South Sound Volleyball Club

 Stephanie Gann

Coach

COACHING PHILOSOPHY:  My coaching philosophy is guided by four basic principles: hard work, discipline, passion, and respect. I aim to not only teach players techniques and strategies of volleyball, but also to mold them into strong, value-driven individuals. The lessons learned from volleyball reach farther than body development and teamwork. My players will learn to be gracious losers and humble victors. I will teach them sportsmanship, hard work, and determination by leading by example.

FAVORITE QUOTE:

The Man in the Arena, Theodore Roosevelt

• < >It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”

  1st year with SSVBC.

• Born into an Army family, Stephanie has moved all around the world and the United States. Her family has resided in Tacoma, WA for the past 10 years.

• Stephanie attended Annie Wright School for high school and obtained a B.A. at Occidental College in Los Angeles, CA.

   

• Stephanie just finished coaching volleyball at Lighthouse Christian School in Gig Harbor, WA. She recently started an internship as the Finance and Account Manager at Argo Strategies in Seattle.

• Played volleyball all four years at Annie Wright School, played club volleyball for Angela Spoja for 4 years, starting outside/middle for Occidental College all 4 years, NCAA championship tournament 2011 and 2012 seasons.

• Stephanie coached boy’s high school and club volleyball for 2 seasons in California. She has also coached girls 11-14 at Lighthouse Christian School.

• BEST MOMENT IN VOLLEYBALL:  It was the very last game of my senior season at Occidental College. I had become best friends with my fellow seniors over the years and we all played like we had nothing to lose. We were up against a team that was ranked 3rd in the conference (we were ranked 4th) and we had to win to make it to the conference tournament. We won two out of four sets by only a few points. Before the fifth set started, all the seniors gathered around to talk about what we needed to do to win. The mood was electric. We went into the fifth set and dominated Chapman to win the match. I have never been so proud of my team. We played out of our minds and had each other’s backs unlike every before. It was one of the most rewarding experiences I have ever had in my life.