Available for lessons

COACHING EXPERIENCE

• Munciana Volleyball Camp Coach, Muncie, Ind. (Two Years)
• University of Wisconsin-Madison Camp Counselor, Madison, Wis. (Four Years)
• TeamONE Volleyball Club Team Coach, Madison, Wis. (One Year)

PLAYING EXPERIENCE

Played club volleyball for Asics Munciana.

Played college volleyball for Notre Dame and Wisconsin.

• 2008-2010—Indiana 2A State Champions
• 2009—AAU & USAV National Finalist, 2x All-American
• 2010/11—Indiana Gatorade Player of the Year
• 2011—AAU National Champion, All-American
• 2011—Under Armour All-American
• 2012—AAU National Finalist
• 2013—NCAA National Finalist
• 2014—NCAA Elite Eight, Big Ten Champion, Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, 2nd Team All- American, All Big Ten Team Selection
• 2015—USA Volleyball Collegiate National Team Member
• 2015—NCAA Sweet 16, All-American Honorable Mention

COACHING EXPERIENCE

Sarah will be in her third year coaching with Sting. Last season she was the head coach for the 16 White team that finished 2nd in the 16 Open at the Badger Region Championships. Sarah was also an asst coach for the Badger Region High Performance team that competed in Tulsa,OK. She is currently the varsity coach for West Bend East high school.

PLAYING EXPERIENCE

I played club at Milwaukee Sting as a setter. I then went on to play at Rice University for 2.5 years before transferring back home to play for Marquette for my final 2.5 years. I just graduated from Marquette with a degree in psychology.

FAVORITE VOLLEYBALL MOMENTS

When I was at Rice, we came up to a tournament at Marquette and we beat them which was a pretty huge deal. It was really fun coming home and playing and winning in front of friends and family. Last year at Marquette, we went out and played USC and beat them when they were ranked #7 which was really fun.

Eli Sharping enters his second season with Milwaukee Sting and as an assistant coach for the UW Milwaukee volleyball team in 2018. 

Sharping comes to Milwaukee after spending the past two seasons at the University of Tulsa where he helped the Hurricane amass 34 wins, including a 19-13 record just last year. Sharping arrived at Tulsa in 2015 after one season as the assistant coach with the East Carolina Pirates. In 2014, ECU posted 15 wins in a tough American Athletic Conference.
 
Prior to ECU, Sharping served as an assistant coach at the University of Georgia during the 2013 season. Sharping was responsible for opponent scouting using Data Volley and Data Video. In his year with Georgia, he helped guide the Bulldogs to a 22-9 mark, which was the program's best record since 1994. He also led Georgia to an 11-win conference ledger which tallied the Bulldog's best SEC record since the 1995 season as they went on to their first NCAA Tournament berth since 2004. Prior to his stint at Georgia, Sharping served as a volunteer assistant coach at the University of Wisconsin. He helped the Badgers to a 17-win season while assisting the coaching staff with opponent scouting, video exchange and on-campus recruiting.
 
In addition to his collegiate coaching experience, Sharping also brings years of club-level success to Milwaukee. He spent five seasons as the head coach of the Capital Volleyball Academy in Madison, Wis., where he coached the 16, 17 and 18 age levels. In his second year with CVA, Sharping pioneered his squad to a ninth-place finish at the Junior Volleyball Association National Championships. Then as an assitant coach to Dave Bayer, he helped his 2010 team to a fifth-place showing at the 18 Open Level AAU National Championships.
 
Sharping also brings several years of camp experience to the Panthers as he has worked volleyball camps at Wisconsin, Marquette, Nebraska and Georgia.
 
While a student at Wisconsin, Sharping played for the men's club team from 2007-11 and served as a practice player for the women's volleyball team from 2008-11. He was also a member of the Sports Performance Boys' Volleyball Club from 2005-07. The all-area, all-conference and honorable mention all-state selection at Lake Park High School (Ill.) earned his Bachelor of Science in neurobiology from Wisconsin in 2012.

COACHING EXPERIENCE 

I have spend 19 years as a Head Coach in Wisconsin. Two years ago I stepped away from West Bend East after 15 years. While there I was able to lead the program to five conference titles and two state appearances. I am currently the Head Coach for Slinger High School where I will be in my first season here in 2018. Also I have been involved with coaching club since I graduated from college. I enjoy coaching athletes at all ages. Last season I was the head coach for Sting 17 Gold.

PLAYING EXPERIENCE

Played for West Bend West High School. Continued on to UW-LaCrosse where I was able to be part of a team that qualified for the NCAA Division III playoffs in 1997 and 1998

FAVORITE VOLLEYBALL MOMENTS

There are so many memories that I have during my coaching and playing career. During the 2007 State WIAA Tournament, we were down 0-2 in the Quarterfinals and Semi-finals and we came back both nights to win 3-2. I have also had the pleasure of watching many girls grow in the game of volleyball that another favorite moment is their senior night. Sad to see them go but always so proud of the student athletes they had become.

COACHING EXPERIENCE 

20 years of coaching experience beginning with Badger Volleyball Camps, Director of Volleyball Operations at UW-Madison, 18-1 Wisconsin Power Head Coach and club administrator, 16-1 WIsconsin Power Heach Coach and club administrator, 1st Assistant Volleyball Coach at Marquette University 2002-2005, Asst. Director of WAVE volleyball club two seasons, Brown Deer HS Varsity Volleyball Head Coach, Nicolet HS Asst. Varsity Volleyball Coach, Milwaukee Sting 10 Gold Head Coach, Milwaukee Sting 11 Gold Head Coach, Milwaukee Sting 12 White Head Coach and Cadre for 12 and under, Co-Director of Milwaukee Sting Volleyball Camps 2017. Milwaukee Sting 18 Black Head Coach in 2018. Current Head Coach at Germantown High School.

PLAYING EXPERIENCE

UW-Madison OH 1994-1997, Co-Captained the 1997 Big Ten Championship Team which finished 5th in the nation, 1st Team All Big Ten, 1st Team All Region, 2nd Team All American, Played professionally for the Wisconsin Fury

FAVORITE VOLLEYBALL MOMENTS

Halloween 1997 We beat Penn State for the first time and they were ranked 1st in the country. -Marquette Volleyball beating Cincinnati Bearcats to finish 2nd in conference for the first time in Conference USA -My Milwaukee Sting 12 white team beating the 12 gold team at the Badger Region Championships. These ladies executed and played amazing against a great team.