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Sept 28th 2021 

North Georgia Juniors employs the "Master Coach" concept which is a different concept than most local clubs. We don't believe in the "coaching lottery" when it comes to training players. EVERY PLAYER in our system is trained directly by a core group of "Master Coaches" to ensure the training is consistent throughout the club. All teams coaches are supervised and directed by this core group of coaches. This is based on how many of the top clubs in the United States are trained. 

Kurt Matthews 
Club Director & Master Coach

  • Management Team A5 Volleyball Club from 2008 - 2021 (retired in 2021)
  • Director of A5 Tournament Series for over a decaded
  • Director of A5 Southern Volleyball Showcase (the largest recruiting Showcase on eastern seaboard) for over a decade
  • Assistant Coach University of Arkansas 2001-2005
  • Former Head Coach Oglethorpe University 2008-2012
  • Director Ozark Juniors (Fayetteville, AR) one of the nation's 5 largest clubs at the time 2001-2005
  • Owner/Director of VolleyPerformance North/North Georgia Juniors since 2010
  • Has sent 100s of players on to play college 

Inga Ashford 
Assistant Club Director & Training Director 
Master Coach (18s, 17s, 16s, 15s)

  • Former Successful Head Coach Emmanuel College 
  • College Assistant Coach at Kent State, Northern Michigan, and Bucknell
  • Former All American Volleyball Player
  • 5 years as Master Coach of VPN/NGJ 

Brandon Row
Youth Club Team Master Coach (14s, 13,s 12s)

  • Assistant Coach at University of Georgia 
  • Assistant Coach at Carson-Newman College 
  • Proficient in DataVolley analysis 

Rachel Lawley 
Master Coach (all ages groups)

  • Former Head Coach West Hall High School 
  • Led team to Sweet 16
  • Developed Area Player of the Year
  • Former College standout at Reinhardt and Brenau 
  • Former NAIA College Player of the Week

 Welcome University of Georgia Assistant Coach, Brandon Row, to North Georgia Juniors. Brandon will be the Master Coach for the 12s - 14s Club Teams. 




(9/25/21): We are finalizing our 2021-2020 coaching this this week and will post when complete. We have a few more coaches to add and also assign to specific teams. Reminder ALL OUR TEAMS & PLAYERS are trained by a small core group of "Master Coaches."

MASTER COACHES    


Kurt Matthews
Director 
- Management Team A5 (ret)
- Asst Coach  Arkansas
- HC Oglethorpe U
- Director Ozark Juniors 
- Tournament Director A5 (ret)
-  Former Director A5 Showcase (ret)
- Widely considered the
worst avid golfer on the planet 

 
Inga Ashford
Master Coach
Training Director

- HC Emmanuel College
- College All American Player
- DI Assistant Coach 
- speaks 2 languages when upset 
(neither being English)
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Taylor Ray
Master Coach
Youth Director
- Columbus St Libero
- Asst Coach A5 15-1 (Top 10 in US)
-
North Gwinnett Asst Coach
- PreK Special Ed Teacher 
- Survivor. Overcame peroxide poisoning
4x in college. Learned to read as a result. 

 
Rachel Lawley
Master Coach
Competition Director
- Brenau & Reinhardt Standout
Outside Hitter
- Successful Outdoor Player 
- Led Varsity to Sweet 16 
- HS Region Player of Year 
- NAIA Player of Week 
- Life Goal is to tan
 

 
Kaylee Crumley
Master Coach
Setting Coach 
- UGA Setter
- A5 18-1 Setter
- College Assistant Coach 
- Participated in USA Volleyball system
- Highly Decorated Varsity Player
- Is awesome at hitting a
bouncing volleyball 


 
Anna Braun
Master Coach
Team Director 
- Head Coach Oglethorpe U
- 3X All Conference Player
at Oglethorpe U 
- A5 14s Head Coach
- her *idiot college coach should
have let her set more
- Played for *Kurt Matthews in college
 

 
Lauren Teknipp 
Master Coach 
Clinician
Middles/Rightsides
- UGA Middle
- 3X Youth Jr National TM
- State Player of the Year (HS)
- A5 181 Team 
- Nation's Top Blocker (Prepvb)
- Last Cut from the
Olympic Ball Tossing Team 

 
David Wylie
Master Coach
 
Kurt's Golf Pro
Nothing to do with Volleyball
if you need lessons, he's the best
706.818.4833
- Master at fixing broken golf clubs

A&F Driving Range
Watkinsville, GA
Clay Chappell (706.614.1927)
Kids Camps and Classes year-around 
 
 
HEAD COACHES 
  

 
Julie Daniels
Head Coach
Ball Control/Training Arm
- played for A5 Gwinnett
- Standout High School Player 
- World's only mature millennial 
- All Time Winningest Coach in VPN history

 
Mia McKensey
Head Coach
Middle/RS & Attacking Coach
- All Conf Emmanuel College 
- Varsity Area Player of Year
- Once smiled for 5.3 years straight
 

 
Olivia Przybysz
Head Coach
Asst. Youth Coach/Liberos
- Libero Piedmont College
- Trained in VPN since age 13 
- Exotic name
pronounced "O-LIV-EE-AH" 

 
Jessica Steuer
Head Coach
Setting Coach 

- Niagara (DI) Setter
- Region Player of Year
(Jackson County)
- A5 Gwinnett 181
- works out 26 hours a day 
 

 
Aysha Avery 
Head Coach
Liberos 
- Emmanuel College
- NCCAA All American
- Drinks caffeine to slow down 


 Jordan Childs
Head Coach
Skill Development 
- Truett McConnell 
- Outside Hitter
- once almost knocked down
a church wall with a spike. ok, twice.
well, 3 times.
 


 Emily Rose 
Head Coach
Skill Development 
- Belmont Abbey Pin Hitter
- AC Mill Creek Varsity  
- A5 Gwinnett 181 
- world's greatest sub coach
- is tall for her height 

 
Savannah Roys 
Head Coach
Setting Coach

(Christmas & Summer)
- D2 All Conf Setter
- U of Montevallo 
- Gave up her dream of
being a hair stylist this summer
 
   

 ASSISTANT COACHES 
  

 
Ansley McClain
Assistant Coach
Setting Coach 
- Starting Setter
Emmanuel College (DII)
- Standout Oconee HS
- All Area Varsity 
- 5X All State Babysitter in High School 

 

 
Kylee Zimmer
Assistant Coach
Oglethorpe U 
- Area Player of Year 
- A5 Gwinnett 181 
- Standout at both Setter & Libero
- Inga's Supervisor 
- Life's dream is to be
life size someday


 Ellie Alfonso
Assistant Coach
Oglethorpe U
- Highly Decorated Varsity Player
- Princess was a real jock in High School
then joined a sorority. sad. 
 

 
Kinsey Wilson
Assistant Coach
Oglethorpe U 
- All Area Varsity in 3 sports 
- celebrated her high academic
high school career by coloring
her hair purple or is that blue?
kids today. who knows

 
Melanie Davis
Assistant Coach
Oglethorpe U  
- Setter for State Playoff HS team
- A5 Gwinnett 
- loves her fans!
 

 
Ellie Luciani 
Assistant Coach 
Kenyon College
- Starting Libero
- A5 Gwinnett 
- Varsity Player of Year
- Missed Valedictorian by 4/10 point
is still upset  
 
Supervisor Kylee giving
Inga her mid year evaluation

Kylee is unrelenting in her supervision
 

 GUEST COACHES 
  

 
Kristina Stinson 
Guest Coach 
- Georgia State standout
- A5 181 team
- Director A5 CVL program
- Head Coach North Gwinnett HS
- Greatest accomplishment was graduating
from Georgia State
"the 2nd best GSU in the state" 


 Darcy Gautreuax
Guest Coach 
-
Purdue U standout 
- All Big Ten
- Team MVP 
- the worlds leading
producer of tall children 

Sales Rep for 
EASTBAY Volleyball Equipment Sales 
 



 Mallory Moore 
Guest Coach 
- 4 yrs The Citadel (DI)
- Varsity Region Coach of Year (SC)
- A5 Gwinnett 
- VPN Graduate 
- once was kicked out of a private lesson 

First VolleyPerformance Class
 

July 1st, 1937 
Oglethorpe University 
Taught by VP Founder Bob Westbrook
 
so upset with 1st student,
Emilia Earhart, told her
"to get lost!!"
Doesn't regret it
 
   

Contact

North Georgia Volleyball
278 COVINGTON PLACE 
Athens, Georgia 30606

Phone: 404-895-1155
Email: [email protected]

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