Rob is in his second season with Sting. Rob's 2007-08 18 Black team finished 14th at the JVDA Championships in Louisville. He is currently the head coach at UW-Parkside. Rob was the head coach for the 2008 Badger Region Girls Youth National team that brought home the GOLD from Tucson this past summer. Rob brings a strong work ethic to the Sting program and he is a valuable asset when it comes to helping our players get recruited. Rob's wife Nicole is his assistant at UW Parkside. Few people know that Rob was an original member of the 'Back Street Boys'. His comeback was haulted rather quickly when he tore his ACL during a performance on the Today show. Oh that STINGS!!

Rob begins his first season with Milwaukee Sting. He is currently the Boys head coach at Waukesha West. Rob played at Carthage College where he was a two time all-american middle blocker. Rob was the assistant at Carthage in 2007 and also coached 18s at TNT VBC. Rob also worked summer camp at Long Beach State where he worked under head coach Brian Gimmillaro. Rob has a Sports Management degree and is actively looking for a full time job in the Milwaukee area. Robs favorite past time is painting water colors of sea life. His passion for this began when he was overseas pursuing his thesis on the sporting activities of the giant Stingray.

Stephanie begins her first season with Milwaukee Sting. She is currently the varsity assistant at Kettle Moriane Lutheran and played at South Dakota State as a setter. She is employed at Childrens Hospital. The hardest part of Stephs job is giving shots to small children. She tells them all that it only STINGS for a few minutes.

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Darrell is in his 11th year with Sting. He has had numerous top 3 and above finishes at National Qualifiers and JO Nationals. Darrell's 2007-08 17 Gold team finished 5th at the JVDA Championships in Louisville. 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 enjoys trying to stump his players (and anyone else that will give him a moment or two)with his many card tricks and illusions. He is also part of a forward thinking group that meets a few times a month to help protect a secret STINGing formula that will one day bring much happiness to all. Darrell has 4 children, lives in Menomonee Falls, and has a wonderful wife, Laurie, who lets him do this!

Traci is in her 3rd year with Sting. She enjoys coaching at the 17/18 level because she finds it exhilerating. Traci, being a former player for Sting herself understands the commitment and what it takes to prepare players for the next step in their lives. Traci owns her own chiropractic business and lives in Milwaukee where she enjoys a lifestyle that lends to her dynamic personality. Paging Dr. Wall, paging Dr. Wall...............

Dave is in his 7th season with Sting and his 2nd year with the 17 Black team. Dave's 2008 17 Black team finished 2nd at the JVDA Championships. 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's enthusiastic way of coaching is topped by no others in the Badger Region. He enjoys all levels of play and is looking forward to molding this years group into the best ever. Dave works at Batteries Plus, enjoys hunting and lives in Waukesha with his wife Tracy. Dave played high school baseball and once had his nose broke from a errant throw. His nose can now predict barometer pressure with uncanny accuracy.

Tracy is in her 6th 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 was instrumental with helping the 2008 team with their 2nd place finish at JVDA's. Tracy works at Waynz World and enjoys reffing grade school VB on the weekends. She also enjoys spending time at their newly purchased property where she bird watches and moves rocks.

Scott begins his 1st year with Sting though he has been in the coaching ranks since 2002. Scott is currently the head coach at Brookfield Central HS and the AD at St. Matthias grade school. He also formerly coached at Midwest Juniors. Scott played at Greenfield HS and for the UW-Whitewater mens club team. Scott and his girlfiend Kim enjoy spending their vacation time mountain climbing in the Alps. On their last visit they left their prized Molten Pro-Touch at the summit for all that came after them to enjoy. The red/white & blue has never been honoured any better.

Kim also begins her 1st year with Sting. Kim attended UW-Whitewater where she received her BBA and MBA in Accounting in 2005 and 2006, respectively. She also played for UW-Whitewater from 2001 to 2005 and was a member of the 2001 National runner-up team and the 2002 and 2005 National Championship teams as an outside hitter. While in college, Kim coached club volleyball for 3 years. She has also coached high school for 2 years. Kim's twin sister, Karen played at UW-Milwaukee.

Scott begins his 7th year with Milwaukee Sting. Before taking over the 16 Gold team he had been the 13 Gold head coach for 5 years. As coach of the 13 Gold team he has finished in the top 10 of the USAV National Championships 4 times. The 2008 13 Gold team brought home the Silver medal from the JVDA National Championships.

Scott had also spent 6 years as one of the Lead Coaches for the Badger Region High Performance program. The summer of 2008 Scott accepted a position with the USA Volleyball Youth National Team A2 program and is also one of the lead coaches for the National High Performance Tryouts around the country where players tryout out for the Junior National Team, Youth National Team and Select program.

Scott lives in the Madison area and coaches in the Lodi school district. Scott and his wife Barb have 2 children, Hope & Chance and one very large Neopolitan Mastiff. Not many know this, but Scott enjoys writing childrens books, keeps up the Sting web site and once stayed on an inner tube for 36 hours in Lake Mendota for a new world record. For his prize, he was given 3600 boxes of Cheerios.......Breakfast anyone?

The DuPont name is well respected in the Sting family as Julie is a former player. She went on to the University of Cincinnati where she had a stellar 4 year career including an All American honor in 2003. She began her coaching career with Team Z in Cincinnati where she coached the 16-1 team. When she returned home she took the Sting 15 Gold team in 2005. She is back for a second stint with Sting as the 16 Gold assistant and we couldn't be happier.

This is Erik's 5th year with Sting. Erik's 2008 16 Black team brought home the GOLD from the JVDA Championships. 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, 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 &

Jamie returns to Sting after a 1 yr absence. Jamie was a standout player for both Sting and UW-Milwaukee and she is truly one of those people that was just born to coach (just ask her dad). Coming back from adversity was something that Jamie had to hear way too many times during her VB career. At 14, Jamie once hit a coach in the head with one of her errant attacks. That coach is still a bit dizzy and her growth was also stunted.

James is in his first year with Milwaukee Sting. We were impressed by what he did at our team camp so we just had to have him in our program. James has coached club at Next Level and most recently Wisconsin Juniors. He also works along side our 18 Gold coach Rob Wolter as an assistant at UW-Parkside. James was an all-state player at Racine Case and also helped UW-Oshkosh to a National Championship. In his spare time James enjoys knitting and sky diving. He even once tried to do both at the same time but his parachute suffered.

Alex is also new to Sting. Alex played at Racine Case, Next Level & Wisconsin Juniors. He is currently a student at UW-Parkside where he is an education major. Alex has coached both at Raytown and Next Level.

Doug is in his 6th season with Sting. Doug has done 18's & 15's and has been very successful at both. Most recently his 2008 15 Gold team finished 2nd at the JVDA Championships. Doug spent 11 years at Kettle Moraine Lutheran HS as the varsity coach where he won 3 state titles and 2 runner-up finishes. He is currently the Varsity coach at Cedarburg HS. Doug's 2008 team honored him with a season ending gift of a rap....."For you Doug, Doug, Doug". Doug lives in Rubicon with his wife where he enjoys taking his horse out on the back forty while herding up the family cats.

Jaclyn is begining her first season with Sting as a coach. She was born in Wisconsin but as a young child moved to Indiana. Fortunately for us she has always felt a deep connection to the state of Wisconsin as she returned and is now currently in her last semester at Wisconsin Lutheran College where she played on the VB team. She is a Psychology major with a Coaching minor. She will be attending grad school with a focus in Psychology in the fall of next year. Jaclyn has been playing volleyball for 15 years and now that that she is finished with her college career, she is eager to share her love of volleyball with others. She has attended many VB clinics and has also participated in coaching volleyball classes. She is also looking forward to interning with the WLC volleyball coach during the spring season.

Ken begins his 1st year with Sting and is very excited to be leading the 15 Black team. Ken played at Ball State and and has worked with Munciana VBC in their training program. Ken just recently coached the girls freshman team at Hamilton HS in Sussex. Ken's passion for this game is second to none and he will strive to help his young players find it as well. Ken is a Customer Representative with QuadGraphics.

Kelley begins her third year with Sting after having a stellar career at UW-Milwaukee. Kelley enjoys the pressure that is involved with training at the 15's level. Maybe the raising and training of her pet trantulas helps to keep her grounded. She enjoys taking her pets to area hospitals for weekly performances. Being at hospitals is convenient for those times that she gets a little sting.

Teri begins her 1st season with Sting though she is no stranger to playing and coaching volleyball. Teri is a grad of Winona State and has coached for both Southshore and Next Level. She is CAP I accredited and feels her coaching strengths lie in motivation. Teri once motivated her players to attend a Jonas Brothers concert and act like wild crazed teen-agers. OK, maybe that's a bad example.

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Teri is entering her 8th season with Sting. She has coached many age groups ranging from 12-16's. This is her fourth 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. 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. Her 2008 team finished 7th at the JVDA Championships. Teri is also a varsity coach at Burlington, where she teaches 4th grade and lives with her husband Bill and daughter's MacKenzie and Natalie.

Beth is in her 3rd year with Sting though she is very familiar with the system as she played for Sting 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. Leanne is in her 4th 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 has graduated from UW-Milwaukee and is looking for an elementary education job.

Toni is in her 2nd year of coaching for Sting. 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 four years, including assistant coaching the HP team this past summer that brought home the GOLD. She currently teaches 3rd grade in West Bend. 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. In the near future, Toni may go out on the AVP Tour. In her spare time you can find her down at Bradford Beach with a step stool and a cooler of Diet Pepsi Max.

Kristen is in her first year as a coach with Sting. She played four years in high school at Marshfield Columbus High. She is excited to have volleyball back in her life and to begin her coaching career with Milwaukee Sting.

This will be Teri's 7th season coaching for Sting. Teri has coached many different age levels over the years including 17's & 18's. This will be Teri's 3rd year with the 14 White team. She is currently the JV coach at DSHA. 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. Teri's real passion is working in her yard, keeping a close eye on her perrenials and talking politics with her next door neighbors.

Toni is beginning her 1st full time season with Sting though she has helped out now and then for the past 2 years. Toni is Teri's sister and lucky for us has the same teaching ethics. Toni played at Thomas More and for the Spring City VBC (sorry to date her).She prides herself in being able to model all of the personal skills. In fact, Brooke Shields once asked Toni for advice on her middle blocking footwork.

Pat is in his 6th 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. His 2008 13 Black team finished 5th at the JVDA Championships. Pat is taking on more responsibilities with Sting as the Strength, Agility & Conditioning coach. Pat is married to Colleen (Sting Program Coordinator). Pat & Colleens son Matt is the head coach at University of South Dakota. Pat is known for working up a good sweat while doing "Coach on 3" and while also watching the Golf Channel. If Pat weren't coaching VB he would be out on the USGA Tour (in his dreams).

Margaret is in her first season with Sting. She played volleyball in grade school and high School and at Trinity Christian College for 4 years where she was the MVP of the National Christian College Tournament 2 years in a row. Margaret has been coaching high school for 19 years, with the most recent being at Sheboygan County Christian. Sheboygan Christian has made it to the sectional finals 6 out of the past 9 seasons with Margaret at the helm. Margaret and her husband Paul will be married 20 years this June. They have 5 children. Jocelyn a freshman at North Dakota State University on a VB scholarship. Jesse is a sophomore at Sheboygan County Christian High. Josiah an 8th grader, Jo-Leigh a 7th grader and a member of the 13 Gold team, and Janeese a fifth grader all attend Oostburg Christian School. Margaret still enjoys playing competitively through the YMCA. She has been practicing her libero skills and has managed to even perfect the shoulder roll.

Becky is in her 1st year as a coach for Sting though she is no stranger to the black & gold. Becky is a former standout player for both Sting and Catholic Memorial. Becky enjoys teaching all aspects of the game and she especially likes to motivate players on how to overcome adversities. Becky's mentor is Ted Schulte. She will strive to emulate Ted's calm and quiet sideline characteristics.

Terri is also in her 1st year with Sting as a coach but has been around many of the Sting staff since she was 12 years old. Terri currently plays for Marquette and is in her senior year.

This is Angies first year with the 13 White team though she is not new to Milwaukee Sting. Angie coached in our 12's program for 5 years before she started her own family. Angie also coached and played at WCTC where she set the solo blocking school record. Angie really enjoys working with the 13 & unders and teaching all the skills right from the very begining.A little known fact about Angie........she remembers every phone number that she has ever been told.

Gabby started with Sting when she was 12 years old. She played at both West Allis Hale and Milwaukee Sting. We feel very fortunate that Gabby has the time to coach for us while she is working to save money for college. Gabby really enjoys singing and dancing and her favorite food is calamari.

Kate has been a coach with Sting for 4 years and has worked with a number of different age levels. Kate is a former player at UW-Madison and is currently the freshman coach at Catholic Memorial. Doing the 12 Gold team is a perfect fit for Kate as her understanding of what it takes to develope these young players is unmatched. As a young child Kate really enjoyed playing dress up and creating different ensembles. This passion helped to develop the very popular Shopping Bag Boutique in Genessee Depot.

Anne will be helping in the Sting program for the first time. Anne is Kates twin sister and is currently the freshman coach at Kettle Moriane HS. Anne is also co-owner of the Shopping Bag Boutique.

Patti is CAP I certified and has been in the region volleyball circle of coaches since 1998. We feel extremely fortunate that she has decided to hang her hat at Sting. Patti is a former coach at both Martin Luther HS and Kettle Moraine HS. She is also a USAV and WIAA referee. Patti prefers coaching at the 12's level because the players are just learning the game and she feels that she can be a positive influence on learning the basics correctly. Patti once had visions of performing as a trapeze artist at the Barnum & Bailey Circus. Lucky for us that she is better at spiking a VB than flying high under the big top. Patti lives in New Berlin with her husband Mel and their 2 daughters, Becca & Alyssa.

Teresa begins her 1st season with Sting. She has enjoyed coaching at the 14 & under level for the past 4 years at St. Margaret Mary. Her 3 A's philosophy; Ability, Attendance and Attitude has helped her to develop her young players into winners on and off the court. Teresa is very passionate about the sport and states that she is her teams biggest cheerleader.

This will be Kathy's 2nd 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.

This will be Jolie's 1st year as a coach with Sting though she has 10 years of coaching experience. She is currently the volleyball coordinator at St. James in Mukwonago and has enjoyed coaching at the 3rd-8th grade level. Jolie is well known around the volleyball circle as "the energizer bunny". There is no job too big or too small for her to take on. Jolie along with her husband Mark are the owner/operators of Chiropractic First in Mukwonago. They have 4 children; Taylor, Tarrah, Christian & Corey. In her spare time, Jolie enjoys fishing, traveling, yoga and volunteer work (the Sting office appreciates this especially).