South Sound Volleyball Club

Mike Clark

Coach

COACHING PHILOSOPHY:  Success is measured in the development of the player and team. Striving to improve; learning what it takes to become the best we can be in all we do in order to prepare for volleyball at the next level and for life.

• PASSION - Take joy and passion into the game we love to play.
• COMPETE - 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 - It is 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.
• STUDY – Become a Student of the game.  Understand why we do what we do in this game.
• 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 5th season with SSVBC and brings with him 37 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 (22) and Riley (16).
• Mike is a Network Analyst, Seattle Pacific University
• Coaching Experience/Accomplishments

  • 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.