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Dennis Palpallatoc is the owner and head coach of 951 Elite. Dennis has over 20 years of successful coaching experience at all the different levels. He was voted the 1996 National Coach of the Year after winning an NCCAA National Championship with Christian Heritage College. He has coached many top ranked club teams including winning a National Title in 2005 with his Vintage 17-1 Team. As a player he was a Gold Medalist at the 1991 US National Championships with Team Nike/Paul Mitchell. |
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Stephen Kaas |
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This is Coach Kaas’ 4th season with 951 Elite. He has coached the 15-1’s, 16-1’s (8th place at the Festival) and most recently, the 18-2’s (all of the seniors on the team are currently playing and contributing on a college team). Before 951 Elite, Kaas coached for the Menifee Sharks and for the Elsinore Volleyball Club. He has also coached at Cal State San Bernardino as the 2nd assistant and many summer camps, Ricks College as the 1st assistant for the women’s team and the head coach for the men’s team, and at Jordan High school as an assistant coach (4 seniors went on to play Division 1 Volleyball). Coach Kaas currently teaches Health at Paloma Valley High School and is in his 4th year as the head girl’s coach. Also at Paloma he has coached the boy’s team its first three seasons. Kaas earned a AA in Sports Medicine from Ricks College (BYU-Idaho), a BS in Health Science from Cal State San Bernardino, and a Masters of Education from National University. He is Impact and CAP I certified. Kaas currently lives in San Jacinto with his wife and three children. In his free time he enjoys spending time with his family, participating at church, playing xbox with his son, camping and traveling. |
Pat Manning |
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This will be coach Manning's 2nd season with 951, 4th overall with the club which was formerly Vintage. Last season as coach of the 15-1's he finished 9th in SCVA Div1 16's, and were the Festival champions in the 15's division. The previous season his 15-1's team was Festival runner-up. Coach Manning has been coaching since 1991. As a varsity boys coach for Foothill High School in Orange County, Coach Manning won the Southern Section Div II CIF championship. As girls varsity coach, his team at Foothill reached the quarterfinals in CIF. In 1996 Coach Manning moved to the Temecula/Murrieta area and founded the "Viper VBC," where he was the club head coach for eight seasons. Under his leadership the club grew from two to sixteen teams and won two Festival titles. When not coaching volleyball, Pat Maning enjoys surfing and snowboarding with fiance Teal, watching cheesy B-rated horror movies, and going to Dodger games. Other passions include the "Silver & Black," Lakers, and music by The Killers, Chili Peppers, U2, Radio Head, and Social D. Born in Laguna Beach, Pat Manning has six sisters and two brothers. |
John Massey |
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Coach Massey is in his second year of coaching with 951 Elite. He will be assisting both the 16-1 and 18-1 teams. Coach Massey is currently working as the Head JV coach at Yucaipa High School. Prior club experience was with the Yucaipa Volleyball club. He served on the board of directors for several years. Coach Massey began his volleyball career while serving in the United States Army. He played on an all-armed forces team while stationed in Germany. After the military, Coach Massey played two years of college volleyball. Coach Massey began teaching volleyball at Cerritos College. He was a student teacher for both intermediate and advanced volleyball classes. Additionally, Coach Massey was one of the coaches for the Men’s and Co-Ed programs. Coach Massey has played competitive volleyball in national tournaments at several age brackets. He recently retired from law enforcement to devote more time to teaching at San Bernardino Valley College. He holds an A. A. and B.A. degree, as well as a Juris Doctor of Law.
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Lauren DeCarl |
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This will be Lauren’s third year coaching club volleyball: two years with 951 Elite and one with Vintage. This will be Lauren’s second year as the administrator of the club. In addition, Lauren will also be helping out with the non travel program this year. Coach DeCarl has also been the assistant varsity coach at Chaparral High School for the past two years. Lauren played volleyball at Chaparral High School and graduated in 2005.
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James Burnham |
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James was most recently the head coach for Temescal Canyon High School, 2008's undefeated Southwestern league champions. James has also coached for Martin Luther King High School as assistant varsity coach, Freshman coach, and JV coach. He is CAP-I certified through USA Volleyball. James received a B.S. in Music from Pacific Union College. After moving to Southern California he completed graduate school at La Sierra University, receiving a Masters degree in counseling, an Education Specialist degree in school psychology and a Doctorate in Educational Psychology. He has taught Language Arts and A.P. Psychology at Martin Luther King High School for the past eight years. In addition to coaching, James has also recently written a novel, THE FRUIT OF THE FALLEN. james@951elitevb.org ___www.jcburnham.com___ jcburnham.wordpress.com |
Jared Schock |
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Marty VonKaenel |
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Sherri Sawyer |
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This will be Sherri Sawyer's fourth year with 951 Elite. She is currently the varsity head coach for Chaparral High School and has coached previously for San Diego Volleyball Club, Coast Volleyball Club and Helix High School in San Diego. Sherri brings extensive volleyball experience to 951 having played for the Australian National Team, the University of Houston, San Diego Wave and San Diego Spiker. She continues to play in age division for USA Volleyball. Sherri and husband Tony have two kids, Kelsee and A.J., who also play volleyball and baseball. She currently works for the Temecula Valley School District as a Special Education Counselor. Sheri earned her Associates Degree and Bachelor of Arts Degree from San Diego State University. |
Brad Cain |
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Brad has been at 951 since January 2007. In all, he has coached club volleyball for 5 years and high school volleyball for 7 years. Brad has a BS in Mathematics with a Masters in Education. He is a teacher at Temescal Canyon High School in Lake Elsinore. Brad has been married to Michelle for 20 years, and they have two children, Josh and Zach. Coaching Philosophy: Athletics in today’s world have given every competitor an opportunity to learn life long lessons. With the growth of club athletics and the maintenance of recreational sports, all athletes now have an opportunity to participate in this life changing activity. As athletes learn to push themselves to sacrifice and perfect their abilities through competition, they learn the values of achievement, fulfillment, and fun. Physical, emotional, and social development through athletics allow a young person a chance to discover hidden talents, learn about one’s self, and develop a sense of competence and self worth. All of these attributes can be attained without ever winning one match. Obviously, winning is the desired outcome, but it is not the most important goal. Success is attainable for everybody if it is defined as performing to one’s ability. When athletes and teams train hard to develop their ability, give their best effort in competition, and show the will to push themselves beyond self-imposed limits, they are successful. Teaching athletes to focus on success rather than winning nurtures the factors that ultimately lead to winning. |
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Eryn Leja |
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This is Eryn's second year with 951 Elite. Eryn currently assists the 18-1 team and is a photography student and player for Chapman University. You will find many of Eryn's photographs on the 951 Elite website. Eryn formerly played for UC Riverside and graduated from La Quinta High School, where she received numerous awards and recognition for volleyball and academcis.
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Jeff Gajecki |
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Jeff is the Head coach for the Local Programs. Jeff had the same responsibilities with Vintage last year. He also was an assistant with Vintage 15-1. Before Vintage, Jeff was a head coach for the Menifee Sharks Volleyball Club. Jeff has also served as Assistant Varsity Coach at Paloma Valley High School, who qualified for the second round of CIF during the 2006 season.
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