Information on Coaches:

Allyn Martinez comes to us from Copperfield Juniors.  She will be assisting under Susan Adcock and we look forward to giving her the opportunity to learn from a great coach and go on to have our own Kaboom team in the near future!

Andres Hurtado is an avid player and also Patty's husband.  Andres has a great rapport with the girls.  He is able to help excite them and keep things fun.  He also has intense knowledge of the game and what it takes to be successful.

Cary Stengler coaches 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 12 years of experience coaching club.

Claudia Taylor returns for her 2nd year at Kaboom. Claudia previously coached for Texas Elite here in Houston.  Claudia has good knowledge of all aspects of the game.

Elaine Crane comes to us from Dayton, Ohio where she ran a very successful juniors program called Dayton Juniors.  After assisting daughter, Lauren Viney, last year some, Elaine decided she would like to return to coaching.  We are so excited to have Elaine join our program.  She will have great things to teach us all!

Emily James is Julee's sister and comes to us from California.  Emily played two years at Citrus College (CA).  As a freshman, was named to 2nd team All-Conference and as a Sophomore, she was named to 1st team All-Conference.  Emily was the team captain and the recipient of the Coaches' Award both seasons.  She transferred from Citrus College leading the state holding the record for the most assists and went on to play at the University of La Verne (CA).  They went undefeated in conference her Junior and Senior year and made it to the Regional Championships both seasons.  Emily will be assisting Shafonia this year and hopefully taking her own team the following season.

Gladys Waldera Adams will be returning to Kaboom this season.  Gladys is a former 2 time Kenyan Olympian and collegiate coach.  Gladys brings in depth knowledge of the game and a reserved yet very effective coaching style.  We are so glad to welcome her back!

Jenni Skopal will be assisting Julee James this season with our top 16s.  Jenni is a former teammate of Julee and Patty at Incarnate Word.  Jenni brings great knowledge of the game and a superior understanding of what it takes to get girls to the next level.

Julee James Briscoe 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.

Kari Kirkpatrick came to us us from Copperfield Juniors and was assistant coach on Kaboom's first Junior Olympic qualifying team.  Kari brings great enthusiasm to the club as well.  She has a great rapport with the girls and a good way of putting things in easy to understand language for them!

Katie Karlovitz is a former Kaboom player.  We are very excited to have her helping with the Boomers and training under Shafonia assisting the 12s.  Hopefully, Katie will return after college to coach her own Kaboom team down the road! 

Katie Seawright head coached Kaboom's first Junior Olympic qualifying team!!! Katie is an avid player too and played college at Colorado Christian.  She has great knowledge of the game and has also coached several other successful club teams in years past.  We feel very blessed to have her coaching for us! 

Lacey Tapp will be co-coaching the 13s this season.  Lacey has coached for KVA previously.  Lacey has a good rapport with the girls and helping to understand what exactly is expected of them. We are very happy to be welcoming Lacey to the family.

Lauren Flores is a recent college grad who currently coaches at Logos Prep School.  Lauren has played for approximately 10 years, including playing on scholarship at Galveston College.  We look forward to Lauren having a long, successful career at Kaboom.

Lauren Viney relocated to Houston last year from Ohio where she was a successful part of the Dayton Jrs program.  Lauren also assisted at Valley City State University in 07-08 season and Wright State University previously before coming to Houston.  She also coached a successful boys team with Air City and assisted the boys program at Centerville High School who placed 4th in State in 2007.  Lauren played college ball at Tennessee Tech and then transferred to Eastern Michigan where she set the single assist record in 2003. 

Luis Perez comes to us from KYV and the YMCA.  He has several years experience and good positive attitude and demeanor with the girls.  We are excited to welcome him to the Kaboom coaching family this season.

Misty Towles is joining Kaboom this season.  Misty is Shafonia's cousin.  She currently coaches at College Park High School. Misty has a very similar style to Shafonia - stern but fun.  We are elated to have her join the family.

Patty Hurtado (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. Patty played collegiate ball at Laredo Community College and then Incarnate Word. 

Shafonia Sumrall is founder of the club.  Shafonia grew up in the area attending Spring Woods and Northbrook High Schools and also played club here in the area 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 13 years now, including time at Texas Elite, Spike Sport and a small club that was short lived in Tulsa, OK.

Shannon McInnis joins us to coach the Boomers this season.  Shannon enjoyed her collegiate career at Houston Baptist University as well. Shannon brings a lot of coaching experience to the organization and has enjoyed success coaching both girls and boys!

Stacie Zollars is a former player of Shafonia's.  Stacie has also coached with the Cy Fair Sports Association.  This past season, Stacie did a great job with the Boomers.  Stacie will either be assisting or taking her own team this season depending upon her school schedule.

Susan Luce (Adcock) has coached both club ball and school ball for several years.  Susan is a great coach who is very good at correcting and enhancing fundamentals.  Susan still plays on the women's Kaboom USAV team.

Sydney Bacon is a former player of Shafonia's.  Sydney is currently studying to be a teacher and coach so she will working as a floating coach this season while she finisher her degree at school in Galveston. 

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