Meet Our Coaches

2024/25 Season Heidi is Coaching our 17 Nationals team and will be a coaching assistant/training assistant to our COVC 14s Travel teams.

Heidi has coached for over 17 years in the Central Oregon area. Molding some of the top athletes and players of the year all over Central Oregon. Heidi has also helped guide many players interested in playing at the next level through the college recruiting and scholarship process.  As a club director Heidi oversees all teams at COVC and develops relationships with each of the athletes. COVC relationships become family!  Heidi teaches correct fundamentals, and prides herself in teaching Gold Medal Squared philosophy throughout her COVC club.

COVC is excited to return a player and parent FAVORITE for the 2024/25 season, Bailey Thompson!   Bailey has played volleyball for 10+ years, and played competitively in college.  She was a born as a natural libero.  After playing in college Bailey went on to coach for NW Elite and relocated to Central Oregon, when she coaches at Summit High School, and COVC.  Bailey has a true passion for volleyball and for building correct fundamentals while building athletes passion!  She is a coach proven to push athletes to their maximum potential, while creating a TEAM culture!  We can't wait to see Bailey develop her team this season!

COVC welcomes one of the most decorated coaches in Central Oregon as our 16 Nationals Head Coach, Rory Rush!  Rory has coached many years in Sisters and took that program to state multiple state appearances and championships.  Rory has also collected multiple Coach of the Year awards, and coaching accolades.  Rory brings passion, experience, and a proven record of developing a team into a winning team!  We are excited to have Rory join our COVC coaching team this year!

COVC has a true sports gem in this coach!  Coach Remi took the bull by the horns last season and pushed the 16 Elite players beyond any expectation!  Together with Coach Jake they made practices intense, and her players really embraced her philosophy and drive.  Remi is currently coaching at college level in Washington, and will return to Central Oregon for club season.  Remi brings passion, commitment, and knowledge to our athletes! Having a successful college career she is ready to spread her wealth and knowledge of the game and develop competitive players while pushing them, and creating a TEAM culture.  Fun fact - Josi also played for Heidi back in her glory High School days!

Coach Ashlee COVC 14 Elite Head Coach!  Ashlee started playing club and school ball at the age of 12 in California and hasn't stopped since!  She played on a club college team, and added beach to her passion her freshman year in college!  Having some amazing coaches throughout her years, she is excited to finally give back to a sport she loves so much in a coaching role!  Playing volleyball and being on a team is more then just a sport to Ashlee. The life skills, bonds, and responsibility volleyball taught Ashlee at a young age and those skills have taught her to push her athletes the same.  She is so excited to coach our up and coming COVC super stars this season.  Ashlee is excited to lead and build her team, and create a great bond and trust with each player.   

 COVC is proud to bring back Parker Warren this season as a 13s/14s Assistant Coach!  Parker was once a COVC player who is giving back to the sport!  Parker coaches at Obsidian Middle School, and as expected doing a fantastic job.  Parker has experience coaching at both the high school and middle school level, and always brings high energy and effort to her team! Can't wait to see what Parker does this season with her team!  Welcome back Parker, thank you for being a part of the COVC coaching family!  The energy and love Parker brings is truly remarkable!  Parker has a special way of making players not like the game, BUT LOVE THE GAME, and thrive under her coaching style!

Mailee is ready to push her 18s Elite this season harder then ever!  Mailee brings passion, commitment and experience!  Mailee is a coach who works her athletes hard in practice, puts a good balance in being tough but also being fair with them.  She sets high expectations on her players and her team  Mailee brings so much to COVC and her athletes, we are excited to see her grow this group this season!

COVC hit the jackpot with this coach!  Faith has coached all levels beginner to high school and brings energy to our locals program!  Faith will be coaching one of our 16 Gold travel teams for the 2024/25 season!  Faith brings a balance of passion and consistency to our program!  Faith is great at developing correct fundamentals, and builds a great team culture!  She was raised and played with the same core fundamentals that COVC implements!  Faith not only offers great coaching but she builds athletes passion and love for volleyball!

 COVC is excited to return Coach Alex this season!  Alex is one of the top sand volleyball players in Central Oregon.  He has a passion for volleyball and many years coaching experience!  Alex will assist our 17s travel team with Heidi and Syrie this season!  This will be a great trio!  He brings knowledge and experience to the program that will help push our 17s to a higher level of play this season.  Alex brings energy and brings not only competitiveness to the game, but fun to the players!  Alex has been a huge player favorite and he is excited to get these athletes back in the gym! 

Coach Jake has a long history of playing both indoor and beach.  He brings both a high volleyball IQ and a competitive drive to push players to be their best.  Teaming up with Coach Remi these two are a great mix of competitiveness, drive, commitment, and little bit of crazy! Coach Jake is a great asset to our competitive older group, and pushes them to be their best.  He works them hard in practice and hold them to a high standard!  And he genuinely cares for the success of each and every player he comes in contact with!

 Coach Cassee is our lead and mentor coach for our Redmond based local High School teams Cassee is a Central Oregon native who graduated from Redmond High School, and continued her volleyball and basketball career at the collegiate level!  She provides competitive coaching, with the needed support for players looking to grow their fundamentals while challenging them to be the best they can be!  Cassee brings great heart, discipline and respect for the game and all it encompasses for life lessons beyond the sport!  Not to mention she is competitive!  

 Haley is a huge staple and asset to our Redmond High School Locals program!  She brings a great wealth of volleyball knowledge and always pushes her teams to be the best they can be! She has passion for the sport and also passion for getting kids on the court!  Haley brings a good volleyball IQ both in playing herself, and in coaching and knowing how to see the game.  She is a huge part to our Redmond success, and brings so much to her teams!

Coach Kelly is a one of a kind who coaches so many sports and does it all with passion and drive! Kelly graduated from Redmond High School with a background in volleyball and softball!  She played club volleyball through various clubs in Central Oregon, and is now here to give back to the community that she loves!  Kelly will be coaching a local 14s team in Redmond this season!  Coach Kelly is a proven leader, and dedicated coach that our Redmond Community is so lucky to have!

 COVC is excited to have Coach Syrie join our 17 Nationals Coaching Team with Alex and Heidi.  Syrie was a long time player with such passion for the sport, a few years ago we roped her into coaching club as a locals coach....Redmond High School was blessed to rope her in as their head JV Coach as they seek to rebuild their program where she has already provided much success, and victories to her resume!  Players thrive under Syrie's energy, and she brings a competitive spirit and drive to push players to be their best!  Syrie will add so much to the 17s Nationals coaching staff this season!   Syrie is a former player of Heidi's and has been brought up in the same fundamental based program as COVC teaches!  

 Welcome Jeni and Kaci Cox!  Jeni and Kaci will do a great job with our locals High school program this season!!  Jeni has coached years in the community as well has extensive playing experience!  Kaci is just finishing a great college career at Eastern Oregon University in LaGrande!  Kaci grew up and trained in the same program for years and was one of the most decorated players in Central Oregon, and a Bend High State Champ alumni!  Kaci played for years under the coaching of Heidi, and is coming home now to give back to the Central Oregon athletes!  This is one duo who will do big things this season! 

COVC is pretty pumped about this coaching duo!  Coach Ally and Cory are a great balance of competitive, knowledge ,and drive!  Last season they did a great job coaching one of our Redmond Local 14s teams, this season they are ready to step it up and take on one of our 16s Elite travel teams!  With the years of experience both in playing and in coaching they will bring so much growth to their team!  COVC scored the dynamic duo with this coaching team!

Coach Adree is our amazing 12 and under lead coach/admin in Redmond, she coaches and oversees that age group like no one else! Born and raised in Central Oregon, Adree is excited to bring her coaching experience from Salem back over to the sunny side of the mountains. She is passionate about learning the fundamentals well and having fun while doing it. Adree is excited to spark the love of the game in the hearts of her young team. We are so blessed to have Adree coaching and guiding the 12s Redmond athletes and their love for volleyball! 

Coach Krissy is one of our lead 12s/14s local coaches!  With a long history in playing, coaching, organization Krissy has been a huge staple in heading much of the 12s program and will continue on to the 14s program as well.  She has drive, experience and love for volleyball and the athletes and is an amazing asset to the COVC community!  We are so lucky to have a coach and administrator like Krissy

Coach Carson is a one of a kind coach!  A former stand out high school player from Central Oregon she returns to give back to a sport she loves!  Carson brings intensity, competitiveness and pushes her team hard to rise to the next level!  Her teams thrive under her coaching and work hard under her direction and expectations!  Carson has a gift for coaching and getting so much out of her players, and they love her!

Coach Josye brings intensity, push, and growth to her teams!  A former standout player at Ridgeview High School, Josye went on to play college volleyball and graduate and has returned to give back to our Central Oregon Volleyball community!  What is Josye coaching this season....well tryouts will tell us for sure, she may join the coaching staff of another high school travel team...it is hard to tell until we have tryouts, but we are excited to have her!

Coach Kory is our 12-1 local team coach and always brings her teams together and pushes them to their best!  Kory brings a long history of coaching from middle school in Vancouver, High School in Portland, Boys in New York, High School in Sweet Home and Madras High School.  Kory loves working with youth and teaching proper fundamentals while making volleyball FUN! Kory also had a stellar collegiate volleyball career with many personal awards and school records. 

Coach Carly, a local 14s Bend based coach, we were so lucky to have this lady step up and coach!  She has experience and drive.  She built her team over the season and Carly does a great job of building a united team culture and building correct fundamentals.  Pushing players to be their best and also growing their love for volleyball.  Carly is a huge asset to the Central Oregon volleyball community!

Coach Kristin - the coaches of all coaches - 10s, 12s and 14s!  Kristin has extensive experience in playing (and still plays in adult league), and coaching!  Kristin has been a coach for many athletes over the years in the Central Oregon community!  Kristin was taught in the same Gold Medal Squared fundamental program that we teach at COVC.  She bring passion, knowledge and correct teaching to our program!  Kristin did a fantastic job with our 12s local group last season and we are so excited to have her back again for another amazing season!