TCA Virginia is hosting WannaBeez sessions.  daWannaBEEZ is a FUNdamental program for boys and girls ages 7-11 that want to learn the sport of volleyball, and develop the skills needed to make their middle school teams. This program teaches FUNdamentals, while including fun, playing, sportsmanship, and fitness!

There are two weeks left in this session of daWannaBEEZ. You may still attend at $ 25.00 per session. They will be held October 18th & 25th (Sundays), at Jefferson Forest High School, from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. You may register at the gym.

If you have any question, please email Beth Ellinger at beth@tcavolleyball.com

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About TCA
TCA was founded eight years ago with four teams in Fountain Valley, California. Director Neil Mason wanted to create a place where the fundamentals and skills of the game could be taught in a manner that incorporated the mental aspect of the game, along with the physical components. But more important than that, he wanted to incorporate life skills that would allow players an avenue to excel in college, but even more so would empower young women to succeed long after their college playing days were over.  

Considering there are thirty million youth who play sports and that seventy five percent of them quit by the age of thirteen, Coach Mason believed a change needed to be made in volleyball instruction.   Neil is a believer that things don’t change unless people get involved to become catalysts for change.    If we are dissatisfied about something and don’t act on it, we will only remain unhappy or even become more upset. Thus the concept and vision for TCA evolved. 

In TCA’s young life, it has catapulted to one of the nation’s elite programs.  TCA has amassed Three Open National Championship Titles (2004, 2006, and 2008) as well as several Club Championship Titles and Qualifiers at all ages.  TCA’s success at the junior levels has made the club a hot bed for college recruiting.  More and more girls each year are being recruited from TCA to compete at top ranked colleges across the country. 
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Steve Mills, Director of TCA Virginia

“I am extremely excited about being able to partner with TCA and to bring such a respected and proven club to our area. At TCA Virginia, our goal will be to never be out-worked, out-trained, or out-prepared by anybody. Equally, I appreciate the way TCA supports and develops its athletes not only on the volleyball court, but also in other areas of life.”
Steve and his family moved from Virginia Beach to Forest, VA three years ago, where he took over as head varsity volleyball coach at Jefferson Forest High School. Prior to that, he coached both boys and girls volleyball at Ocean Lakes High School in Va. Beach.  This past travel season Steve coached a 16’s team for the Heart of Virginia volleyball club.

TCA Virginia Coaching Staff

Jonathan Willis
He has been coaching the Randolph College Volleyball Team since 2007. Willis is no stranger to the local Lynchburg volleyball community. At Liberty University, his alma mater, Willis served as both a volunteer assistant for the NCAA Division I women’s volleyball team as well as the head coach of the Flames men’s volleyball club program. Under his guidance, the men’s team finished the 2006-2007 season with a record of 20-8 and a second-place finish in the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Southern Conference. 
In addition to his collegiate coaching experience, Willis has worked as a local clinician at Heritage High School, Franklin High School, and Timberlake Christian High School. He also served as the assistant coach at Brookville High School from 2005-2006, during which time the Bees won the district championship and finished second in regionals. Willis has experience at the travel club level as well, having served as the head coach of the Heart of Virginia girl’s 16 and under travel volleyball team for the past two years.

 
Matt and Angela Carroll 
Matt and Angela have been married since 2006 and have coached both club and high school volleyball together since 2007. They are currently assistant coaches at Jefferson Forest High School, after spending a year on the volleyball staff at Brookville High School. Angela was a Defensive Specialist for Skip Weston at Mills Godwin High School and for the Richmond Volleyball Club in Virginia. Angela graduated in 2002 from James Madison University, with a BS in Health Assessment and Promotion and minors in Exercise Science and Nutrition. Matt and Angela have a new addition to their family, Micah, who has done very well in his young life being a supportive fan of the teams Matt and Angela coach!


Athena Aronson has been involved with volleyball for the last 17 years. In high school, she played for Munciana Volleyball Club, where her team won the Junior Olympic National Championships for the 16's Open. From there, she was recruited to Liberty University where she started at opposite hitter for 4 years. That Liberty team won 2 Big South Championships and made two trips to the NCAA DIV 1 Tournament. After graduating, Athena coached Varsity for 7 years at Brookville High School. In her second year, she reversed the team's 4-20 record to 20-4. Subsequently, her teams won 4 consecutive District Championships (with a 62-0 district record), 1 Regional Championship, and made 3 consecutive State Final Four appearances. The program produced 4 different consecutive players of the year, and she was awarded coach of the year in 2007.

Her husband, Brandon, has been involved with volleyball competitively for 20 years. From 1996-1997, Brandon was as the manager/assistant coach for the Liberty University Women's Volleyball Team. Afterward, Brandon served 6 years as the assistant coach for Brookville High School Varsity Volleyball program. Brandon and Athena are married with 3 boys.


Barry Simpson


Ashley Turner
She is starting her second year as the Head Coach at Brookville High School after spending three years with Coach Mills at Jefferson Forest. She has also coached and played for the Heart of Virginia Club, this past season (2009) coaching the 18-1 team.
After graduating from Liberty High School, Ashley continued her volleyball career, playing for Roanoke College. She graduated in the winter of 2004, with her B.A. in Psychology, and a double concentration in Human Development, and Health Care Delivery. In 2006 she completed her Master of Education with an endorsement in Community Counseling. She has since completed her endorsement in School Counseling, and is a Career Counselor for Campbell County Public Schools.


Beth Ellinger
Former two-time first-team All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) honoree Beth Ellinger enters her third season as the head volleyball coach at Lynchburg College.
The Hornets finished her first season with a 17-13 record and won eight matches in a row before the conference tournament. LC had two student-athletes named to the All-ODAC second-team. Lynchburg improved in Ellinger's second season on the bench, winning 20 games and advancing into the ODAC Tournament second round for the first time in 10 years.
Ellinger, named to the All-ODAC first-teams in 2000 and 2001, was a first-team All-State selection in 2001 as well. She holds the school records for kills in a match (29), season (478 in 2001) and for a career (1,240 from 1998-2001). Ellinger also set the conference record for kills in a season in 2001.
Ellinger returned to the program in 2004 and assisted head coach Dr. Marie Lewis for two seasons until Lewis’ retirement this spring. She had also assisted at Heritage High School from 2002-04 and was the junior varsity coach.
Ellinger also currently serves as a regional program manager for the Virginia Skyline Girl Scouts. She graduated in 2002 from Lynchburg with a B.A. in human development and learning and earned her Masters in Educational Leadership degree this summer.


Dara Sandifer
Sandifer is in her first season on the bench for the Lynchburg College volleyball team. Sandifer was a two-sport stand out at Lynchburg, starting all four years for both the volleyball and softball teams. She was an honorable mention All-ODAC performer on the hardwood in 2007, setting the LC career assist mark with 3,204. On th diamond, she was a two-time All-ODAC honorable mention performer, taking home the ODAC Tournament All-Tournament team twice, once garnering the tournament's most outstanding player. Dara graduated with a degree in exercise physiology in 2008, and is working towards her masters here at LC.


Corri Pfister
Corri Pfister is starting her first year with the Hornets volleyball team. A former player from 2001-2004, Pfister was named to the First-team All-ODAC squad in 2004 and holds the school records for most digs in a match, season and career. Pfister graduated from Lynchburg College with her Bachelor's in Psychology in 2005 and finished her Masters Degree in Counseling in 2007. She is in her second year serving as the Transfer Student Success Coordinator at Lynchburg College.


Todd Lynn
Todd is entering his second season as the head varsity volleyball coach at Liberty Christian Academy. The Bulldogs finished second in the state in his first year. Prior to taking over the LCA head coaching position, he served as an assistant coach at the perennial state volleyball power for four seasons. A Lynchburg native who graduated from Timberlake Christian Academy, Todd played RS and OH for Liberty University’s men’s club team before graduating with a B.S. in Biblical Studies. 


Savannah Tinsley
Senior- Libero
Lynchburg College
Major - Physical Education
Played High School for E.C. Glass

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For those of you who want to learn more about TCA we encourage you to look around the website or contact us. Let us know if you have any questions. And thank you again for your interest in our club.
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