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Steve and Penni Douglas
Directors
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Coaches
Steve is a Florida native and has lived in Oconee County for more than 30 years. He is a business owner, husband and father of two beautiful girls. Steve has been around the sport of volleyball for the past 20 years and decided to dive in as director of the club after traveling with his oldest daughter. He believes that the Oconee County area needs a place for the area athletes to develop their volleyball skills. With a mission and purpose, he began Foothills Volleyball club not only to give his own daughters a place to play, but to offer a quality program to area athletes. He is a student of the game, loves the sport and the athletes that play. This is an endeavor that he has committed to even after his children aren't playing. He coaches along side his wife and his proud to have not one, but two state championship teams in the first year of running the club. Penni is originally from California. She started playing volleyball when she was about 10. She played for Baptist Bible College in PA, has also played in adult leagues in PA and SC. She has coach rec. level, jv and varsity high school teams for ten years. Most recently at Seneca Middle School. Penni has a desire to teach the fundamentals of volleyball to the athletes. She feels that good fundamentals played with enthusiasm will make a GREAT volleyball player. It isn't just about winning for Penni, it is also about character building and encouraging a player to do their best. She loves coaching volleyball and helping grow Foothills VBC. Steve and Penni have been married for 26 years, they have two beautiful daughters. Penni works full time at Clemson University and Steve is semi-retired. | |
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James King
Foothills 14s Team
Coach King is an administrator for the Pickens County School District. He has coached volleyball for many years at the middle school level and begins his 7th year coaching club with Foothills. Coach King is married and is the father of three beautiful children. He and his family are Disney enthusiasts and is also an avid runner. He and his family participate in the Disney marathons each year. Coach King enjoys teaching his players the fundamentals of volleyball, has a tremendous love for the game.
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 | Mike WilliamsFoothills 15s Mike has coached and served as athletic director at OCA for several years. He currently works at Duke Energy. He is married, has two adult children and a precious grandson! Mike enjoys teaching volleyball and giving athletes the opportunity to play at their very best. He attends church at ONE Community Church with his wife Donna. Mike actually help Foothills get started six year ago! He returns this year to coach and encourage his team to excel and work hard. BEST IS STANDARD! | |
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Hannah Douglas
Assistant Coach/Setter Coach Hannah is a graduate from Seneca High School, where she was an outstanding setter. She is currently attending Tri-County Tech, getting her Business Management/Marketing Associates Degree. She loves the fundamentals of volleyball and loves investing in the girls that she coaches. | |
 | Vickie Juan
Foothills - Easley/Liberty
Vickie will be joining the Foothills coaching staff this year! Coach Juan is finishing her sixth season at Liberty Middle School where she has worked as head volleyball coach and assistant volleyball coach. She has three AOP Conference III Champion titles, two AOP Conference III tournament championships and two pre-season tournament championships. Coach Juan has worked with two other volleyball clubs in the past. During Club season, she has led her teams to division championships winning tournaments such as the Nike Throwdown Tournament, Southern Classic Tournament, Carolina One Challenge and Augusta Heat Winter Tournament. She has also coached several 10u and 12U All-Stars State and Upper State championship teams for Liberty Recreation Department. | |
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Tina Hall
Foothills - Easley/Liberty
We are excited to welcome Tina Hall to our coaching staff this year! Tina played high school volleyball in New Hampshire and continued her love of the game playing four years for St. Joseph's University in Windham, Maine. She moved to South Carolina 23 years ago. She has two grown children and 2 grand children. Coach Hall coached the JV and Varsity Lady Lions at Daniel High School. She has coached junior level teams with great success. Coach Hall believes the two ingredients for great volleyball is teamwork and solid fundamentals.
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Chloe Anderton
Foothills 12s - Seneca
Chloe Anderton attended St. Pius X Catholic High School in Atlanta, Georgia and has played competitive volleyball since she was in sixth grade. A four-year varsity player in high school, she won one state championship and one runner-up state championship title, as well as holding her high school’s record for total career blocks and highest attack percentage. She was St. Pius’ first Under Armour All-American player, a Maxpreps/Marine Corps honor athlete of the month, and was selected as an American Volleyball Coaching Association Phenom player her junior year in addition to several other All-Area, All-Region, All-State, and All-Senior titles. Chloe played for Tsunami Volleyball Club in Atlanta, where she won numerous local and regional competitions as a Middle Blocker for her team. She signed to Clemson University her senior year before a startling setback – she broke her leg during the state quarter-final volleyball competition. For the remainder of her senior year, she was actively healing and getting back into shape to compete at the collegiate level. At Clemson, she redshirted her freshman year until the decision was made for her to medically disqualify from the team due to her previous injury. Her love of the game remains alive and strong, and in her free time, Chloe enjoys reading, spending time with family and friends, and doing adventurous things. | |