Ohana Volleyball Club

We have an extra special coaches spotlight today! 🏐🌺

Coach Brian: who coaches both 14 and 17 Regionals, played 15 years as a club player in his youth. His coaching career consists of 2 years as a junior high coach, 3 years as a highschool coach and 21 years as a club coach! Brian is also a club director for Ohana!

Coach Julianne: Coaches 17 Regionals, started playing volleyball when she was 8 and played school and club up until the end of her highschool career. In college, she continued to play recreationally and even won the intramurals championship! She’s been coaching for two years here at Ohana!

Coach Paige: who coaches 14 Regionals started playing volleyball in 5th grade all the way up to her junior year of high school. She played her whole career as a setter and has been a great addition to the Ohana family!

Thank you to each coach who put a lot of hard work and dedication to their team!!

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We had some GRETA work done to start off our Spring Break season!! Check out below how some of our teams did!

✨11U placed 4th in Hiawatha Saturday with much technical improvement from the team
🥇12 Green took first in gold at the 1-80s tournament in Bondurant
✨16 National worked hard with a new lineup, missing players and still came out improving from last time!
🥇16 Boys took first place at the Boys Battle Royale!
🥈18 Boys went 5-1 and placed first in silver bracket

What a great weekend for all teams!!!

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What an incredibly hard working weekend for our Ohana Family! 🤙🏾🌺

🥉12 Black placed third in gold in Ankeny at their first ever Spike Fest
✨13 Nationals fought hard against 14s teams in a 13/14s tournament in West Des Moines
✨14 Regionals took fourth at Coe College
🥇14 Nationals took first in gold at home
✨15 Regionals placed top 8 at Ankenys first ever Spike Fest in the 15/16 tournament
🥉16 Nationals tied for third at home
🥉16 Regionals tied for third at home
🥉17 Regionals tied for third at home

Great job to all of our teams and coaches! Keep up the hard work!! 💪🏻🏐

On ✨FRIDAYS✨ our 14 Nationals and 16 Nationals teams wear pink 🤪💕

Say hello to our 13 Regionals coaches!!

Coach Danielle: has played volleyball since she was 10 years old all the way up to club in college as a DS/Libero. Danielle has coached for a few years in Texas while also playing sand doubles. This is her first year coaching at Ohana!

Coach Haily: is from right here in Grimes, Iowa! Haily played at Dallas-Center Grimes school district growing up and is an Ohana Alum! She has been coaching for two years previously but this is her first year at Ohana!

Welcome to the both of you! And thank you for your dedication to the club and your team!

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Taking it back to the 11s!

Coach Kathy: has played volleyball for over 30 years and ended her career at the collegiate level. Shes been a coach for 10 years total with this season being the 4th at Ohana! Kathy loves to spend her free time with family and of course watching and cheering on the Iowa state cyclones volleyball team!

Coach Lexi: played volleyball in highschool and is currently a coach here at Ohana as well as at Dallas Center Grimes School District! Lexi also has experience with coaching many ages with the Woodward Granger School District! This is Lexi’s first year at Ohana and she is excited to see the growth and development of each of her players throughout the season!

Thank you both for your dedication in building the skills of our youngest team!

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Another completed weekend full of tournaments! Check out how our teams did!

🥉12 U Green tied for third in the silver bracket
🥈12 U Boys placed first in the silver bracket
🥇12 U Black tied for third in the gold bracket
🥇13 Nationals went 10-0 for gold in the championship bracket
🥈14 Nationals got second in the gold bracket
🥈14 Regionals tied for third in the silver bracket
🥈15 Regionals took second in the gold bracket in Hiawatha
🥇15 Nationals took first in the gold bracket at home!

Great job to all players and coaches for their hard work this weekend!!!

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Our next coaches: 13 Nationals!!

Coach Bailey: started playing volleyball when she was about 12 as a setter all the way up until 17s when she switched to back row as a DS/Libero. This is Bailey’s third year coaching!

Coach Marissa: started playing volleyball when she was 9 and fell in love with it ever since! Marissa played setter for almost the whole 8 years she played in club as well as school ball! She helped her school team make it to state her junior year!

Thank you both for the tremendous amount of work you put into your team and into Ohana! 🌺

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So incredibly proud of all of our lady players, coaches, and directors for everything they do for our Ohana family! 🌺 Today is a day to celebrate those girls and women who are making history in their respective sports! 🏐🏀⚽️🎾🥎🏈

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Wanted to give a quick shoutout to ALL of our Ohana teams that played this last weekend!!! Check out how some of our teams did this last weekend!

✨11U had a great learning experience during their weekend at both Ohana and RecPlex! They also celebrated Coach Kathy’s birthday!
🥇13 National took gold today at home
🥈14 National took first in the silver bracket at Impact
🥇15 Regionals took home gold at home
🥈15 Nationals took second in the gold bracket at the Mayhem Tournament at Plex
🥈16 Regionals took second in the gold bracket at home
🥇16 Nationals took first in the gold bracket at home
🥇16 Nationals Boys took FIRST at the Boys Midwest Regional Championships!!
🥉18 Nationals Boys took 5th in the gold bracket at the Boys Midwest Regional Championships.

Great job to all teams this last weekend! Make it a great rest of the week of practice and come back stronger this next weekend!!

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Next up: our 12 U Green Coaches!

Coach Sam: has been playing since she was in 5th grade!! Her club experience consisted of playing on a national team in Sioux Falls, SD. She’s currently playing on the Iowa State University Club volleyball team and various adult leagues. She’s played almost every position but her favorite is Outside Hitter!

Coach Kristin: this is Kristin’s second year coaching at Ohana with volleyball experience going back to high school and middle school! Kristin was on the 2020 Ankeny High School State Volleyball Championship team. After high school, she played one year at Central College in Pella!

Thanks for all your hard work and dedication to 12 U Green and our Ohana Family!

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It’s time to meet our coaches!!! 🏐

Starting this week with 12U Black Regional Team.

Coach Laura has been coaching for the past 10 years with this season being her second season at Ohana. She has coached all levels of club and school ball from 5th grade to 12th grade!

Coach Ashton is in his first year of coaching but has spent his childhood from middle school to high school playing on club boys volleyball teams and actively plays on adult leagues.

Thanks for all you both do for our 12U Black Regional team!

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What another AMAZING weekend we had with our Ohana family!!

HUGE shoutout to our 15 Nationals Girls team as they represented Ohana as the first club team in Ohana history to compete in an “Open Division” during the Northern Lights National Qualifier in Minnesota! These girls competed and played fantastically finishing 18th overall! Great job to our players and coaches and families! 🌺

Check below to see how the rest of our teams did this weekend!

🥇13 Nationals went undefeated in the PowerPlex Frozen Tundra tournament
✨15 Nationals being the first Ohana team to compete in an Open Division at the Northern Lights Qualifier in Minnesota
🥉16 Nationals placed third up north in Dubuque
🥈16 Regionals placed second at home in the gold bracket
🥈17 Regionals placed second in the gold bracket
🥇16 Nationals Boys went undefeated at the Northern Lights Qualifier in Minnesota
🥇18 Nationals Boys also took home the gold at home

Great job to all players, coaches, and families!!! 🌺

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WOW🤩 WHAT A WEEKEND FOR OUR OHANA FAMILY!! Check out below how our girls teams did at their tournaments this last Saturday and Sunday!!

🥈12 Green came in 2nd in the championship game at home.
🥇12 Black took first in championship against 12 Green at home.
🥈13 Regionals took first in the silver bracket at home.
🥇13 Nationals took first in the gold bracket at home.
🥈14 Regionals took first in the silver bracket at home.
🥇14 Nationals took first in the gold bracket at home.
🥈15 Regionals took first in the Silver bracket at the Cedar Falls Six Pack tournament.
🥇15 Nationals won first in the gold bracket at home!

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We definitely didn’t forget about our boys!! 😈💪🏻 our boys teams ROCKED it this weekend as well! Our boys teams all played at the Devil Dog Tournament in Cedar Rapids!

Our 12U Boys played up at the 14 level and kept up well with all the 14u teams!

🥇14U Boys took first in the gold bracket.
🥈18U Regional Boys took first in the Silver Bracket.
🥇18U National Boys took first in the Gold bracket.

So incredibly proud of all our teams who were a part of out-of-state tournaments last weekend! It was a weekend of learning, team-bonding, and family building! Mahalo from Ohana! 🏐🌸
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Boys - Chicago Windy City National Qualifier
Girls - Kansas City ASICS MLK National Qualifier

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Our 12Green and 13Nationals teams were also festive and feeling jollythis year!
What your teams done to celebrate the holiday season?!

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Our 14 Nationals team got a little festive this week with their ugly sweater practice! 🎄🎅🏻

🚨no tinsel was tangled in the taking of these photos 🤪

What are you and your teams doing to celebrate the holiday season?! Tell us below!
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Practice Tournament 2023 in the books!! 🏐💪🏻 Thank you to all coaches, parents, and players who spent their Saturday and Sunday with us! Can’t wait to see you all in January!
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So proud of our 18U boys who also punched their ticket for nationals. Great volleyball from both boys teams in Denver. Dallas, we’re coming for you 🏐💪🏼

11U had a 👻SPOOKY👻 practice this week! We hope everyone had a fun and SAFE Halloween!!

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Ohana will be offering highschool open gyms to all highschool boys at the Ohana Volleyball Complex. Regardless if you’re a part of another club or not a part of a club at all, all are welcome!

Starting on August 16th from 6-8PM, and every Wednesday following, there will be a $5 open gym fee with Ohana coaches intermittently present and may offer advice and feedback before boys tryouts and club commitments are due on November 7th.
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Boys Volleyball Tryout dates have been SET and open for registration! Don’t miss out on your opportunity to be a part of the largest Boy’s Volleyball program in Iowa, right here at Ohana! 🌺🏐
Use this link to register TODAY! www.ohanavbc.com/tryoutinfo

Season tryouts have officially completed for Ohana! THANK YOU to every player who tried out.

Congratulations to everyone for another successful tryout season! 🏐🌸
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The Ohana Club Directors of the ‘23-‘24 season! 🏐🌸 We are so excited for what this new season will bring!
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🌺GOOD luck to our 14U Regional team competing at AAU Nationals in FL!

🌸🏐Ohana Volleyball Club Tryouts are set and OPEN for registration! Don't miss out on your opportunity to join the Ohana! 🖤🤍

Link to more information and to register: https://www.ohanavbc.com/tryouts

Our FAVORITE Pre-tryout Camp is open for registration! During this time we will run all of our tryout drills so players have confidence to CRUSH their tryouts! 🏐🖤🤍

To register for our Girls's Pre-Tryout Camp. click on the following link: https://ohanavbc.sportngin.com/register/form/167019820

To register for our Boy's Pre-Tryout Camp, click on the following link: https://ohanavbc.sportngin.com/register/form/287332353

Ohana summer camps are coming up soon! For more information and to register, please visit: https://www.ohanavbc.com/summercamps.