Volleyball Camps

Full resume (.pdf)

Mike Welch has extensive camp experience, directing summer camps every year since 1988.

• Two-time Head Coach of the USA Youth National Team and Head Coach in the US Olympic Festival (5 years in head and assistant coach positions in the USA National Team development program from 1992-1996), led teams to 1 gold medal and 2 silver medals.  Players included two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Misty May, Olympic Best Scorer and Silver Medalist Logan Tom, 5 USA National Team members, 5 National Player-of-the-Year honorees, and over 40 All-Americans
• 6 nationally ranked seasons, 3 conference championships, 2 conference tournament championships, 4 NCAA Tournament appearances, and 1 NIVC Tournament appearance as a collegiate head coach
• 2 All-American, 17 All-Region, 43 All-Conference, and 84 Academic All-Conference collegiate honorees
• 5 AVCA Team Academic Awards, including the highest team GPA in the nation out of all NCAA Division I volleyball teams, and two top 3 finishes in NCAA Division II 
• 267 wins in 17 years as a Division I (11) and Division II (6) Head Coach at Idaho State University, University of North Florida and Morehead State University. Recorded 20 win seasons at all three institutions.
• 95-22 record and a Top 30 National Ranking at San Diego, CA Helix High School.  One player earned USA Today All-American, while another player went on to become a collegiate All-American and National Champion
• A national leader in coach training, Mike has presented three-times at the AVCA National Convention and has been published over 10 times in Volleyball Magazine, Coaching Volleyball, Volleyball Monthly and has authored chapters in some books.
• Was Vice President of the California Beach Volleyball Association (CBVA), event director for CBVA outdoor volleyball tournaments, and a AAA rated player

As a collegiate head volleyball coach, Mike Welch has led NCAA Division I and II teams to 6 nationally ranked seasons, 5 conference championships, 4 NCAA Tournament appearances, and an NIVC appearance.  Add a successful stint as a head coach at the high school level, Mike added 3 more conference championships and another nationally ranked season.  Overall, his career combined record is 362-289.

Mike, 3rd on the all-time Idaho State University coaching wins list, led the volleyball team to qualify for 3 straight Big Sky Championship tournaments in 2005, 2004 and 2003, which is the first time for ISU since the 1989-1991 seasons.  In 2003, the team recorded a 20-9 record, the best winning percentage at Idaho State since 1989, and the 6th best turn around in the country. He earned his 200th career win in 2002 with a victory over Pac-10 Oregon. 

While Head Coach at the University of North Florida, he led the team to 6 straight seasons where the team appeared in the national Top 25.  He is currently 2nd on the all-time wins list at UNF.

At Division I Morehead State University, Mike led the team to its first and only Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Championship in the history of the program.  The team finished in the top 3 in conference all 3 years.

As a high school coach, Mike had an impressive record of 95-22, while leading Helix High School (San Diego, CA) from 0-16 the year before he arrived to being in the USA Today Top 30 National Rankings with a 31-1 record.  He also had one high school USA Today All-American, while another player went on to become a collegiate All-American and National Champion.

Mike has led teams to receiving the AVCA Team Academic Excellence Awards 5 times, including the highest team GPA in the nation out of all NCAA Division I volleyball teams (1993), and two top 3 finishes in NCAA Division II (1998 and 1999).  He is on the AVCA Division I National Ranking poll (2000 to present), the NCAA Division I Regional Advisory Committee (2004 to 2006), and is a member of the Editorial Board for the AVCA's Coaching Volleyball (1998 to present).

Mike was Head Coach of the USA Youth National Team twice (1996 and 1993), and assistant coach once (1992), as well as Head and Assistant Coach in the US Olympic Festival (1995 and 1994). As a USA coach, Mike has led teams to 1 gold and 2 silver medals.  While coaching in USA programs, worked with players who went on to become an Olympic Gold Medalist, 5 USA National Team members, 5 National Player-of-the-Year honorees, and over 40 All-Americans.

With outdoor volleyball, Mike was the Vice President and on the Board of Directors for the California Beach Volleyball Association (CBVA), and he earned a AAA rating as a player 2 consecutive years. 

Mike, has a BA degree from California State University, Chico and an AA degree from LA Pierce College.  He played collegiate club volleyball both Cal State Chico and LA Pierce College, and was an All-CIF and West Valley League MVP honoree, and CIF Champion at Chatsworth (CA) High School. Mike has certification as a USA Volleyball CAP Level III High Performance coach and completed training for a National Strength and Conditioning certificate.  He has also completed multiple team building trainer courses from Project Adventure, as well as graduate level courses in human behavior.  Mike participates in adventure races, mountain bike races, century bike rides, duathlons and triathlons.   He is a member of the National Ski Patrol at Pebble Creek Ski Area (Idaho).

Mika Robinson is the Head Volleyball Coach at Berry College in Georgia.  Mika was named the 2008 SSAC Coach of the Year in just her first year at the helm of the Berry program.  She led the team to the school's first SSAC regular season volleyball championship, while boasting a 23-13 (15-1 SSAC) record.

Previously, she was the Associate Head Coach, Assistant Volleyball Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at Idaho State University for 3 seasons.  Mika came to ISU after serving as the head coach of the Buchholz High School volleyball team where she had led the team to three-straight district championships.  Her team also received the AVCA Team Academic Award in 2004. As a club coach, she led teams to qualify for Junior Olympics with Gainesville Juniors. Mika is actively involved on the AVCA's Assistant Coach committee, and was on the Board of Directors for the AVCA.  

Mika played her collegiate career at Harvard University as team captain on the NCAA Division I Ivy League team.  She graduated magna cum laude from Harvard with a B.A. in Psychology in 1996.  Mika has also earned her Masters Degree in Athletic Administration from Idaho State University in 2007.

Jody is the Head Volleyball Coach at Cal State University Monterey Bay.  Previously, she was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for Washington State University and served in the same capacity at Idaho State University.  Under her leadership, the Bengal's team finished the 2003 season with a 20-9 record. It was the best season in a over a decade for the ISU volleyball program and earned the squad a third place finish in the Big Sky Conference. While in Pocatello, Jody coached in the USAV Intermountain Volleyball Association working camps and clinics, was the head coach for High Performance sand volleyball clinics, and served as the Co-Director for Idaho Club Vision.  Jody spent one season as head coach at Adams State College in Alamosa, Colorado in 2001. She left after one season to marry Kirby Garry, an assistant football coach at the University of South Dakota. There, she served as the assistant volleyball coach at South Dakota and helped lead the 2002 squad to a 16-win season, the most wins in 20 years for the USD program.  She spent three seasons at St. Mary's College as the top assistant and recruiting coordinator.  Jody also served as the top assistant at Golden West College in Huntington Beach, Calif., where she was a part of their 18th-straight California Junior College Championship.  

Ten years after Camp Director Mike Welch graduated Chatsworth (CA) High School, Jody became an All-CIF and L.A. Valley All-Star MVP at Chatsworth (CA) High School.  Jody and Mike first met as she spent a summer as an intern for USA Volleyball in Colorado Springs and worked with the USA Youth National Team while Mike was Head Coach. Jody was a two-time team captain and earned first team All-North Central Conference honors at University of North Dakota.  An AAA-rated beach volleyball player, Garry spent the summer of 1997 touring professionally in Italy.  She also competed with her playing partner and VBcamps staff member Jamie Ivers in qualifying tournaments for Beach Volleyball America (BVA). She received her bachelor's degree in kinesiology from North Dakota and a Masters degree from St. Mary's College (CA).

Kevin Campbell, Assistant Director

Kevin is the head volleyball coach at the University of North Florida. Previously, she served as an assistant coach at Penn State for two seasons. Kevin has also been an assistant coach at the University of Georgia, UNC-Charlotte, Ohio University, and Winthrop University.

While coaching at Penn State, the team won its fourth consecutive Big Ten title and advanced to the Elite Eight at the NCAA Tournament - finishing with a 32-3 record. Three Penn State players earned AVCA All-America honors as the team finished with a No. 5 national ranking. Campbell was also involved with recruiting, training and administrative duties with the Nittany Lions. Before joining the staff at Penn State, Campbell spent five seasons as an assistant coach at  from 2000-04. She was the 49ers' recruiting coordinator and assisted in all aspects of the program, including training and development, scouting, marketing and promotions, fundraising and summer camps and clinics.

She graduated cum laude from the University of Nebraska at Omaha with a bachelor's degree in history in 1995 after playing four years as a member of the school's volleyball team. Campbell earned All-North Central Conference honors and was named an AVCA North Central All-Regional team member during her career.

Kim Lester, the Head Volleyball Coach at San Diego Mesa College, has been an Assistant Volleyball Coach at Division I schools University of Oklahoma, Idaho State University, and Nevada-Las Vegas.  In 2004, she led her Mesa College team to finish as Runner Up in the California Junior College Championships.  In 2006, her Mesa College team finished 4th in the California Junior College Championships. Before her arrival, the team had never even advanced to the state tournament.  

Kim has a Masters degree from Azuza Pacific, and a BA degree from San Diego State University.  During her playing days, Kim was the team captain at San Diego State University.  She helped lead her team to the NCAA Sweet 16.

Jamie Ivers is the Head Coach at Grossmont College in San Diego.  In 2004, as an assistant coach, she helped guide the San Diego Mesa College team to finish as Runner Up in the California Junior College Championships.  Previously, Jamie was an assistant volleyball coach at Idaho State University.  She helped lead the ISU squad to its first 20 win season in 14 years.  Jamie was also the top assistant at Adams State University.  As a beach player, she won the prestigious Manhattan Open in 2000 and earned her AAA rating.   Jamie also has experience as a personal trainer at 24 hour fitness.

Jamie has a BA degree from California State University, Fullerton, where she was also an all-conference performer on the Titan volleyball team.

Diane Welch is an elementary school teacher at the Pocatello Charter School, an Experiential Learning Outward Bound based school.  She has extensive training in experiential learning and education in adventure.  Diane has completed numerous training seminars in experiential learning by Outward Bound and other programs.  In 2004, she rafted 7 days down the Colorado River with Outward Bound.  In the summer of 2005, Diane climbed the Grand Teton (WY) with with crampons and an ice axe.

Diane has been the volleyball coach at Rowan County Senior High School (Morehead, Kentucky).

Diane has her Masters degree in Educational Leadership from National University, a BA degree from San Diego State University