Girls’ Clubs: Empire Volleyball Club – Santa Rosa

About the Club

The Empire Volleyball Club is an organization committed to teaching and developing volleyball skills as well as emphasizing the values of teamwork, responsibility, self-discipline and self-motivation. The purpose of the club is to provide their athletes with high quality volleyball training and competition throughout the Year.  Participation by each individual is stressed, with the focus on improvement in skills and overall performance. Their primary focus at this time is working with female athletes who are currently in the 3rd through 12th grades in Sonoma County and the surrounding areas. Empire Volleyball Club has earned recognition as one of the top clubs in the country, and Empire has gained recognition among college coaches for the development of well-trained volleyball players. Their players travel from all over the Bay Area to take advantage of our legendary program.  They have players from Napa, Lake, Marin, and Sonoma counties and beyond.  Their local athletes come from Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, Windsor, Sonoma, and Healdsburg. Many of Empire’s former players have gone on to play at numerous colleges and universities across the country. One of the aspects of their club that is unique, compared to other clubs of our stature, is that their goals include serving the needs of athletes across the skill spectrum. While their top teams experience success at the highest levels of national competition, they also offer developmental teams for the less experienced athlete.

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Noteworthy Coaches

Bear Grassl: 2008 CCAA Coach of the Year.

Kathy O’Neil: Coached with USA Volleyball in the High Performance Program since 2000.

Bob O’Neil: has served as a camp coach for elite collegiate programs including Stanford University. 

He has been part of the USA staff at Junior National and Youth National team tryouts.

Paul Castillo: Division II National Championship as well as a runner-up finish on the Sonoma State Men’s Team.

Kate Stefan: One of the top 12 All-League Players of the North Bay League.

Ally Sather: four-time All CCAA Performer and two-time All Region honoree. Selected to the AVCA All American Team during her senior year at Sonoma State University.

Kelsey Hull: Kelsey is a two-time AVCA All-American, in addition to a three-time All-Region and All-CCAA First Team selection, she is considered to be one of the best all-around players in the region.

Hayley Ross: Hayley was named to the CCAA All Conference Team and was recognized with AVCA All Region and All American honors.

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