Coaches

Potential Coaches in Age Groups

Updated as of 10/5/22

Some coaches are listed in more than one age group, waiting for final team placement

11-12u Coaches

12Navy Regional* Alyssa Kirshenbaum/Asst. TBA
12Red Regional Coaches will come from list below
12White Regional or Local Coaches will come from list below
12Silver Local Coaches will come from list below
11Navy Regional Coaches will come from list below
11Red Regional or Local Coaches will come from list below
* Team may vote to go to Nationals Elisa Booth, Alex Kolhaas, Krystal Ksaizek, Gina Mendick, Katie Mendick, Maddie Price, Kylie Voorhees

14u Coaches

14Navy National Jess Duval/Sophie Cox
14Red National Coaches will come from list below
14White Regional Megan Mayfield/Kaitie Serkiz
14Silver Regional Coaches will come from list below
14Gray Local Coaches will come from list below
Jorge Ambriz, Holly Jackson, Karli Keller, Mark Kirlin, Rick Mickelsen

16u Coaches

16Navy National Deb Grafentin/Asst. TBA
16Red National Emma Pink/Jada Perkins
16White Regional Molly Schiermeyer/Lauren Salerno
16Silver Local Coaches will come from list below
Kristen Busboom, Mark Kirlin, Rick Mickelsen, Paige Roberts

13u Coaches

13Navy National Wes Ahl/Lulu Ahl
13Red Regional Brittany Fleming/Kim Weichman
13White Regional Juju Burr/Sienna Balwanz
13Silver Local Carley Dixson/Alexis Spoon
13Gray Local Coaches will come from list below
Jorge Ambriz, Maddie Price, Paige Roberts

 

15u Coaches

15Navy National Krista Barr/Katie Wright
15Red National Alli Devries/Cera Craven
15White Regional Michelle Pettit/Molly Pettit
15Silver Regional Coaches will come from list below
Kristen Busboom, Mark Kirlin, Rick Mickelsen, Paige Roberts

17-18u Coaches

18Navy or 17Navy National Taelen Ahl/Sydney McLaren, Sheila Pleskac/Asst. TBA

Placement of Coaches

Final Placement of Coaches

Most coaches have been placed, but we will post final coaches with final teams when it is finalized.  Some coaches may be moved within an age group to different teams depending on the number of individuals who tryout for that age group.  We must show flexibility, as it cannot be predetermined the "exact" number of teams in an age group unless these things happen:

  1. We have predetermined who is on what team prior to the tryout (which we will never do at RC...see our philosophy page)
  2. We have predetermined our club will cap teams at an age group to a certain number based on total coaches (this is possible, if we do not have enough coaches we must cap the number of teams)

We have a couple of parent/coaches who must be placed after their child tries out and makes a team.  We do not believe it is fair to automatically put a child on a team just because their parent coaches there.  That player must earn the spot on a team first, then the coach will be placed there.

For any parent/coach in our program they understand this process.  They also understand the coach/player role. There will be no "special" treatment for a player who happens to have a parent as a coach.  The expectations of that player are the same as all players.

Those players must also understand this role and refer to the parent coach as "coach", never mom or dad during practices or tournaments.  Our parent coaches are highly qualified and have extensive years of playing at a high level along with years of coaching experience.  River City is thankful we have the opportunity to utilize this excellent coaching talent, while at the same time allowing this parent to be able to "watch" their child play instead of missing most of their season because they are at a different location or coaching a team who is playing at the same time on different courts.

If anyone should ever have a question about the placement of our coaches, you should contact me directly.