe’s first year coaching for RedRock Volleyball Club, and she is super excited for this upcoming season!

Chi Chui

Red Rock 13-1

One of the most sought-out technical volleyball coaches in the Bay Area with 33 years of coaching experience, Coach Chi trains beginner level players through collegiate athletes.  He has trained over 1000 girls who were recruited to top universities, including  Stanford, USC, UCLA, Penn State, Yale, Harvard. 

Coach Chi emphasizes perfection in volleyball fundamentals and develops both the physical and mental aspects required to excel as an individual and as a team player.  He teaches strategies and tactics to more advanced players to give them the edge over other teams. 

Some of Coach Chi’s accomplishments include:

• 4 Jr. National medals 
• 7 National championship teams
• 12 State Championship teams
• 15 NorCal Championship teams
• 19 CCS championship teams 
• 17 League Championship teams

Karsen Halai

Red Rock 13-1

Karsen grew up in Belmont and attended Notre Dame High School where she played on the Varsity volleyball team all four years as a captain outside hitter, earning 2 CCS Championships and 1 Norcal championship. She played for San Francisco Juniors VBC for 6 years as a captain Middle Blocker and Outside Hitter, attended the Junior

Olympics, now known as Nationals, and moved on to play at San Francisco State University as a Gator! She now continues to play in adult tournaments, club and various leagues when an opening from coaching, work and family permits.

Karsen Halai has coached at the JV and Varsity level at San Mateo High School for 15 years with 3 league championships and CCS appearances 11 of the 15 years.  She coached at PJV for 5 years and BSC for 3 years as a head coach and co-director.  She has also run the volleyball program for St. Timothy School for the past 8 years, while coaching grades 4 th -8 th , and enjoys molding young players into future volleyballers. She is also the Athletic Director at St. Timothy School.   Karsen has coached club at all age groups from 13s to 18s and has run numerous summer camps and advanced clinics. This will be Karsen’s 11th club season with Red Rock Volleyball Club.

She is committed to the development of young athletes on the court while hoping to teach life lessons off the court. 

While Karsen isn’t playing, coaching or breathing volleyball, she enjoys spending time with her husband of 16 years, 2 children (1 son and 1 daughter) and dog.  She is also devoted to the athletic growth of her own children and is determined to be at every football, basketball

and track meet for her son and every basketball, volleyball and track meet for her daughter.  With her daughter also playing for Red Rock, you can expect to see Karsen, also known as “the coach with the red hair”, at Sportshouse 5-6 days a week!

Other than countless sporting activities, she also enjoys traveling and is proud to have visited over 20 countries while hoping to grow that list in the future. Shopping, laughing and spending time with her family, friends is very important and a priority for her healthy living!

Natahlee Wilson

Red Rock 13-1

Originally from Southern California, Natahlee moved to the Bay Area and played as a libero/defensive specialist for CSU East Bay for four years from 2016-2020.  Throughout her four years at East Bay, her and the East Bay volleyball team played at the CCAA playoffs three years in a row. 

 During the 2018-2019 season, it was the first time in program history playing in the NCAA West Regional Division II tournament.  After graduating in May of 2020, Natahlee coached at Xceleration volleyball club for one season until the pandemic of COVID hit. 

During the middle of the pandemic, Natahlee decided to become a certified nursing assistant at a nursing home and is currently working there while coaching at Red Rock Volleyball Club.  Natahlee help coach Red Rock 16-1 to a Junior National Bid last season.

Robin John Rosales

Red Rock 13-2

Robin grew up in Redwood City and went to college at UCSB where he graduated with a BA in Political Science.  He is a video game industry veteran who has worked in the business development, sales, marketing and public relations fields for companies including PC Gamer, PlayStation Magazine, Ubisoft, the Microsoft Xbox launch and clients including Logitech, Electronic Arts and Namco.

Thoroughly passionate about volleyball, Robin has coached at various age levels from grade school to college teams. He coached high school volleyball at Woodside High School for five seasons where they had four CCS appearances and won back to back PAL Bay League titles. He coached at Sacred Heart Prep for two seasons where the JV team and Freshman teams had undefeated league seasons.  He has been coaching various levels at Castilleja in Palo Alto, CA for both the middle school and high school JV and Varsity teams for eight years and included the Varsity team winning the CCS Div V title in 2011.  He is currently the Varsity Head Coach at Priory where he helped guide the team to its first CCS playoff birth in five years.  Robin also helped coach at Notre Dame Namur University, a NCAA Div II team playing in the PacWest Conference.

In 2008, Robin's 13 Black Team earned a National bid for the Junior Olympics in Dallas, Texas. The following year in 2009, his 14 Black team earned the clubs first Open Division bid, held in Miami, Florida. They finished Top 20 in the nation and the top ranked 14s team in Northern California. His 15 Black team earned an Open Division bid in 2010. In 2011, his 14 Cardinal team became the clubs first two's team to garner a Junior National bid, held in Atlanta, GA. In 2012, he took the helm of 14 Cardinal again and earned a National bid at Junior Nationals. His team finished as the 4th ranked 14s team in NCVA, the highest ranking for any two's team in the entire region encompassing all age groups. In 2013, he coached 14 Black which earned a Junior National bid where they finished in 5th place in the NCVA, and 15 Black, which earned a Junior National Open bid and finished as the 18th top 15s team in the country. In 2014, he coached 15 Black which earned a bid to Junior Nationals. In 2015, Robin coached 13 Black and earned a Junior National bid as well as coaching ARC 16-1, which won every Premier League tourney and finished first place in overall rankings in the 16s NCVA Premier League. In 2016, 18 Showcase would double-qualify for Junior Nationals, earning a USA then National Bid. 13 Black would go on to earn Junior National Open bid. In 2017,14 Showcase, our two's team, would earn a Junior National USA bid and in 2019 and again in 2022, 14-Robin would earn a bid to Junior Nationals in Indianapolis. 

When Robin is not on a volleyball court, Robin and his wife Sally enjoy spending time together going to movies, hunting down and trying out various food trucks in the Bay Area as well as traveling to check out GIANT items and other roadside attractions that are Instagram worthy.

Hannah Fields

Red Rock 13-2
Hannah Fields is a well-known name in the volleyball community, having been a part of it for more than a decade now. Her volleyball journey started in 2010 when she joined her middle school team. Hannah's love for the sport only grew stronger from there. Once she got to high school, Hannah was brought up to varsity as a sophomore, playing outside hitter throughout her club and high school seasons. She continued to pursue it throughout college. She played at Foothill College and transitioned to libero for both indoor and sand volleyball.

In addition to playing, Hannah also found her passion for coaching during her college years. She started coaching at Titan and later moved to City Beach, where she had played growing up. This will be her second season with Red Rock. Currently, Hannah is the designated substitute teacher at Pinewood School, where she also coaches volleyball and swimming. She is known for her positive teaching style and emphasis on strong fundamentals. Hannah believes that creating a positive learning environment is key to helping her students improve and grow.

When she's not coaching, Hannah enjoys spending her time at the beach, hanging out with friends, listening to music, or going on hikes. Her love for the outdoors and staying active is evident in everything she does. Hannah is a true inspiration to many in the volleyball community, and her dedication to the sport and her students is truly admirable.

Charline Hoang

Red Rock 13-2

Charline Hong was Born and raised in the Bay Area, Charline Hoang has been a passionate volleyball enthusiast since 2011.  It all began when she first started playing club and high school volleyball in Milpitas, where she was immediately drawn to the fast-paced and competitive nature of the sport. Despite moving on to San Francisco State University for her studies, her love for volleyball never waned.  In fact, she continued playing in intramural leagues even after earning her Marketing BS degree.

Charline's dedication to volleyball extends beyond her college years, as she frequently plays open gyms or grass volleyball with her friends.   When she's not spiking and diving on the court, Charline enjoys indulging in her other hobbies, such as discovering new and delicious food, attending electrifying concerts, and playing video games.

Charline's passion for volleyball is not just limited to her personal enjoyment.  She wants to share her knowledge and experience with young athletes who are just starting their volleyball journey.  By guiding them and providing valuable insights into the sport, Charline hopes to inspire and motivate them to achieve their fullest potential. Whether it's through coaching or mentoring, Charline is ready to help aspiring volleyball players achieve their dreams.

Devin Derecho

Red Rock 13-3

Devin was born and raised in Santa Cruz and moved to San Jose last year to finish her Bachelors in Kinesiology.  Devin started playing indoor volleyball in middle school and fell in love with the sport.  She played indoor for her high school Pacific Collegiate School and  club volleyball for Main Beach Volleyball Club.  Throughout her volleyball career, Devin has played multiple positions and considers herself a utility player. Because of this, she strongly believes in developing well rounded volleyball players. 

In college, Devin initially played indoor volleyball for Cabrillo College as a setter and defensive specialist. She also played for the beach team at Cabrillo College. This past year Devin played indoor and was captain for San Jose States Club Volleyball team and plans to play beach volleyball for West Valley College in the spring. 

Devin has coached indoor volleyball for the past 7 years.  She has coached both boys and girls at the middle school, high school, and club level.  Previously she has coached club for Club Cruz Volleyball Club and Santa Cruz Beach Volleyball Club, and Mavericks Volleyball Club. 

In her free time, you can find Devin at the beach playing volleyball, coaching volleyball, or reading and relaxing in the sun. She also enjoys gardening and traveling and is planning on attending medical school with the goal of becoming a Doctor.

Jami Maffei

Red Rock 13-3

Jami was born and raised in the Bay Area and started playing volleyball at the age of 11. She started all four years on varsity at Hillsdale High School as outside hitter. She furthered her indoor career at Foothill College as libero, helping her qualify into the state tournament her sophomore year. She also played two years of beach volleyball, qualifying for the state tournament with her partner both years and finishing in the top 16.

Jami has coached for multiple clubs for almost 10 years, including Elite Volleyball Club, 650 Xtreme, City Beach and Vision. 

In her free time, Jami enjoys traveling abroad to experience new cultures and try different cuisines.

Hannah Reynoso

Red Rock 13-3

Hannah was born and raised in the Bay Area where she started her volleyball career. She started playing at age 11 and pretty much never stopped. She started off as a setter at a young age but began to realize how much she loved defense. 

While attending Mills High School from 2014-2018 she won MVP, All-League First Team, and a Defensive Player of the Year award where she played both setter and libero. She went on to play at West Valley College as libero in 2018-2020 where she led her team in the most aces and digs as well as received All-Conference Honors. As a versatile athlete, Hannah played in the 3s pair on their beach volleyball team. Some highlights from that experience were going 9-1 in her first college level beach season as well as competing and winning against the D1 University of Nebraska beach team. 

After completing her general education there she transferred to San Jose State to focus on her education and gaining her undergraduate degree in Sports Rehabilitation. She started to miss playing at the collegiate level so she tried out and was offered a spot on the SJSU Club Team. While playing there, Hannah realized that she still wished to play high level volleyball so she reached out to a Division 2 in Carson, CA. At CSU Dominguez Hills she was able to play her last season of indoor volleyball. 

Hannah has had the opportunity to assist in coaching her high school's JV team as well as coaching a 12s team at Mountain View Volleyball Club. Her experience as a setter turned collegiate level libero pushes her to want to expand her athlete's skills to becoming some of the most knowledgable and valuable players. Nowadays she spends her time playing volleyball as often as she can whether it be in tournaments or playing co-ed beach with her friends. She is also looking forward to applying to PT school by studying and working alongside physical therapists in Sunnyvale.

Scott Mar

Red Rock 13-4

Scott has been with the Red Rock since the beginning and primarily coached the younger age groups. Ranging from 11s-14s for most of his years since 2008. He has coached and assisted multiple teams to Nationals ranging from 12s - 18s. Along with coaching club he has coached at Saint Igantius, Menlo, Notre Dame and Riordan High Schools during this duration.

He has lived in the Bay Area all his life and is trying to start a location in San Francisco under the Red Rock name. Ever since meeting the directing group at Red Rock they have taken me under their wing and enabled me to the level of coaching I am at today.

When not coaching, he enjoys spending time with his wife, family and toddler which some of you may have seen along his side. He enjoys traveling to new locations through cruising and making stops at the nearest Disney Park.

Dasha Dieva

Red Rock 13-4

Dasha, a volleyball player and coach from St. Petersburg, Russia, now resides in San Mateo, CA. With extensive experience as a player, she captained her high-school team and played at St. Petersburg State University for 5 years.

In coaching, Dasha has over 5 years of experience training middle and high school students, as well as club teams in Russia. Her teams have achieved regional and national championships. Currently coaching at Red Rock Volleyball Club, Dasha is committed to nurturing young athletes.

Outside of volleyball, she enjoys traveling, mountain skiing, and spending time with loved ones. Her international background and coaching prowess make her a valuable asset to any team or individual looking to excel in the game of volleyball.

Taylor Ho

Red Rock 14-1

Taylor was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. Taylor is entering his 10th year of coaching club volleyball in the NCVA region. He was instrumental in helping lead six teams to Girls Junior National Championships. In 2018-2019, he worked as an Assistant Coach for UC Davis Beach Volleyball. 

Taylor competed for Bay to Bay Volleyball Club and Pacific Rim Volleyball Academy, where he trained as both a Libero and Setter for 8 years. Throughout his club career, Taylor helped lead his teams to five top-5 finishes at Junior Nationals in the Open Division. From 2010-2012, he was a three-time Libero for USA Volleyball Indoor High Performance Youth National A1 Team. Taylor also earned a Bronze medal, competing in the 2013 USA Beach High Performance World Championships. During his club career, he has trained and represented USA Volleyball in international competitions.

During his junior year, Taylor developed and established the first boy's volleyball program at San Mateo High School

. He also received MVP for his high school team during his Junior and Senior year. 

Taylor played for OCC Men's Volleyball for two years, where he trained as a setter. He transferred to UC Davis in 2017, where he competed for their Men's Volleyball team as an Opposite and Setter. While at Davis, he was named MVP and NCCVL All Conference First team during his Junior and Senior year.

At Red Rock, Taylor is the Boys Club Director and Beach Director. He also works alongside Leadership as Manager of Operations for the club. 

While he's off the court, he enjoys spending his time eating, going to music festivals, and playing golf and tennis.

Youki Bradley

Red Rock 14-1

Youki Bradley was born in Los Angeles and raised in the Walnut Creek area. She played all four years of high school volleyball on the varsity team at Las Lomas High School. Her junior year of high school, her high school team won the North Coast Section and finished 4th in the state. Youki played 7 years of club volleyball in the NCVA, starting from the age of 11 years old. As a club player, her teams qualified for the Junior National Tournament during her last five seasons from her 14s to her final 18s season. 

 Youki has been a club coach since she was 18 years old. It became her second job once she graduated high school. She has coached both boys and girls volleyball for a number of high schools and clubs in the East Bay area. Four of the teams she has coached in the past 6 years have been Junior National Qualifying teams. 

Youki previously spent four years running the Girls and Boys volleyball program at Clayton Valley Charter High School as the Varsity Head Coach until the Spring of 2021. 

Most recently Youki finished her first successful girls season at Red Rock. This summer she was added as the assistant coach to Red Rock Boys 17-Taylor. This team went to Junior Nationals and brought home a bronze medal! She is looking forward to her upcoming successful season at Red Rock!

Nicki Ezatagha

Red Rock 14-1

Nicki played 2 years of Varsity at Cupertino High school where she won a Coach's MVP medal during one of her tournaments. She went on to play at Foothill College (where she started her coaching career) and was coached by former Stanford and Olympic players. 

After her two year junior college experience Nicki transfered to play Beach and Indoor at Benedictine University Mesa where her team visited playoffs and championships several times. Winning Cal Pac Conference Championships and attending Nationals in 2021. It was there Nicki developed a passion for sports performance and became a certified Sports Trainer. 

Nicki is now the head coach at Monta Vista HS, in her first year she took the team to playoffs for the first time in 5 years and State Championships for the first time in school history. In the 2021-2022 season, Nicki coached 15-2 and 14-3, taking her 15-2 team from 42nd to 11th overall with an 18-8 record. 

Brad Lew

Red Rock 14-2

Bradley has been playing volleyball actively since 2000, enjoys playing all year around in Adult Leagues and recreation co-ed leagues.  He coached Red Rock 12-1 last year and the team qualified to Junior Nationals.

Currently lives in San Mateo, born and raised in Reno, Nv, graduated from University of Nevada, Reno with a BS in Electrical Engineering. Moved to the Bay Area in 2000 to join a tech company. 

During his free time, Bradley enjoys spending time with his family, video games, and spending long nights shooting astrophotography.

Joey Ballesteros

Red Rock 14-2

Joey is an experienced volleyball player and coach and has coached for a variety of teams over the last 13 years.  Joey’s love for volleyball stems from his successful high school career at Foothill High as the outside hitter helping them earn their first NCS Division 1 Championship title in 2006.

After high school, he continued to play at Holy Names University and graduate with a BA in Business Management.

Joey now wishes to pass on his knowledge and passion to all of his athletes.  One of his coaching philosophies stresses the importance of having a strong foundation in fundamentals. He believes that players that posses sound fundamental are able to advance further in their volleyball careers than those who do not.   Joey is excited about being a part of the program and transform each player and taking them to the next level.

When Joey is not playing or coaching volleyball, he enjoys traveling, hiking, and going on food adventures with his wife. You may also spot him one-wheeling it in the Peninsula.

Jada Herbert

Red Rock 14-2

This will be Jada’s first season coaching with Red Rock Volleyball Club. She grew up in the Bay Area and started playing volleyball in the fourth grade. She enjoyed it so much that, in the sixth grade, she dropped soccer and tried out for club volleyball. She played club for three years at three different volleyball clubs: 12's with Paye's Place, 13's with Red Rock, and 14's with City Beach. 

Jada attended Sequoia High School in 2014 and played on the Varsity Volleyball team all four years. During those four years, she was also a referee for PPSL every fall. She was initially trained to be a middle blocker but later developed the necessary passing and defensive skills to play high level, competitive volleyball all around when she realized that if you want to stay on the court, you have to learn to pass”. By her senior year of high school, she had really good foundations for almost every position (maybe not setting) but especially for the Outside/DS positions. 

After graduating high school, she went to Xavier University of Louisiana to obtain a bachelor's degree in Political Science with a minor in Spanish. Jada just graduated this past May and is now back in the Bay to spend more time with her friends and family, plan for her future, and play volleyball.

Brianna Perez

Red Rock 14-3

Brianna Perez AKA "Bri"  has been playing and coaching volleyball for over 16 years. She was raised in Texas and played club volleyball in Houston from age 10-18. 

Brianna played college volleyball at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken New Jersey as setter where her team reached the sweet 16 in the NCAA tournament.   During that same year she was 11th overall in assists across the NCAA.  Brianna  graduated from Stevens with a Bachelors of Engineering in Industrial Engineering and then moved to the Bay Area. 

Across her lifetime she has been on all sides of the game from playing, coaching, and professional reffing.  she has been coaching at Red Rock Volleyball Club since 2019.  She has coached across all levels from middle school to 18s for both boys and girls.   

"My coaching style is technique emphasized. My goal is to have every child leave my team a better volleyball player as well as a better person."

Nick Dae

Red Rock 14-3

Nick started playing volleyball at Saint Francis High School and Mountain View Volleyball Club as a setter.  After graduating with a degree in Environmental Studies and Planning from Sonoma State University in 2019, Nick has assisted RedRock Teams including but not limited too: Red Rock 12-1, 14-2, 17-2, 15-1.

As an assistant coach at Redrock Volleyball Club, Nick has worked diligently to maintain long term relationships to secure and develop competitive teams spanning multiple seasons.

In 2018, his 12-1 team went undefeated in the Western Conference Qualifiers in Reno, receiving a first place bid to Nationals.  In 2022, his Red Rock 15-1 team qualified for Junior Nationals.

Furthermore, Nick is also working as a Housing Coordinator for a non-profit organization in San Francisco. In his free time, you’ll probably find him at the beach, hanging out with friends.

Ally Garay

Red Rock 14-1 Premier

Ally Garay was born in Southern California and she has lived in San Carlos for the majority of her life. She started her volleyball career at 8 years old practicing in clinics at the San Carlos Youth Center. She started playing club volleyball in 2017 at 11 years old and continued to play for 5 years at local clubs around the bay area. Additionally, she played with HMB Beach Volleyball Club for the summer of 2021. Her main position is right side and secondary outside, but she is well developed in all positions and even set during one game her freshmen year.

Ally is currently junior class president at Sequoia and has played on Sequoia Varsity for the past 3 years. During off season she helped coach clinics through Sequoia for young girls striving to better their volleyball skills and learn more about the sport. She works as a Legarza coach during the summer, coaching kids of all ages different sports and techniques, but more importantly how to be a good teammate. She is a 2nd year PPSL referee and is always looking for new ways she can help the community. Along with running junior class meetings, she started the "Can Club" at sequoia which is a student group who recycles and encourages others to keep the environment clean. Ally is very passionate about limiting her trash intake and leaving places nicer than you found them.

Ally's future plan is to attend a 4 year college and major in public relations to pursue a job in event management. When she is not actively playing volleyball, you can find her working out at the gym or spending time with her friends. Some of her interests include reading, journaling, listening to music, and traveling, and her go to Starbucks drink is an iced shaken espresso. She is so excited to join the Red Rock community and for what this season has in store!

Tia Papapietro

Red Rock 14-2 Premier

Tia began her love of coaching two years ago when she was assistant coach for Palo Alto 13’s indoor club team.  Since then she has coached in several indoor and beach skills clinics and summer camps through Notre Dame High School and Next Level.  She assisted this past club season with Rage Westside 14/15’s indoor club team and coached the Notre Dame High School 2021/’22 fall freshman team and assisted with Notre Dame High School’s Varsity ‘21/’22 Beach team. 

INDOOR  EXPERIENCE: Tia started playing indoor for Payes VBC (San Carlos) 9 years ago as Libero.  She continued to play for Payes and Academy for the next 4 years. 

BEACH EXPERIENCE:

Her love of beach took off when  introduced to the summer beach program. From there, she played 2 years of year round with Santa Cruz Beach Volleyball Club (West Valley) and 1 year with Sand Legs (Belmont).  She has traveled to Kentucky and Milwaukee to compete in open Beach Jr. Nationals.  She continues in her love of this sport playing in tournaments and co-ed pickup games throughout California or where ever her travels take her!

Tia is currently enrolled at CSM completing her generals and is looking forward to transferring next semester to a BA and Master’s program in kinesiology.

Nick Dae

Red Rock 14-2 Premier

Nick started playing volleyball at Saint Francis High School and Mountain View Volleyball Club as a setter.  After graduating with a degree in Environmental Studies and Planning from Sonoma State University in 2019, Nick has assisted RedRock Teams including but not limited too: Red Rock 12-1, 14-2, 17-2, 15-1.

As an assistant coach at Redrock Volleyball Club, Nick has worked diligently to maintain long term relationships to secure and develop competitive teams spanning multiple seasons.

In 2018, his 12-1 team went undefeated in the Western Conference Qualifiers in Reno, receiving a first place bid to Nationals.  In 2022, his Red Rock 15-1 team qualified for Junior Nationals.

Furthermore, Nick is also working as a Housing Coordinator for a non-profit organization in San Francisco. In his free time, you’ll probably find him at the beach, hanging out with friends.

Devin Derecho

Red Rock 14-3 Premier

Devin was born and raised in Santa Cruz and moved to San Jose last year to finish her Bachelors in Kinesiology.  Devin started playing indoor volleyball in middle school and fell in love with the sport.  She played indoor for her high school Pacific Collegiate School and  club volleyball for Main Beach Volleyball Club.  Throughout her volleyball career, Devin has played multiple positions and considers herself a utility player. Because of this, she strongly believes in developing well rounded volleyball players. 

In college, Devin initially played indoor volleyball for Cabrillo College as a setter and defensive specialist. She also played for the beach team at Cabrillo College. This past year Devin played indoor and was captain for San Jose States Club Volleyball team and plans to play beach volleyball for West Valley College in the spring. 

Devin has coached indoor volleyball for the past 7 years.  She has coached both boys and girls at the middle school, high school, and club level.  Previously she has coached club for Club Cruz Volleyball Club and Santa Cruz Beach Volleyball Club, and Mavericks Volleyball Club. 

In her free time, you can find Devin at the beach playing volleyball, coaching volleyball, or reading and relaxing in the sun. She also enjoys gardening and traveling and is planning on attending medical school with the goal of becoming a Doctor.

Nicki Ezatagha

Red Rock 14-3 Premier

Nicki played 2 years of Varsity at Cupertino High school where she won a Coach's MVP medal during one of her tournaments. She went on to play at Foothill College (where she started her coaching career) and was coached by former Stanford and Olympic players. 

After her two year junior college experience Nicki transfered to play Beach and Indoor at Benedictine University Mesa where her team visited playoffs and championships several times. Winning Cal Pac Conference Championships and attending Nationals in 2021. It was there Nicki developed a passion for sports performance and became a certified Sports Trainer. 

Nicki is now the head coach at Monta Vista HS, in her first year she took the team to playoffs for the first time in 5 years and State Championships for the first time in school history. In the 2021-2022 season, Nicki coached 15-2 and 14-3, taking her 15-2 team from 42nd to 11th overall with an 18-8 record. 

Katie Wilcox

Red Rock 14-3 Premier

Coach Katie was born and raised in the Bay Area and began playing volleyball at the age of 10. Katie started her club volleyball career at Red Rock Volleyball Club and played for Menlo-Atherton High School and then Foothill College.

In high school, Katie made the varsity team as a freshman and played as a middle and an opposite for all 4 years (2011-2015). Over the 4 years she went to M-A, her team earned 3 PAL titles and won 2 CCS championships, ending her senior year as a Division I NorCal finalist. She then went to Foothill College and played both indoor and beach volleyball under Coach Katy Ripp (2016-2018). She played all around as the team’s starting opposite hitter. As a captain her sophomore year, she led her team to first round playoffs and ended her final volleyball season making First Team All Conference.

After graduating, she transferred to UCLA for academics and graduated with honors and a BA in Psychology and a minor in Applied Developmental Psychology in June 2020.

Katie has coached for her local middle school (7th/8th grade), Sequoia High School (Varsity), Palo Alto Volleyball Club (14s, 16s), Alpha Prime Volleyball Club (15s), and Red Rock Volleyball Club (Indoor: 10s, 11s, 15s; Beach: 12s-18s).  During the 2022-2023 indoor season, her 15-1’s team earned their bid to Nationals by taking 1st place at the Pacific Northwest Qualifier. She also led her 11-1s team to Junior Nationals by earning a bid through the region.

Outside of volleyball, Katie loves playing with her 4 dogs, taking care of all her plants, and cooking.

Grace Pessagno

Red Rock 14-3 Premier

My name is Grace Pessagno and I am very excited to be coaching at Red Rock!

I have been playing volleyball for 9 years and recently just finished up my college volleyball career. I am a UCSC alumni and am currently pursing my masters at SJSU. I played club in the bay area for 3 years, 2 of those were with Vacaville extreme and one of those years was with Xceleration.

I love working with kids and hope to help each and every one of the athletes better their volleyball skills!

Quinn Holland

Red Rock 15-1

Quinn has been around volleyball since 2008.  Having grown up in the Bay Area, she started out playing club at the age of 10 and played for Vision Volleyball Club and Red Rock. During those years, she has medaled at Colorado Crossroads and earned bids to Nationals. Quinn was a member of the Varsity team at Aragon High School from 2013 to 2017.  Having participated in the NCVA herself, Holland brings knowledge of the game and is well educated in the club volleyball world that is here in the Bay Area

After graduating in 2017, she attended the University of Oregon where she graduated with degrees in Political Science, Sociology and Media Studies in June of 2021.  Since then she has returned to the Bay Area where she joined Menlo School serving as a head coach to the freshman and JV teams and being an assistant to varsity since the fall of 2021.  In her first year with the program, Holland assisted the varsity team to a 10-0 record, and a second place finish in the CCS Open Division Finals in 2021.  She was recently awarded the Bagshaw Family Award for Coaching Excellence in 2023. 

Quinn has coached both boys and girls at Red Rock, including our boys 16-1 team who finished in the top 20 teams in the NCVA and had a 11th place finish at AAU Nationals in 2023.

You will never not find Quinn coaching.  She can be found at SportsHouse or Menlo, giving back to the sport that she is most passionate about.  For Holland, it is about giving the next generation a club experience surrounding fundamentals, team bonds, and developing a competitive outlook on the game.

Quinn resides in San Mateo and works as a Physical Educator to Menlo Middle School students and coaches various middle school sports teams and Girls Varsity Lacrosse as well. 

Kaitlyn Oh

Red Rock 15-1

Kaitlyn enters her second season as a coach with Red Rock. She started her volleyball career at the age of 11 and joined the Red Rock family when she was thirteen. While playing at Red Rock as a Libero/DS, she has won multiple bids including two Open bids (14U and 16U). She attended Cupertino High School where she joined the Varsity team for all 4 years. In her senior year, she won Female Athlete of the Year. 

Kaitlyn went on to play volleyball at the collegiate level while majoring in Chemistry at Brandeis University located in Massachusetts. In her time at Brandeis, she received UAA Athlete of the Week (2018), All-UAA Honorable Mention (2019), and All-Academic UAA (2019, 2020, and 2021). While in Massachusetts, Kaitlyn began her coaching career at Boston UVC working with 15U.

Additionally, Kaitlyn began coaching at Menlo School in 2022 as head coach of the freshman team while helping out with Tony and Quinn Holland on Varsity. This year, she will head coach the JV team at Menlo and is excited about the upcoming season. 

Kaitlyn has been dedicated to this sport from the very beginning, but when she is not coaching, she enjoys her free time with activities such as hiking, spikeball, and tennis.

Riley Holland

Red Rock 15-1

Riley began her club volleyball journey in 2011 with her first year spent an area team then transitioned to competitive power teams until 2018. Her main position was libero/DS while sometimes substituting as OH. She was a member of both Payes 12 Black followed by Redrock 12 Black, and she made her permanent move to Vision Volleyball Club her 13s season. Her teams made huge accomplishments: qualifying for Nationals six times, winning Far Westerns twice, and placing third at Colorado Crossroads in 2016. Staying in the Gold division of the NCVA was consistent, and her teams finished within the top 5 for almost every season. Her 15 Gold team at Vision went undefeated in the entire NCVA league, where she served as both libero and DS.

Riley attended high school at Menlo School, graduating in 2019. For Menlo she played varsity volleyball beginning freshman year, and played a key role as libero/DS in her teams’ successes over the four years she played. While she was a member of the team, Menlo won their league play and consequently participated in the CCS Open Division three times, and the 2016 Menlo team won the Division 4 State Championship. In her senior year, Riley earned an award as an All WBAL Team recipient and led the team as the starting libero.

After high school, Holland went on to attend Tulane University, taking on a double major of biochemistry and neuroscience with a minor in psychology as well as joining various organizations on campus including BSU and Chi Omega. She played club volleyball there to stay in touch with the game, even playing with some people she played against while at Menlo. She has returned to the Bay Area to be with her family while taking a break from school, and she has since reconnected with volleyball through her sister, Quinn, and father, Tony, being coaches themselves. Riley’s main goal and characteristic as a player was being a leader on the court and pushing people to be the best they could be, and as a coach she strives to instill the same values in her players. Her love and passion for the sport is evident in her commitment to bettering kids’ skills and mindset, two aspects that are crucial in volleyball.

When Riley is not coaching, she thoroughly enjoys reading outside, her favorite authors including Dostoevsky and Sylvia Plath. She also loves to visit her friends all around the country, and her favorite places to go include Los Angeles, New York, and back to New Orleans.

Robin John Rosales

Red Rock 15-2
Robin grew up in Redwood City and went to college at UCSB where he graduated with a BA in Political Science.  He is a video game industry veteran who has worked in the business development, sales, marketing and public relations fields for companies including PC Gamer, PlayStation Magazine, Ubisoft, the Microsoft Xbox launch and clients including Logitech, Electronic Arts and Namco.

Thoroughly passionate about volleyball, Robin has coached at various age levels from grade school to college teams. He coached high school volleyball at Woodside High School for five seasons where they had four CCS appearances and won back to back PAL Bay League titles. He coached at Sacred Heart Prep for two seasons where the JV team and Freshman teams had undefeated league seasons.  He has been coaching various levels at Castilleja in Palo Alto, CA for both the middle school and high school JV and Varsity teams for eight years and included the Varsity team winning the CCS Div V title in 2011.  He is currently the Varsity Head Coach at Priory where he helped guide the team to its first CCS playoff birth in five years.  Robin also helped coach at Notre Dame Namur University, a NCAA Div II team playing in the PacWest Conference.

In 2008, Robin's 13 Black Team earned a National bid for the Junior Olympics in Dallas, Texas. The following year in 2009, his 14 Black team earned the clubs first Open Division bid, held in Miami, Florida. They finished Top 20 in the nation and the top ranked 14s team in Northern California. His 15 Black team earned an Open Division bid in 2010. In 2011, his 14 Cardinal team became the clubs first two's team to garner a Junior National bid, held in Atlanta, GA. In 2012, he took the helm of 14 Cardinal again and earned a National bid at Junior Nationals. His team finished as the 4th ranked 14s team in NCVA, the highest ranking for any two's team in the entire region encompassing all age groups. In 2013, he coached 14 Black which earned a Junior National bid where they finished in 5th place in the NCVA, and 15 Black, which earned a Junior National Open bid and finished as the 18th top 15s team in the country. In 2014, he coached 15 Black which earned a bid to Junior Nationals. In 2015, Robin coached 13 Black and earned a Junior National bid as well as coaching ARC 16-1, which won every Premier League tourney and finished first place in overall rankings in the 16s NCVA Premier League. In 2016, 18 Showcase would double-qualify for Junior Nationals, earning a USA then National Bid. 13 Black would go on to earn Junior National Open bid. In 2017,14 Showcase, our two's team, would earn a Junior National USA bid and in 2019 and again in 2022, 14-Robin would earn a bid to Junior Nationals in Indianapolis. 

When Robin is not on a volleyball court, Robin and his wife Sally enjoy spending time together going to movies, hunting down and trying out various food trucks in the Bay Area as well as traveling to check out GIANT items and other roadside attractions that are Instagram worthy.

Chi Chui

Red Rock 15-2

One of the most sought-out technical volleyball coaches in the Bay Area with 33 years of coaching experience, Coach Chi trains beginner level players through collegiate athletes.  He has trained over 1000 girls who were recruited to top universities, including  Stanford, USC, UCLA, Penn State, Yale, Harvard. 

Coach Chi emphasizes perfection in volleyball fundamentals and develops both the physical and mental aspects required to excel as an individual and as a team player.  He teaches strategies and tactics to more advanced players to give them the edge over other teams. 

Some of Coach Chi’s accomplishments include:

• 4 Jr. National medals 
• 7 National championship teams
• 12 State Championship teams
• 15 NorCal Championship teams
• 19 CCS championship teams 
• 17 League Championship teams

Rachel Lee

Red Rock 15-2

Rachel recently moved to the Bay Area from Texas and is excited to join the Red Rock family this year! 

Rachel has coached girls indoor volleyball at various clubs throughout Texas and the Bay Area, including Austin Skyline Juniors, Frisco Flyers VBC, and Mountain View Volleyball Club. She helped FFVBC 14 Rox John earn a USA bid to Junior Nationals in 2019 and a National bid in 2021.

Growing up in the Dallas area, she played club for six years and attended Junior Nationals twice. At Plano East Senior High School, she was named MVP and received All-District honors her senior year.

As a coach, Rachel strives to equip her athletes with the skills, mindset, and resilience necessary to excel both on and off the court. Her coaching philosophy revolves around discipline, hard work, and coming to each practice with a growth mindset. She emphasizes the importance of building (and improving on) a strong foundation of fundamental skills in order to seamlessly hone more advanced techniques and prevent long-term injuries. 

Rachel believes that coaching should be a collaborative, interactive process, where her role is to best support each athlete in achieving their goals. She strives to create a supportive environment where her athletes feel empowered to communicate their needs, provide feedback, and ask questions. Above all, she hopes to instill a lifelong love for the game!

Rachel graduated from Emory University with a BS in Anthropology & Human Biology and a minor in Spanish. Currently, she works in research on the ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of genetics and genomics at the Stanford University School of Medicine. 

Becca Lee

Red Rock 15-2

Becca Lee is a talented volleyball player and coach who has recently made the move to the Bay Area from Atlanta, GA. She is eagerly looking forward to her first season at Red Rock this year and is excited to bring her skills and experience to the team.

Becca's volleyball journey began when she played club in the North Texas region for five years. Her passion for the game led her to continue playing club at Emory University, where she eventually switched to coaching for the program. As a coach, Becca's dedication and hard work paid off when she led the Emory University women's club volleyball team to a gold bracket finish at NCVF nationals in 2022! In addition to her success at Emory, Becca also coached club for two years across Texas and California.

As a coach, Becca believes in player development from a holistic point of view. She understands that it's not just about developing good mechanical habits, but also about instilling the right game strategy and mentality in players. Becca is committed to helping her players reach their full potential both on and off the court.

In summary, Becca Lee is an incredibly talented and experienced volleyball player and coach who is excited to join Red Rock this year. Her dedication and passion for the game, as well as her commitment to player development, make her an invaluable asset to any team.

Devin Derecho

Red Rock 15-3

Devin was born and raised in Santa Cruz and moved to San Jose last year to finish her Bachelors in Kinesiology.  Devin started playing indoor volleyball in middle school and fell in love with the sport.  She played indoor for her high school Pacific Collegiate School and  club volleyball for Main Beach Volleyball Club.  Throughout her volleyball career, Devin has played multiple positions and considers herself a utility player. Because of this, she strongly believes in developing well rounded volleyball players. 

In college, Devin initially played indoor volleyball for Cabrillo College as a setter and defensive specialist. She also played for the beach team at Cabrillo College. This past year Devin played indoor and was captain for San Jose States Club Volleyball team and plans to play beach volleyball for West Valley College in the spring. 

Devin has coached indoor volleyball for the past 7 years.  She has coached both boys and girls at the middle school, high school, and club level.  Previously she has coached club for Club Cruz Volleyball Club and Santa Cruz Beach Volleyball Club, and Mavericks Volleyball Club. 

In her free time, you can find Devin at the beach playing volleyball, coaching volleyball, or reading and relaxing in the sun. She also enjoys gardening and traveling and is planning on attending medical school with the goal of becoming a Doctor.

Lanuola Saulala

Red Rock 15-3

Nunu Saulala was born in East Palo Alto, CA and grew up going back and forth from there and Las Vegas. She started her volleyball career at age 12 at Red Rock Volleyball Club and has since played for multiple clubs throughout the Bay Area. She’s started off as an opposite and transitioned to middle her 15s season.

Nunu graduated from Saint Francis High School in 2022 and played 3 years on varsity, earning 2nd team all league her senior year. She’s currently playing at West Valley College as a middle blocker while majoring in English.

When she’s not working out or on the court she’s reading or spending time with family.

Katie Wilcox

Red Rock 16-1

Coach Katie was born and raised in the Bay Area and began playing volleyball at the age of 10. Katie started her club volleyball career at Red Rock Volleyball Club and played for Menlo-Atherton High School and then Foothill College.

In high school, Katie made the varsity team as a freshman and played as a middle and an opposite for all 4 years (2011-2015). Over the 4 years she went to M-A, her team earned 3 PAL titles and won 2 CCS championships, ending her senior year as a Division I NorCal finalist. She then went to Foothill College and played both indoor and beach volleyball under Coach Katy Ripp (2016-2018). She played all around as the team’s starting opposite hitter. As a captain her sophomore year, she led her team to first round playoffs and ended her final volleyball season making First Team All Conference.

After graduating, she transferred to UCLA for academics and graduated with honors and a BA in Psychology and a minor in Applied Developmental Psychology in June 2020.

Katie has coached for her local middle school (7th/8th grade), Sequoia High School (Varsity), Palo Alto Volleyball Club (14s, 16s), Alpha Prime Volleyball Club (15s), and Red Rock Volleyball Club (Indoor: 10s, 11s, 15s; Beach: 12s-18s).  During the 2022-2023 indoor season, her 15-1’s team earned their bid to Nationals by taking 1st place at the Pacific Northwest Qualifier. She also led her 11-1s team to Junior Nationals by earning a bid through the region.

Outside of volleyball, Katie loves playing with her 4 dogs, taking care of all her plants, and cooking.

Eric Ballelos

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Eric Ballelos is a well-known name in the Bay Area’s volleyball community. After spending nearly a decade coaching in Southern California and Colorado, Eric has finally returned to his roots.  His last coaching stint at Red Rock was in 2014, where he led the 17-1 team to a respectable 9th place finish in the 17 National Division the previous year.

Born and raised in San Francisco, Eric has coached at various levels in the Bay Area, including girl's club at Red Rock and Peninsula Juniors, varsity boys high school coach at Serra High School, and boy's club at Tribe. His passion for coaching drove him to pursue a career in college coaching, starting at his alma mater, SF State, in 2011. For eight years, he served as a DI assistant at UC Riverside before moving to Colorado for a year. However, he couldn't stay away from the Bay Area for long and returned this January as an assistant coach at Menlo College.

Apart from coaching, Eric is also pursuing a Master's degree in Sports and Performance Psychology at Menlo College. With his years of experience coaching at different levels, he understands the importance of mental strength in sports and how it can impact an athlete's performance.

Eric's return to the Bay Area has been welcomed by many, and his contributions to the volleyball community are invaluable. With his extensive coaching experience and dedication to the sport, Eric is sure to make a positive impact on the players he coaches and the teams he works with.

Youki Bradley

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Youki Bradley was born in Los Angeles and raised in the Walnut Creek area. She played all four years of high school volleyball on the varsity team at Las Lomas High School. Her junior year of high school, her high school team won the North Coast Section and finished 4th in the state. Youki played 7 years of club volleyball in the NCVA, starting from the age of 11 years old. As a club player, her teams qualified for the Junior National Tournament during her last five seasons from her 14s to her final 18s season. 

 Youki has been a club coach since she was 18 years old. It became her second job once she graduated high school. She has coached both boys and girls volleyball for a number of high schools and clubs in the East Bay area. Four of the teams she has coached in the past 6 years have been Junior National Qualifying teams. 

Youki previously spent four years running the Girls and Boys volleyball program at Clayton Valley Charter High School as the Varsity Head Coach until the Spring of 2021. 

Most recently Youki finished her first successful girls season at Red Rock. This summer she was added as the assistant coach to Red Rock Boys 17-Taylor. This team went to Junior Nationals and brought home a bronze medal! She is looking forward to her upcoming successful season at Red Rock!

Azariah Hill

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Azariah Hill is returning for his 4th season at Red Rock, he will be making the transfer over to Red Rock Peninsula from East bay as he furthers his education at San Jose State in the fall majoring in communications.

He has worked with kids of all ages and different skill levels, started his volleyball career head coaching middle school in Oakland, worked his way up to head coaching boys high school volleyball in San Ramon, assistant coaching back at his old high school in Alameda and made his way to club level coaching boys and girls.

 This past season he head coach Red Rock 18’s boys and assistant coach Red Rock 15’s team both finishing the season in 13th. Azariah is also being mentored and works closely with Head Coach Brad Keller at the University of Southern California. 

Peter Chao

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Peter is entering his 29th year of coaching volleyball; he has coached players at the middle school, high school, college and pro level. He started playing volleyball at the age of 16, through his church. When he got to UC Berkeley, he played one season on the Men's Club team and then played on a very successful adult league team with his friends for 10 years.  Peter's first coaching job was coaching his church's boys team, then followed with the start of Kennedy High School Men's Varsity Volleyball team. After building a successful program at Kennedy High School, He then moved to coach the Men's Varsity team at Richmond High School, when his younger cousins decided to play volleyball. In his 6 years at Richmond High School, he changed the culture and built a winning program. 

When Peter's playing years ended, after he broke his ankle in a tournament, he took some time away from volleyball and focused on building a family. Once his children were old enough to play sports, he then returned to coaching volleyball. He started coaching girls volleyball teams at middle school, high school, and club with Diablo Valley Volleyball Club (DVVC). While at DVVC, he met Roger Worsley and the two of them started Pacific Rim Volleyball (PacRim), to provide championship level volleyball training for boys and girls in East Bay. In their first year, they coached one team together and went on to win Bronze in Open at Boys Junior National (BJN). Since the first year, PacRim has always sent at least one boys team to BJN. 

After 3 years of success with PacRim, Peter needed more challenges, he then started Triton Sports Center and also began his quest to rebuild high school volleyball programs. With Triton, he had a Ninja warrior gym and volleyball for boys and girls. He also returned to coaching volleyball at high schools, a pro team, and launched his vertical program. He went undefeated in league with Bentley Upper School (4 years), turned Monte Vista Men's Volleyball program from last to first in two years, and his only year at Miramonte, the girls finished at NorCal Championship, the boys made first NCS appearance in school history. 

After Miramonte, Peter brought his volleyball teaching to the peninsula area. He has been coaching at Rage Westside and Notre Dame Belmont for the past 3 years. He now joins Red Rock to help build the boys' program and give the girls another veteran coach. 

Peter earned a BS and MBA from UC Berkeley. He is also CAP III for indoor volleyball and CAP I for beach volleyball. He is currently a CEO at a Construction Tech company in the East Bay, where he lives with his wife of 20 years and their 4 children. When he's not coaching, he enjoys doing outdoor activities with his family and growing tropical fruits.

Angela Alftin

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Angela is a Bay Area native who graduated from Woodside High School, where she played as a middle blocker and outside hitter. She was a three-time all-PAL selection, including a 1st-team choice as a junior and senior, and 2nd-team as a sophomore. She played all four years on the varsity squad and became just the third player in Woodside High School history to play on the varsity team as a freshman. Angela was the team captain both her junior and senior years. In 2007, she helped Woodside to a PAL (Bay Division) championship after the team went 30-7 overall and 13-1 in the league.

In college, Angela was a two-sport DI athlete with one season of DI volleyball, two seasons of DI rowing, and an additional two seasons of club volleyball. She was awarded a spot on the All-State selection team and competed at Nationals in 2015 before graduating from San Diego State, where she received her degree in Communications, Spanish, & Writing.

Angela has been coaching club volleyball since 2011. She has coached over 17 teams of all ages from 12-18, ranging from competitive club to middle school and high school. Her 18s team finished in the top 5 at the Boston Festival, Colorado Crossroads, Pacific Northwest and Far Westerns, where they qualified for Nationals with a record of 8-1. In 2023, the 16-Alftin team finished with a Silver medal in the Liberty division at the Red Rock Rave Qualifier and went on to compete at the USAV Nationals in Chicago. This will be Angela’s 8th year at Red Rock, and her 5th season coaching alongside her sister, Christine!

When not on the court (coaching, scouting, or playing in rec leagues), Angela likes to spend time with her big family and her new puppy, Jack. She also enjoys hiking and the outdoors and is currently on a mission to travel to and hike in every US National Park!

Christine Alftin

Red Rock 17-1

Christine returns to Redrock for her 5th season. Before beginning her coaching career, Christine has been in the volleyball “scene” since 2006 when she first started playing. 

• During that time, Christine has had 7 Junior National Appearances (12U-18U)
• Appeared on the National Podium with her 17U team (bronze medal in Open division)
• Earned 14 National Qualifier Medals,
• Earned 2 High School CCS Section Titles
• Earned 1 High School State Championship
• Recently completed 4 years as UC Berkeley’s 6-rotation Outside Hitter all four years.
• Mercury News named her Freshman of the year
• Mercury News Player of the Year her senior year at Woodside High School.
• She was also listed on the MaxPreps All-State team, the Under Armour All-American Second Team and 
• prepvolleyball.com ranked her 51st in the nation in 2013. 
• 2023 16-Alftin Red Rock Rave Liberty Division Silver Medal

Christine was named captain her senior year at Cal. She recorded 16 double-doubles and registered over 30 matches with double digit kills. Christine’s Sophomore and Junior season at Cal were most memorable because she played in all but 2 of the team’s 320 sets!

Fun Fact - Most people know Christine by her nickname “Teeny”. 

Teeny looks forward to sharing her volleyball knowledge and experience with some of the best athletes.

Mavis Lui

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Mavis is a Bay Area native and this is her second season coaching at Red Rock. She began her coaching career at the Drew School of San Francisco, where she led the program for two years as the Varsity Head Coach. As a coach, she focuses on building strong fundamentals, which helped her team make the CIF Final Four State Tournament.

She started her volleyball journey at the age of 10 and has played for clubs around the Bay Area. Her accolades at the club level include qualifying for nationals 8 years in a row and earning a bronze medal in the 16 open division at Nationals. She was also a 4 year varsity athlete at the Bay School of San Francisco and Notre Dame Belmont. Her high school career included League MVP, First Team All League, and State Champion. Mavis went on to play at the collegiate level during her time at Chapman University which included leading her team to the conference finals.

After graduating, Mavis started working in research for pediatric cardiology at Stanford University. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, working out and baking!

Kat Ho

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Kat is beginning her first season coaching club here at Red Rock. Kat began her coaching career at Notre Dame Belmont High School where she was a coach for the Next Level Girls Volleyball program. She was also the Women’s Club Volleyball Assistant Coach at the University of San Francisco and Assistant Coach for the Drew School of San Francisco. 

Kat started her volleyball journey at the age of 10 and played for clubs around the Bay, including Red Rock her 18s year. She was a 4 year varsity athlete at Notre Dame Belmont, where she earned First Team All League and State Champion. She continued her volleyball journey at the University of San Francisco where she played on the Women’s Club Volleyball team for 3 years. 

After graduating USF, Kat started working at the healthcare clinic on Meta’s campus. She is currently studying at Samuel Merritt University to become a nurse. On her free time, she enjoys eating, getting boba, and watching Impractical Jokers with her family.