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 Junior 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. Betsy will not be coaching a team this season, but will remain involved as a Managing Partner and Director of Coaching for this upcoming season.

 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. 

Andrea is a veteran coach as she's been with Xplosion since our inception.  Andrea played for Chaminade Julienne High School, including club volleyball for Gem City Volleyball Club. She still plays in Adult OVR events, as well as sand and indoor leagues @ the Downtown Dayton YMCA. In addition to her playing experience, she has several years of coaching youth sports in the Dayton area. Andrea will be assisted by Joe 'MOJO' Kuritar this season. 

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. 

Lori has coached JV teams for Twin Valley South and Preble Shawnee High School and  is the current Assistant Varsity coach for Edgewood. She has coached for both Western Buckeye and Dayton Juniors in years past. She played for Western Buckeye and on to Sinclair Community College. She co-directed the Edgewood Youth Volleyball program and coached a youth team for 4 years and is anxious to continue her volleyball adventure with Xplosion going into her fourth 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.  

Jess played junior high and high school for Valley View school district as well as participated multiple years in local club volleyball as well as  assisted in the volleyball program at Wilmington College where she has just earned her Bachelor's Degree. Jess is IMPACT certified through USA Volleyball.  

Cassidy played in junior high and high school at Dixie High School walking away with a SWBL Player of the Year. She continued her volleyball career for 2 more years at Shawnee State University. She has been the assistant  coach at Dixie High for the past 2 seasons. She is IMPACT certified through USA Volleyball.