Leanne is in her 3rd year with Sting though she has been wearing the Black & Gold all her life. She played with Sting from 12's-18's enjoying many fine wins along the way. She is now a senior at UW-Milwaukee where she is studying elementary education. She has received many honors as a Panther with one of the latest being the NCAA Division I Player of the Week. This years group of 18's will learn what it takes to live life at it's fullest and to appreciate the competitive spirit within each other.

Kelley is in her second season with Sting. Last season she assisted the 16 White team to an exceptional season with a highlight of finishing 5th at the Northern Lights Qualifier. Kelley is currently a senior at UW-Milwaukee where she is enjoying a fantastic season as an outside hitter.

Rob is in his first season with Sting. He has assisted for the past 3 seasons in the UW-Parkside program where his wife is the head coach. Rob brings a strong work ethic to the Sting program and he will be a valuable asset when it comes to helping our players get recruited.

Traci is in her second season with Sting. She enjoys coaching the 18's group because she finds it exhilerating helping to prepare players for the next step in their lives. Traci is a chiropractor and coaches at Hartland Arrowhead.

Darrell is in his 10th year with Sting. He has had numerous top 3 and above finishes at National Qualifiers and JO Nationals. He has coached 15's-17's with Sting and has a 80% winning record. At the 17's level, Darrell brings his skill development and competitive zeal to the program as well as orientates his players for college style play. He truly understands the recruiting process and has developed and guided many players to Division I & II scholarships. College coaches comment favorably on his consistent winning teams and players devlopement. Darrell's daughter Lindsey, a former Sting player is currently playing at Wright State. Darrell has 4 other children, lives in Menomonee Falls, and has a wonderful wife, Laurie, who lets him do this!

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Dave is in his 6th season with Sting. He has coached many ages including 12's-16's. He was an assistant to Joe Lynch when the 16 Gold brought home the National Championship at the Open level in 2005. Dave has a very excitable way of coaching. He enjoys all levels of play and is looking forward to spreading his enthusiasm to this years group of players. Dave works at Batteries Plus and lives in Waukesha with his wife Tracy.

Tracy is in her 5th season with Sting. She assisted the 14 Black team that took 5th at Nationals in '04. In 2006, while assisting her husband Dave on the 15 White team they finished with a 56-8 record. Tracy works at Waynz World and also coaches 8th grade VB.

Nichole is in her first year with Sting though she has been coaching at the club and collegiate level for the past 6 years. Nichole finished her collegiate career at UW-Stevens Point after transferring from Minnesota. She was a captain, MVP and was selected to multiple all-tournament teams. She also holds many records in multiple categories at UWSP despite all playing there for 3 seasons. Nichole most recently coached at Brookfield East this past fall.

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Rocky is in his 4th year with Sting. Rocky has been a HS & club coach for many years. He has also earned many awards himself as a player including 2-time all conference setter, 3-time libero of the year, and 1st team All-American twice. He has also coached many Division I players including the current digs per season record holder at UWM. Rocky is an alumnus of Lakeland College with a degree in Sports Management. Rocky feels as though he is currently one of the top 3 players on the current coaching staff at Sting, though he realizes that we have some good new coaches and he might have to prove it very soon. Rocky and his wife Anita live in Milwaukee.

Jess is in her 3rd year with Sting. She has coached both at the 18's & 16's level. Jess also played for Sting from 12's thru 18's. She is a graduate of Western Michigan where she set from '01-'04. Jess lives in Hartford and will be getting married in '08.

This is Erik's fourth year with Sting. He has been coaching girls VB since 1997. He has coached and found success at the high school, club and college level with teams from California , to Iowa and Wisconsin. As a player, Erik was a MB/OH for the UCSD Tritons and he continues to play beach VB when the weather allows. Erik is also the current 5th & 6th grade coach at Brookfield Christian School. Erik and is wife Colleen have two daughters, Clara &

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Monica is in her third season has a coach for Sting though this is her first head job. She is currently a student at Marquette University where she also played for 3 years. Monica comes from a strong VB background and loves sharing her experiences and love for the game with her players.

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Doug is in his 5th season with Sting. Doug has done 18's & 15's and has been very successful at both. Doug spent 11 years at Kettle Moraine Lutheran HS as the varsity coach where he won 3 state titles and 2 runner-up finishes. Doug really enjoys working with this age and he is great developing these young players.

Alison is in her first year as a coach though she was a player for Sting from her 16-18 years. Alison just recently graduated from UW-Whitewater. While at UWW she helped her team win 3 Conference Championships and 2 National Championships in '02 & '05. Alison also was honored with All Conference/All Region & All America awards. She is currently teaching at Longfellow Elementary School and is also head coach at Sussex Hamilton where they made it to the Sectional Final game this past season.

Ted has been involved with Milwaukee Sting since it's inception. He has been the backbone of Sting and has enjoyed coaching all ages. Ted was the coach of the 17 Gold team that won the National Championship in 1999. Ted is also the head coach at Catholic Memorial HS where he has won 2 state titles.

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Val is new to Sting but is in her 5th year of coaching volleyball. Val is originally from Brazil where she played college and professionally. She graduated from BYU with a degree in Community Health. Val coached both HS & club in Utah before moving to the Milwaukee area in 2006. This past fall she coached at NB Eisenhower. Val has developed a great passion for the game and she loves to share this with her players through coaching. Val and her husband Ray have 3 children.

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Teri is entering her 7th season with Sting. She has coached many age groups ranging from 12-16's. This is her third season with the 14 Gold. While with Sting, Teri has coached many wonderful teams to medals at the JO National tournament. In 2004, the 15 Black won the silver medal in the National Division. In 2005, the 16 Gold won the bronze medal in the Open Division. Most recently, in 2007, the 14 Gold won the National Championship for the American Division. Also in 2007 Teri was named the USAV National Outstanding Coach of the year. Teri is also a varsity coach at Burlington, where she teaches 4th grade and lives with her husband Bill and daughter MacKenzie.

Beth is in her second year with Sting though she is very familiar with the system as she played for us for many years. In fact she participated on the 17 Gold team that won the JO National Championship in 2001. She went on to UW-Madison where she played. She is currently coaching and living in White Fish Bay.

Jerad is starting his 3rd year coaching the 14 Black team with Sting. The past 2 years have seen his teams compete with the best around the country. Jerad is a student at UW-Milwaukee and the Varsity boys coach at Pius XI. Jerad makes a fashion statement where ever he treads.

After having a stellar career with Sting, Lauren headed off to UW-Milwaukee to continue playing. She is currently a freshman there. Lauren played HS ball at Menomonee Falls and has always been an over achiever. We expect that she will bring the most out of all players that have the advantage of working with her.

This will be Teri's sixth season coaching for Sting. Over the years she has coached at several high schools including Thomas More and Waukesha South. This will be Teri's second year with the 14 White team. Teri enjoys developing players skills and passion for the game of volleyball. Outside of Sting Teri works as a school counselor at Saint John Vianney is married to Tim and they have a golden retriever named Finegan and a Cavalier Spaniel named Tucker.

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Scott is in his 6th year with Milwaukee Sting, with this being his 5th year as the 13 Gold head coach. Scott lives in the Madison area and coaches in the Lodi school district. He has also been a large part of the Badger Region HP program since the beginning, heading up the Select program this past summer. Scott and his wife Barb have 2 children, Hope & Chance and one very large Neopolitan Mastiff.

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Pat is in his 5th season with Sting. Originally a baseball & basketball coach, Pat has quickly started to develop a love for teaching volleyball as well. Pat's teams always compete with the strongest in the region. Pat is a strength, speed & agility trainer at Acceleration in Waukesha. Pat is married to Colleen (12 Gold).

Christy is in her 3rd season with Sting. She has done both 11's & 14's and has started to really develop a knack for training younger players. Christy is newly married.

Toni is a true volleyball fanatic. She played juniors for Impact VBC, as well as FC Elite. Toni continued her career at UW-LaCrosse and UW-Stevens Point as a setter. She then joined the coaching world, coaching two years with Impact VBC and three years with Wisconsin Ice VBC out of Central Wisconsin. Toni has also been involved with the High Performance program for the past three years, including assistant coaching the HP team in Fort Lauderdale this past summer. She recently graduated from UW-Stevens Point, and moved to West Bend where she teaches third grade. Toni has also been involved in coaching HS volleyball, including 1 year as a head varsity coach in Stevens Point. She now coaches the freshman team at WB East, and serves as an assistant varsity coach.

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Colleen is in her 31st year of coaching. She has been with Sting for 14 years and has been doing the 14 & under group for all of those years. Colleen has been the Milwaukee Sting Program Coordinator for the past 3 years. She has also coached at the HS Varsity level at Pewaukee and Waukesha South. Colleen has her CAP II accreditation. She has also been involved with the High Performance program for many years. Just recently she was an assistant with the Badger Region HP team that competed in Fort Lauderdale. Colleen is married to Pat (13 Black coach) and they have 2 children, Matt & Angie and 3 grandchildren; Jaeden, Cole & Jorie and a cat named Charlie.

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This is Rachelle's 5th year coaching club volleyball and her 4th year with Sting. Rachelle thinks that coaching 12's is so much fun because their eyes light up with excitement for each new skill that they learn. Rachelle has been married to her assistant Steve for 3 years and she is a Human Resource Generalist at Luther Manor. They have 2 golden retrievers named Willow & Maggie.

This is Steve's 4th year coaching the Sting 12 Black team. Steve has also coached grade school soccer and basketball in the past. Steve finds coaching both fun and rewarding, especially at this age where it is easy to see how much they progress in a season and also throughout their club career. Steve is a Lead Programmer at Red Anvil.

This will be Kathy's first year coaching with Sting. Previously, Kathy spent 14 years as the Head Volleyball Coach at UW-Milwaukee until she was promoted last May to Associate Athletic Director. Kathy led the Panthers to nine 20-win seasons, eight Horizon League regular season titles, and six NCAA tournaments. She was named league coach of the year seven times, and regional coach of the year twice. Kathy played at Notre Dame and also coached at Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan State. Kathy and her husband Steve have three daughters, Lauren, Danielle & Kayce-and a son-Nicholas.

Rob is in his 11th year with Sting. He has coached many ages from 12's-16's. Rob is the former Thomas More Head coach where he won multiple state titles. Rob has been a calming influence to all players that have had the opportunity to play for him. Rob lives in Germantown with his wife Jess and their daughter Molly.