Coaching Biographies

 Kevin is the former Club Director and Coach with Western Buckeye Volleyball Club. Kevin has 10 years of experience with the Springboro program, having coached at the Junior High, JV and Varsity levels (varsity for 5 years). He is the  current Assistant Varsity coach at Valley View High School. He also has  more than 15 years of experience with club volleyball. Kevin is a lifetime member of the OHSVCA and a current member of the AVCA. Kevin is CAP II, IMPACT and ASEP certified through USA Volleyball. 

Betsy has High School coaching experience as the former Junior Varsity coach at Wilmington High School. Betsy also has several years of experience as a Head Coach with Western Buckeye and Xplosion Volleyball. Betsy played volleyball in college at Wilmington College and can share that experience with her players. Betsy is IMPACT certified through USA Volleyball. 

 Dawn is the former 8th grade coach at Springboro Junior High School a former Freshman coach at Carroll High School. Dawn is a former Head Coach with Western Buckeye and has experience coaching at Gem City VBC as well. Dawn has 8 years of experience with Springboro and more than 10 years of experience coaching club volleyball. Dawn is IMPACT Certified through USA Volleyball. 

Sara will be returning to Xplosion for her fifth season to coach. Sara played varsity volleyball at Springboro High School and graduated in 2011. While in high school, Sara played club ball at Kaepa Borderline, Western Buckeye, and Air City Chicks. She went on to play volleyball in college at the University of Mobile in Alabama (Division I NAIA).  Her experience coaching younger ages includes Panther Youth Volleyball (PYV) and the Univeristy of Mobile's sponsored training teams for multiple age groups. Sara was also the Freshman coach at Lakota East for the 2017 season. 

Loran will be returning for her fourth season coaching for Xplosion! She attended Springboro High School and recently graduated from the University of Cincinnati. She currently teaches 6th grade in the Hamilton School district. Loran played varsity volleyball under Kevin Sedensky while at Springboro. She has continued to be involved in many competitive indoor/sand leagues for volleyball. Loran is IMPACT certified through USA Volleyball. 

Marlee played junior high, high school and club volleyball for Clinton-Massie school district where she received both district 15 honorable mention and 1st team all SCOL. Marlee continued her volleyball career at Sinclair Community College. She has been an all around player providing her insight and knowledge across all positions. She has coached both 7th and 8th grade as well as Junior Varsity for Clinton-Massie and has been involved as an Assistant Coach to Betsy Brooks with Xplosion Volleyball Club. We are excited to have Marlee join our staff for the 2018-2019 club season as a head coach for our 15s Regional team. Marlee is IMPACT certified through USA Volleyball. 

Casey has played volleyball since junior high as well as high school in the Waynesville School district, where she earned multiple awards including  SWBL Player of the Year.  In addition, she played 6 years of club volleyball for Dayton Juniors at the National level. Casey is coaching this fall at Waynesvile. Casey is IMPACT certified through USA Volleyball.  

Coach Erica has returned (formerly Davis).  Erica has high school coaching experience as the junior varsity coach at Clinton Massie High School.  She also has 3 years club coaching experience with Western Buckeye and is a prior coach for Xplosion. Erica graduated from Wilmington College in 2009 where she played volleyball.  Erica is IMPACT certified though USA Volleyball. 

Allie graduated from Springboro High School in 2014 where she was awarded All District 15 and 1st Team GWOC South. She played club volleyball as well including two years as a National player for Air City Chicks. She continued to play in college at Muskingum University followed by Sinclair Community College where she was all OCCAS First Team and earned a degree in veterinary technology. She started her coaching career as an assistant coach with Xplosion in 2014-2015. She went on to become a head coach at both Air City Chicks and Xplosion and was the head JVB coach at Springboro HS in 2017. She will be assisted by her Dad, Brian Petri. Allie is IMPACT certified though USA Volleyball.