Hawaii Volleyball Training at VOLLEY HAWAII 

High Level Volleyball Training for high school players at Volley Hawaii.

Coach Shoji was the Head Coach for the University of Hawaii Rainbow Wahine for 42 straight seasons. He is just the second women's volleyball coach to win 1,200 NCAA Division I games.  He finished his stellar career with a record of 1,202-204-1 record. In 2016, he led the Rainbow Wahine to a 15-1 Big West record to capture the program's fourth BWC title in five years (since returning to the league). It marked their ninth total Big West crown and 25th overall conference title (16-Western Athletic Conference). He guided UH to their 24th-straight and 35th overall NCAA Tournament appearance this season, falling in the second round to No. 1 Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minn. Coach Shoji never had a losing season in his 42 year-stint at Hawai'i. He led the Rainbow Wahine to four national championships (1-AIAW, 3-NCAA) and nine NCAA Final Four appearances. His teams amassed 20-plus win seasons 38 times and 30-plus win seasons 19 times. He coached 86 All-American selections (14 AIAW, 15 USVBA, 57 AVCA); 25 conference Players of the Year; and 175 all-conference selections. Academically, he has also coached 107 conference all-academic players.   The honors have piled up for Coach Shoji over the years. In addition to being a member of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Hall of Fame, he is a 14-time conference and 11-time all-region Coach of the Year. He is a five time AVCA National Coach of the Year (1982, '87, '88, '95, '09). Shoji was named one of the all-time great coaches by USA Volleyball in 2002. He was inducted into the Hawai'i Sports Hall of Fame and was named coach of the NCAA 25th Anniversary team. Since the AVCA started their national poll, Hawai'i has been ranked 499 total weeks which ranks them at No. 3 in the poll's history. Only Nebraska and Stanford are ranked higher tied at No. 1 with 510 times ranked. Coach Shoji's sons starred at Stanford University, are USA Olympians and play professional volleyball abroad.

Coach Sonnichsen is the county’s leading volleyball recruiting authority, a former Division I Volleyball Coach for 15 years, and former Women’s Professional Volleyball Coach.  Coach Sonnichsen was the Head Coach at Iowa, Tulsa, Louisiana Tech, and Newberry College.  He also served as an assistant coach at Clemson, Iowa and UC Santa Barbara and was also the Head Volleyball Coach of the Guaynabo Mets of the Puerto Rican Women's Professional League. Coach Sonnichsen can also “walk the talk” as the Texas native was a four-year letter winning setter for UCLA where he earned three All-America honors and helped lead the Bruins to NCAA championships in 1987 and 1989. He was also named the MVP of the 1989 National Championship.  Coach Sonnichsen also competed professionally before beginning his coaching career.  Some of his accolades: 2 time NCAA Champion at UCLA. MVP of the National Championship, 1989. 3 time All American Setter. USA National Team Setter. 2 years playing Professional Volleyball in Europe. 5 year touring member of the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour. Coach Sonnichsen also created the collegevolleyballcoach.com site a number of years ago for two reasons; 1) To provide information and to answer questions about the often confusing world of college volleyball and recruiting, 2) To have a venue to express my opinions about the sport of volleyball and collegiate athletics. In addition, each summer, he does a large number of volleyball camps at high schools across the USA which he calls his Volleyball Road Camps.  Most recently, Coach Sonnichsen was Director of Volleyball Relations and an Educational Speaker for NCSA Athletic Recruiting, whereby he put on Recruiting Clinics at the Hawaii Volleyball Combine for many years. We are fortunate that Coach Sonnichsen now resides here in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Coach Ramirez is the Club Director and Lead Coach at Rainbows Volleyball Club Hawaii. He has coached junior varsity and varsity athletes in volleyball as well as international level players. His volleyball club, Rainbows Volleyball Club Hawaii, has had many successful showings nationally competing with many competitive mainland teams. His knowledge, experiences and winning national tournaments evidences this success as a coach. He strives to teach his athletes the importance of sports and how it relates to life both on and off the court. He thoroughly believes in life-long learning for both my players and himself. Coaching Experience Maryknoll School(1998 – 2001) Boys Varsity Volleyball Coach Maryknoll Schooll (2017- Present) Girls Varsity Volleyball Coach Rainbows Volleyball Club (RVCH)(1998 – Present) Head Volleyball Coach & Director •Train volleyball athletes during club season •Provide technical feedback on position specific training •General training and position specific training to all club teams •Assist in obtaining collegiate scholarships for student athletes •Liaison between college coaches and athletes and parents •Supervise head coaches and assistants of the different club teams under ARVC •Counsel and guide players and parents through volleyball cultures and college recruiting process Iolani School (2001 – 2007) Boys Varsity Volleyball Coach (2001 - 2005) Girls Varsity Volleyball Coach (2006 - 2007) Optimal Volleyball Training (2006 – Present) Head Volleyball Coach & Director •Train volleyball athletes during the club off-season •Provide technical feedback on position specific training •General and position specific education on volleyball skills and game strategies •Train youths from ages 7 to 18 years old Achievements High School Volleyball Achievements 2013 ILH League, 3rd Place 2013 Ann Kang Tournament 3rd place finisher 2012 ILH League; 3rd place

Born and raised in Santa Barbara, California. Graduated from the University of Hawaii with a Certificate in Dental Hygiene, and with a Bachelor's in Communications. While at the University of Hawaii, she won back to back National Championships. In 1984, she was named as an All-American. Coach Lisa competed on the Women's Professional Beach Volleyball Tour since its inception in 1987. She played 7 years of professional beach volleyball on the WPV?A, AVP and the BudLight Women's 4 person tour. Coach Lisa has coached volleyball at all levels including PAL, elementary school, junior high, high school, club and college volleyball. Coach Lisa has been a Sports Broadcaster for the University of Hawaii Women's and Men's Spectrum Sports for the past 23 years. She is the mother of four, who play and have played college volleyball: Misty Ma'a - University of Miami Micah Ma'a - UCLA - currently playing professionally in France Mehana Ma'a - CSUSB - Sophomore. Won the NCAA National Championship last year! Maluhia Ma'a - Kent State Ohio - Freshman.

Cristian Cruz Education •International Setters Seminar FIVB 2010. •International Beach Volleyball Course FIVB 2008. •International level III FIVB Coaches course 2005. •International libero seminar FIVB 2003. International Events as a Coach *2021 Tokyo Olympics Qualifiers, Women's Dominican Republic National Team •NORCECA Women’s Tokyo Volleyball Qualification. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. •Caribean Series 2019, San Juan Puerto Rico. •FIVB Volleyball Women’s U20 World Championships 2019. Aguascalientes Mexico. •Women’s U20 Pan American Cup 2019. Lima, Perú. •Women’s Final Four Cup NORCECA 2019. Lima, Peru. •Women’s U23 FIVB World Championships 2017. Ljubljana, Slovenia. •Women’s U20 FIVB World Championships 2017. Boca del rio y Córdoba, México. •Women’s U20 Pan American cup 2017. San José, Costa Rica. •2019 AAU Tournament Championships. Orlando, USA. •High Performance Championships 2017. Orlando USA. •High Performance Championships 2016. Orlando USA. •U23 Pan American Cup 2016. Lima, Perú. •FIVB Grand Prix 2016. China

Coach Lau has been involved with club volleyball for 15 years as a coach and parent. His daughter Julia played volleyball for Kuikahi Volleyball Club, Punahou School, and also for Dartmouth College. His son Davis currently plays volleyball for Outrigger Canoe Club and for Punahou School. Alan coached at Kuikahi Volleyball Club from 2010 to 2017. He currently coaches the Outrigger Boys 18s and coached his team to winning the National Championship in 2017. He played volleyball at Punahou School, UC Santa Barbara and on the Outrigger Canoe Club Juniors, Open and Masters teams. He was also a 1995 USA Volleyball All-American. Coach Lau has been involved with the Hawaii Volleyball Combine since 2010.

Keali'i Parker has been coaching club and high school ball for more than 10 years. He is the Club Director of Kaimana Volleyball Club.

Coach Tamashiro has coached local, national and international teams for over 20 years. His mission is to give back to our community by developing our youth through sport. He is currently an assistant coach for the Kamehameha Warriors girls varsity team. He has also been Head Coach and Assistant Coach at Moanalua High School and Kalani High School. He is an Aloha Region HP Boys and Girls Head and Assistant Coach as well as Tryout Lead Coach and Evaluator. He is and has been the Hawaii Volleyball Combine Lead Coach for just about every year since the combine’s inception in 2010. His National Coaching Experience: USA Women’s National Team Training Coach, USA Women’s National Team Open Tryout Court Coach, USA Women’s Youth National Team Training Coach, USAV HPC Junior, Youth and Select Head and Assistant Coach, USAV HP Tryout Lead Coach and Evaluator, USAV HP Camp Lead and Assistant Coach. His International Coaching Experience: NSSU (Nippon Sports Science University) Nittaidai Women’s Team.