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ELITE VOLLEYBALL TRAINING AT ALL LEVELS FROM BEGINNER TO ADVANCED

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Volley Hawaii is Hawaii's premier volleyball training center. 

Hawaii is known to have an abundance of top volleyball players. For example, while only 1.1% of high school volleyball players across the country go on to play Division I college volleyball, a significantly higher percentage of our players achieve this feat. In addition, many more of our players go on to play college volleyball at the Division II, III, NAIA, and JUCO levels. This speaks to the exceptional youth coaching found throughout the entire state of Hawaii.

 

Our mission is to offer players access to our premier training facility with the very best coaches offering a variety of training sessions. Our programs include both comprehensive all-skills training as well as position-specific training, catering to all levels of ability from beginners to advanced. Additionally, we also provide elite position-specific performance training.

Our training is open to girls, boys, and adults from all clubs and ages.  We have players that rain with us from across the country and from around the world.

Our stellar training coaches include but are not limited to legendary 4x National Championship Hawaii volleyball coach Dave Shoji, DI Coach/Indoor & Beach Pro player/coach/NCAA Champion/NCAA Player of the Year Matt Sonnichsen, as well as 2X Olympian, Bronze Medalist/National Champion/AVCA Player of the Year/National Team player/All-American/Pro player Kawika Shoji, NCAA DI Champion James Anastassiades, Back-to-Back National Champion/All-American/Pro player Lisa Strand, Dominican National Team player/club coach Luis Ramirez, DI Coach/5X WAC Champion Aven Lee, USA National Team Player/DI Coach Kupono Fey, Professional Volleyball League Pro Player & All-American Adora Anae, LovB & International Professional & NCAA Division I National Champion Saige Ka'aha'aina-Torres, All-American Big East First Team & Libero of the Year Tessa Fournier, as well as top club coaches Alan Lau, Lynden Keala, Duke Robins, Daryl Tamashiro, Jordan Nakamura, and others.  Click here to read some of their bios.  

We also bring in elite guest coaches from around the world to offer our youth different perspectives and styles of coaching. We also take players abroad to train and compete.

Our performance trainer is 2X Olympic Volleyball Trainer Daniel Mar of Mar Training., who was the volleyball trainer for the 2016 Olympic Gold team.

We feature a centralized fully equipped volleyball training facility; a fully equipped performance workout gym, and a Sports Bar/Lounge, all in an air-conditioned center with free parking in our private parking lot.

We utilize a state-of-the-art tiled volleyball court (the type players play on at mainland USAV tournaments., with built-in suspension (to reduce the impact on joints), the top-of-the-line carbon fiber volleyball net system, volleyball serving and setting machines, setting and passing nets, blocking pads, hitting net, elevated hitting platforms, volleyballs, and carts.

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In addition, with our association with the Hawaii Volleyball Combine and Hawaii Volleyball Showcase, hundreds of college coach contacts attend our live events in person, watch our live streams, and contact us regularly to recruit Hawaii players.

Volley is also where mainland colleges practice when they come to Hawaii to play the University of Hawaii, Hawaii Pacific University, or Chaminade University, and where top visiting coaches offer clinics to Hawaii's players. Volley is also where Hawaii's collegiate, professional, Olympic, and National Team volleyball players train when they are home. 

About

We are committed to keeping you & your family safe and comfortable at Volley Hawaii. We feature the following:

* Centralized Location

* Central Air Conditioning

* Free Parking in our Private Lot

* Comfortable and Safe Seating for Parents/Families

* Sports Bar (Da VolleyBar)/Lounge Area for Parties/Fundraisers

* Clean Modern Restrooms

* Contactless Thermal Temperature Scanner

* Contactless Purell Hand Sanitizing Stations

* Contactless Cold FloWater with Electrolytes

* Snack and Beverage Vending Machine

* Bose Sound System

* Free WiFi

* Defibrillator

* First Aid Station

* Free Face Masks & Hand Sanitizer/Wipes available

We sanitize our facility with an electrostatic fogger spraying Disinfectant that is EPA-registered to kill SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the COVID-19 coronavirus.

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Coaches

We are proud to have assembled elite and accomplished volleyball coaches to train Hawaii's volleyball players. 

DAVE SHOJI

Legendary Coach Shoji was the Head Coach for the University of Hawaii Rainbow Wahine for 42 straight seasons, winning 4 National Championships. When he retired in 2016, he was the all-time winningest coach in NCAA volleyball history. 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 24 straight and 35 overall NCAA Tournament appearances. Coach Shoji never had a losing season in his 42-year career 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 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 its national poll, Hawai'i has been ranked for 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, Kawika and Erik, starred at Stanford University as All-Americans, are two-time (2016 Bronze Medalist) and three-time (2016 & 2024 Bronze Medalist) USA Olympians, respectively, and play professional volleyball. Kawika is also one of our coaches and Erik runs Clinics when he is home in Hawaii.

KAWIKA SHOJI

Coach Kawika Shoji is a two-time USA Olympic volleyball player (2020 -10th, 2016 Bronze Medal), 12-year professional volleyball player, USA national team player (2011–2021), 2014 World League and 2015 World Cup winner, three-time German Champion with Berlin Recycling Volleys, and a First-Team AVCA All-American player, AVCA Player of the Year, and National Champion at Stanford University. His father is the legendary University of Hawaii Head Coach Dave Shoji, who retired as the winningest coach in NCAA Division I history. His brother, Erik Shoji, is also a three-time Olympian (2020 -10th, 2016 & 2024 Bronze Medal), a Professional and USA National Team player, and the first player to be a four-time First Team AVCA All-American player. His mother, Mary, played basketball at the University of Hawaii.

MATT SONNICHSEN

Coach Sonnichsen is the county’s leading volleyball recruiting authority, a former Division I Volleyball Coach for 15 years, and a 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. Coach Sonnichsen also competed professionally before beginning his coaching career.  Some of his other accolades: 2-time NCAA Champion at UCLA. MVP of the NCAA National Championship, 1989. Three-time All-American Setter. USA National Team Setter. 2 years playing Professional Volleyball in Europe. A 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 many volleyball camps at high schools across the USA, which he calls his Volleyball Road Camps. 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. He runs Championship Combines as well as Athletic Recruiting Consultants.

LISA STRAND

Coach Strand was born and raised in Santa Barbara, California. She graduated from the University of Hawaii with a Certificate in Dental Hygiene and a Bachelor's in Communications. While at the University of Hawaii, she won back-to-back National Championships. In 1984, she was named an All-American. Coach Strand has competed on the Women's Professional Beach Volleyball Tour since its inception in 1987. She played seven years of professional beach volleyball on the WPVA, AVP, and the BudLight Women's 4-person tour. She has coached volleyball at all levels, including PAL, elementary school, junior high, high school, club, and college volleyball. She has been a Sports Broadcaster for the University of Hawaii Women's and Men's Spectrum Sports for the past 23 years. Coach Strand is the mother of four, who play and have played college volleyball: Misty Ma'a - University of Miami Micah Ma'a - UCLA - USA Olympian, Bronze Medalist 2024, and plays professionally abroad. Mehana Ma'a - CSUSB - Sophomore. Won the NCAA National Championship last year! Maluhia Ma'a - Kent State Ohio - Freshman.

KUPONO FEY

Coach Kupono Fey is a Division I volleyball coach and boys club volleyball coach. He was a professional volleyball player and National Team player. In his first season as assistant coach, Coach Kupono helped lead the team to the national title match in 2023. He coached the Outrigger VC Boys 16s to a runner-up finish in the USAV Championship in 2022.  As a college player, he starred for the University of Hawaii from 2014-2017, was a member of USA Volleyball’s National Team from 2012-2019, and played professionally abroad from 2017-2021. While at UH, he was the recipient of the 2017 Jack Bonham Award as the University of Hawai‘i’s top male senior student-athlete, was a member of two NCAA Tournament teams (2015 and 2017), captained the 2017 team that set a single-season record for wins (27) and advanced to the NCAA semifinals, was named honorable mention all-MPSF in 2017, and earned MPSF all-academic honors in 2015. Coach Kupono played four years of professional volleyball in Greece (Foinikas Syros) and Italy (S.S.D. Argos Volley S.r.l.). He helped Syros Volley capture the 2021 Greek Cup championship team and a runner-up finish in the 2021 Greek Volleyball League, was the Argos Volleyball team captain in 2019, was selected to the U.S. Pan American Team in 2018 and 2019, competed with the U.S. Junior National Team which competed in the FIVB World Championships in 2015. Coach Kupono helped Punahou School win two state volleyball championships in 2012 and 2013 and a runner-up finish in 2011, including a state basketball championship in 2012.

LUIS RAMIREZ

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 and winning multiple national championships. His knowledge, experiences, and winning national tournaments evidence 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 his players and himself.  His coaching experience:  Maryknoll School (1998 – 2001) Boys Varsity Volleyball Coach Maryknoll School (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; & many others.

LYNDEN KEALA

Coach Keala has been involved in club volleyball for 22 years as a coach and parent. His eldest daughter Logan played volleyball for Oahu Volleyball Club, Kamehameha Schools, and Cornell.  His youngest daughter Loxley played volleyball for Oahu Volleyball Club, Iolani School, and the University of Missouri before transferring to play for the University of Iowa. He has coached at various clubs over the years.  He also coached the Aloha Region High-Performance Teams in 2015 and 2016 and was a USAV High-Performance National Evaluator from 2010 to 2016. He also coached the Kamehameha Schools JV team in 2004 and Mid-Pacific Varsity in 2015. He played volleyball at the University of La Verne and for the Jaguar Men's Volleyball Team and Lokahi Hawaiians Volleyball Team. He is IMPACT/CAP certified, Safe Sport certified, and a USAV member. Coach Keala has been substantially involved with the Hawaii Volleyball Combine since 2010 serving as Co-Director.

 

ALAN LAU

Coach Lau has been involved with club volleyball for over 17 years as a coach and parent. Both of his children won Hawaii State High School volleyball championships for Punahou School and went on to play Division I volleyball.  His daughter Julia played volleyball for Kuikahi Volleyball Club, Punahou School, and also Dartmouth College.  His son Davis played volleyball for the Outrigger Canoe Club, Punahou School, and currently plays for nationally ranked UC Irvine.  Alan coached at Kuikahi Volleyball Club from 2010 to 2017.  Alan also coached the Outrigger Canoe Club from 2017 through 2019 and coached his Outrigger Boys 17s to the National Championship in 2017.  Coach Lau played volleyball at Punahou School, also winning 2 Hawaii State Championships, and later played for nationally ranked UC Santa Barbara.  Coach Lau played junior, Open, and Masters volleyball for the Outrigger Canoe Club during his career and received USA Volleyball All-American honors in 1995.  Over the years, Alan has worked with most of Hawaii’s top junior setters, including Tayler Higgins (Punahou/University of Hawaii), Ana Oglivie (Iolani/Army), Jhenna Gabriel (Maryknoll/University of Texas), Saige Kaahaina-Torres (Iolani/University of Utah), Kristin McDaniel (Iolani/North Carolina State) and Matthew Saffery (Kamehameha  Schools).  Coach Lau has been substantially involved with the Hawaii Volleyball Combine since 2010 serving as Co-Director.  A leading expert and advisor on college recruiting, Coach Lau has assisted Hawaii high school volleyball players in obtaining millions of dollars in athletic scholarships to universities and colleges of all levels, from the highest academic and athletic programs to great junior colleges.

ADORA ANAE

Coach Adora Anae is a professional volleyball player. She plays for the Orlando Valkyries in the Pro Volleyball Federation. She also played professionally in Greece, Ukraine, Puerto Rico, Turkey, and South Korea. Adora helped her Pro team in Greece win the 2022 and 2023 Greek league titles. In 2021, she led her pro team in Puerto Rico to win the Puerto Rico Championship and was named the MVP that year. In 2018, she was a member of the gold-medal-winning USA Women's National team in the 2018 Pan American Cup. She also enjoyed a record-setting collegiate career at Utah (2014 to 2017), becoming the Utes’ first first-team AVCA All-American in 2017 and the first Utah player to earn back-to-back All-America Honors. She was a 2017 AVCA First Team All-American and 2016 Second Team All-American. In 2017 and 2018, she was also back-to-back All-Pacific Region Player of the Year and back-to-back Pac 12 First Team Player. In 2016 she made the Pac 12 Second Team. In 2015, she was a member of the USA Women’s Junior National team that won a Gold Medal in Croatia, while also earning Pac-12 Freshman First Team honors.

SAIGE KA'AHA'AINA-TORRES

Coach SaIge Ka'aha'aina-Torres plays professionally for LovB Austin and also played for Vandceuvre Nancy Volleyball in France and for Changas de Naranjito in Puerto Rico. She also set the Texas Longhorns to a National Championship in 2022 and previous to that played for the University of Utah. She was also a member of the 2019 U.S. Women's Collegiate National Team. 

TESSA FOURNIER FEY

Coach Tessa Fornier Fey is an experienced volleyball coach and was an elite Division I Libero at Seton Hall University. She was a  2014 AVCA All-America Honorable Mention, 2014 AVCA All-Region First Team, 2015 & 2016 AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention, 2014-2016 Big East Libero of the Year,  2014-2016 All-Big East First Team, and 2014 Second Team ECAC All-Star.

TEISA FOTU

Coach Teisa Fotu is a former University of Hawaii standout versatile volleyball player who played outside hitter, opposite, middle blocker, libero, and serving specialist!  Before playing for the University of Hawaii, she played two years for Hawaii Pacific University where she earned all-American honors both years. She also played one year at Eastern Arizona Collee where she earned all-region and all-conference honors. Coach Teisa coached club ball for 5 years in Texas and also coached high school volleyball for 15 years in Texas and Hawaii.  

KATE LANG

Coach Kate Lang is a NCAA Division I setter and experienced club coach.  Her accolades to date include but are not limited to 2024 USA National Team Open Program, 2022 Big West Setter of the Year, 2022 All-Big West First Team, Big West Setter of the Week – Sept. 26, Nov. 7, Nov. 28, 2022, 2022 OUTRIGGER Volleyball Challenge – All-Tournament Team, 2022 Academic All-Big West Team, 2021 All-Big West First Team, 2021 Big West All-Academic Team, and Big West Commissioner's Honor

DARYL TAMASHIRO

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 girl's 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 a 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 Apprentice Coach.

DUKE ROBINS

Coach Robins has been involved with club volleyball for over 20 years as a coach and parent. Coach Duke has three daughters who won Hawaii State High School Volleyball Championships for Kamehameha Schools Kapalama, and they all went on to play Division I volleyball. Alexis (c/o 2007) played at Portland and Hawaii. Kili (c/o 2018) played for Nevada and the University of Portland, and Maui (c/o 2022) is currently at the University of Portland. Coach Duke has coached club volleyball at Maunalani and High Intensity. He served as a practice coach at Iolani School and Kuikahi VBC for four years, from 2013 to 2016. He also was an Assistant Coach for the Varsity Kamehameha Kapalama, and has been a court coach at the Hawaii Volleyball Combine. Coach Robins played for the University of Hawaii Men’s Volleyball team in the early 90s.

JAMES ANASTASSIADES

Coach Anastassiades was a member of the 2021 NCAA National Championship University of Hawaii men's volleyball team. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology (2020), an M.S. in Kinesiology (2022), and is working on his Masters in Kinesiology, graduating in 2022.  He is the founder of "Volley Method" which is a proven training methodology, hence the name.  He also founded Athena Aces Volleyball Club as well as "Off the Court", a wellness initiative, aiming to improve the environment surrounding mental health, nutrition, and recovery among athletes - an area that is greatly overlooked and under-served in athletics. Striving to create a positive impact, Off the Court is kickstarting its company and fundraising by hosting volleyball clinics where they will teach about the importance of mental health, nutrition, and recovery.  Coach James coaches club ball and offers hitters, all-skills, jump, and combine prep training sessions. 

BAYLEI FURMAN

Baylei Furman holds an MBA and an associate degree in kinesiology. A proud graduate of Moanalua High School. Baylei began her higher education journey at a junior college where she helped lead her team to conference tournaments as an outside hitter/setter. She then transferred to Felician University, where she took on the role of a utility player, playing both outside, right side, middle, and setter. Transitioning into coaching, Baylei significantly contributed to Felician University’s volleyball program, particularly in recruiting prospective layers. Her efforts helped the team achieve its first-ever conference tournament appearance during her first year as an assistant coach. After two years at Felician, Baylei continued to share her expertise at Sacred Hearts High School and various club teams over the past three years. Recently, she has taken on the role of Assistant Athletic Director of Strategic Communications at Hawaii Pacific University where she brings her experience in coaching and athletics administration to the forefront.

JORDAN NAKAMURA

Coach Nakamura is an Assistant Coach at Hawaii Pacific University and is the founder of Pass First Volleyball. He specializes in libero training, emphasizing proper technique, court awareness, positioning, and footwork. His training covers all aspects of the libero position including serve-receive, passing, out-of-system passing, and serving. Coach Jordan has also coached club ball for many years.

SPORTS PERFORMANCE TRAINER

​Daniel Mar - Mar Training (on the Mezzanine)

Daniel Mar is a 2X Olympic Volleyball Trainer (Gold Medal - 2016). Mar Training is a niche sports performance training & and rehabilitation service. For the past two decades, Mar Training has had experience working with elite-level & and high-performing individuals in the fields of performance enhancement training, injury rehabilitation & and injury prevention.  Mar Training was most recently part of the Sports Performance Team that helped TEAM CHINA Women's Volleyball team capture OLYMPIC gold in the 2016 RIO Olympic games. Current & and former clients range from elite-level athletes in a wide variety of sports to elite-level performers gracing the stages of Cirque du Soleil & Disney, to individuals from various walks of life.  Mar Training has also consulted for the likes of Walt Disney World Entertainment, Disney Cruise Lines, ESPN Worldwide, NBC Productions, and various other organizations. His weekly clients include Olympians, AVP Pros, Indoor pros, and college, high school, and elementary school athletes.

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1. COURT/GYM RENTAL

To book court time for practice or to book the gym for parties or other events, click here.

2. VOLLEYBALL TRAINING

We offer weekly position specific volleyball training as well as all-skills volleyball training. To view the all of our current weekly training sessions, follow us on Instagram @VolleyHawaii.  You can also click here to see some of our weekly training sessions.  

3. VOLLEYBALL CLINICS

We also offer volleyball clinics by our coaches as well as by visiting college coaches as well as international coaches.

 

-Upcoming Clinics

LUIS RAMIREZ Clinics -ongoing

JAMES ANASTASSIADES Clinics - ongoing

KATE LANG Setter Clinics - August, 2024

TAICHI KAWAGUCHI - August, 2024

KIYANNA DADE - August, 2024

4.  PERFORMANCE TRAINING

We offer elite performance training by our Olympic Gold Medal Trainer Daniel Mar of Mar Training. Olympians, AVP Pros, Indoor Pros, College players and High School players train with Daniel Mar.

5.  OPEN GYM

We offer open gym from time to time. We post open gym on our Instagram @VolleyHawaii.

Contact

volley hawaii

985 Dillingham Boulevard, Unit 200

Honolulu, Hawaii 96817

Tel: 808-377-4085

Fax: 808-564-0850

Instagram @VolleyHawaii

Email: play@VolleyHawaii.com

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