"Our players are not here to help us build up our club and make it great....

WE are HERE to BUILD UP OUR PLAYERS and make THEM GREAT!" - Tiger Shelton

 

About twenty years ago, I attended a coaching clinic run by USA Volleyball and legendary coach and pioneer of our sport, Jim Coleman.  The emphasis was on critical thinking of blocking. Jim asked the questions, “Has everything in volleyball been thought of or is there more? Can we do it better?” That day changed the way I thought about coaching. From that moment on, I have continually challenged my coaching with that question, “Can we do it better?”

About ten years ago I had the pleasure of coaching with Brad Friesen. He and I were on the same page regarding what we thought would be good foundations for a club. Brad was coaching a very talented team that year, winning the Davis Festival 18s division (the largest tournament in the nation with over 10000 players) and then 3 days later taking the bronze medal at the National Championships in the 17s open. His setter… Katie Goldhahn.

Katie went on to Stanford and was a Cardinal from 2002-2006. After graduation, Katie started her coaching career, coaching at the college, club and high school level. Katie, Brad and I have remained close for many years. We believe there are certain principals that make a club, and its players, successful. We have come to the conclusion that we need to put our ideas, goals and dreams together and make Pacific Coast Volleyball Club a reality.

 

       The Ideas:

• Develop a club that works for the athlete and the family.

• Develop a club that is professional in every way.

• Never put a team together without a highly qualified coaching staff. √

• Quality over Quantity.

• Develop a club that works with the local high schools and the community.

 

       The Goals:

• Honesty and integrity always.

• Innovation

• Critical thinking (outside the box)

• High Tech

 

The Dream:

Pacific Coast’s dream is to take volleyball in a new and fresh direction. We don’t want to reinvent the wheel but we do want to think critically, is there more? Can we do this better?  Our answer is YES! We will continually ask the best and brightest minds in our sport to help us achieve this dream. We will integrate as much high tech equipment as possible to help our student athletes achieve the highest possible exposure and to better their skills. We will listen to our clients. And we will do it as a family. This is our dream… let us help you achieve yours.

 

 

Tiger Shelton, Co-founder of Pacific Coast Volleyball Club.