Volleyball Bio, Certifications & Awards

Coach Julie has been the Head Coach for the Greensboro Panthers Volleyball program since 2018.  Her mission is to be a positive influence and role model for the girls she coaches so they can become strong and confident young ladies on and off the court.  She pushes her players to always give 100% but she is also their biggest cheerleader.

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Coach Julie is also the Director of Athlete Development and a head coach for Champion Volleyball Club in Winston Salem.

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She has received the following certifications and awards:

• USAV CAP I Level Coach

• USAV IMPACT

• USAV SafeSport

• CR Junior Referee

• AAU Coach

• AAU Positive Coaching Alliance Double-Goal Coach Level 2

• NFHS/CDC Concussion in Sports

• American Heart Association CPR and AED Certified

• 2019, 2020 & 2021 NCHEAC Coach of the Year (Western Division)

 

Coach Julie began playing volleyball in 7th grade and it immediately became her favorite sport. She was a setter and captain all the way through her senior year of high school. She was a Varsity player all 4 years of high school, played Junior Olympic ball, and was named All Conference GCAC her junior and senior years. Coach Julie was offered a scholarship to play volleyball at a DII college in TN as a setter, but was unable to accept due to family circumstances, and attended college closer to home in FL instead.

 

She began coaching volleyball at the Kernersville YMCA when she moved to Winston Salem in 2014, and quickly became very involved with helping their program flourish. From 2014 until 2016 she coached 9 teams and hosted numerous weekly open gym sessions for players on all of the YMCA teams.

 

Coach Julie is a homeschool mom.  Her daughter, Aleksandrea (Leksi) is a Panther.  In 2016 Julie saw the need for a competitive volleyball team in the Kernersville area that homeschooled girls could be a part of. She created the Kernersville Wolverines Volleyball program and opened it up to non-homeschooled girls as well.  

 

In 2016, Coach Julie also started coaching for Champion Volleyball Club.  She is their Director of Athlete Development, runs numerous camps and clinics, gives private lessons, and has coached the following teams so far:

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• 18 National

• 18 Zonal

• 17 Purple

• 17 Black

• 16 National

• 16 Purple

• 16 Kernersville

• 15 National

• 14 Kernersville

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Coach Julie is dedicated to helping volleyball thrive in our area and helping girls achieve their goals.  Her enthusiasm for the game is contagious. She loves coaching and helping players become more confident and competitive on and off the court.  Coach Julie believes lifelong learning is one of the keys to being successful in life.

 

Before becoming a homeschool mom and coach, she was a Dermatology and ICU Veterinary Technician and a Real Estate Investor.  When she’s not on a volleyball court, you can usually find her with her husband and daughter riding horses, doing CrossFit, riding mountain bikes, off-roading, painting, or watching movies. 

 

Her Coaching Philosophy

• To share my knowledge of and enthusiasm for volleyball in a fun and challenging environment.

• To teach kids the physical and mental skills they need to be successful on and off the court.

• To teach kids that hard work and perseverance are important to be successful.

• To help kids become more confident in themselves.

• To teach kids how to communicate effectively and work as a team.

• To teach kids that winning isn’t everything, but making the effort is.

• To use praise rather than fear to motivate players.

• To build a relationship of mutual trust and respect with my players.

• To help players set and achieve their volleyball goals.

• To teach them that everyone makes mistakes, and it’s your recovery from those mistakes that matters.

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