Jeff Grosshans
Angela Spoja
Jeff Grosshans
Jeff Grosshans
Director/Coach Development
COACHING PHILOSOPHY: Life is a competition: Teamwork, dedication, commitment, respect, passion, and working harder than you have ever worked before, will make you a champion for life. I believe it is the pursuit of the victory, the dream of achieving the goal, more than the goal itself that yields the joy of sports.
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 4 years and I have 3 great kids; Hudson (2), Andrew (15), Alexis (18)
- Education/Degrees
- 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 (Current)
- Currently teaching: 15th year of Health & Fitness at Narrows View Intermediate School
- Has Coached Girls’ Lacrosse—2001 CHS State Champions; Boys’ Bowling—2013 CHS State Champions; CHS Girls’ Bowling—1st year
- 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
- 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.
