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The
Coaches 2006 |
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We have current and former high school, college
and semi-pro coaches in our club. Two of the
coaches played professional basketball in
Europe. All of the coaches played either high
school, college or professional sports.
We provide quality training
opportunities for players to improve their
basketball skills and
help empower them
to use the lessons they've learned on the court
to their everyday lives.
The coaches emphasize the principles of
discipline, perseverance, teamwork and the
pursuit of excellence.
All of the
coaches have the same philosophy. We believe
that correct fundamentals lead to proper
execution on the court. If you are taught
correctly from the beginning, playing basketball
can be fun and easy to learn... AND to master.
Click here to read a newspaper article about 2
of the coaches who
played professional basketball in Europe.
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Tony Allen:
Club Founder & President
Tony was the coach of the original San Diego Sol women's
basketball team which compiled a win-loss record of 28-3 in
the 1997-98 season, including a re-match win against the
Chinese Jr. National Team.
This Sol team
was also the 1997 NWBL Regional Champion and National Runner
Up.
He has been a personal and sports fitness trainer and coach
for 19 years. His clients and teams have won numerous
awards, titles and championships at every level from
recreational to the professional. |
Denise
Bennett:
Denise graduated from Santana High School where she led her
team to two CIF championships and two league championships.
She also earned her team’s MVP award for 2 consecutive
years.
Denise played
collegiate basketball at Cuyamaca where she earned First
Team All League and was voted her team’s Defensive Player of
the Year. She later transferred to Grossmont College and was
again selected to All League honors.
Most recently she was the assistant coach for an 8th
grade traveling basketball team that is currently ranked 12th
in California. |
Amy Cleveland:
Club Director
Amy was an original member of the Sol women's
basketball
team. She played professionally in Germany for two seasons
and was the conference's 3rd leading scorer one of those
seasons.
Amy currently coached her Sol Senior Women's team to the
Gold Medal at the Senior National Games in Pittsburgh, PA,
June 2005.
She also coached a 17u and a 15u youth team while
playing in Germany.
Amy set 21 individual records, including the career scoring
record, while playing basketball at Claremont McKenna
College in Claremont, California. She earned SCIAC Conference
honors all four years of her career as well as All American
Honors her senior season.
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Brandi Collato:
Brandi graduated
from Santa Fe Christian High School where she
led her team to two CIF Championships, a So Cal
Regional Championship, and a trip to the State
Finals. She was named the Union Tribune Player
of the Year, hit 49 consecutive free throws (1
shy of the national record), and ended her high
school career in 2001 with 3,325 career points
and the San Diego County scoring record until it
was broken in 2004.
Brandi continued
her playing career at the University of San
Diego as a 3-point shooting specialist. She
graduated with a Bachelor in Business
Administration and is currently completing her
Masters in School Counseling.
Brandi coached both
youth and high school club teams in the San
Diego area before joining Sol. |
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Susie
Erpelding:
Susie played professional basketball in Germany where she
was one of the top scorers in her league. She also coached a
16u team in Germany to a 19-1 record.
She played at USD where she earned West Coast Conference
Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2000. She was named to
the All WCC Team in '98, '99 and '00. She was a GTE Academic
All American in '99 and '00. She captained her team to the
WCC Tournament Championship in '00. She also had time to
graduate magna cum laude with a BA in Sociology and earn her
masters in Counseling.
Susie set all the records at the Academy of Our Lady of
Peace High School where her basketball jersey number is
retired and hanging in the rafters.
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Jennie Harris:
Jennie
Harris was an original member of the Sol women's basketball
team.
Jennie
earned a scholarship to Christian Heritage College to play
both volleyball and basketball.
Jennie captained her collegiate volleyball team to the
National Championship her junior year. She was also a four
year captain for her basketball team. During her senior
year she led the nation in rebounds, averaging 18 per game.
She graduated from CHC in 1999, receiving a degree in
Liberal Studies with an emphasis in Elementary Education. |
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Spatticus
Harris:
"As
ancient legend foretold the prophecy of one coming down from
the great white north of Toronto, Canada to the sunny west
coast of San Diego.
Spatticus...meant to be Spartacus thawed
himself out and played 4 years at Christian Heritage College
leading the Hawks to 2 National Championships (NCCAA). He
would graduate with a degree in kinesiology all the while
becoming 1st team All American.
He's now an
assistant at Christian Heritage College with the woman's
program. Spatticus is married to one of Sol's finest "Jennie
Harris" with a 2 year old daughter (Mazatlan) and baby boy
Kalel whom is expected to take basketball to
new heights"...composed by Spatticus Harris. |
Kate
Hawrylo:
Kate currently coaches the Junior Varsity and Middle School
basketball teams at Francis Parker School. She is also the
assistant coach for the Varsity basketball program.
Before coaching
at Francis Parker she was a 3 year Varsity basketball player
at Parker. During her athletic career she earned an amazing
7 Most Inspirational Awards.
Kate earned her AA in
Philosophy. She is currently attending National University
to receive her teaching credential. |
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Judy Malone:
Coach Malone recently retired after 29 years
as Head Women's Basketball Coach at UCSD.
After helping to start the Womens program as
a student at UCSD, she led the program to
numerous NCAA Tournament appearances,
including a stretch of five out of six years
at the NCAA Division III level prior to
moving to the Division II level in 2000-01
season. It didn't take long to make her
mark at the Division II level as she led the
Tritons to an NCAA Division II Tournament
berth in only their third year in D II, even
though UCSD was the only Division II school
in the country that did not offer athletic
scholarships. She finished her career with
over 400 wins, ranking her in the top 20 of
Division II coaches in the country.
As a
player, Coach Malone led the Tritons in
scoring in each of her three seasons, and
still holds the UCSD top two scoring
averages with 21.6 and 25 points per game.
She continued to play basketball until a
recent knee surgery, helping her Senior team
to two gold medals at the Senior Olympics in
2001 and 2003.
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Tammie
McQuain:
Tammie was team
captain while playing collegiate basketball at
Western Nebraska. She led her nationally ranked
team to two division championships. She was
voted All Conference and was one of the top
league leaders in both scoring and rebounding.
She finished her collegiate career at Chapman
University.
Tammie was the
only female invited to play against the "And 1
Mix Tour" team when they visited San Diego in
2004. She was aired on ESPN stealing the ball
from their #1 star, "Hot Sauce." In 2005, she
was invited back again.
Tammie coached
at Costa Mesa High School as well as other club
programs in the Southern California area.
Currently Tammie is the CFO at a Financial
Planning firm in La Jolla. |
Lindsey
Peavey:
Lindsey
currently is the head Junior Varsity coach and assistant
Varsity coach for Christian High School's girls basketball
program.
Lindsey
played two seasons for Longwood College, VA. Her junior year
she transferred to the Univ. of Miami and played for the
Hurricanes.
During
Lindsey's senior year, she studied abroad and played for
James Cook University in Townsville, Australia. Her team
placed sixth in the country at the 2001 University Games.
Lindsey
graduated from high school in New York where she earned
All-league, Defensive Player of the Year and Section III
Female Scholar Athlete. She was recently inducted into her
high school's hall of fame. |
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