South Sound Volleyball Club

Jeff Grosshans

Director/Coach

COACHING PHILOSOPHY:   Success in any sport stems from the foundational skills and the perfection of technique.  I place great value on teaching perfect process.  This is more important than the product or outcome.  A flawless process will eventually make an extraordinary product.  Practice is everything and success will never come without hard work.  Volleyball and Life are similar in that good character, teamwork, dedication, commitment, respect, passion, and working harder than you have ever worked before, will make you successful on the court and a champion for life.  I believe it is the pursuit of the victory, the dream of achieving the goal, more than the goal itself is what makes sports and competition so enjoyable.

FAVORITE QUOTE:   “SUCCESS IS A PIECE OF MIND THAT COMES FROM KNOWING THAT YOU HAVE DONE YOUR BEST.” –John Wooden

• Founded University Place Volleyball Club in 2003—Director/Coach
• Co-founded SSVBC with Angela Spoja in 2010-11. 
•  Grew up as an “Army Brat” but have called Tacoma, Washington home since 7th grade.
• Married to Annie for 5 years and I have 3 great kids; Hudson (4), Andrew (17),       Alexis (20)
• Education/Degrees
  • Graduated from Steilacoom High School in 1986
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Education—Pacific Lutheran University  1997
  •  Master’s Degree in General Education—Grand Canyon University  2004
  • Master’s in Coaching & Athletic Administration—Concordia University          July, 2016
• Currently teaching: 18th year of Health & Fitness at Narrows View Intermediate School
• Currently serving as the Volleyball Director at Annie Wright Schools overseeing all three schools and coaching the Upper School as well as the Lower School.
  • Undefeated 2016  league season
  • Earned a 2016 State Birth
  • 2016 Emerald City League Coach of the Year
• Has Coached Girls’ Lacrosse—2001 CHS State Champions;  Boys’ Bowling—2013 CHS State Champions; CHS Girls’ Bowling—2015 WCD Champions
• Asst. & Head Coach for Club and High School since 2001.
  • Helped lead Curtis High School win back to back WCD Championships and  earn multiple State Births with several top 8 finishes
  • 2009 All Area Coach of the Year
  • 2010 University Place Coach of the Year
  • Coached Teams from UPVBC and SSVBC that competed in Several Girls’ Junior National Championships
  • 2014 SSVBC U13’s Black finished 5th in the USA in the Nationals Division at the Girls’ Junior National Championships in Minneapolis, MN
• BEST MOMENT IN VOLLEYBALL:  In 2002 I taught an “After School Volleyball Class” to some of my 5th and 6th graders who had never before competed in an official volleyball match.  Knowing that these young girls could be successful in this sport, I convinced parents and the tournament director to let us participate in a Puget Sound Region sanctioned event.  This “DREAM TEAM” took 2nd in our pool, won the first and second round of bracket play and found themselves in the championship match.  We defeated Olympia VBC in 3 to win 1st Place in the Dominos U12 Gold Division.  In the fall of 2003 University Place Volleyball Club was born.