Assistant Volleyball Coach

• St. Gabriel’s Catholic School
• St. Mary’s Menomonee Falls

Pius XI High School- Varsity Volleyball 

• Four years on Pius XI Varsity Volleyball

USA Volleyball High Performance 2011

• Select Traveling Team

• National Championship

West Allis Lightning Volleyball Club

• 12s-18's

Awards:

All-State Honorable Mention (2010)

All-State Honorable Mention (2011)

First Team All-Conference (2011)

All-State Honorable Mention (2012)

Second Team All-Conference (2012)

• One of my favorite volleyball moments was winning the Woodland conference my senior year at Pius XI.
• Another great moment was when my 16s team took 3rd in California after beating Balboa Bay!

• Brookfield East High School 
  • Varsity Girls Head Coach (2008-2017)
  • 2 Greater Metro Conference Titles 
  • 2-time Sectional Runner-up 
  • 9-time Regional Champions 
• Rising Force Girls VBC
  • 18-1 Head Coach 2008
• Divine Savior Holy Angels High School 
  • JV Coach (2005-2008)

• Northern Illinois University Men's VB 
• Elk Grove High School (Illinois) 
  • 1st Team All-Conference and All-State honors 
• Sky High Volleyball (Illinois) 

• Coaching a team at Brookfield East that won its first Greater Metro Conference title in school history in 2016....and then going on to repeat as back-to-back champs in 2017.  

Impact Volleyball Club - 2 years Impact Beach Volleyball - 2 years. Winneconne varsity girls assistant coach

Wisconsin Volleyball Acadmey- 6 years Fox valley Performance 1 year olivet college - 1 year

• 6th Season with Milwaukee Sting
• Mary coached volleyball at West Allis Hale High School for 34 years.
  • Four Division 1 state championship titles,
  • Two state runner up titles,
  • Eleven state tournament appearances
  • Twelve conference championships.
• Named the Wisconsin High School Volleyball Coach of the year, and was among the first inductees into the Wisconsin Volleyball Coaches Hall of Fame.
• One of the founding members of the West Allis Lightning Volleyball Club, served on their Board of Directors and coached their first boy's program. She coached with Lightning for ten years 

• An active participant in State, National and International senior games
• Whitewater canoe instructor
• Chicago Mountaineering Club rope leader
• Cross Country and Downhill ski guide for the blind and visually impaired

Allison is coaching Milwaukee Sting's 12 Boys team with Mary Blandino for the 7th consecutive year. Previously, she coached 11’s at Next Level VBC. She also held positions coaching athletes with Marquette High School's Strength and Conditioning program and with Marquette University's Collegiate Sports Performance, which both included working with the volleyball programs. Allison recently earn a clinical doctorate in physical therapy, and is now working at Froedtert Hospital.

Allison played 7 years of club volleyball at Next Level VBC and 3 years on varsity at Whitnall High School. While attending Marquette University, she played on the Women's Club Volleyball team.

Allison really enjoys coaching the young athletes to lay a strong foundation of the fundamental basics.

• 2018 – Present, Dominican High School, Whitefish Bay, WI. Head Coach, Boys Varsity. 
• 8/17-Present Milwaukee Sting Volleyball Club, Milwaukee, WI. Girls and Boys Head Coach. 
• 6/17-9/17 Greendale High School, Greendale WI. Head Coach, Girls JV. 
• 9/16-5/17 Wisconsin Premier Volleyball Club, Mequon, WI. Head Coach, Girls 15s. 
• 5/15-11/16 Port Washington High School, Port Washington, WI. Head Coach, Girls Varsity. 
• 11/14-4/15 Milwaukee Phoenix Volleyball Club, Milwaukee, WI. Head Coach, Girls 16s. 
• 8/14-11/14 Whitefish Bay High School, Whitefish Bay, WI. Head Coach, Boys JV. 
• 8/13-11/13 Whitefish Bay High School, Whitefish Bay, WI. Head Coach, Boys Freshmen. 
• 11/12-5/13 North Shore Milwaukee Volleyball Club, Milwaukee, WI. Head Coach, Boys 15-2s. 
• 11/11-7/12 North Shore Milwaukee Volleyball Club, Milwaukee, WI. Assistant Coach, Boys 14-1s. 
• 8/11-11/11 Holy Family Parish School, Whitefish Bay, WI. Head Coach, Boys 8th Grade. 
• 8/11-11/11 Holy Family Parish School, Whitefish Bay, WI. Assistant Coach, Girls 7th Grade. 
• 11/10-4/11 North Shore Milwaukee Volleyball Club, Milwaukee, WI. Assistant Coach, Boys 13-1s. 
• 8/10-11/10 Holy Family Parish School, Whitefish Bay, WI. Head Coach, Boys 7th Grade. 
• 8/09-11/09 Holy Family Parish School, Whitefish Bay, WI. Head Coach, Boys 6th Grade. 
• 8/08-11/08 Holy Family Parish School, Whitefish Bay, WI. Head Coach, Boys 5th Grade.

• Watching individual players "get it" and grow their game.
• Seeing a group of players become a "team".
• Watching my son play intercollegiate club for the University of St Thomas.

Volleyball Program Director St. John Vianney (2014-Current) 

Volleyball Program Tournament Director SJV (2014-Current)

Volleyball Coach – St. John Vianney School (2014-Present) 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th Boys and Girls

Club Coaching Experience (1997-2001)

• Northern Sky Head Coach 16-1 1997

• Northern Sky Head Coach 18-2 1998

• Northern Sky Head Coach 18-1 1999

• Sky High Head Coach Milwaukee 16-Black 2000.

• Sky High Head Coach Milwaukee 18-Black 2001. 

• UNC-Greensboro

• Catholic Memorial

• Spring City/Northern Sky

• Milwaukee Sting Boys Club Volleyball

  • 6th year as a Head Coach for Milwaukee Sting, I have coached teams at the U12, U13 and U14 levels.  Original coaches in the first year of Milwaukee Sting Boys club volleyball in 2014 – 15 season

  • Coached first Milwaukee Sting Boys team to get a bid to USAV Nationals in 2015 (Boys U14)

  • Won Silver Division (9th Place) of U13 Division at 2019 USAV Nationals

• Elmbrook Boys Junior Volleyball

  • Formed first  and only boys team to play in the WYVL in 2012; the league is now separate from the girls and has 16 boys teams playing in 2019

  • 9th year of coaching Elmbrook Jr 8th grade team

  • Won first WYVL Boys only championship in 2016

• Whitefish Bay High School 

  3-year starter, 2 years all - Suburban Conference 1st and 2nd team player

  • Won 1 state championship and lost in the sectional final of another state tournament

• Miami University – Oxford, OH

  • 4 Year starter on teams that won MIVA Club Division Championships all 4 years

  • 1st Team all-MIVA Conference 2 years and 2nd team all-MIVA one year

• Continue to play USAV, Badger Region and local Milwaukee leagues with the same team and players that I have played with for the better part of 30 years!

• Winning state volleyball championship as a sophomore starter at Whitefish Bay High School
• Winning 4 MIVA Club Division Championships while starting all four years for Miami University and beating the likes of Notre Dame, Purdue and Michigan in the championship matches!
• Playing in an exhibition match against the USA National Team when they were training out of Dayton, OH and I was at Miami University.

• Michigan State University Camps
• Michigan State University Sports School
• University of Wisconsin Camps
• Sports Performance Camps
• Monona Grove H.S. Girl’s Varsity
• Hartland Arrowhead Junior Warhawks

• Madison LaFollette
• Wisconsin Volleyball Club
• Michigan State University
• USA Volleyball - USOF – West 
• USA Volleyball - Collegiate National Team

• Coaching my son for a BRFYVL championship.

WAUKESHA SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL • VARSITY COACH 1997 - 2005 

UPWARD SPORTS, FOX RIVER CHRISTIAN CHURCH • LEAGUE DIRECTOR 2014 - PRESENT, COACH 2011- PRESENT

• 2000 Sectional Champs, Varsity Boys Volleyball 
• 2001 Sectional Champs, Varsity Boys Volleyball 
• 1999 Sportsmanship Award, Boys Volleyball 
• 2001 Sportsmanship Award, Boy Volleyball 
• Jim Stone Academy, Head Coach Certification, 2017

• 2019 - Present   Mukwonoago Boys Junior Varsity Coach

• 4 Years playing at Mukwonago High School
• 5 Years playing club at Stars, Lake Country, and MVP

• Being able to play at Nationals my 18's year after breaking my hand a couple of months earlier.

• Milwaukee Sting Volleyball Club (2015-Present)
  • 16 Adidas Head Coach Present
  • 16 Lightning Assistant Coach 2018-2019
  • Floating Coach 2015-2018
• Menomonee Falls High School 2015-Present
  • Varsity Head Coach Present
  • JV/Varsity Assistant Coach 2015-2018
• Chilton High School
  • JV Head Coach 2012-2014
• FC Elite Volleyball Club
  • 17-1 Assistant Coach 2011-2012
• Green Bay West/Southwest High School
  • JV/Varsity Assistant Coach 2009-2012

• University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
  • Middle Blocker/Setter 2008-2009

• Placing as the highest Wisconsin team with the 16 Lightning team at 2019 Nationals.
• Meeting Karch Kiraly at the Art of Coaching Volleyball clinic at Marquette University.

Milwaukee Sting Volleyball Club October 2017 - Present 

14 Lightning Boys - Assistant Coach 2018 - 2019

• 3rd Place finish in 14 Club Division at USAV Nationals 
• Gold Bracket finish in 14 Open SCVA West Coast Classic 
• 2nd Place at Badger Region Championships 

13 Silver Girls - Assistant Coach 2017 - 2018 

Arrowhead High School August 2016 - Present 

Girls Junior Varsity - Head Coach 2018 - 2019

• 2018 Conference Champions (34 - 1 overall record) 

Girls JV2 - Head Coach 2016 - 2017 

University of Minnesota Club Volleyball 2011 - 2016 

• 2016 NCVF 2nd Team All-Tournament 
• 2014 NCVF Division IAA Champions 
• Club President (2013 - 2015) 

Wayzata High School - Plymouth, MN 2009 - 2011 

• 2010 AAA State Tournament - 2nd Place 
• 2009 AAA State Tournament - 2nd Place 

• Winning the first round of the 2019 USAV Boys 14 Club Gold bracket to place 3rd in our division.
• Winning an NCVF national championship.
• Playing in the Minnesota state tournament championship.

Sporting MKE (director): 5 years ; Block Party VBC: 2 years ; Burlington Elite (1 year) ; West Allis Hale Boys JV (1 years) ; Menomonee Falls Girls JV (2 years)

UW-Oshkosh (4 years), Northshore VBC (3 years), Southwest VBC (2 years)

My favorite thing about coaching is after explaining something, to see it click in a player's mind. To have them go out and make the adjustment needed and change their game is always a great moment for me as a coach.

• Milwaukee Sting 2015- Present
  • 2016 3rd place Badger Region Championship
  • 2017 & 2018 1st place Badger Region Championship
  • 1st place at the 2018 Boys Winter Volleyball Championship
  • 3rd place at the 2018 Dennis Lafata Gateway Boys Fest
  • 3rd place at the 2018 Asics Junior National Volleyball Championship
  • 5th place finish at the 2018 USA Boys Junior National Championship
• Waukesha West Boys Head Coach 2015-Present
  • 2019 Co-Champion of the Classic 8 Regular Season
  • 2019 Classic 8 Tournament Champions
• Lake Country Boys Volleyball 2011-2015
• Mukwonago Boys High School Boys Volleyball Coach 2011-2015

• Carthage College 2016 - 2019
  • 2 Time American Volleyball Coaches Association All-America Second Team
  • 2-time MCVL All-Conference First Team
  • 2018 MCVL Offensive Player of the Year
  • 3 Time MCVL All-Conference First Team
  • 5th all time leader in Kills per Set at Carthage College, 7th in Digs per Set, 4th in points per set
• Adversity Volleyball Club 2012-2014
  • Played under Steve Wolf and Mike Hulett
  • 16th place finish at BJNC 2014
• Sports Performance Volleyball Club 2015
  • 6th place finish at BJNC
• Maine South High School 2011-2015
  • 3 Year Letterman
  • 2013 Regional Champions
  • 2 time Central Suburban League All-Conference and Academic All-Conference Team

• Currently the Graduate Assistant for Concordia University-Wisconsin Men's Program
• 4 years coaching the Carthage College boys volleyball camp

• Playing in NCAA Division 3 Men's Volleyball Tournament with the Carthage College Red Men.

• Milwaukee Sting 2017-present
  • 15 Black-Boys HC:
    • 5th place finish Nationals-Club
  • 16 Lightning Boys HC:
    • 19th place finish Nationals-Open
    • 1st place finish Dennis Lafata Bid Classic-USA
    • 1st place finish Badger Region
    • 1st place finish Adidas Tournament
• Catholic Memorial High School 2016-Present
  • Girl’s Junior Varsity HC
    • Waupun Tourney Champs 2017
    • Waupun Tourney Champs 2018
    • Conference Champs 2018
• MLK High School (Chicago) 2015
  • Girl’s Junior Varsity HC
• Powerhouse VBC
  • 10 Black-Girl’s AC 2011-2012
  • 12 Black-Girl’s AC 2012-2013
  • 13 White-Girl’s HC 2013-2014
  • 15 Silver-Girl’s HC 2013-2014
  • 13 White-Girl’s HC 2014-2015

• Illinois Institute of Technology 2012-2015

  • 2nd Team All American NCAA DIII 2015

  • Setter of the Year NCAA DIII 2015

  • 1st Team Independents 2015

  • Female Athlete of the Year 2015

• Powerhouse VBC 2011-2012

• Lightning Chicago VBC 2010-2011

• Northside College Prep High School 2009-2011

  • 4-year Varsity Athlete

  • Academic Scholar-Athlete Award 2010

  • Senior Leadership Award 2011

• Placing as the highest finishing Wisconsin team at Nationals (2019)

First year coaching

• Milwaukee Sting Volleyball Club (6 years; 2014-present);

• New Berlin United Head Boys Volleyball Coach (4 years; 2016-present)

• Holy Apostles Boys Coach 7th & 8th Grade (6 years; 2014-present)

• West Allis Lightning Volleyball Club Head Coach B13s (8 years; 2007-2014)

• Milwaukee Pulaski Girls Volleyball Head Coach (8 years; 1999-2006)

• Alverno College Women's Assistant Volleyball Coach (1 year; 2007)

• Waukesha North Head Boys Volleyball Coach (5 years; 2008-2013)

• Winning a National Championship as Head Coach of the B13 team at West Allis Lightning in 2011
• Winning a Seton Championship as Head Coach of the 8th Grade Boys team at Holy Apostles in 2014 and then again in 2016,
• Advancing to the WIAA State Semifinals as Head Coach of the New Berlin United in 2016 (beating the reigning State Champions in straight sets during the Quarterfinals.)
• Finishing in 3rd Place at Nationals as Head Coach of the Sting 14 Lightning team in 2019.

  Played club volleyball at Lake Country Volleyball Club for one year, Played all 4 years of high school at Waukesha North, Played 5 years at UW-Milwaukee as a setter; every year we finished top ten in the country at nationals and being ranked number 1 in the country in 2014

• My favorite volleyball moment coaching was when I was the Boys 13s Assistant Coach for West Allis Lightning Volleyball Club and we won the National Championship in 2011. Favorite moment playing was when I was in college and we only had 7 guys for the Michigan State tournament and we made it all the way to the championship match.