COACHES AND STAFF

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Coach Tim Porter

Coach Tim has 15+ years of playing experience and 12+ years of coaching experience.

Most current coaching attributes:

• Head Varsity girls volleyball coach at San Tan Charter High School.

2023 Region Champions.

2023 big school Epic Volleyball tournament champions.

2023 State quarter finals.

4 players all region 1st team

4 players all region 2nd team

3 player all conference 2nd team

1 region player of the year

1 region offensive player of the year

Record - 28-5

• 2024 16s Championship Club head    Coach

AAU Region quarter finals

Jolley Volley Gold Medalist

MLK tournament - Silver Medal

• 2023 14s Club Head Coach

AAU Region Champions

AAU West Coast Volleyball Championships (Runner up)

After finding his love and passion for the game his senior year of high school, Coach Tim continued his career at Santa Monica College making it to the state finals. He then transferred to Antelope Valley College where he helped start up a brand new college volleyball program playing outside hitter and assisting in running and coaching the program. This lead to a scholarship to go play at Ottawa University in KS. 

Tim is currently playing in the Volleyball League of America (VLA), along with coaching women’s volleyball at San Tan Charter High School. 

Tim has coached both boys and girls volleyball of all ages from 12U to the collegiate level. 

His goal is to pass on his love and passion for the game. 

As volleyball becomes life and is a year-round commitment, it’s important to understand that things outside of volleyball are much more important, such as family, friends and personal/mental health. With this sport I want to show them you can have both. Create a family, make new friends, and grow strong physically and mentally. If we can understand these aspects in the gym it becomes easy to balance it all together. 

“The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do” Kobe Bryant

Coach Samantha Porter

Coach Sam has over 20 years of playing experience and has been coaching all levels of volleyball for the last 12 years. She recently became a mom and graduated with a Master's in I/O Psychology. In 2018, she moved to Arizona and claims it's been one of the best decisions she's made.
 

Currently, she plays in local beach tournaments and is a practice player for the VLA Las Muertas team. In high school, she was a starting setter, oppo, outside and even had a moment to shine as a middle. In the 2023 season, she had a scholarship and played beach volleyball for Park University. Coach Sam currently coaches JV for indoor, assists with Varsity indoor, and is the head coach for the girl's beach program at San Tan Charter.
 

The improvement that happens during a season and seeing a player's face light up when they realize they are more capable than they think are two of her favorite aspects of coaching. Her coaching philosophy is based on Progress Over Perfection. Volleyball is not a perfect sport which means progressing developmentally is the most important aspect. Keep moving forward because nothing in the past can be changed.
 

Coach Sam's Recent Success:
 

Indoor School Season
2023 Region Champions
2023 Big School Epic Volleyball Tournament Champions
2023 State Quarterfinals
4 players all region 1st team
4 players all region 2nd team
3 player all conference 2nd team
1 region player of the year
1 region offensive player of the year
Varsity Record - 28-5

Club Season
2024 16s Championship Club Coach
AAU Region Quarter Finalists
Jolley Volley Gold Medalist
MLK Tournament - Silver Medal

2023 14s Club Coach
AAU Region Champions
AAU West Coast Volleyball Championships (Runner up)

Coach Abbey Scarborough

Coach Abbey has 20+ years (yikes) of volleyball experience. She was a starting Middle throughout high school and for Lake Forest College. During her college years she started coaching 13s for Skyline Volleyball in Lake Forest, Illinois. After graduating and relocating to Arizona, she started her family, while continuing to play in various adult leagues around the valley and volunteering with AZ Youth sports. One of her favorite memories is coaching her daughter for STCS in 5th grade. The last 5 years she has been focused on supporting her daughter’s school and club volleyball teams as team mom. She is beyond excited to get back into coaching and is looking forward to an incredible season! 

Aside from volleyball, Abbey enjoys reading, crafts, and horseback riding. She has 2 horses, 3 dogs and 2 hairless cats.

 Abbey is also a proud Army Mom to a fantastic soldier. 

Coach Blake Music

  Coach Blake has 10 years of playing experience and 6 years of coaching experience at all levels and age groups. 

He was a 5-year starter at middle blocker for a top 5 NAIA men’s program, Ottawa University Arizona (OUAZ). He also helped start Team IX in the VLA while playing at OUAZ, which led to an early medical retirement. During his time at Ottawa, he spent four years as a boys varsity assistant coach at Mountain Pointe High School and boys club coach at Hanai. He is now the girls Freshman coach at San Tan Charter. During the off season in college, he traveled all over the United States and Europe playing volleyball to grow in both the sport and as a person.

Due to the early end of his career, Coach Blake wants to give back to the sport that has given him so many blessings. He believes this sport is able to teach young athletes valuable lessons beyond the court. Seeing the growth and development of his players, not only in their skills but as people, is what coaching is all about.

Coach Ann Music

Ann is going on her 8th year coaching and currently serves as the Casteel High School varsity assistant coach where she recently finishing her 3rd season. During her first two seasons with the Colts, Coach Ann helped to build a competitive program and culture within 5A earning the school’s first ever region championship. In this past season, after their move to 6A, Ann saw their first player sign to an NCAA Division I university. Over her 3 years, she has had the pleasure of seeing many players earn 1st /2nd Team All-Region, Defensive Player of the Year, and Player of the Year honors. 

Prior to Arizona, she coached club volleyball at Milwaukee Sting. She gained experience throughout college coaching camps through Sting and at local universities, including with the University of Wisconsin Badgers.

Originally from Wisconsin, Ann Leo was a standout during her playing career at University of Wisconsin-Parkside (NCAA DII) from 2016-2019. She was a four-year starting libero and two-year team captain playing in every set of her 4-year career.During her time at Parkside, she earned a variety of honors including Player of the Week, Defensive Player of the Week, Second-Team All-Conference honors twice, and GLIAC Libero of the Year her senior season. She currently holds the school records for most career digs, is tied for most career aces, and holds 4 top 11 spots for single season digs. 

Ann is a firm believer in giving back to her community and continues coaching to help young volleyball players grow as both people and athletes to reach their goals. She understands sports are a valuable tool to learn lessons that are applicable to the outside world and always strives to connect those dots for her players. Her favorite part of coaching is seeing a new skill put into play after working at it or seeing kids have a “light bulb” moment.