Born and raised in Western Maryland, Jim grew up a sports fan playing any sport possible through his younger and high school years.  After graduating from high school he attended college at Moody Bible Institute where they had started a varsity volleyball team.  Athletic enough to make the team, he played for the next three years at college and three different sand leagues back in MD, before doing his student teaching his senior year.

Jim married his wife Lori after college and found time to play volleyball at the local YMCA in Chicago.  After moving to the Wichita area Jim was able to find places to play in Newton, Wichita and other places such as the YMCA. Jim has been coaching club and high school volleyball since 2003.  Jim and Lori have six kids, many of whom enjoyed playing volleyball also.  

My philosophy of volleyball is to get out and play.  You bring the energy and we will direct it in the right direction.  I enjoy teaching the basics of volleyball so that I can watch a player grow and reach their full potential.  Success does not happen overnight, be patient and work hard.

My name is Kailey Toscano and I have been in the volleyball world since I was 10 years old.  I was born and raised in California where I fell in love with the sport.  I played club and school ball all the way through high school.  I was named the Defense specialist of the year my senior year in 2008.  After high school, I played for a year at Friends University before a sports injury stopped my collegiate time.  I stayed with Friends for 4 years running practices and doing stats.  In the off seasons in college I was coaching middle school/ high school age as well as officiating club ball in California.  Once I graduated, I landed a job and worked on getting back into the sport.  I am currently still playing in various adult leagues.  Last year was my first year coaching in Kansas where I coached 15s.

I am a very positive person with high energy and I bring that to the court as a coach.  On the court there is enough pressure, so I try to keep the girls focused on tasks and learn to handle the pressure in a good way.  I am very open with my coaching making sure the girls understand what is needed and where they can improve as an individual or a teammate.  I am always watching and observing and supporting the girls to be positive and not to be too hard on themselves.  I will let the girls know what I am thinking and allow them to earn their role.