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Mike Minnis - Head Coach: 18 MizunoEmail: mike_minnis@hotmail.com
During his 19 seasons as a Collegiate Volleyball Coach, Mike has earned a reputation as one of the best skill development coaches in the nation. In his time at the University of Central Oklahoma, the University of Oklahoma, Seward County Community College, and most recently at the University of Tennessee, Mike has developed and coached 10 All-Americans, four Academic All-Americans, 32 All-Conference Players, 33 Academic All-Conference Players, nine players that have gone on to play professionally, six players that have played with our U.S. National Team and 27 players that left their collegiate experience and continued as coaches of this great sport.
Every program that Mike has been involved with has reached post-season play. Mike helped lead UCO to its first ever berth in the NCAA Div II National Tournament, helped Seward County to a 5th place finish in the National Tournament, guided OU to the NCAA Tournament and coached the University of Tennessee to two Sweet 16 appearances, one appearance in the Elite 8, culminating with a spot the NCAA Final Four in 2005.
His involvement and dedication to the sport of volleyball have not been limited to the collegiate game. Minnis, along with former OU Head Coach Miles Pabst and many others, began a quest to enhance volleyball at high schools throughout the state of Oklahoma. His efforts obviously paid immediate dividends, as the number of high schools sponsoring the sport of volleyball increased from 40 in 1993 to more than 100 in 1999.
In 1990, Minnis served on the Oklahoma Region United States Volleyball Association (USVBA) Board of Directors, a position he held until 1992. From 1996 to 1998, he was an advisor to the director of the Youth National Team. In addition, Minnis served as the training site coordinator for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and assisted with tryouts for the 1996 Youth National Team.
Minnis is the co-author of “Fundamentals of Volleyball,” a teaching tool for the Oklahoma High School Association. Along with Pabst, Minnis also completed three skill videos aimed at high school and club coaches.
Mike has qualified each of his teams for the Junior Olympic National Championships, including past 2 seasons in the 17 Open division as well as finishing 3rd and winning Lone Star Qualifier this season. Mike also coordinated the PrepVolleyball Unsigned Senior Showcase in Las Vegas, which featured over 600 of the nation’s unsigned seniors.
Kelly Quinn - Coach Quinn is entering her fourth season as head coach of the McKinney Boyd Volleyball program. While as Boyd, Coach Quinn has led the Lady Broncs to an overall 91-35 record. The 2008 season marked the first year in 5A in one of the top district’s in the state. In 2007, the Boyd Lady Broncs finished with an impressive winning record of 43-3. The 2007′s varsity team came within one game of making it to the final four teams in Texas by losing to the eventual state champs in the State Quarterfinals. Many of the Boyd players and coaches received top honors at all levels. Coach Quinn received the Dallas Morning News top recognition as “All-Area Coach of the Year for 2007.” In Boyd’s 2006 inaugural year, Coach Quinn led the varsity volleyball team to make school history by winning the first playoff match and finishing the season as Area Finalists. Records were made throughout the season as the Lady Broncs finished with a 30-11 record and topped off the season with a 5th place area ranking in the Dallas Morning News.
Graduating from Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Quinn was a four-year starter and two-year captain of the Blue Raiders Volleyball Team. As the team’s lead setter, she played in every match during her four-year career as an athlete. One of Quinn’s most valued accolades is being voted the Hardest Working Female Blue Raider Athlete her senior year by the Strength and Condition staff at MT. In addition, she played on three international tours taking her to 12 countries on two continents. A 1999 graduate of Richardson Berkner High School, Quinn played both setter and hitter, lettered every year, was captain her senior year, and was voted MVP two years in a row.
Coach Quinn is a CAP Level 1 certified coach and was chosen to represent Region II on the 4A-5A All-Star commitee for the 2007-08 season. Prior to joining Boyd’s staff, she was the Varsity Coach at Oakland High School in Tennessee and coached both the Freshman A & B and JV teams at John Horn High School in Mesquite. Quinn is excited about both teaching and coaching, but most importantly, she loves to see young people build self esteem and pride by achieving their goals and finding success within themselves.