Taylor Ho

Boys Director

Red Rock Boys 18-1

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 Boys 18-1

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!

Brianna Perez

Red Rock Boys 18 National

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."

Azariah Hill

Red Rock Boys 17-1

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. 

Quinn Holland

Red Rock Boys 17-1

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. 

Brian Baltazar

Red Rock Boys 17 National

Brian was born in Mexico and raised in San Jose, returning to the Bay Area last summer to work after graduating from Harvard College. Brian began playing indoor volleyball at the age of 14, developing a love for the sport that requires not just physical ability but mental commitment. He played for James Lick High School’s boys volleyball team and for Titan Athletics Volleyball Club, where he trained as an outside hitter and led as captain for several years. Throughout his high school volleyball career, Brian received several MVP accolades during his Sophomore, Junior, and Senior years.

After high school, Brian played for Harvard Men’s Club Volleyball for four years and led the team for two years as an outside hitter. During his tenure, he spearheaded the transition of the club from a coach-trained team to a players-led team, providing over fifty players with effective training and competitive opportunities, primarily with the colleges and universities in the New England Collegiate Volleyball League.

He is entering his second year of coaching volleyball in California, beginning as head varsity coach at Santa Clara High School and continuing his journey at Red Rock. Away from the court, Brian works for Meta and enjoys reading, working out, and traveling.

Paolo Castillo

Red Rock Boys 16-1

Paolo was born and raised in the Bay Area and is entering his 8th year coaching club volleyball. In 2015, he graduated from San Mateo High School where he was a tri-sport and scholar athlete. In his senior year of high school, he was named MVP of both his water polo and his volleyball team. He spent his high school career playing both club and school seasons of water polo, soccer, and volleyball. 

Paolo then graduated from UC Davis in 2019 with a degree in Human Development and Public Health. At UC Davis, he played on the NCCVL UC Davis indoor team as a libero/DS all four years. Paolo also was a volunteer for both the indoor and beach Women’s team and was also a head coach at Moxie Beach Volleyball Club located in Davis, helping a former AVP establish an elite program in the Sacramento/Davis area. As a Coach at Moxie, he helped train athletes by honing in on their beach volleyball skills and technique, while helping a handful of athletes get recruited into Division 1 beach programs. Paolo also helped to create the first Club Beach Volleyball program at UC Davis with a couple of his friends, where he competed as the “2’s” pair. 

After graduating, Paolo joined Red Rock Volleyball Club where he coached both Boys and Girls. He was also the Red Rock Boy’s and Beach director where he trained a variety of age groups, establishing fundamentals and furthering technical skill development to compete at the highest level. While playing in many CBVA beach volleyball tournaments and grass tournaments around Northern California, he competed with a 9-man Volleyball team called Dragons where he placed 4th in the National Championships in Oakland in 2022. He also competed with a local semi-professional VLA team from San Jose, playing alongside and against former Division 1 athletes.

Paolo then went to UC Berkeley to pursue his Master’s in Public Health where he also joined the UC Berkeley Men’s team as a graduate student and competed in the NCCVL League as a Libero/DS, finishing top 10 in the nation. 

Some of his coaching accolades include: 

Leading the Red Rock Boys 15-1s team to a silver medal at the NCVA Far Westerns Qualifier in 2023

Leading the Red Rock Boys 15-1s team to a silver medal at SoCal Cup in 2023

Leading the Red Rock Boys 15-1s team to a 5th place finish at USAV Junior National Championship in 2023

When Paolo is not playing or coaching volleyball, he is either studying for his MBA or working as a Clinical Research Lead for Breast Cancer Clinical Trial at UCSF called ISPY2 where he works alongside internationally renowned doctor and scientists to help to find the best treatment for breast cancer patients.

Azariah Hill

Red Rock Boys 16-1

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. 

Brianna Perez

Red Rock Boys 15 National

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."

Youki Bradley

Red Rock Boys 15 Club

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!

Brad Lew

Red Rock Boys 14-1

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 Boys 14-1

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.

Salomon Leon

Red Rock Boys 14 National

Coach Salomon was born and raised in the Bay Area and began playing volleyball at the age of 15. Salomon started his club volleyball career at Pacific Rim Volleyball Club and played for Ygnacio Valley High School.

In high school, Salomon made the varsity team as a Sophomore after choosing to no longer pursue Track and Field. Salomon played as an Outside/Setter from (2011-2013). Over the 3 years he went to Y-V his team qualified for post season NCS play for the first time since 2005. Lastly, Salomon made 1st Team All League all three years. 

He then went to Diablo Valley College and began to pursue coaching. After graduating, he transferred to UC Berkeley for academics and graduated with a BA in Business Administration.

Salomon has coached for Club Solano (14s and 16s) earning Bids to Nationals in 2015 and 2016. Salomon then later coached for Xceleration Volleyball Club where he qualified once again in 2018 and 2019 (16s, and 18s) and also began coaching beach volleyball. Salomon spent one undefeated season at Campolindo High School out in Moraga CA. Salomon also coached two year at the University of California Berkeley for their Women’s Division I Indoor program as their Volunteer Assistant Coach. Lastly, before joining the Red Rock family, Salomon had spent the last four seasons coaching at Encore Volleyball Club. (12s, 13s, 14s, 15s, and 16s) Currently, Salomon now coaches at the College of San Mateo as their Assistant Coach for both Beach and Indoor volleyball. 

Outside of volleyball, Salomon loves going to the gym, competing in both indoor and beach volleyball tournaments, exploring new restaurants, and weekends out in Napa with his friends. Outside of volleyball he is an avid reader and loves to travel during the offseason. 

Nicki Ezatagha

Red Rock Boys 14 National

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. 

Scott Mar

Red Rock Boys 13-1

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.