CAMP STAFF:
We always begin early to hire the best coaches that we can from collegiate, club, and high school ranks.  We believe in the concept of "global volleyball", which allows us to access the best volleyball techniques and tactics from anywhere in the world and bring them to Lock Haven. Last year's staff included coaches from Japan, China, Lithuania, Uruguay, Australia, and Brazil, and this year's camp will be no exception to that "global" philosophy. We bring our entire staff in early for our own coaches' seminar, so that our coaches stay current and step onto the court with the best coaching methods.
 

Li YiZhi, B.S., assistant coach at Lock Haven, entering her third year as an LHU assistant coach, comes to Lock Haven from Shanghai, China where she grew up under the intense Chinese system and emerged as one of its top players. In her 4-year career at LHU, she led the nation three times in kill percentage, was named three times as a First Team All-American, and was selected as the NCAA Division II National Player of the Year in 2006. In addition, she set a new NCAA record for career kill percentage and led her LHU team to national titles for team blocks per game and team kill percentage.

Chen Li, assistant coach of St. Johns University, enters his second season with the St. John's volleyball program after being named assistant coach in April 2007. He assists with practices, recruiting efforts, and serves as the program's primary film coordinator. Chen is no stranger to BIG EAST volleyball as he joined the Red Storm after serving as an assistant coach for two seasons at Villanova from 2005-06.

Bakeer Ganes assistant coach of West Virginia University,  enters his second season with West Virginia as an assistant coach after serving one year as a graduate assistant with the Mountaineers and a year as an assistant coach at Cedar Valley College in Grand Prairie, Texas. He helped the Suns reach their co-conference championship in the 2005-06 seasons.

Jeff Wismer, assistant coach of Taylor University, who spent the last two seasons as the first assistant coach and Director of Recruiting for the Eastern University (Pa.) women's volleyball team, was named first assistant coach for the Taylor University volleyball team on Aug. 1, 2008. In his two seasons as an assistant coach for Eastern, the Eagles compiled a 43-26 overall record, including a 25-1 Pennsylvania Athletic Conference mark.  In 2006, he helped guide the program to a second round appearance in the NCAA Division III Tournament by winning the PAC Tournament Championship.  As outside hitters coach for the Eagles, Wismer coached Kara Hildebrand to an AVCA DIII All-American award in 2006.  Under Wismer's tutelage in 2007, outside hitter Emma Klein garnered PAC Player of the Year honors.

Uros Davidovic’s playing experience extends from current USAV Adult level play, collegiate volleyball at Lebanon Valley College, in high school at Ephrata High School, and for a professional youth club level while in Serbia. He is currently coaching a men’s college club team, the girls’ volleyball team at Trinity High School and playing in various men’s volleyball leagues. He has a unique coaching approach that focuses on the three aspects of an athlete: physical, mental and skill/strategy aspects. Coach Uros is being educated through the USA Volleyball accreditation programs, volleyball training that uses the highest and best known and proven practices to train athletes, such as national team selections.

Juliana Todescan is an All-American setter from Brazil for John Brown University. Juliana was selected as the “Setter of the Year”  and conference MVP for three consecutive years as a collegiate volleyball player.  She currently coaches at Colby College in Kansas.

Stacey Borgia is an All-American middle blocker for LHU who ranked No. 1 in the nation in 2008 with a .479 kill percentage. This will be Stacey’s fourth year of working the Lady Eagle camps.

Lilian Bortoto is a 6’4” middle blocker from Brazil who set a national record for most blocks in a game – 22 in a three-set match.  Lilian is a 2005 graduate of LHU and has been a graduate assistant at Oklahoma University.

Yoko Nagao is currently the head coach at Upper St. Claire High School in Pittsburgh, Pa., and was the assistant coach at California (PA) University when they avanced to the NCAA semifinals.  This will be Yoko’s 5^th year with our camps.