Camp 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 is presently coaching the NRV 15 National team in Roanoke, Virginia. You can see more about Coach Houser here.
List Of Camp Assistants:
Jessica Flanagan
Jessica is the former head coach at Ferrum College. In her two years there (2013 and 2014), she won more matches than the previous six! She has coached one year of club vball. Jessica attended Ferrum and played vball for 4 years and sball for 2 years. She earned four straight All-Conference volleyball honors from the USA South Athletic Conference from 2006-09, and received the 2010 Ferrum College President's Cup. The award is presented annually to the graduating student-athlete who best exhibits excellence in academics, campus and community leadership, and character. You can contact her at jessicaflanagan102@gmail.com.
Sarah Sparks Hammond
Sarah is a 2014 graduate of Averett University where she was a starting MB all 4 years. She had an all-conference freshman and senior seasons as a starting middle hitter. She has worked 14 previous STAR camps. Sarah played for Rockingham County HS. She also played club volleyball for three years under Danny Miller for the Caswell (North Carolina) Volleyball Club. Sarah is now a math teacher at Central Academy Middle School in Fincastle, Va. Sarah can be contacted at ssparks01578@aol.com
Allison Sparks
Allison is also a 2014 graduate of Averett University. .....yes she and Sarah are twin sisters. Allison had a great career at AU where she was named Conference Player Of The Year as a senior. She also was named a D3 All-American. She played for Rockingham County HS. She also played for three years under Coach Miller for Caswell Volleyball Club. Allison is now an elementary teacher in Halifax County. You can contact her at amsparks@aumail.averett.edu.
Hannah Shields
Hannah just finished her 1st year as an OH at Averett University. As a freshman, she was named 1st team All-Confernece and finished the season with 642 kills, the 3rd highest total in all of NCAA D3. She was also named USA South Rookie Of The Year! Hannah is a 2014 graduate of Dan River High School, near Danville, Va. She played 6 years of school vball and 5 years of club vball. She played on Coach Houser's team in 2012 that attended Jr Nationals in Columbus Ohio! She was named 1st team all state her senior year at Dan River. You can see a nice article about her here. You can contact Hannah at hannah_shields3@yahoo.com..
Samantha Edge
Sam is a freshman at UVA-Wise and is on the volleyball team! Sam graduated from Roanoke Catholic School where she was a part of their 3-peat state championship! She played club vball for 5 years in Roanoke, Va. You can reach Sam at SamEdge29@gmail.com
