South Sound Volleyball Club

Mike Clark

Coach

COACHING PHILOSOPHY:  Success is measured in the development of the player and team.

• PASSION - We take joy and passion into the game we love to play and be the best we can be at it!!!  Playing volleyball and all that comes with it should be fun.
• COMPETITION - Playing at the highest level we can attain as a player and as a team.  We want to play and compete against the best teams because that is how we become better.
• COURAGE - Take Risks!!!  It is only by taking risks, by being open to trying new things, and stretching yourself beyond what you think you can do, will you improve as a player.  Failure is a part of the game and how we grow as players and people.
• LEARN – Become a Student of the game.  Understand why we play the way we do and why our team plays the way it plays.
• RESPECT - Becoming a good teammate by respecting ourselves, our teammates and our opponents.

FAVORITE QUOTE:  “Hard work beats talent when talent is not working hard.”

• This will be Mike’s 4th season with SSVBC and brings with him 36 years of coaching experience with him
• Mike was born in Seattle, WA and currently makes his home in Tacoma with his wife Susan and 2 kids, Ian (21) and Riley (15).
• Mike is a Network Analyst, Seattle Pacific University
• Coaching Experience/Accomplishments
  • IMPACT Certified
  • CAP I Certified

  • HIGH SCHOOL –

    • Chief Sealth High School 1978 – JV Coach, Asst. Varsity Coach

    • Lakeside High School 1981, 82  – JV Coach, Asst. Varsity Coach

    • Shorewood High School 1986, 87 – Head Varsity Coach

    • Stadium High School 1988, 89 – Head Varsity Coach

  • COLLEGE –

    • Western Washington University 1983-85 – Head Coach  3rd Place Finish 1985 NAIA

  • CLUB –

    • Magnolia Jrs. Volleyball Club – 1981, Girls U13

    • Puget Sound Juniors – 1982 Girls U14

                              Regional Champions 1982

    • Washington Can – Am Games, Boys Head Coach

                   3rd Place Finish, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 1982

                               3rd Place Finish, Victoria, BC,  1985

    • Seattle Evergreen – 1982, 83 Boys U15,U16

    • Seattle Raindogs – 1984, 85 Boys U18

                                 AAU Junior Nationals, 5th Place Finish 1984 – Lisle, IL

                    AAU Junior Nationals, National Champions 1985 – Lisle, IL

    • Super Jock N Jill Women’s AA 1987 – 1992

                     USVBA Nationals, Raleigh, NC 1990 Women’s Division Silver Medal

      USVBA Nationals, Kansas City, MO 1991, Women’s Division Quarter       Finalist

    • Puget Sound Volleyball Club – 1987,88 Girls U17, U18

    • Seattle Juniors – 1994, 95 Girls U17 & U18

    • Narrows Volleyball Club – 2010,11 Girls U12 & U18

       

• Playing Experience/Accomplishments

  • JUNIORS/COLLEGE –

    • Washington Kangaroos 1977 Boys U17-U18

      First Junior Far Western Champions 1977 – Moraga, CA

      AAU Junior Nationals 1978 5th Place Finish – Lisle, IL

      Can – Am Games 1977 – 78

    • Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA 1979 – 80

      All South Coast Conference 1979

  • ADULT –

    • USVBA AA rated player from 1981 to 2004 playing in numerous tournaments in the Northwest and Canada.

    • International/National Accomplishments

      • Kansas City, MO – 3rd Place Finish, 2nd Team All American, 1991

      • Reno, NV – 2nd Place Finish, 2nd Team All American, 1992

      • Memphis, TN – 1st Place Finish, 1st Team All American, 1993

      • Dallas, TX – 1st Place Finish, 1st Team All American, Tournament MVP, 1996

      • San Jose, CA – 5th Place Finish Men’s 35 & Over, 1999

      • Kobe, Japan – Team Captain Representing Team Seattle in Sister City Volleyball Competition Bronze Medal, 1993

      • Portland, OR – 1st Annual Nike Senior Masters Games – 30 & Over Division Silver Medal, 1998

      • Surrey, BC – Canadian Nationals – Men’s 35 & Over Division, Gold Medal, 2004

         

• BEST MOMENT IN VOLLEYBALL:As a player in 1993 and a player-coach in 1996, winning at the National level and remembering the dedication, commitment and hard work that it took to get there with a bunch of guys that stayed together thru thick and thin, that I still call my friends to this day.