NExxT Volleyball COACHES
16 Black
Kyle grew up in Hawaii and learned volleyball at the YMCA. He played for his high school and continued to play in college as a member of the Stanford University men's team. He also coached the men's team for 2 years in transition from club to varsity status. Passionate about volleyball, Kyle has continued to play both indoor and beach for the last 34 years.
Drawn back to coaching, Kyle returned to coaching 5 years ago when his son became interested in volleyball. He is the current JV coach at Woodside High School and coached at Monsoon Volleyball Club for the past 3 seasons.
Kyle is a veteran Silicon Valley software entrepreneur. His interest in volleyball and software have converged with his latest startup www.rotate123.com. The service helps coaches automate their team planning. When not working, Kyle enjoys spending time with his wife, Nancy, son, Kai and dogs - Poncho and Lizzie.
16 White
Robin grew up in Redwood City and went to UCSB where he graduated with a BA in Political Science. He is a video game industry veteran working in the business development, sales, marketing and PR fields for companies including PC Gamer, PlayStation Magazine, the Microsoft Xbox launch and Ubisoft. He is currently handling advertising sales for the mobile games site Wireless Gaming World and the PR Manager at the games portal site ijji.com - NHN USA.
Robin enters his sixth year with Paye's Performance Volleyball Club. Thoroughly passionate about volleyball he has head coached and/or assisted at various age levels from high school to grade school teams. In 2008, Robin's 13 Black Team earned a National bid for the Junior Olympics in Dallas, Texas and in 2009, his 14 Black team earned an Open Divison bid in Miami, Florida which finished in the Top 20 in the nation and the top ranked 14s team in Northern California. This past season, his 15 Black team earned an Open Division bid and they finished in the top 25 in the nation. He helped coach at Woodside High School for five seasons where they won back to back PAL titles and at Sacred Heart Prep where their JV team had an undefeated league season.
When he is not on a volleyball court, Robin enjoys spending time with his girlfriend Sally. Other interests include participating in various sports, traveling, collecting souvenir and GIANT items, photography, web design, and working on his sports apparel start up Firebird Sports which he co-founded.
14 Black
Joe is a lifetime resident of the Bay Area, living in Redwood City the past 6 years. He attended San Francisco State University before leaving and entering the Fire Department. He went back to San Jose State to complete his degree in Business Administration. He enjoys his career with the San Jose Fire Dept, working there for the past 21 years, the last 11 years as Captain working on Truck 9.
He played high school football and baseball for four years with one year at Skyline Junior College. Joe got into playing volleyball while at the fire department and participated in the Fire Fighters Olympics, as well as playing in adult tournaments in both indoor and sand. He loves to coach kids and has been coaching sports at St Pius School for the last three years, in addition to baseball for five years years and soccer for two years. Joe is also his sons cub scouts den leader and cub master.
Joe is married for 15 plus years to Carolyn and has two children, Kendall 12 years old and Rylan 9 years old both of whom attend St Pius School in Redwood City. He loves playing all types of sports and would much rather play than watch sports on TV. If he is not coaching volleyball or baseball he enjoys being on the ski slopes in either Utah or Colorado. Joe likes to spend as much time with his family or helping people in San Jose when he is on calls.
14 White
Rocky was born in El Paso, TX, and raised in Anthony, NM and is currently a junior at Menlo College where she is studying to become a physical therapist.
This will be Rocky's first year at Paye's Performance where she will be coaching the 13 Black team. She was a setter on the Varsity team at Gadsden High School, which included winning the District Championship and a trip to the State Finals, (the first time Gadsen High School has made it in 25 years). Rocky was named on the All-District First Team. She played club volleyball with the Diamondbacks and attended and played volleyball at Eastern Arizona College for two years before transferring to Menlo College where her team just clinched the Cal Pac Championship.
Volleyball IS Rocky's favorite hobby!!! She also enjoys being outdoors, hiking, and camping, and is an art and music lover. When she is not in class or at a game, she enjoys sleeping in on the weekends or any other day for that matter.
14 White
Shelby was born in Salinas, California, and will be a junior at Menlo College where she will be studying to become an accountant.
This will be Shelby's first year coaching at Nexxt Volleyball. She was a libero for 3 years on the Varsity team at Salinas High School, which included winning the league championship her junior year. Shelby received all league honors her junior and senior years. She played club volleyball for City Beach. At Menlo College. Shelby helped her team win two back to back undefeated Cal Pac Championships.
Volleyball is Shelby's favorite hobby. When she isn’t playing volleyball she loves being outdoors, whether its going on a hike or going to the beach, and listening to music.
13 Black
Damien was raised in Oahu, Hawaii where he learned and started playing volleyball in high school. He proceeded to play college ball at University of Hawaii. He has been living on the mainland, in the San Francisco Bay Area for the past two years.
His coaching career spans 22 plus years. Damien coached high school boys at Kamehameha High School where his teams won 6 league titles and 2 State titles. At the NCAA level, he coached at Hawaii Pacific University which included 6 conference championships and 2 National championship titles. Damien has also coached club volleyball with Muanalani Volleyball Club which included two Junior Olympic Bronze Medal finishes in the Open Division. He is currently the varsity head coach at Sacred Heart Prep.
Damien is interested in and enjoys playing all types of sports especially surfing! An avid follower of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Damien can be heard relaxing to Hawaiian and reggae music. He also enjoys cooking and eating anything. Well, everything except peas. He has three kids, Aaron, Kawaii and 'Alohi.
12 Black
Rachel grew up in Southern California playing four years of varsity volleyball on her high school team as a middle blocker. She was named All CIF Southern Section and league MVP her senior year and had the nickname "The Whip." Rachel played one year of volleyball at Cal State Long Beach as an outside hitter before transferring to Cal Poly Pomona and majoring in Business Administration.
Rachel has coached elementary school age girls for the last seven years from 4th grade to 8th grade. She has also developed summer camps and weekly clinics focusing on fundamentals and game strategy. This will Rachel's second year as a 12 Area Coach at Nexxt. Last year her team placed second in the Silver Bracket at Far Western in Reno. Her team also placed second in the Regional Finals to finish the season runner up in the Silver Division in the 12 Area League Division. She is looking forward to passing on her love of the game to her team.
When Rachel is not coaching her interests are wine tasting, cooking, and taking her dog for long walks. She especially enjoys spending time with her husband and two daughters Samantha and Danielle.
12 Black
Joan was born and raised in Atherton where one of her loves became volleyball. She competed all through grade and high school where she primarily played outside hitter and middle blocker. At Menlo-Atherton, she made the CCS All-league team, Honorable Mention, and later was inducted into the school's sports Hall of Fame. Joan’s favorite story of her high school career came after she broke her nose in a match. Her coach was insistent that she play the rest of the season as well as play-offs, but her doctor was also felt that it was imperative that she not risk damaging her nose any further. So a compromise was made and Joan completed the season wearing a baseball catcher's mask to protect her nose.
At the University of Oregon, Joan opted out of the Division I level of play and instead enjoyed the more social (yet still competitive) volleyball found on intramural teams as well as some beach tournaments. After graduating, she continued to play in co-ed leagues, up until becoming a mom.
Joan began coaching volleyball when her daughters entered elementary school, and she has loved her time back on the court ever since. Her other loves include her family and friends, swimming, traveling and cheering on her Oregon Ducks!
12 White
Kate is currently a senior at Menlo-Atherton High School, where she has played as a middle/right side at the varsity level since her freshman year. She has played club volleyball for seven years at Empire, Peninsula Juniors, Paye's Performance, and Hang Ten, and went to the Junior Olympics with Paye's Performance teams three times.
This is Kate's first year coaching club, although she has coached middle school volleyball for the past three years. She has also spent her summers teaching a six-week elective volleyball course at East Side Prep and assisted with multiple clinics and tryouts at the middle school level.
In her free time, Kate enjoys reading, hiking, and spending time with friends.
11 Black
Bertha (Coach B) has coached 6th to 8th grade girls at Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) School in Belmont for the last seven years. Each year the teams have made the championship tournament, and the most recent 8th grade Varsity team earned the PPSL Southern Championship. She has also participated in the development of summer camps and weekly clinics focusing on fundamentals and game strategy. She is looking forward to passing on her love of the game to her team.
Coach B grew up in Pisco, Peru and played four years of varsity volleyball in high school as a setter and defensive specialist. She was named the MVP during her senior year. When B is not coaching, she spends time following her teenage daughter and son with their volleyball clubs. She enjoys beach volleyball, and especially enjoys spending time at her favorite gym kick boxing.
Kyle Mashima
Kyle grew up in Hawaii and learned volleyball at the YMCA. He played for his high school and continued to play in college as a member of the Stanford University men's team. He also coached the men's team for 2 years in transition from club to varsity status. Passionate about volleyball, Kyle has continued to play both indoor and beach for the last 34 years.
Drawn back to coaching, Kyle returned to coaching 5 years ago when his son became interested in volleyball. He is the current JV coach at Woodside High School and coached at Monsoon Volleyball Club for the past 3 seasons.
Kyle is a veteran Silicon Valley software entrepreneur. His interest in volleyball and software have converged with his latest startup www.rotate123.com. The service helps coaches automate their team planning. When not working, Kyle enjoys spending time with his wife, Nancy, son, Kai and dogs - Poncho and Lizzie.
16 White
Robin John Rosales
Robin grew up in Redwood City and went to UCSB where he graduated with a BA in Political Science. He is a video game industry veteran working in the business development, sales, marketing and PR fields for companies including PC Gamer, PlayStation Magazine, the Microsoft Xbox launch and Ubisoft. He is currently handling advertising sales for the mobile games site Wireless Gaming World and the PR Manager at the games portal site ijji.com - NHN USA.
Robin enters his sixth year with Paye's Performance Volleyball Club. Thoroughly passionate about volleyball he has head coached and/or assisted at various age levels from high school to grade school teams. In 2008, Robin's 13 Black Team earned a National bid for the Junior Olympics in Dallas, Texas and in 2009, his 14 Black team earned an Open Divison bid in Miami, Florida which finished in the Top 20 in the nation and the top ranked 14s team in Northern California. This past season, his 15 Black team earned an Open Division bid and they finished in the top 25 in the nation. He helped coach at Woodside High School for five seasons where they won back to back PAL titles and at Sacred Heart Prep where their JV team had an undefeated league season.
When he is not on a volleyball court, Robin enjoys spending time with his girlfriend Sally. Other interests include participating in various sports, traveling, collecting souvenir and GIANT items, photography, web design, and working on his sports apparel start up Firebird Sports which he co-founded.
14 Black
Joe Reich
Joe is a lifetime resident of the Bay Area, living in Redwood City the past 6 years. He attended San Francisco State University before leaving and entering the Fire Department. He went back to San Jose State to complete his degree in Business Administration. He enjoys his career with the San Jose Fire Dept, working there for the past 21 years, the last 11 years as Captain working on Truck 9.
He played high school football and baseball for four years with one year at Skyline Junior College. Joe got into playing volleyball while at the fire department and participated in the Fire Fighters Olympics, as well as playing in adult tournaments in both indoor and sand. He loves to coach kids and has been coaching sports at St Pius School for the last three years, in addition to baseball for five years years and soccer for two years. Joe is also his sons cub scouts den leader and cub master.
Joe is married for 15 plus years to Carolyn and has two children, Kendall 12 years old and Rylan 9 years old both of whom attend St Pius School in Redwood City. He loves playing all types of sports and would much rather play than watch sports on TV. If he is not coaching volleyball or baseball he enjoys being on the ski slopes in either Utah or Colorado. Joe likes to spend as much time with his family or helping people in San Jose when he is on calls.
14 White
Racquel "Rocky" Villalobos
Rocky was born in El Paso, TX, and raised in Anthony, NM and is currently a junior at Menlo College where she is studying to become a physical therapist.
This will be Rocky's first year at Paye's Performance where she will be coaching the 13 Black team. She was a setter on the Varsity team at Gadsden High School, which included winning the District Championship and a trip to the State Finals, (the first time Gadsen High School has made it in 25 years). Rocky was named on the All-District First Team. She played club volleyball with the Diamondbacks and attended and played volleyball at Eastern Arizona College for two years before transferring to Menlo College where her team just clinched the Cal Pac Championship.
Volleyball IS Rocky's favorite hobby!!! She also enjoys being outdoors, hiking, and camping, and is an art and music lover. When she is not in class or at a game, she enjoys sleeping in on the weekends or any other day for that matter.
14 White
Shelby Goldman
Shelby was born in Salinas, California, and will be a junior at Menlo College where she will be studying to become an accountant.
This will be Shelby's first year coaching at Nexxt Volleyball. She was a libero for 3 years on the Varsity team at Salinas High School, which included winning the league championship her junior year. Shelby received all league honors her junior and senior years. She played club volleyball for City Beach. At Menlo College. Shelby helped her team win two back to back undefeated Cal Pac Championships.
Volleyball is Shelby's favorite hobby. When she isn’t playing volleyball she loves being outdoors, whether its going on a hike or going to the beach, and listening to music.
13 Black
Damien Hardy
Damien was raised in Oahu, Hawaii where he learned and started playing volleyball in high school. He proceeded to play college ball at University of Hawaii. He has been living on the mainland, in the San Francisco Bay Area for the past two years.
His coaching career spans 22 plus years. Damien coached high school boys at Kamehameha High School where his teams won 6 league titles and 2 State titles. At the NCAA level, he coached at Hawaii Pacific University which included 6 conference championships and 2 National championship titles. Damien has also coached club volleyball with Muanalani Volleyball Club which included two Junior Olympic Bronze Medal finishes in the Open Division. He is currently the varsity head coach at Sacred Heart Prep.
Damien is interested in and enjoys playing all types of sports especially surfing! An avid follower of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Damien can be heard relaxing to Hawaiian and reggae music. He also enjoys cooking and eating anything. Well, everything except peas. He has three kids, Aaron, Kawaii and 'Alohi.
12 Black
Rachel Halen
Rachel grew up in Southern California playing four years of varsity volleyball on her high school team as a middle blocker. She was named All CIF Southern Section and league MVP her senior year and had the nickname "The Whip." Rachel played one year of volleyball at Cal State Long Beach as an outside hitter before transferring to Cal Poly Pomona and majoring in Business Administration.
Rachel has coached elementary school age girls for the last seven years from 4th grade to 8th grade. She has also developed summer camps and weekly clinics focusing on fundamentals and game strategy. This will Rachel's second year as a 12 Area Coach at Nexxt. Last year her team placed second in the Silver Bracket at Far Western in Reno. Her team also placed second in the Regional Finals to finish the season runner up in the Silver Division in the 12 Area League Division. She is looking forward to passing on her love of the game to her team.
When Rachel is not coaching her interests are wine tasting, cooking, and taking her dog for long walks. She especially enjoys spending time with her husband and two daughters Samantha and Danielle.
12 Black
Joan Gerber
Joan was born and raised in Atherton where one of her loves became volleyball. She competed all through grade and high school where she primarily played outside hitter and middle blocker. At Menlo-Atherton, she made the CCS All-league team, Honorable Mention, and later was inducted into the school's sports Hall of Fame. Joan’s favorite story of her high school career came after she broke her nose in a match. Her coach was insistent that she play the rest of the season as well as play-offs, but her doctor was also felt that it was imperative that she not risk damaging her nose any further. So a compromise was made and Joan completed the season wearing a baseball catcher's mask to protect her nose.
At the University of Oregon, Joan opted out of the Division I level of play and instead enjoyed the more social (yet still competitive) volleyball found on intramural teams as well as some beach tournaments. After graduating, she continued to play in co-ed leagues, up until becoming a mom.
Joan began coaching volleyball when her daughters entered elementary school, and she has loved her time back on the court ever since. Her other loves include her family and friends, swimming, traveling and cheering on her Oregon Ducks!
12 White
Kate Reardon
Kate is currently a senior at Menlo-Atherton High School, where she has played as a middle/right side at the varsity level since her freshman year. She has played club volleyball for seven years at Empire, Peninsula Juniors, Paye's Performance, and Hang Ten, and went to the Junior Olympics with Paye's Performance teams three times.
This is Kate's first year coaching club, although she has coached middle school volleyball for the past three years. She has also spent her summers teaching a six-week elective volleyball course at East Side Prep and assisted with multiple clinics and tryouts at the middle school level.
In her free time, Kate enjoys reading, hiking, and spending time with friends.
11 Black
Bertha Dae
Bertha (Coach B) has coached 6th to 8th grade girls at Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) School in Belmont for the last seven years. Each year the teams have made the championship tournament, and the most recent 8th grade Varsity team earned the PPSL Southern Championship. She has also participated in the development of summer camps and weekly clinics focusing on fundamentals and game strategy. She is looking forward to passing on her love of the game to her team.
Coach B grew up in Pisco, Peru and played four years of varsity volleyball in high school as a setter and defensive specialist. She was named the MVP during her senior year. When B is not coaching, she spends time following her teenage daughter and son with their volleyball clubs. She enjoys beach volleyball, and especially enjoys spending time at her favorite gym kick boxing.
