*Please note that coaches pay for / reserve court time and commit to being at the facility for any scheduled private lessons. Not showing up for lessons costs the coach money, and with many of the coaches having a wait-list for private lessons, a young lady likely misses a window for instruction. With the exception of emergencies, you are responsible for paying for private lessons unless you notify coaches 24 hours in advance.
If you email a coach regarding a private lesson and do not hear back from them within 1-2 days, please email misty@aledovolleyballclub.com
Coach Lauren Carrell is passionate about helping athletes realize their God-given potential and conquer their goals.
Coach Lauren has 10+ years of volleyball and strength & conditioning coaching experience. She has coached at the collegiate, high school, middle school, and even elementary school levels!
Coach Lauren played at the D1 level as an outside hitter for Cal Berkeley (2010-2012) and New Mexico State 2012-2014). Before that she was the #23 most recruited player in the nation, All State, and MVP of her high school team (Georgetown High School).
When she isn't coaching, she enjoys working out and hanging with her husband, Payton, and daughters, Ellie and Cora.
Stephanie was a 6-A High School Head Volleyball Coach for 18 years. She coached club volleyball at TAV for 10 years and worked camps/clinics, has coached a 15U and 17U team from the DFW area to compete in Reggio Emilia, Italy, was selected to coach 2 summers in Honolulu, Hawaii for Tourney Sport USA and had 3 high school players selected to play in the tournament. Stephanie has numerous years of playoff experience, district championships, district player/coaching honors, and had 34 players earn collegiate volleyball scholarships. She played college volleyball at the University of Central Oklahoma. She is passionate about teaching the game of volleyball to anyone interested in learning. In her free time, she enjoys watching/playing sports and spending time at the lake with her husband, 2 sons, family, and friends.
Lauren's love for volleyball started in the 7th grade. She spent three years on varsity as a middle blocker and continued her volleyball career at Vernon Junior College. She was a middle school teacher and coach for 3 years, 2 of them at Aledo Middle School. Lauren is committed to growing players' confidence on and off the court through high expectations and positivity. Outside of volleyball, her passions include the outdoors, fitness and being a wife and mother to her two young children Isaiah and Lanie.
Claire Gay has 24 years of coaching experience and is currently the head volleyball coach of the Aledo Ladycats. In her coaching tenure, she has had 13 district championships, 7 regional tournament appearances, and 3 trips to the state tournament. She has also coached club volleyball for 14 years and qualified teams for USA Junior Nationals.
Claire is married to Nick Gay and they have twins, Emme and Riggins.
Coaching has allowed Claire the opportunity to work with volleyball players of all ages and skill levels. The experience and knowledge she has gained through these many coaching opportunities has given her the tools she needs to assist athletes in reaching their potential.
-Current Head Aledo Varsity Volleyball Coach
-Overall High School record 529-205
-Texas Girls Coaches Association Vice President
-Texas Girls Coaches Association Volleyball Committee Chair
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Sophia is a Junior at Aledo High School and is a varsity setter. She is also a setter for APVs 17s National team. Sophia has played volleyball since the 1st grade and started playing club in the 6th grade. When she's not playing volleyball, she loves being outdoors. Bow hunting is one of her favorite things to do, along with duck hunting and clay shooting. She also enjoys running and ran for the Aledo track team in the mile and two mile. Sophia enjoys reading, spending time with friends, gardening, and baking.
Kathy was the Aledo Head Volleyball coach for 21 years, and recently retired in 2017. Kathy has coached club volleyball since 2010 and continues to coach for APV. She has been involved in organizing and implementing enrichment camps for youth volleyball for over 35 years. Kathy also had two daughters who played at the collegiate level in the NAIA and PAC-12.
A few of Kathy’s awards and accomplishments include 21 career varsity playoff appearances, 643 career varsity wins, 3 state volleyball appearances, mentored and supported over 40 female athletes to pursue college volleyball and track, and district Coach of the Year for 17 years.
Tori is new to Texas and the AVC! She has coached youth volleyball programs for 15+ years, high school, and most recently at the Division II collegiate level. She enjoys helping players develop strong skill sets that will carry them well into their career. She takes every opportunity to help young athletes enjoy the game while reaching their true potential. She is most passionate about raising a strong family, but volleyball is a close second. She has 2 young kids, Canaan and Lawson, and a hard-working husband, Josh.
Jessica graduated from Aledo High School in 2004. She played volleyball, basketball and ran track for the Bearcats, and received all-state honors in volleyball for three years and track for two years. She played club volleyball for TAV all four years of high school. She continued her volleyball career and went on to play for the University of Arkansas 2004-2008. She was an outside and right side hitter for the Razorbacks and received All-SEC Freshman team honors her freshman year and All-SEC honors her senior year. She has coached volleyball for several years at TAV and previously at Weatherford Christian School. Jessica’s husband Josh is a coach at Aledo High School and they have three children: Samantha, JJ and Sophie.
Brie Crosby has been coaching club volleyball for over 11 years and was the head volleyball coach for 5 years at two different high schools. She started playing volleyball when she was 11 years old and never looked back. After high school she played 2 years of Division 1 college volleyball at Pepperdine University where she was an outside hitter and finished her career at Cal State San Bernardino where she was named Division 2 player of the year and currently holds the NCAA record for most kills in a match. She loves the sport of volleyball and will take any opportunity to play or coach. It brings her great joy to see girls learn and grow, not only as great players, but as great people. She is looking forward to helping the girls in Aledo reach their goals. Brie married her high school sweetheart, Paul, and they have 4 children, Ian, Carla, Olivia and Emmett.
Larry Smith coached in high school as a varsity assistant in Nebraska and Texas, as well as assistant coaching at Texas Woman's University for a season. Throughout college, he played club volleyball as a Setter/DS. He coached a club in Nebraska for a few years, then became a coach at TAV and has been for over 20 years. Larry has experience with all age divisions, from 11’s all the way to 17’s. In his years coaching those teams, they earned a berth to USA Nationals nearly every year, and in 2019 his team went to AAU nationals and won a National Championship! Coach Larry is very excited to coach at the AVC and help young athletes become great!