Coaching Biographies

Sara is Xplosion VBC's head Club Director and Managing Partner. She will be returning to Xplosion for her eighth 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. 

Betsy is Xplosion VBC's Assistant Director and Managing Partner. She has 12 years of experience as a Head Coach with Xplosion Volleyball and Western Buckeye. She has High School coaching experience as the former Junior Varsity coach at Wilmington High School. Betsy played volleyball in college at Wilmington College and can share that experience with her players. Betsy is IMPACT certified through USA Volleyball. 

 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 16 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. 

Loran will be returning for her seventh 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. 

Casey is returning for her fifth season with Xplosion. She 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 has previously coached at Waynesville. Casey is IMPACT certified through USA Volleyball.  

Coach Erica has returned (formerly Davis) for her fourth season with Xplosion.  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. 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.