2017 Camp Staff:

Director:  Tom Houser
Coach Houser is the owner of STAR Volleyball Camps. He is the author of the "I Can't Wait" to coach books, and Drill Collection. He has coached 18 varsity teams, 10 JV teams, 26 club teams and directed 87 camps in 9 states in the past 7 years. You can see more about Coach Houser here.


List of Camp Assistants:

Kelsey Goodman
Kelsey comes from a volleyball family! She's a 2015 graduate of Midlothian High in the Richmond area. She played 6 years of school volleyball and 7 years of club volleyball. She will be a junior next fall at Roanoke College and is on the volleyball team there! You can find out more about Kelsey at her Roanoke College webpage here. This is Kelsey's third year working STAR camps. Her and her sister have been regular participants in the Expectations Camps at Sweet Briar! You can contact Kelsey at kelseygoodman3@gmail.com.

Erin Mays
Erin has just finished her 3rd year as a setter on the Eastern Mennonite University volleyball team in Harrisonburg, Va. Erin is a 2014 graduate of Westover Christian Academy in Danville. She played 6 years of school vball and 4 years of travel vball, one of those in Roanoke with NRV. You can see more about Erin at her EMU page here. This will be Erin's second year coaching with the STAR staff. You can reach her at EMays447@gmail.com.

Lauren Morgan
Lauren is a rising sophomore at Randolph College and is playing on their volleyball team. She is a 2016 graduate of Liberty High in Bedford Va. She started playing volleyball in the 7th grade, but that wasn't enough; so, she played the highest level of club volleyball possible in Roanoke for 3 years. You can reach Lauren at LaurenMorgan354@yahoo.com.

Mikhala Stafford
Mikhala is a 2016 graduate of Rockbridge County High School in Lexington, Va. She has played 7 years of school volleyball. She would have played 7 years of club but has had some knee injuries that have forced her to miss two seasons. During one of those seasons, she was Coach Houser's assistant coach here. She's been selected 1st-team all conference 3 times and 1st-team all region twice. She was her school varsity captain for 3 seasons and the varsity MVP three times. Mikhala is a rising sophomore at William & Mary! You can contact her at MikhalaStafford98@icloud.com!


Raleigh Brookshier
Raleigh is a 2017 graduate of Glenvar High, near Roanoke. She played 6 years of school ball and 6 years of travel ball. Raleigh was also a captain on her JV team as a 10th grader.She was the assistant coach on NRV's top 13's team in the spring of 2017. You can reach her at RBrook99@vt.edu.