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U18 Coach  – Nate Wright

Nate returns to the Sideout Volleyball coaching staff for the 2009 club season after serving as head coach of the Sideout U16 team that competed at JO's in 2008. The team finished 1^st at the Region Championship tournament to earn the Evergreen Region bid to Nationals.  Nate has coached club volleyball for 12 years for various clubs in the Spokane area.

Nate was the JV coach for Gonzaga Prep in 2007 with his team winning the JV league title.  Nate coached for G-Prep for five years as the freshman or junior varsity coach.  

Nate began playing volleyball as a high school student at Central Valley High School.  He played on a boys’ club volleyball team that was coached by Kevin and Barb Twoig which qualified for Nationals all four years.  In addition to coaching, Nate continues to play volleyball in the Spokane area.

Nate's coaching philosphy:

"My philosophy is to teach skills needed to compete at a higher level of play. Elevating the girls' physical and mental skills of the game will enable them to become better players; not just on the court, but off the court as well.  I feel that it is not just how you play the game (win or lose), it's how you react to the outcome. My desire is for the girls to reach their goals, experience a higher level of competition, and to have fun during the season. I hope to teach them not just how to play the game, but how to love it".

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                                                                                    Photo Courtesy of Marc Dalstrom

U16 Coaches  – Kelly Kight / Lacey Anderson

Kelly returns for his fourth season with the Sideout Volleyball club.  Prior to coaching for Sideout, Kelly coached the 2004 Mead HGP U18 team and coached various age groups with the Mead Extreme club.  Kelly was also an assistant coach at Ferris high school and the varsity coach at Warden High School.

Last summer, Kelly’s U15 Sideout team placed 7th out of 113 U15 teams at the Volleyball Festival in Reno to cap off an extremely successful club season.  They also finished 10^th in the U16 division at the Pacific Northwest Qualifier and were 2^nd at the Evergreen Region tournament in the U16 division.  Kelly is passionate about the sport of volleyball and helping athletes reach their full potential.  Kelly is an Assistant Principal at Ferris High School .

Lacey returns to the Sideout Volleyball coaching staff for the 2009 club season.  She was the head coach of the Sideout U12 team in 2008.  Her team finished in the top 4 at five of the 7 tournaments they competed in last season.

Lacey graduated from Mead High School in 2005 where she was a two-time State Volleyball champion as a setter.  Lacey was named to the GSL All League First-Team her senior year.  Lacey played for Splash, Mead HGP and Players Volleyball Clubs.  She also played at North Idaho College in Coeur d'Alene , Idaho and worked as the Assistant Varsity Volleyball Coach at Mead High School in 2007.

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Michelle joins the Sideout Volleyball club as the coach of the U15 team after serving as the assistant coach of the Spokane Storm U16 team the last two seasons.  Michelle is a standout outside hitter for the Gonzaga University volleyball team and has started every match during the 2008 season. 

Michelle was originally a soccer player and also competed in track. Her senior year in volleyball she was named the Gatorade Player of the Year for Oklahoma and was the Oklahoma State 5A Tournament MVP, leading her team to a state title. She was All-State as a junior and senior and played on a highly regarded Oklahoma Elite Club volleyball team. She selected Gonzaga after also being recruited by the University of Texas and University of Oklahoma .  She is currently a redshirt junior after suffering two different season-ending knee injuries.

From the Gonzaga University website:  FRESHMAN (2005): Played in 24 matches, 87 games...suffered season-ending anterior cruciate ligament injury during Oct. 22 match at Pepperdine...ranked second on team with 296 kills despite missing final seven matches of the season...had double-figure kills in 15 of 24 matches...connected for 20 or more kills in four matches with a season-high 25 against UC Davis at the Ruby's Invitational in Missoula, Mont...had best defensive match with seven digs against Washington State (9/13)...helped Bulldogs end two long streaks with 24 kills in win at Washington State (9/24) and 19 kills in win over No. 25 Saint Mary's (10/15)...win over Washington State ended 15-year losing streak to the Cougars...win over Saint Mary's marked first win over a ranked opponent since the 1993 season...season-high seven blocks against San Francisco (10/14)...ranked ninth in the West Coast Conference in kills-per-game with 3.44, ranked second among WCC freshmen in that category.

SOPHOMORE (2006): Suffered anterior cruciate ligament injury during summer...received medical redshirt.

RS-SOPHOMORE (2007): Played and started in all 30 matches, 104 games...was second on the squad in kills (307) and third in kills per game (2.95)...15 service aces, 98 digs, 19 solo blocks and 32 block assists...18 double-figure kill games, including 10 of 14 in West Coast Conference action...tallied 18 kills in two matches; versus Bowling Green (9/7) and at Loyola Marymount University (11/1)...had 17 kills against Saint Mary's (10/27) and 16 kills at New Mexico (9/8).

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Nate returns to the Sideout Volleyball coaching staff for the 2009 club season after serving as head coach of the Sideout U16 team that competed at JO's in 2008. The team finished 1^st at the Region Championship tournament to earn the Evergreen Region bid to Nationals.  Nate has coached club volleyball for 12 years for various clubs in the Spokane area.

Nate's coaching philosphy:  "My philosophy is to teach skills needed to compete at a higher level of play. Elevating the girls' physical and mental skills of the game will enable them to become better players; not just on the court, but off the court as well.  I feel that it is not just how you play the game (win or lose), it's how you react to the outcome. My desire is for the girls to reach their goals, experience a higher level of competition, and to have fun during the season. I hope to teach them not just how to play the game, but how to love it".

Doris Norris is the Club Director and co-founder of the Sideout Volleyball Club.  She has coached U12, U13 and U14 teams for Sideout in addition to her work with NBC Camps Volleyball.

Doris was a four-year All-Conference volleyball player at Whitworth University on a team that won four consecutive conference titles.  She was inducted into the Whitworth Heritage Gallery Hall of Fame with her teammates in 2007.  She was a multi-sport high school athlete who competed at State in 3 sports.  She is passionate about kids and volleyball and also serves as the Administrative Director of Volleyball for NBC Camps.

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Bethany Castilleja and Sarah Rusch join the Sideout Volleyball Club coaching staff for the 2008 season.  They both have college volleyball playing experience and have worked at various camps. 

Sarah Rusch graduated from DeSales High School in Walla Walla .  From there she went to Walla Walla Community College where she was named the team's Most Valuable Player her sophomore season.  She was also selected as an NWAACC 1st Team All-Conference selection at middle blocker and was selected to play in the NWAACC All-Star sophomore game.  Following her sophomore season at WWCC, Sarah transferred to Whitworth University where she was an all-conference selection in 2007.  Sarah led the Pirates offensively and defensively.  She led the team, and was fourth in the NWC, in kills per game with an average of 4.18. She also averaged 0.86 blocks, which led Whitworth and ranked sixth in the conference.

Bethany Castilleja is the starting libero at Whitworth University where she is currently seventh in the Northwest Conference with 4.04 digs per set, with a season-best 26 digs against Montana Western.  Bethany graduated from Kamiakin High School in Kennewick , Washington .  She became the starting libero midway through the 2007 season when former Sideout coach Cassie ( Moore ) Hare moved from libero to outside hitter for the Pirates. 

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Taci returns to the Sideout Volleyball coaching staff for the 2009 club season as the head coach of the U12 team. Last year Taci coached the Sideout U13 team that was the highest placing U13 team at the Evergreen Region Tournament and finished tied for 3^rd at the Best in the West Tournament.  Taci coached the 2008 season at Mt. Spokane High School , working primarily with 9^th graders.

Taci played for Westmont College in Santa Barbara , CA , where her team reached the Elite Eight in the NAIA National Tournament.  After undergoing shoulder surgery she continued her education at Eastern Washington University where she graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science.

Taci graduated from Mt. Spokane High School in 2002 as a three-year varsity volleyball athlete.  She currently is listed in the Mt. Spokane Top Ten category for career aces, kills, blocks, digs, and holds the career record for assists.  She was named Honorable Mention All-GSL her sophomore year and was named to the GSL All League First-Team her junior and senior years.  She also was named to the All-State team her senior year.  Taci played club volleyball for the Splash Volleyball Club and has worked at various volleyball camps during her high school and college volleyball career.

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Brynn and Erica join the Sideout Volleyball Coaching staff for the 2009 season, working with the U12 Developmental Program.

Brynn graduated from Shadle High School where she was a an All-GSL team volleyball player and track athlete.  She is a sophomore outside hitter for the Community Colleges of Spokane and also plans to compete for the Track team in the Spring.  Brynn has worked for NBC Camps the last two summers, coaching the youngest athletes.

Erica is a senior at Mead High School where she is member of the varsity volleyball and tennis teams.  She is a State Champion in volleyball and will attend Lewis and Clark State College next year where she will continue her tennis career.  Erica has worked the last 3 years in various capacities for NBC Volleyball camps, has been a referee for elementary school volleyball and has helped at Mead summer volleyball camps.

Both young ladies played many years of club volleyball and were teammates on the Sideout/NBC Camps U18 team coached by Drew and Stacy Wendle. 

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Doris serves as the Assistant Volleyball Director for NBC Camps and has been the Club Director for Sideout Volleyball since it was formed.  Doris and Karen Stebbins are the co-founders of the Sideout Volleyball Club.  Karen is now serving on the Board of the Evergreen Region of USA Volleyball.

Coaching Experience 

Doris has coached Club Volleyball at the U12, U13 and U14 levels and has also served as a fill-in coach for a number of other teams at all age levels.

Playing Experience  

Whitworth College - Four year first team all-conference selection and three time Regional All-star selection at middle hitter.  Teams were undefeated in conference play all four seasons and competed in three successive AIAW Small College National Volleyball tournaments, placing 5th in the nation her junior year.  Doris and her teammates at Whitworth were inducted into the Heritage Gallery Hall of Fame in 2007.

Harrington (WA) High School - All-state basketball player, state track and field champion and three year volleyball starter.  Volleyball teams qualified for State tournament 3 years.