Coach John has been coaching club volleyball for a number of years. His passion for volleyball started in High School where he played for his club team. From there he moved on to Central Michigan and played for 4 years on the Men's club team as a setter and outside hitter. While in school, John was named Captain, President and was a player coach his Senior season. After completing his bachelors degree in Business, Coach John continued playing at Macomb Community College where he was awarded All Tournament selections for his defensive prowess. Coach has also been a standout beach volleyball player for the past 20 years. In his first season as a professional with the Midwest Professional Volleyball Association, John was named rookie of the year. He has won multiple tour events on the Pro Beach Tour. Some career highlights include, Qualifying for the AVP main draw, 3 FIVB (international tour) appearances, traveling to Brazil to represent the United States in competition, playing competitions against Gold, Silver, and Bronze medal Olympic athletes and playing United States Olympic beach qualifying events. During his volleyball career John has organized and run multiple professional and amateur beach events. The last few years John's passion for the game has turned towards coaching. From coaching young athletes on the beach and hardcourt, he truly loves to be around the game.

Coach Kim has 30+ years of coaching experience at all levels. 

Kim is a graduate of Fraser High School.  She was a three sport athlete  where she competed in basketball, volleyball, and softball.   She earned 10 varsity letters, numerous league, county, and state awards.

After graduation from Fraser in 1986, Kim signed a duel sports scholarship to play softball and volleyball at Hillsdale College.  While at Hillsdale, she finished with 7 varsity letters.  She graduated with a Bachelors of Arts degree in education.

In 1991, Kim accepted her first teaching and coaching position at Madison School District in Adrian, Michigan.  In her second year, she lead the 1992 volleyball team to its first ever final four appearance.  

In 1996, Kim moved back to her home town and accepted a teaching and Volleyball coaching position at her alma mater, Fraser.  While at Fraser from 1996-2006, the program won 10 consecutive district titles, eight regional titles, five final four appearances, two runner up finishes, and won back to back state championships in 2002 and 2003.  She was also the director and coach for the V.I.P. Volleyball Club which merged with Michigan Elite in 2008.

In 2006, Kim resigned from Fraser to spend more time with her family.  She is the proud mother of Paige (13 yo) and Brady (10 yo) Slone.  Paige has been a member of Monsters Volleyball for two seasons.  She is a multiple sport athlete competing in softball and basketball as well.  Brady is also a multiple sport athlete competing in soccer, basketball and baseball. 

Kim could not stay away from the game.  In 2015, she accepted the JV Volleyball coaching position at Fraser.  The next season she was named the interim varsity volleyball head coach for the 2016 season.  The team finished in second place (8-2) in the Macomb Athletic Conference Blue division. 

In 2017, she was named full time head coach.  Her team finished the season with a .500 overall record and a 10-0 first place finish in the Macomb Athletic Conference Blue Division.

Recently coach Kim was elected to the Macomb County coaches hall of fame as well as being recognized by the Junior Volleyball Association for the service she has provided to the game.

In 2015, Kim wanted a club in which her daughter, Paige, could compete at a high level and still be involved in her other sports.  So along with some parents from Paige’s softball team and word of mouth Monsters Volleyball was created! It started with one team and a coach!  Kim is so excited that the club is expanding!   

Thanks for taking the time to visit our website and learn a little bit about coach Kim! 

Go Monsters!

Coach J has been playing volleyball for 10 years and coaching for 6.  Her previous coaching experience includes running clinics and camps, along with coaching a few mini and 12u teams.  J has also been an assistant coach for our 18U team in the past and routinely comes in the gym and trains with the girls.  She attended Romeo High School and was a 2020 graduate.  During high school, she was a part of the Romeo Volleyball program where she played on the Varsity team for 3 years.  J was the starting libero her senior year.  She was named team co-captain and co-MVP.  J made the Macomb All-Defensive team, the All-Conference team, and the All-Region team.  J attended Macomb Community College where she earned her Associates of Arts degree.  She recently enrolled at Lawrence Tech University where she will continue her college volleyball career.

Coach Kate grew up in Sterling Heights, MI and played high school volleyball under Eric Wachterhauser for the Stallions. With great success, Kate helped the Stallions make it to district champs as well as making it to Regional finals. She is a two time all county member as well as MVP, two-time all region, and honorable mention all state. Kate played collegiate volleyball for Saginaw Valley all four years making it into the GLIAC tournament twice. In 2012, Kate played all 30 matches for SVSU posted 229 kills to finish second on the team, and 911 attacks (first on the team), recorded 33 service aces, 59 blocks and 292 digs.

Amongst success on the court, Kate was named to the GLIAC All-Acedemic team and graduated with her Masters of Science in Occupational Therapy from Saginaw Valley State University. She is currently working as an occupational therapist providing home health care for individuals all over metro Detroit. This is Kate’s first year coaching club volleyball but has much experience coaching individuals and team camps on/off throughout the years. She is currently in the midst of planning her wedding with fiancé Matt and is looking forward to beginning this new chapter of coaching volleyball.

Coach Jess started coaching volleyball in 1997. After one year at the JV level, she moved up to coaching Varsity and earned a 74% win rate over her tenure at the four high schools she led to numerous tournament, conference, and district titles. Coach Jess was named Macomb County Coach of the Year twice (2002 & 2019). She has also coached at 4 different clubs, and has been with Monsters since 2022 (72% win record). She has coached 30+ athletes that have gone on to play at the collegiate level. She loves elevating her athletes' volleyball IQ and strengthening their mental game.  Jess was a 3-sport athlete in high school, graduated from Oakland University and earned her Masters from Kettering University. She was an engineer at Ford Motor Company for 28 years. Jess is married to Steve and they have 2 daughters, KJ and Rachel. They are a huge Detroit Lions family.

Scott has been involved in the sport of volleyball for the past 30+ years. He still plays the sport at a local,
national and Senior Olympic level. He has coached club level at MiElite and is very excited to join the
Monsters Volleyball Club. He has been with Armada high school for the past 7 years. 5 as the Junior
Varsity coach and Varsity Assistant and is entering his 2nd year as Armada’s Varsity Volleyball coach.
His Coaching style is fast, high energy and fun. His goal is to make every player the best they can be, as
players, leaders and mentors for younger athletes. He promotes a team culture where everyone has an
important role to play. He knows how important team sports are in developing tomorrow's great leaders
with positive attitudes, a hard work ethic and the confidence to conquer the world.

With two years of collegiate playing experience at the NJCAA Division II level in Chicago, I bring both competitive insight and hands-on coaching experience to the court. During my time there, I worked with youth teams ranging from ages 12 to 16, helping develop young athletes’ technical skills and game IQ. As a versatile all-around outside hitter, I earned All-Conference Second Team honors in my final season. I am now continuing my athletic and academic journey at Rochester Christian College, competing at the NAIA level, and remain passionate about mentoring the next generation of players through high-energy, fundamentals-focused coaching!

Coach Caitlin had the opportunity to play volleyball at Oakland University, but got turned on to coaching and never looked back. She has over 20 years of coaching experience through both club and Utica Community Schools. She is entering her 18th season as the Varsity coach at Eisenhower HS. She is closing in on 500 HS victories, has won 8 conference championships, 7 district titles, 4 sweet 16 appearances, 2 regional championships, 20+ collegiate players and received multiple MCVCA and MIVCA coaching awards.

She is also 4th grade teacher at Notre Dame Prep, while her husband is a teacher and the varsity volleyball coach at Utica HS. She has two kids, Vince and Mia, who are involved in multiple sports. She loves teaching kids, on and off the court, and is excited to be a part of Monsters!

Coach Amanda is in her 5th season with Monsters!

She attended high school at Henry Ford II where she played volleyball all 4 years as a middle hitter, and went to college at Grand Valley State University. She is currently a High School Math Teacher working to complete her full certification. Over the years, she has continued to stay active in the sport by playing in leagues with her former teammates and, of course, coaching! Coach Amanda started her coaching career with Randy Schantz as his assistant varsity coach at Henry Ford II High School in 2021. She joined the Monsters family that year coaching 13U. In 2023, she became the Freshman Coach at HFII and moved up to coaching 15U at Monsters.

Amanda has so much love for coaching and creating a fun but very productive environment for her players. Her favorite part of every season is connecting with the girls and seeing how much they grow as players and people. She is always excited for every season and truly can’t imagine her life without coaching.

Abbey Gough coached freshman and varsity volleyball at Lakeview High School for 10 years.  She is a returning Monsters coach and has also coached 6 years of travel volleyball for both Michigan Elite and Legacy.  She took a little break to raise her 3 children and is looking forward to being back at the game. She is currently coaching the 7th grade volleyball team at Kennedy Middle School where she also teaches 7th grade ELA.  Volleyball has been a passion of hers since middle school and high school.  She loves watching the girls grow as players both on and off the court.  When she is not on the court or in the classroom you will find her up north or out and about with her 3 children, Madilyn, Brayden, Andrew and her husband, Mike. She is looking forward to a great season!

Kelly was a 3-year varsity player at Henry Ford High School in Volleyball, Track and Field, and Basketball.

Volleyball team captain her Senior year
MAC all-academic team all 3 season
MAC Honorable mention her senior season
Played 5 years of travel volleyball
Won 2 division titles

Kelly is starting her second year as the JV coach at Henry Ford High School.  She also assisted with the Basketball and Track and Field team's last season.  Kelly is excellent at bringing the team together and making sure everyone is included and contributing to the success of the team.  Kelly is a high energy coach that brings great leadership to her team from all the experience she learned, playing the game she loves.

Coach Tracy is in her 7th season with Monsters Volleyball.

              MY SPORTS BACKGROUND - I was a multi-sport athlete growing up.  I did gymnastics (until I got a little too tall (lol)), swimming, soccer, basketball, track, and volleyball.  I went to Troy High School.  In high school, I played basketball, volleyball and ran track (for two years).  I earned various accolades in basketball and volleyball.

In volleyball, I became a setter because I was not tall as a freshman.  Believe it or not, I grew junior year in high school.  Accolades that I earned included: Sophomore year -Third team All-Region; Second team All-Area; Honorable mention All-League; and Second team Observer & Eccentric.  Junior Year - All-State Honorable Mention; All-Region Dream Team; First Team All-League; First Team Oakland Press; First Team All-Area; U of M All-Tournament Team; the Daily Tribune Prep Star of the Week, Co-MVP; and Colt Of the Year 1992, which was the biggest honor of our school.  My setting percentage was 98%, and lead career assists at 886.  I did play travel volleyball and basketball my last two years of high school.  At that time, my middle hitter landed a basketball scholarship at UofM, and my right-side hitter landed a volleyball scholarship at Gannon University.  So, half of our starting line-up were collegiate athletes with very good work ethic.  We trained very hard together.  Our teams won the leagues I think every year, but that was a long time ago.  We were humbly confident because of the leaders before us.  I hope I can be that for your girls.

              My ultimate dream since middle school was to play collegiate level volleyball.  With many options, I ultimately accepted a full ride scholarship to Wayne State University as their setter.  I was a scholar athlete at WSU from 1992-1996.  During that time, I was named Freshman of the Year all GLIAC 1992.  I proceeded to break the career assist record my sophomore year, and over doubled it by senior year with 5,136, which still stands.  I was a yearly leader in assists.  I also received recognition for a lot of all-around play such as aces, digs, blocks, and attacking.  I was second team All GLIAC in 1995 and was all academic team 1994-1995.  I did various internships in the summer in my field, and graduated with a Bachelors’ degree in Business.  I played a little bit of co-ed and higher-level women’s volleyball tournaments with Division I players.  I proceeded to start getting injured at that point and turned to some coaching.  I coached at a small private school in Berkley a couple of years and then started my family.  I have helped many kids with their skills at open gyms for many years, and then helped at another club as an assistant.  I realized I love coaching and here I am now.

              I look forward to coaching this season.    It’s a competitive world out there, and with teamwork and unity, hard work and dedication, this team will be amazing!  I look forward to a great year!  Thank you!

Coach Julianne Randall fell in love with volleyball in grade school and went on to be captain of her high school team. She holds a degree in Exercise Science and Injury Prevention (2002) and has years of experience training others in strength, injury prevention, and performance. Her passion for both physical and mental development led her to earn a master’s degree in psychotherapy (2022), and she now works as a licensed therapist.

With four years of middle school coaching experience, including an undefeated season and a season coaching with Monsters Volleyball, she brings a unique blend of athletic training and mental resilience to her coaching style. Coach Julianne is passionate about helping players grow their skills, confidence, and love for the game.

Amy has been coaching since 1994, coaching both school and club volleyball with several successful seasons.  She has coached for Romeo Schools, Southfield High School and Jackson High School.  Amy has been associated with Dynasty, Great Lakes, Romeo, and Team Detroit travel volleyball clubs.  She is dedicated, compassionate and energetic on and off the court and excited to be on the Monsters staff!

She is married to Steven and has 2 daughters.  Trista currently playing for Monsters and Riley who is playing college volleyball for Heidelberg university.

Christina is excited for another year coaching at Monsters volleyball! Her focus as a coach is to provide a positive environment for each individual to build confidence, teamwork and fundamentals. Christina attended Lutheran North High School where she was a multi-sport athlete in basketball, softball, and volleyball. She was named co-captain/captain each year and received all conference, county and state awards during her high school career. After graduating high school she joined softball and sand volleyball leagues while she attended Oakland University. She earned her bachelors in nursing and is currently working in geriatric mental health. She is a proud wife to her high school sweetheart, Mike, and a mom to four daughters who share the same passion for volleyball. Christina homeschools 3 of her children, so teaching and developing is part of her daily life. Let's go Monsters!!

Coach Randy has been coaching volleyball for 10+ years. He started out coaching the JV team at Lakeshore High School for 8 seasons(2010-2017), and is currently the head varsity coach at Henry Ford II High School(2018-2021). He coached 3 years for Aerial Assault Volleyball Club, 2 years at Great Lakes Volleyball Club, and has coached for Monsters since 2018. Randy has been involved with youth programs since High School. He has worked in youth sports for city recreation centers, worked at summer youth camps, and volunteered for church youth groups.

Randy is a graduate of Oakland University and currently works as a Programmer/Analyst for Utica Community Schools. He enjoys playing as much volleyball as possible in his free time.

• 7 Years at Marysville High School, Assistant Varsity Volleyball Coach
  • 5 - MAC Red Champions
  • 7 - Class B District Champions
  • 6 - Class B Regional Champions
  • 5 - Class B Semifinals
  • 3 - Class B State Champions
• 3 Years at Marysville High School, Head Varsity Volleyball Coach
  • 2 - MAC Red Champions
  • 3 - Class B District Champions
  • 2 - Class B Regional Champions
  • 2 - All State Team Coach
• 10 Years at St. Clair County Community College, Assistant Women's Volleyball Coach
  • Lead Recruiter
• 5 Years at MICHELITE, Head Coach
  • National East 18's
• 1 Year at Monsters Volleyball Club, Head Coach
  • 17-1 Elite

Coach Jen has been playing and coaching Volleyball for 20 years.
Jen is a graduate of Saline High School where she was a two sport athlete in both Basketball and Volleyball. She earned 6 varsity letters including all SEC, all Region and all State Awards. Jen was a starting Middle Blocker when Saline won the Class B State Volleyball Championship in 1984.
After high school graduation in 1986, Jen played on an All Region Elite AAU team that went to National finals and came in 3rd overall. She attended Wayne State University in Detroit on an Athletic Scholarship and was a part of two teams that qualified for NCAA Division II Regional Finals.
After receiving her Bachelor’s Degree in Public Affairs, Jen continued to play locally on numerous women’s, men’s and co-ed leagues. Jen coached at Birmingham Seaholm under her mentor Kerri Morrison for a few years.
Jen lives in Grosse Pointe Woods with her husband Darryl and their children Brock (16) and Brynn (14). She loves to Golf and her daughters passion for the game has brought her back to her first love, which is being in and around the game of Volleyball.

My name is Haile Larsen, and I am a 20-year-old college student.  I attend Wayne State University, and I am studying secondary English education.  I have been playing volleyball since I was 12.  I played for Monsters during my High School years, and it was my favorite experience throughout my volleyball career.  When I stopped playing after High School I started coaching!  I started coaching at Greg Grant in January of 2022 and have been doing that since.  I led their homeschool volleyball program, taught small group lessons, and coached house league teams.  In the Fall of 2023, I was named the head coach for the 7th grade Varsity team at St. Lawrence Catholic School in Utica.  This past season I moved up to the 8th grade Varsity team and finished with a record of 11-1!  I am very excited to share my love for the sport through the club and coach some amazing volleyball.  Go Monsters!

Aaron has been coaching volleyball for the last 22 years. He's coached club volleyball at Dynasty and Michigan Elite, and been coaching high school teams at Warren Woods Tower for the last 12 years, with the last 6 as the varsity coach. He takes pride in being a high-energy coach who believes in developing the whole player: body, mind and heart. He knows the value in building a successful team culture together, especially with girls from different teams and schools. This will be Aaron's 2nd season with Monsters.  Coach Aaron's whole family plays volleyball: He still plays in local leagues, his wife played for many years, and his two daughters played for him at Tower, both earning various all-conference and all-county honors in the past. Even his son is a decent player! He loves the game, but loves developing players even more.

Jaci comes to Monsters with a ton of high level playing experience.  She was a junior Olympian in 01'.  3yr Varsity player and 2 year captain.  She broke blocking records twice in High School.  Jaci earned all region, state, and conference teams her Junior and Senior year!  She played D1 college ball and held the most blocks and aces during the season and national tournament in 2004.  In 2005 she lead VCU to a conference championship.  Jaci is very passionate about giving back to the game.  She had some wonderful coaches throughout her career and loves sharing the knowledge she has learned to the next generation!

Currently, Jaci coaches at the Grosse Pointe Academy.  She runs speed an agility clinics and has multiple years working in youth sports.  Jaci continues to play the sport she loves.  You will see her in sand doubles, grass fours, and sixes in the winter.  This will be her 4th year coaching with Monsters and we are blessed to have her!

Current Grosse Pointe North Varsity coach

More info coming soon!

My name is Crisstina Haun I'm 36 years old and I've been playing volleyball since I was in 5th grade. I played varsity volleyball at Romeo for all 4 years of High School (2001-2005). After High School I played 2 years at Macomb Community College under coach Eric Wachterhauser. After playing I started coaching, I coached at Michigan Elite when the program first started out, I coached for 5 years and when I wasn't coaching club, I coached 8th grade and 9th grade for Romeo Schools.  I took a few years off but then started missing the game so much that I started coaching in 2020 for Monsters.  After a break from the game I am back and ready to go again!  I am a very high energy and fast paced coach who not only loves the game of volleyball but also teaching girls how to be great teammates and friends.

Club ball: Played three years for Max Intensity Volleyball club under coach Melissa Criteser and one year in Macomb Juniors Volleyball Club

• Played Volleyball at UNOH University of Northwestern Ohio
• Awards won during my college career at UNOH  2015-2017

• Been coaching volleyball for I9sports since September of 2017
• In my free time I enjoy hanging out with friends and family, playing beach/indoor volleyball, traveling – exploring new cities and trying new things, going up north with friends and family, snowmobiling in the winter time, working out and outdoor physical activities. Also love supporting/volunteering my time to help my favorite animal – manatees.