2010 Head Coaches
14s (Ken Huntsman)
15s (Laura Stevens)
16s (Ken Moser)
17s (Allison Smith)
18s (Kevin Pearson)
Ken Moser (16s)
Coach Moser has been coaching for over 10 years and has coached for DIVA Volleyball Club and NVVA and is now the Technical Director for Northern Virginia Premier Volleyball Club in addition to his coaching duties.
Coach Moser has coached age groups ranging from 14 thru 18 year olds. He has had multiple successes at all age groups. His first year coaching NVVA 14-Select, they were Regional Champions and went on to play at Nationals in Salt Lake City, Utah in 2004.
Coach Moser is also a successful high school coach. During his 9 years as Head Coach at Centreville High School, he has compiled an impressive record 140-61. His Centreville Varsity team has qualified for the State tournament 6 out of 8 years. He was named the Virginia Coach of the Year in 2004. While coaching at Centreville his players have gone on to play College D1 thru D3 and NAIA.
Coach Moser is CAP I certified along with having attended CAP II. Coach Moser has attended Gold Medal Squared Clinic and continues to attend clinics and programs to improve all aspects of coaching.
Ken Huntsman (14s)
Now in his twelfth year of coaching, Ken is dedicated to growing the sport of volleyball at all levels. He has over 25 years of volleyball experience as a player and a coach, and has coached players from eight to eighteen years of age. He played volleyball in the top league of Fairfax County Adult Volleyball for more than 15 years, and was an outside hitter and middle blocker on a team that finished 13th in the nation in 1995 in the USAV 40-and-Over division. He was also a baseball player in his younger years, including two years at Penn State.
Ken spent 4 years coaching in the SYA & CYA recreation leagues and the past 7 years with NVVA coaching Open Division teams from ages 13 through 18. He has also coached Middle School & High School volleyball at Highland School in Warrenton for the past 7 years. He is IMPACT certified and pursuing his CAP I certification this fall.
Ken is on the board of CHRVA, our region’s governing body, and he was NVVA’s Fairfax Division director for 2 years, and NVVA’s Girls Juniors Director for 2 years, so he bring a wealth of knowledge of the inner workings of the region, clubs and tournaments.
Jenny Smith (14s Assistant)
Amanda Smith (14s Assistant)
Laura Stevens (15s)
Now in her seventh year of coaching, Laura is originally from Michigan and brings with her a dedication and love for playing and teaching the game of volleyball. She has over 17 years of volleyball experience as a player and a coach, and has coached players ranging from twelve to eighteen years of age. She was a two-sport, all-conference athlete (volleyball and basketball) in high school.
Laura began her coaching career as the assistant varsity coach at Leesburg Christian School. There she ran camps and clinics and assisted them with building their volleyball program. Laura has been a head coach in USAV since 2005. She is Impact-Certified, is pursuing her CAP-1 certification, and is also Gold Medal Squared trained. Previously she coached with NVVA where she coached 15s, 14s and most recently took her 13s teams to consecutive #2 rankings in the region and a trip to the Junior Olympic Nationals in 2009. Laura has also coached the Simpson Middle School select team in the Loudoun Youth Volleyball (LYV) League for 3 years, leading her team to the finals of the LYV league championship each year. Laura is currently the Freshman coach at Loudoun County High School.
With her unique background she brings a special dedication to provide intense, challenging and fun practices that create an environment for learning and a focus on building a strong foundation. Laura’s coaching goals are to help young players develop correct fundamental skills, increase their volleyball IQ, and have fun while they compete.
Allison Smith (17s)
Allison has been involved with volleyball for 9 years as both a player and coach and has 5 years of coaching experience at the high school level. She played on the varsity team all four years of high school and for various prestigious clubs in the Atlanta, Georgia area. In 2004 her club team Atlanta Juniors went to Nationals in Houston, TX. Allison earned an athletic scholarship to play for Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, North Carolina where she played for 3 years. In 2007 she was ranked 31st in the nation amongst Division II schools and led the Conference Carolina’s for Service Aces.
Allison started coaching in college with Gaston Volleyball club in North Carolina. In 2008, she was the assistant varsity coach for North Gaston High school where she helped lead the team win conference for the first time in 28 years. After Graduating from college, Allison moved back to the Northern Virginia area and is the Junior Varsity coach at Centreville High School.
Allison has participated in the Gold Medal Squared clinic, is Impact Certified, and is currently pursuing her CAP I certification.
Ken Kramer (15s Assistant)
Ken has been involved with youth sports for over 20 years, coaching many different sports that include Volleyball, Football, Baseball, Basketball, Wrestling, Volleyball and Soccer. This will be Ken’s first season coaching at Club level, but he has coached Youth volleyball for the past 8 Seasons. He coached in the CYA House Program at the 5/6, 7/8 and High School levels. In addition Ken runs the 7th / 8th grade Spring Volleyball program for DSYS/Mercer. He also coaches for LYV, the Fall 2009 Mercer House (LYV) team and the 2006 Mercer Select Team (LYV). Ken is IMPACT Certified.
Ken is also very active in Youth Soccer in Loudoun County. He is past Chairman of ODFC Soccer Club, and has coached for 9 seasons, and was awarded the LYSA Coach of the year award in the Fall of 2003 when he coached the LYSA U9 Girls Team.
Ken is also very active in Freedom High School Athletics. He is currently Chairman of the Programs / Sports Banners Committee for the FEABC (Freedom Eagles Athletic Boosters Club). Ken also served as President of the South Riding Golf Club Association for 5 Years.
Ken is originally from Pittsburgh and a Graduate of Keystone Oaks High School where he participated in Football, Wrestling, Baseball and Track for the Golden Eagles and Graduated from Edinboro University where he Played Football for the Fighting Scots.
Karen Moser (17s Assistant)
Kevin Pearson (18s)
Kevin has lived in the Fairfax area his entire life and has had a hand on volleyball since he was about 7 years old, while following his older brother going through the original CYA house league volleyball. Though high school volleyball was not a commodity for men in the Northern Virginia area, it did not stop Kevin from playing the sport he was born to play and love. He has managed both the Chantilly High School and Westfield High School volleyball teams. From 1997-2000 Kevin played for the original NVVA Boy's Division teams, before switching to Metro VA from 2001-2003. Between these years, for both clubs, Kevin led his team (as captain) to a top 3 finish every year in the Chesapeake and Old Dominion Regions, as well as top 3 finishes in the East Coast Championship. In 2002, Kevin led his team to a 5th place finish at Nationals in Louisville, KY. After high school, Kevin went on to George Mason University where he played volleyball as a setter/opposite hitter. After graduation, Kevin started his career at Freddie Mac and is currently the Junior Varsity and Varsity Assistant Coach at Centreville High School. He is extremely excited to be a part of NV Premier Volleyball club, and hopes to bring his experience to influence many players to strive for the best.
Kathleen Tschampel
kathleen.tschampel@nvpremiervb.com
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