South Sound Volleyball Club

Angela Spoja

Director/Recruiting Coordinator

• COACHING PHILOSOPHY:  I believe in the love of the game and want to pass that knowledge on to athletes.  I enjoy teaching players to play, and play better to help them develop to compete at the top level.  I love the thrill and excitement of the sport and want athletes to experience that for themselves. Teaching athletes how to play within a team concept, to make good decisions, to not be afraid to fail, to teach character values and for them to be successful players and people on and off the court, is the most important value of a coach.

• FAVORITE QUOTE:  “Nothing worth having comes easy” unknown

• Co-founded SSVBC with Jeff Grosshans in 2010-11.  Previously director of The Edge volleyball club in Tacoma
• Grew up in Steilacoom, WA and went to Steilacoom high school
• BA in Criminal Justice from Eastern Washington University
• Head Women’s Volleyball Coach at Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington
• Started playing volleyball at Steilacoom High and went on scholarship to Eastern Washington University.  From there traveled with AVP and AVP next in sand volleyball.  Formed “No Limit” the top women’s team in the Puget Sound Region and have had many top finishes at the Adult National Championships.  Has had top finishes at the infamous “Seaside Tournament” in women’s open.
• First coaching job at the age of 18 with what is now Northwest Juniors.  Continued coaching club in Spokane through college.  After graduation stayed for a stint as a graduate assistant at Eastern Washington University before moving home and taking a high school coaching job with Peninsula High School.  Accepted a head women’s coaching job at Tacoma Community College and stayed eight years.  In that time, the team had two undefeated seasons and had six region championships and two second place region championships.  Had over 160 wins for Tacoma Community College.  Received three “Coach of the Year Awards” and was nominated for NWAACC “Coach of the Year”.  Sent over 35 athletes on to play for four year institutions.  Accepted Head Coaching job at Evergreen State in 2013 and had one of the best records ever in the first season.  Is now the most winningest coach in volleyball at Evergreen State.
• BEST MOMENT IN VOLLEYBALL:    Playing at Seaside, OR women’s open, in 1997.  We had to beat a nationally ranked team in order to make it in to the women’s final and had lost previously to the same team.  We fought very hard and won and made it to the final.  The crowd during the final game was loud and cheering our names and rooting for us to win the whole time.  It was exhilarating.