Coach Kate has her Doctorate in Physical Therapy and works part-time as a physical therapist. Her background enhances her ability to identify faulty mechanics and educate on injury prevention.
Coach Kate has been training athletes in one-on-one and small group sessions for 15+ years.
Wisconsin Hustle Club Director and Coach 2019-2021
Setter training coach at Madison Elite 2011-2012
Setter training coach and 13’s club coach at Capital Volleyball Academy 2008-2011
15’s and 16’s Club Coach at PoWer South 2004-2008

Coaching & Professional Experience

Wisconsin Hustle 2019

2023 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee
2007 - 2nd Team All-American
2006-2007 - 1st Team All-Conference WIAC
Division III National Champions in 2005; Runner’s Up in 2007 and 3rd place in 2006
Setter and Libero at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 2004-2007

After coaching club volleyball for many years, I became frustrated with the limited time available to address skill development amongst a team of 10-12 athletes. I found that a lot of players had difficulty correcting their faulty mechanics in this setting. I began doing some individual training on the side and started seeing huge differences in the athlete’s ability to make subtle changes to their form which, in turn, improved their team play.
All of them! While I consider myself a setter, I have played every position at some point in my volleyball career. I started out as a middle blocker in middle school, an outside hitter my freshman and sophomore years of high school, I finally became a setter by my junior year and continued to set throughout college. However, my sophomore year in college I did play libero for part of the season as well!