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COACHES & STAFF
Alan Capps
Coach Capps brings both excitement and energy to his coaching and is always working to make every player reach a higher level. He has coached winning teams that have played in China, Australia, Italy and Brazil. He believes that the key to being a successful volleyball player is to learn the fundamentals, and passionately apply them! He is in his 27th year of coaching volleyball. His favorite quote is, "Know your limits, then break through them!"
Diane Capps
Diane Capps has been assisting with the club since the beginning and enjoys being a part of it, though mostly behind the scenes. She is here to answer any questions or concerns you may have, assist with apparel, and collect payment for dues. If sending payment or correspondence, please submit to Eclipse Volleyball Club, 343 W Rossman Street, Hartford, WI 53027. Thank You!
Mandi Van Liere
U15 Solar Girls Coach
Contact Coach Van Liere
605.940.9864
This is Mandi's 8th year at Eclipse. Mandi has coached middle school to high school volleyball at a private school in Decatur, Il before moving to Wisconsin. She enjoys watching girls progress with the love of the sport and seeing their hard work pay off.
Outside of volleyball, Mandi is currently a process engineer working in Juneau for the last 9 years. She also played volleyball throughout middle school, high school and a year at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.
CAP 1 Certified Coach
Lanae Weyer
14 Lunar Coach
Contact Coach Weyer
262.707.2515
Coach Lanae's spark for volleyball started in 5th grade and has continued through high school and college and still plays competitively. She believes in pulling out the best in each player, turning "I can't" into "I did it!". Coaching highlights include winning The Seton Championship along with many conference championships; 9 years coaching high school girls VC, Eclipse VC coach for 10 years, 16 years coaching 5-8th grade girls and boys VB, worked in nutrition 19 yrs, strength and conditioning for 16 yrs.
Coach Lanae is also a CAP I Certified Coach and has completed Gold Medal Squared training.
Robin Kempf
16 Lunar Coach
Contact Coach Kempf
Coach Kempf started assistant coaching when his daughter was in middle school where he coached for 1 year. He then moved to the high school JV2 Coach at Sheboygan Lutheran. He enjoys watching the growth and development of our young players into strong volleyball players. Coach Robin has been with Eclipse for 8 ye
Tana Everts
Assistant Director
17/18 Solar Coach
Contact Coach Everts
262.365.1521
Coach Everts is a wife, mom of 5 kids (3 college athletes) and a former teacher. Tana has her degree in PE and Health and has been coaching for 30+ years from 5- year-olds to adult club and all levels in between.
A few highlights of her coaching experience include:
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Hartford High JV1 Head Coach (6 seasons)
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Eclipse VC - volunteered and coached since it's inception. U12-U18
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VB Coach and Director @ St. Kilian School for boys and girls programs (10 years)
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CAP I Certified Coach
"I love coaching strategy and the nuances of the game. But the best part of coaching is getting to know the players and then seeing them as they grow up and knowing that I played a small part in that."
Jac Zader
16 Solar Coach
Contact Coach Zader
262.573.2640
Jac has been coaching club volleyball for the past 9 years, both as a head coach and assistant for ages U12 - U16. Jac has been playing volleyball for over 31 years and has won Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals over the last five years in the Wisconsin Senior Olympics!
I also believe that the focus of winning at all costs can be detrimental to the growth and development of the girls if they're not enjoying themselves.....I always tell the girls that one my goals as a coach is to get them to enjoy volleyball so that they play it as long as I have."
Tara Boehmer
U11/U12 Solar Coach
She has been the varsity coach at Horicon high School for 9 year and her team has been consistantly in the top few of her conference (Conference Champs in 2022 and the coach of two conference player of the years!).
Julie Sawicki
15 Lunar Coach
Contact Coach Sawicki
414.793.7778
Julie's passion for volleyball started in 3rd grade, continuing through middle and high school.
Julie has coached middle school volleyball for past 7+ years as well as 4 years of club volleyball.
Coach Sawicki loves developing players and strategically coaching the game. Every season is a new, welcoming challenge of individual player development and team cohesion.
Her teams practice and play by the 3 C's: Communication, cover, and celebrate.
Julie Greiten
U17/U18
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