2008 - 2009 Season Coaches - COMING SOON!!!

2007 - 2008 Season Coaches:

CONGRATULATIONS TO COACH JOE'S TEAM FOR GETTING BRONZE MEDALS AT USA OPEN ADULT NATIONALS IN MEN'S A DIVISION AND TO COACH SHAFONIA'S TEAM FOR PLACING 7TH IN WOMEN'S A DIVISION.

Baby Boomers - Cary Stengler, Danielle Wells, Shafonia Bolaños, and Joseph Bolaños

 13 Blast (local) - Julee James

13 Blast asst coach - Sydney Bacon

14 Explosion (travel) - Joseph Bolanos and Shafonia Bolanos

15 Explosion Gold (1st travel) - Katie and Susanna Seawright

15 Explosion Gold asst - Mike Price

15 Explosion Black (2nd travel) - Helen Ekadeli

15 Blast (local) - Joey Bolanos

15 Blast asst - Patty Hinojosa(not to be confused with Patsy McClaremont Hinojosa formerly of Texas Tornados)

16 Blast (local) - Carlos Gutierrez

17 Explosion (travel) - Shane Wells

17 Explosion asst coach - Jamie Gregory

18 Explosion (travel) - Shafonia Bolanos and Joseph Bolanos

Floating Coach - Danielle Wells

NOTE: Email addresses for our coaches are just

the coach's first name@clubkaboom.org

or just click on their name above to use the link provided. 

We would like to welcome back Carlos Gutierrez, Helen Ekadeli, and Katie and Susanna Seawright to the Kaboom coaching staff for the upcoming season.

We are also very happy to have Julee James joining the coaching staff this season on a full time basis.

Information on Coaches:

Carlos Gutierrez is a former two-time Olympian and international men's coach.  Carlos comes to us with tremendous playing and coaching experience.  Carlos is currently the head coach at Cypress Christian School.  Carlos is an amazing setter and he has an in-depth knowledge of the game of volleyball.

Cary Stengler joins us to help coach the Mini-Boomers.  Cary enjoyed many honors and accomplishments while playing at Abilene Christian.  She currently coaches at Cy Falls High School and has over 11 years of experience coaching club.

Helen "Elele" Ekadeli is a former collegiate player from Lee College and then Houston Baptist University.  Helen also has tremendous playing and coaching experience.  She is a dedicated coach and great clinician.  She is very good at helping athletes to figure out what they need to correct to be able to perform a skill to the absolute best of their ability.  Helen still currently plays on the women's Kaboom USAV team.

Jamie Gregory (Lister) enjoyed a collegiate career starting at United States Military Academy @ West Point and then 3 years at Houston Baptist University.  Jamie was the 1st to break 1,400 mark for career digs at HBU!  Jamie has coached for Southwest Juniors and Texas Tornados.  Jamie still currently plays on the women's Kaboom USAV team.

Joey Bolanos is Joe's brother.  Joey has coached for years around the area for different clubs and is now joining our program full time.  Joey also played on the Belizean national team as a teenager. 

Joseph "Joe" Bolanos is the co-founder of the club.  Joe has coached for over 7 years at different clubs around the area such as Extreme, Spike Sport and Texas Elite.  Joe played on both the Guatemalan and Belizean national teams and is still an avid player on a men's USAV team.  

Julee James was our setting coach last season and also helped out at several other camps and clinics.  Julee has coached both club ball and high school.  She is a former collegiate player from Incarnate Word.  Julee is a remarkable coach and has an amazing rapport with the girls!  Julee still currently plays on the women's Kaboom USAV team.

Katie and Susanna "Sue" Seawright are sisters and remarkable co-coaches!!!  Katie and Susanna are both avid players too and played college at Colorado Christian.  They have great knowledge of the game and have coached several successful club teams in years past.  We feel very blessed to have them coaching for us!  

Patty Hinojosa has coached club ball for several years and is still an avid player as well.  Patty has a great rapport with the girls and a remarkable way of correcting fundamental issues.

Shafonia Bolanos is co-founder of the club.  Shafonia grew up in the area attending Spring Woods and Northbrook High Schools and also played club here in the are the first two years that Texas Elite existed.  Shafonia did not play in college due to injuries, but does currently run and play on the women's Kaboom USAV team thanks to shoulder reconstruction and a couple knee surgeries.  Shafonia has coached club for almost 10 years now, including time at Texas Elite, Spike Sport and a small club that no longer exists in Tulsa, OK.

Shane Wells is the former director of VSelect, where he was also the 16s coach.  We are happy to have Shane join our program as the head coach for the 17s this season!  Shane is also an avid player and participate on a men's USAV team currently.  

Sydney Bacon is a former player of Shafonia's.  Sydney is currently studying to be a teacher and coach.  We are so proud to have the opportunity to offer Sydney a great learning experience as an assistant under Julee James! 

We are excited to have them all and are looking forward to a remarkable season!  

Most coaches offer private or group lessons as well.  If interested, feel free to contact the coach directly (link to Coaches' Page) or Shafonia at Shafonia@clubkaboom.org.

 Lesson Cost Guidelines:

Private lesson: $60 for an hour; $80 for 1 ½ hours

Semi-private: $40 ea for an hour; $55 for 1 ½ hours

Group of 3: $30 ea for an hour; $40 for 1 ½ hours

Group of 4: $25 ea for an hour; $35 for 1 ½ hours

Group of 5 or 6: $20 ea for an hour; $30 ea for 1 ½ hours

(Coaches can adjust prices for packages of multiple lessons or if gym rental is more or less than usual - $30 during the day and $35 to $40 on weekends and in the evenings is normal rate for Kaboom.)