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Kenji Mukai
Director
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Coaching
Experience: |
14
Seasons. Currently, he is the 1st assistant at Cal Poly Pomona (5th
season). Three years at Mt. Sac Junior College Assistant Coach. In
his first year at Mt. Sac, he helped the Mounties reach the playoffs
for the first time in 10 years. For the 2006 season, his Mt. Sac
team finished 2nd in the Conference. During the 2005 Bronco season,
they shared the CCAA conference title. Most recently, he helped the
2008 Broncos reach the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Division II tournament. 4 years @Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy Frosh & Varsity Assistant
Coach: Assisted on 1997 CIF DIV-IVAA championship team and State
Semi-Finalist. 1998 CIF CIF-DIV IVAA Semi-Finalist Team. 1 Year @
Cal State Northridge Women's Volleyball Program (NCAA DI). 1 Year@
St. Lucy's High School Freshman team.
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Club
Experience: |
11Years
@ San Gabriel VBC: 12-1 Head Coach, 14-2 Head Coach, 14-1 Head
Coach, 15-1 Head Coach, 16-1 Head Coach & Asst. Coach, 17-1 Head
Coach & 18-1 Head coach. 3rd year at San Gabriel Elite Volleyball
Club. |
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Highlights: |
This
past club season, his 15Roshambo finished 2nd at the SCVA Junior
National Qualifier and qualified for the National Championships in
Miami, Florida. At the tournament, they finished tied for 5th in the
15American Division. His 17Roshambo finished 2nd at the SCVA Junior
National Qualifier, and captured the Bronze medal in the 17American
Division.
In the
2008 season, his 17Roshambo team qualified for the Open Division by
placing second at the JNQ at the Southern California Qualifier and
finished as the third best 17s team in Southern California. His
16Roshambo team also qualified for the Junior Olympics in the
16National division and finished in the top 15. They were in the top
15 for the Southern California region as well. It was the second
time in his career that two of the teams that he has coached
qualified for the Junior Olympics in the same season. For 2007 season, his 16Roshambo team finished 10th overall in Southern
California, and finished with a bronze medal in the 16 American
Division. In the qualifier season, his 16Roshambo team finished 2nd
at the Colorado Crossroads and 7th respectively in both the Far
Western and SCVA Junior National Qualifiers in the Open Division.
His 14-1
finished 28th in the (OPEN) Nation @ Louisville, KY. Junior Olympics, and
finished 9th in SCVA. 15-1 competed in Nationals @ Salt Lake City.
2002 16-1 finished 2nd at Mid-East Qualifier in Indiana, competed in
Nationals@ Salt Lake City, 2003 17-1 won SCVA Club Qualifier,
finished 3rd at Far Western Qualifier in Reno, NV., competed in
Nationals @ Atlanta, GA. and finished 11th in the club division. 2004 18-1 finished
13th in SCVA, finished 5th in Far Western Qualifier in the Open Division,
finished 13th in National Division @ Houston, TX. His 2004
16-1 team finished in Division 1 of the SCVA, and competed at
Junior Nationals as well. His 2005 181 team qualified for the Junior
Olympics in Salt Lake City in the American Division. In the 2006
season, his 18Roshambo team finished the SCVA season in Division I.
In addition, they placed 3rd at the Colorado Crossroads in the club
division and 2nd at the SCVA qualifier to qualify for the Junior
Olympics in Atlanta.
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Education:
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Graduated
from Loyola High School, BA in History @ Cal Poly Pomona, MA in
Pedagogy @ Cal State LA. |
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Most
Memorable Moment: |
"I would
have to say, recently, winning a third game 33-31. That was just
simply an exciting match to coach. That same tournament, down 5-8 in
the third game, we came back to win 16-14 to advance to the final
eight of the Junior Olympics." A few years back, our 18Roshambo team
had to play the Mavericks of Corona in one match playoff to qualify
for the Junior Olympics. Talk about pressure!"
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"Coaching sports is such a great and
rewarding experience. You get to see so much growth in each player,
both as a player and individual. You can teach not only the sport,
but great character. Coaching is a wonderful tool to teach
determination, commitment, team work, and other life long lessons. I
am proud to be a part of this San Gabriel family. Our coaches and
staff are such committed and caring individuals who coach for the
love of the game. You cannot put a price on such devotion and
commitment to the players." |
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Hobbies: |
Track
& Field (Pole Vault), Poker, going to the beach, his marine
aquarium and coaching
volleyball. |
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Playing Experience: |
Played
all his life until starting his coaching career. |
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Tom Barbosa
Club Advisor
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Coaching
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18 years
overall. |
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Club
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Tom
Barbosa has coached at San Gabriel Volleyball Club for 17 years. Tom has coached in both
the 16s and 18s division at San Gabriel. During the summer, he
coaches at the Regis University camps. He will be an integral part
of the San Gabriel Elite Volleyball Club. His club teams have
qualified for the Junior Olympics numerous times.
Coach Tom has been named the Club Advisor. His role is to help train
coaches and work with team players individually. His knowledge and
leadership will help instill great coaching philosophy and technical
skills. |
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Highlights: |
This
past club season, Coach Barbosa's 13Roshambo team qualified for the
Junior Olympics in Miami, Florida. At this tournament, they finished
in the top 24 of the 13American Division. After starting in Division
VI of the SCVA season, the 13Roshambo team moved up three divisions
to make it to Division III. This was quite an accomplishment
starting low and finishing in the top 48 teams of the region.
He has
coached 6 teams to Junior Olympics, most recently the 16-1 Team
which qualified for Houston, TX. Many of his athletes have played at
the collegiate level. His 2006 16 Roshambo team finished 5th at the
Junior Invitational in Minnesota. |
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Education:
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J.D.-
Law |
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Marital
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Married
to wife Mo for the last 25 years. They have a daughter, Tracy who also played for San Gabriel Volleyball Club. |
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Hobbies: |
Volleyball and Golf |
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Playing Experience: |
10 Years
of Beach Volleyball (AA ranking), 3 years of club volleyball at UCI,
15 years of USAVBA, finished 3rd at Nationals in the 35 year-old age
division. |
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Lisa Steenport
Assistant
Director
14 Roshambo
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Coaching
Experience: |
19 Years
of coaching. She was Head Coach at Imperial High School from
1986-1995. She is currently the Head Coach at Milken Community High
School. |
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Club
Experience: |
11 Years
@ San Gabriel VBC: Head Coach 18-2, Head Coach, 16-2, Head Coach
13-1, Head Coach 14-1, and Head Coach 15-1. In the 2008 season, Coach
Lisa guided the 15Roshambo team to a 7th place overall finish in SCVA, and finished 11th in the 15American Division at the Junior
Olympics. Lisa is currently an assistant director for the San
Gabriel Elite Volleyball Club. |
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Highlights: |
This
past season, her 14Roshambo finished in the top 7 in the Southern
California region for 14 and under teams. The 14Roshambo earned a
gold medal at the Northern Lights Qualifier to earn a bid to the Junior
Olympics. At the championships, they finished in the silver bracket,
and finished top 16 overall.
In
the 2008 season,her 13 Roshambo team finished in the top 3 for 13
and Under teams in the SCVA. In the 2008 season, that team finished
in the top 15 at the Junior Olympics in the 13 National Division in
Dallas Texas. Her
Milken team finished 10th in Division IVAA. Her teams have won
numerous Hertiage League championships. Her 14-1 team in 2003
qualified for the Open Division in Atlanta, GA. She has been named
Coach of the Year in the Heritage League. She has coached four
teams to the Junior Olympics in the 13s and 14s divisions. Her 14s
in 2003 finished third at the Far Western Open division qualifier
and third at the SCVA qualifier. In the 2005 Junior Olympics, her
14s team finished 9th in the American Division (first place in the
silver division). |
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Education:
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MA in
Physical Education. Cap II USAV. |
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Hobbies: |
Coaching
Volleyball, racquetball, book club, and golf. |
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Playing Experience: |
Lisa has
played in the high school level and college club team. |
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Toni
Kathol
15Roshambo
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Coaching
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7 Years.
Toni has assisted in many club and high school clinics. |
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Club
Experience: |
6 Years
@ San Gabriel VBC: 14-1 Assistant Coach and two years of assisting
the 13-1 team. In the 2005 season, she coached the 12 BSN team to
division three. This is the highest placement of a 12BSN team in San
Gabriel! In the 2007 season, her 16-2 team finished in Division III
of the SCVA. |
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Highlights: |
For the
2009 season, she was the co-coach of the 18Roshambo team which
finished in Division II of the SCVA, and also won the Northern
Lights Qualifier. At the Junior Olympics, they finished in the
Silver Bracket (top 12). Her 18Roshambo team had 10 of 10 seniors
commit to 4 year universities to play volleyball.
In the
2008 club season, she was the assistant coach for the 16 Roshambo
and 17 Roshambo teams. The 17 Roshambo team qualified for the Junior
Olympics in the open division. In addition, the 16 Roshambo team
finished in the top 15 in the 16National division. The 17Roshambo
was in the top 5 within the 17 and under teams in the SCVA division.
The 16 ROshambo finished in the top 12 within 16 and Under teams. In
that same season, the 16 Roshambo team finished 5th at the Colorado
Crossroads in 16 Open, and 2nd in the 17 Open at the SCVA Junior
National Qualifier. She has
helped coach two 13 Roshambo teams to Junior Olympics. She
participated in two CIF DIV IV semi-finals. She was named All-League
three times in her career, as well as, two ALL-CIF honors. In
addition, she has played in four Junior Olympics, her last in 2004,
finishing 13th overall. |
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Education:
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Graduated from La Salle High School, graduated from Cal Poly
Pomona in 2008. Currently, Toni is in graduate school pursuing a
doctorate in psychology. |
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Hobbies: |
Cats,
collecting, volleyball |
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Playing Experience: |
Four
years at La Salle High School and just recently Cal Poly Pomona as a
middle blocker. In the 2005 season, Toni helped the Broncos reach
the NCAA playoffs and win the CCAA conference title. In the 2006
season, she was the 2nd leading blocker in the country for Division
II and first in the CCAA for the same category. She was named 1st
team All-Region and 2nd team All CCAA.In the 2007 season, the Cal
Poly Pomona team finished 2nd in the CCAA and qualified for the NCAA
tournament. She again, led the team in blocks. She was named 1st
team CCAA and West Region 1st Team. |
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William Wong
Website Administrator
12 Roshambo
13 Roshambo
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Coaching
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6 years
John Marshall High(Los Angeles)- Boy's
Varsity Head Coach 2001, Boy's Varsity Assistant Coach 1997-2000.
2001 Boy's CIF City Section 3A Semi-Finalist. Girl's Varsity
Assistant Coach 1996-2000, 2000 Girl's CIF City Section 3A Champions
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Club
Experience: |
5 years
San Gabriel Elite Volleyball- 12Roshambo Head Coach and 14Premier
Head Coach
San Gabriel Elite Volleyball- 12
Roshambo- Head Coach 2008, 13 Premier- Head Coach 2008
San Gabriel VBC- 12 BSN and 16 White
Head Coach, Assistant Coach to 12 Roshambo, 13 Roshambo, 14 Roshambo,
16 Roshambo, and 16 Black
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Highlights: |
This past season, Coach Will had an
outstanding season. His 12Roshambo finished 1st overall in the SCVA
and captured a Bronze Medal at the Junior Olympics in Miami Florida.
In addition, the 14Premier finished in Division III of the SCVA.
This is one of the highest finishes for a Premier team in our club.
In the 2008 season, Will's 12 Roshambo
finished 11th overall in So. Cal., and finished 7th overall in the
Reno Festival Tournament. His 13 Premier finished as the #1
13-2's team in So. Cal and #14 overall in the 13's age group.
In the 2007 season, he helped guide
the 12Roshambo team to a first place finish in the Junior Olympics
in the American Division. He also assisted the 13 Roshambo and 14
Roshambo to National 5th place finishes at the Junior Olympics.
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Education:
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Cal State Northridge - B.S.
Kinesiology(Physical Education) 2001
John Marshall High School 1995 |
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Hobbies: |
Volleyball, Basketball, Ping-Pong,
Video-Games, Shopping, Movies, Music, and Eating |
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Playing Experience: |
John Marshall High- 3 years Varsity
Volleyball 1993-1995, CIF City Section 3A Champions 1993, 1994,
Finalist 1995. Defensive Player of the Year 1993, 1994, 1995.
City Section Northern League 2nd Team 1995.
Amateur Athletic Foundation Beach
Volleyball 5 years- 6-Man Beach Volleyball Champions 1993, 1994.
4-Man Beach Volleyball Champions 1995.
Cal State Northridge Intramurals 3
years- CSUN Men's Independent/Club Team Captain and Intramural
Champions- 1998, 1999, 2000
Will continues to play at numerous
open gyms whenever he is not coaching. |
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