Illinois Performance Volleyball (IPV)

Patti Smith- Director/Administration/Communication
Patti@ipvbc.com

Graduated from Western Illinois University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree/Business minor. Helped coach and run Up & Over VBC 1991-1998. Head coach at St. Joseph Parochial School team 2005-2007. Head coach for the IPV 12 Red team in 2007. Experience working youth volleyball camps in the area. Coached Sunsetters 12 Black in 2005 & 2006, assistant coach for for 12-16's prior to that. Webmaster & Secretarty for Sunsetters from 2003-2006. Impact certified, CAP 1 certification and VCAP (Volleyball Conditioning Accredidation Program) through USA Volleyball. Currently a director of IPV, Inc. and handle administration, website and communication. Proud mother of two lovely daughters!.

Stephanie Ryding- Head Coach 12 Red/16 HP
Stephanie@ipvbc.com

Currently attending North Central College in Naperville as a sophomore with an intended major in Business, Spanish and Accounting. Coached IPV 12 & Unders for the past two seasons in addition to assistant coaching the 16 High Performance team with Kevin Tucker. Has experience playing setter, right side and defensive specialist/L at Naperville Central high School (State Champs 2005), Sunsetters and NCC. Currently, the Libero for North Central'*s Varisty volleyball team (http://www.noctrl.edu/x32579.xml) and finished ranked 4th in nation for digs/game in 2007 (D3). Earned All-Conference Second Team and the Jack Schwartz Award for CCIW academic-all-conference achievement 2007 and was named CCIW Defensive Player of the Week as a freshman in September 2006. Impact Certified.

Monika Vidmar- Head Coach 12 Navy
Monika@ipvbc.com

Currently attending Dominican University in River Forest with a major in Mathematics and a concentration in Secondary Education. Experience coaching all age groups at the Lyons Township High School gymnastics camp and volleyball camp and IPV Summer clinics. Played for Lions VBC U11, U12, Gravity VBC U14 & Sunsetters VBC U15, 16, 17, 18-Black. Played on the Dominican University Varsity Volleyball team as a starting middle hitter her freshman year and took part on the Lyons Township High School JV gymnastics team and varsity volleyball team 2002-2005. Impact Certified.

Ernie Larson- Head Coach VolleylitesTeam
Ernie@ipvbc.com

Leah Smith- Head Coach 13 Red
Leah@ipvbc.com

Graduated from University of Iowa in 2005 with a History Major and Entrepreneurial Business . Played club volleyball for 8 years with Up and Over, Sports Performance and Sunsetters as a setter and right side. Played varisty volleyball 3 years at Downers Grove North High School, Sophomore team Freshman year. Assistant coach at St. Joseph Parochial School in Downers Grove in 2005 & 2007 and now plays recreational adult volleyball. Coached 14U team at Sunsetters in 2006 and our IPV 13 Red team in 2007. Impact certified.

Jennifer Wright- Head Coach 13 Navy
Jennifer@ipvbc.com

Jennifer coached for Chicago Crush 16 for the 2006/2007 USAV Season. Jennifer began playing volleyball at St. Cajetan Grammar School in 1984. Jennifer is no stranger to club volleyball – she played for Chicago Smash from 1984-1992. Played varsity for Mt. Assisi Academy 1990-1992 and went on to play at St. Norbert College in 1992 and Moraine Valley Community College in 1993-1995. After taking a few years off, Jennifer played USAV Women’s BB and Women’s A and competed at Nationals in both Atlanta and Colorado . Impact Certified

Scott Smith- Director/Head Coach 14 Red
Scott@ipvbc.com

Graduated from Western Illinois University with a Economics degree, earned masters from Benedictine University. Started Up & Over VBC in 1991 and has since coached all ages from 12-16's. Coached 2003-2006 for Sunsetters. Assistant coach to Kevin Tucker for Sunsetters 16 Black team and at St. Joseph Parochial School. Head coach for IPV 15 Red, IPV 14 White (Spring team) and IPV Developmental team in 2007. Experience running and assisting with volleyball camps in area. Adjunct teacher of Quantitative Analysis at St. Francis University 1995-2006. Impact certified, CAP 1 certified and VCAP (Volleyball Conditioning Accredidation Program) through USA Volleyball. Currently a director of IPV, Inc. and employed by True Value Hardware Headquarters. Proud father of two wonderful daughters.

Emily Headley- Assistant Coach 14 Red
Emily@ipvbc.com

Emily has played volleyball for the past 6 years, including Sports Performance, Straight Down, and Sunsetters Volleyball Club. She is currently a Senior at Benet High School where she has played her freshman and sophomore seasons. She was unable to continue playing due to an injury to her ACL. Emily assited Scott with our IPV 15 Red team in 2007. Emily also helps out as an assistant coach for the 7th grade girls volleyball team at St. Joan of Arc School. Impact Certified.

Mark Jackson- Head Coach 14 Navy
Mark @ipvbc.com

Graduated from Carthage College with a Bachelors degree in Math and Computer Science. Played volleyball throughout Highschool and then on intramuarals and a club team in College. Currently I play in adult volleyball leagues around the area, I played USAV for 3 years as a middle hitter. I am currently a Senior Software Engineer for ITG Dirivatives, a Brokerage company specializing in electronic trading. Impact certified (Nov.07).

Timm Gyoerkoes- Head Coach 15 Red
Timm@ipvbc.com

Head coach for IPV 14 Navy in 2007. Timm coached for SOVA 14G in 1994, 18G in 1995. In addition he coached the Freshman girls team at Prospect High School in 1994 and was the varsity coach at Hiawatha High School in 1996/7 in addition to running the frosh/soph team. Timm began playing at Chruchville Jr. High in 7th-8th grade, then at York High School as a Jr. and Senior (the first two years of their program). He played in the Midwest Volleyball Professionals A and Open 1993-95, and the Midwest Volleyball Professionals Pro in 1996. He played at Northern Illinois University from 1995-6 but had to take time off due to a shoulder injury. TImm has played EVP Gold from 2005 to present and is also involved in USAV Men's BB. Impact and ASEP Certified

Jim Deardorff- Head Coach 15 Red
Jim@ipvbc.com

Northern Illinois University , BS in Chemistry. Played on the NIU Men's Club Team. Played professional beach volleyball from 1993-1998. 1995 Midwest Volleyball Professionals Beach Player of the Year. Earned 2nd Team All American at the 1994 USAV National Championships. Has coached for 14 years for different clubs in the Chicago land area at different age levels. Coached 2003-6 at West Suburban Volleyball Club. Head coach for our IPV 16 Red team in 2007. Employed for the past 10 years at First Health in Downers Grove as a Database Administrator. Impact certified. Proud father of three.

Shari Marcukaitis- Head Coach 15 Navy
Shari@ipvbc.com

Shari started playing volleyball in junior high and continued to play club at Sideout USA and high school ball at Glenbard North. She graduated in 2002 and played at North Park University in Chicago. She has played as a setter and outside hitter during high school and as a DS in college. She received the Most Improved Player award in 2004. She graduated in 2006 with a BA in English and Secondary Education certification. This is her fifth year coaching club. She previously coached three years at Ace Point Match in Evanston and one year at Sideout USA. She continues to play in the Villa Park Park District league, the St. Giles Church league and as a USAV BB Women's Libero. Shari had competed in two National's competitions in New Orleans and Austin, TX. Impact certified.

Kevin Tucker- Director/Head Coach 16 High Performance
Kevin@ipvbc.com

Earned BA in Psychology and BPA- Business & Public Administration from Governors State University plus AAS- Marketing Management from Prairie State University. Coaching experience includes 14 years College, NAIA, 9 years Junior National teams with 2nd City and Sunsetters. Three years coaching Great Lakes Youth Volleyball, 2 years Corporate Challenge, Grass/Coed/Quads. Played: 14 years USVBA-A,AA, 3 years College Men's Club, 2 years Chicago Invitational Coed Champions, 2 years Prairie State Games. Two years experience as Volleyball Coordinator at St. Joseph School and in 7th year as head coach in DuPage Parochial League. Took 2003 Sunsetters 17 Black team to Nationals and coached 2004-2006 Sunsetters 16 Black teams which included a 2nd place finish in 2004 at the Asics Junior National Volleyball Championship. Also coached the 2005 15 Purple team. Coached our IPV 14 Red and Developmental team in 2007. Recent experience running and assisting in local volleyball camps and private lessons. Impact and Cap I, II & III certified. Currently a Director of IPV, Inc. Proud father of two young daughters.

Jamie Nelson- Head Coach 16 Red
Jamie@ipvbc.com

Played volleyball, basketball, softball and ran track in high school. Graduated from Western Illinois University where she played and coached Club volleyball. After graduating Jamie worked at Addison Trail high school and coached the sophomore basketball team then moved over to Glenbard South high school this year and coached volleyball at the freshman level. Impact certified (Nov. 07).

Jake Mattern- Head Coach 18 Red
Jake@ipvbc.com

Stork Hsu- Head Coach 18 Red
Stork@ipvbc.com

Graduated from University of Illinois at Springfield with a Masters degree in Computer Science. Played volleyball since college at Soochow University in Taiwan. Currently employed as a Senior Oracle Database Administrator at the Illinois Tollway. Has been in the US for 13 years and runs and coaches a Men's Level A amateur team in the western suburbs. Maintains a volleyball website at http://www.storksvolleyball.org . Proud father of 3 young boys. Impact certified (Nov.07)

Bonnie (Bremner) Pettigrew- Position Practice Coach
Bonnie@ipvbc.com

Bonnie is a former Penn State 4 time All-American setter, USA National Team player and US Professional VB Chicago Thunder player. Bonnie has run over 50 camps in IL, MI, OR, WA and AL for all agegroups and offers private lessons in all skills. Bonnie focuses on both the mental and physical aspects of the game and what it takes to become a great player. Currently runs Next Level Athletes.

Titcus Pettigrew- Strength & Agility Coach
Titcus@ipvbc.com

An all-around athlete, Titcus Pettigrew played both basketball and football at Penn State University. In basketball, just a few of his accomplishments included AAU All-American and Gatorade State player of the year. He has received a special recognition award from the Boys and Girls Club of Illinois for his dedication. He has successfully trained high school, collegiate and professional athletes in his career. Offers Strength & Agiltiy training through Speed, Inc. and Next Level Athletes for our HP teams and as an optional program for our IPV players.