2008 Arizona Juniors Coaches

Each year we have 20-25 staff coaches at all seven age levels. To insure the quality of the staff we conduct several coaches meetings during the year. We discuss the coaching, techniques, and exchange ideas.

Several of our coaches have been active for many years, including:

18's & 16's Bernard Ing is one of the original founders of the Arizona Juniors volleyball Club. Bernie has helped guide the Arizona Juniors to one of the top volleyball clubs in the United States. Bernie learned volleyball in his native Hawaii and was the head coach at Scottsdale Community College from 1982-1985 when Scottsdale won three NJCAA National Championships. Entering his 28th year with the Arizona Juniors, Bernie is a recognized national leader in junior volleyball. Bernie will serve as the technical coordinator in both the 16's and 18's age groups.

18-Open Pat Mooney is well known and respected throughout the valley and brings a vast playing and coaching experience to the Arizona Juniors. Pat has coached with the Arizona Juniors for thirteen years and has been a long-time head coach at both Phoenix College and South Mountain Community College.

18-Open Vince Speciale brings 29 years of high school and club experience to the Arizona Juniors. He started the Central Ohio Volleyball Club in 1987 and turned it into one of the Midwest's premier volleyball clubs. He has a stellar record as a high school coach at Dexley High School in Ohio of 268-74

17-Open Barry Hayes begins his twelfth year with the Arizona Juniors Program. A long time first assistant to Bernard Ing, Barry takes the reins of the 17-Open team. Barry has coached at both Moon Valley High School and Mountain Ridge High School.

17-Open Kollette Hysong begins her eighth year as an Arizona Juniors coach. Kolette was an all-state player at Shadow Mountain High school and received a full ride scholarship to play at Arkansas State Universtiy where she had an outstanding college career.

16-Open Molly Stark played for Tom before going on to a stellar career at the University of Notre Dame. Molly has played professionally in Europe and the U.S. for eleven years and has been coached by some of the top coaches in the world. Molly is currently the Head Coach at Valley Christian High School.

16-Open Melissa Carrington was a star player at Sunnyslope High School and the Arizona Juniors volleyball club. She went on to get a full ride scholarship and play at New Mexico State University. Melissa is in her fifth year with Arizona Juniors.

16-Club Mark Gutenburg

16-Club Ashley Zener played volleyball in college at Southern Methodist University

15-Open Tom Person is one of the original founders of the Arizona Juniors volleyball Club. Tom has helped guide the award winning Arizona Juniors club through its growing stages to its current status as one of the top clubs in the United States. Several of Tom's teams have finished in the top 8 out of over 300 teams at the Davis Volleyball Festival.

15-Open Joe Soares is one of the original founders of the Arizona Juniors volleyball Club. Joe helped coach Scottsdale Community College to three NJCAA National Championships. He was an All- American collegiate player at BYU Hawaii.

15-Open Benishe Dillard-Roberts was an All-American middle blocker at Long Beach State before spending the next seven years playing professionally in Switzerland, Italy, and Spain. She was named MVP of the inaugural year of the USPV league in the United States.

14-Open Sabrina Thomas brings a wealth of experience to the Arizona Juniors program. Sabrina played at Southern University where she was an all-conference player and led her team to its first ever NCAA tournament berth.

14-Open Sydney Donahue is the all-time PAC-10 leader in digs from Arizona State University. Sydney has been dazzling fans for three years now as ASU's starring libero.

13's Jackie Scarduzio is the top assistant at perennial 5A-1 power St. Mary's High School. An outstanding defensive player herself, Jackie is back by popular demand bringing a calm and confident demeanor to her coaching.

12's Melissa Carrington was a star player at Sunnyslope High School and the Arizona Juniors volleyball club. She went on to get a full ride scholarship and play at New Mexico State University. Melissa is in her fifth year with Arizona Juniors.