Meet Our Coaches

Heidi has coached for over 15 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.

Coach Kate brings a competitive edge, college play experience, and a passion for the game to Central Oregon Volleyball Club!

Kate played years of club and high school before competing 4 years at the collegiate level! Kate has coached high school volleyball, and is a great coach for our 17/18s groups!  Kate also has college recruiting experience and will help navigate her players who are interested in the next level of play! 

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 on of our 13/14s travel teams this season!  Faith brings a balance of passion and consistency to our program!  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 blessed to welcome Jordan Mewhirter to our coaching staff this season!  Jordan is new to the Bend area and has played competitive volleyball from second grade and into college!  Jordan was a setter and libero, she was also selected for the Nor-Cal all star game during her back during her playing career.  Jordan brings energy, coaching experience, and a love for the sport!  Jordan will be coaching a local High School or 14s team this season!  Welcome to the COVC family Jordan! 

 COVC welcomes Makynna Frye to our local 14u coaching staff! Sometimes there are players that go through the program that hold a special place in your heart we were so excited to get a call from this special young lady who wants to give back to a sport that gave so much to her! And in her words COVC made her volleyball experience so amazing and now she wants to do the same for our Central Oregon athletes! Welcome again to the COVC family Makynna we can't wait to see you develop the skills of your team! 

COVC is lucky to add Emma Houck to our travel team coaching staff!  Emma was a local high school stand out in Sisters, and played in college as well.  Emma was our top 14s local coach last season, and is excited to coach our 15-1 travel team this season!  Emma brings passion, correct fundamental teaching, and  competitive coaching to our program!  We can't wait to see where Emma takes her team this season!

Please help us welcome Taelor Cooper to the COVC family, and coaching staff!  Taelor played her high school season at Redmond High School and continued to chase the sport in college!  Taelor has since married and has an amazing little girl, and is ready to give back to the community she grew up playing in and share her volleyball passion with our local 14s athletes!  We are excited to have Taelor, and see her grow athletes fundamentals, as well as, their skills this season!

COVC is proud to bring back Parker Warren this season as a 14s local coach!  Parker was once a COVC player who is giving back to the sport!  Parker coached one of COVC's local high school teams last season and is excited to share her passion, and be a great coach to our 14s! 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!

COVC's coach Celena is joining our 14s travel team staff this season! Celena will be coaching our 14-s travel team this season!  Celena has such passion for the game and building the youth!  And in her playing years was a force on the court!  Celena moved to Central Oregon a few years ago and had a hole in her heart to fill by getting back on the court with youth in volleyball!  She is passionate an competitive and wants to make a positive impact in youth volleyball! We welcome her and are very excited to see her pass her skills, knowledge and volleyball passion to our COVC players! 

COVC is lucky to add this dream team to our coaching staff this season!  Welcome Jeni and Kaci Cox!  Jeni and Kaci will make a great coaching team for our 16 travel team!  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!

Gabrielle is our head coach for the local 16/18 program!  Gabrielle brings a wealth of volleyball IQ and experience!  This is her 3rd season with COVC and every year she continues to build bigger and better athletes!  Gabrielle was a highly decorated high school player from Culver, she went on to play 4 successful years in college then returned home to run the Culver High School program until last season.  Gabrielle was raised in the same volleyball program (an also played for Heidi in her younger years) she teaches fundamentals, and demands hard work from her athletes!  Athletes love playing under Gabrielle's instruction, and strive to be their best under her coaching!

COVC is excited for the return of this gem!  After Keeley was sidelined in her college volleyball career due to injury, Keeley took on an assistant coach position at Cuesta College in California.  Keeley will return to Central Oregon to coach a locals 14s or local high school COVC team this season!  Keeley is a natural leader, and a great fundamentally based player who will bring her passion and commit to our local COVC volleyball athletes!

COVC welcomes Josye Miller to the coaching line up!  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!

COVC welcomes Kendra Gulley to our coaching staff!  Kendra is originally from Portland, OR and moved to Bend this last fall.  She has been a competitive volleyball player since the age of 14 and is still competing at the adult level!  Kendra has coached for two elite volleyball clubs in the Portland and Seattle areas, Kendra not only brings the passion for the game but the understanding of what it takes in developing young athletes to compete at the collegiate level if that is their focus.  She looks forward to sharing her wisdom with the girls, and some grit on the court! 

COVC welcomes Coach Kory to our local 12s coaching staff!  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. Can't wait to see Kory develop the true future players of COVC!

COVC welcomes Coach Gaby to our program! Gaby grew up and played in Northern California and recently moved to Central Oregon to be closer to her Fiance's family!  Gaby has coached many different age levels for years from middle school to competitive high school age athletes!  During her club years she was coached under Auburn Coach Brent Crouch (who fun fact was Heidi's daughter Hannah's college coach) and has learned under the Gold Medal Squared coaching program that teaches the best, CORRECT fundamentals.  Coach Gaby will join the 18-1 Nationals Coaching staff this season, as she also prepares to get married!  We are so excited to have her join our coaching team!

COVC welcomes Bailey Thompson to our coaching staff!   Bailey has played volleyball for 8 years, as well as, playing 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.  Bailey has a true passion for volleyball and for building correct fundamentals while building athletes passion!  What is Bailey coaching this season?  Good question...with upcoming tryouts Bailey will jump into 12s, 14s or 15-2... but where ever she is she will do a great job and we are excited to add her to our coaching staff!

COVC welcomes back Coach Kristin to our local 12s program!  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!  

 COVC Welcomes Coach Cody Smith!  Cody is not a stranger to COVC he attended some of our 18s practices last season and brings so much to the table!  Cody for years has played in college as well as continues to play competitive indoor, grass and sand!  He is passionate, competitive, and gives stability, experience and drive in his coaching!  Cody will be assisting Coach Rachel with our 15s Nationals team this season.  We are so excited to bring Cody onto our coaching staff, and see him build the next generation of volleyball talent in Central Oregon!  Please welcome Mr. Cody to our COVC family! 

 COVC Welcomes Coach Kim to our High School Travel team coaching staff!  We are so excited to add a coach with Kim's coaching and playing experience to our program!  Kim was a stand out high school volleyball setter at Mountain View who racked up All State and All League accolades, Kim then went on and had a successful college career as a setter and libero. She moved back to Bend in 2013, and started her    coaching career as an assistant High School and   helped lead Bend High to back to back state championships! She is currently working on her Nursing Degree, playing competitive adult league, and ready to dive back into competitive coaching!  COVC is also excited to add Kim as a SETTING COACH to our athletes!

 COVC Welcomes Coach Kaimi to our coaching satff!  Coach Kaimi will be assisting coach Kim with one of our high school travel teams!  We are so excited to add him to our coaching staff!  Kaimi brings a long history of volleyball experience in indoor and beach!  He bring depth, knowledge and competitiveness to our COVC program!  We are so excited to add Kaimi to our coaching staff this season!  Please welcome Kaimi to the COVC family!

 COVC Welcomes Coach Frances to our coaching staff!  Frances started playing volleyball in the second grade, fell in love and never stopped!  Frances played competitively in high school and on a travelling club team at Willamette University!  She is excited to share her volleyball passion and knowledge with our COVC athletes! Frances is passionate about developing players' foundational and technical skills while enhancing their tactical knowledge of the game. Please welcome Coach Frances to the COVC family!