Posts by Pat MacAdams
Hillary DeCarl
Hillary DeCarl’s Bio
Hillary is a Temecula native who used to watch her older sisters play volleyball. She started playing when she was 9, graduated from Chaparral High School and went on to play Division I volleyball for George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Since graduating college she likes to stay active by going on hikes and traveling to new places. She enjoys spending time with her nephews and her four-legged fur baby. She is very excited to take her playing experience to the coaching side and inspire the next generation of athletes. A fun fact about Hillary is that she has two older sisters that are twins. She coaches at the Elite level for Forza1!
Donald Reyes
Donald has been coaching volleyball for 20 years. He started coaching boys in the 90’s at his alma mater St. John Bosco high school. He was the JV Head Coach for 3 years and Varsity Head Coach for 4 years winning 2 league titles and reaching the CIF semi-finals twice. He took a few years off after moving to Temecula and having his first child. He returned to coaching at his daughter’s school Temecula Prep in 2007 with the girls volleyball team. He started as a volunteer assistant and became the head coach in 2009. Since then his teams have won 5 league titles and have reached the CIF semi-finals 3 times.
Donald has coached both boys and girls at several levels for Forza1. He has coached local teams, elite teams and was an assistant for a national team on the girls side and coached a 18 elite team on the boys side.
His passion is coaching and is working to become a college coach in a couple of years when his youngest daughter graduates from high school. He started playing in the 7th grade. Played all 4 years of high school and played in college for a Division III school.
Andrea Richardson
Andrea began playing volleyball when she was 12 years old and is beginning her 10th year as a coach. She brings a wealth of game knowledge to the gym from both a player and coach perspective. She has been coaching club volleyball in San Diego for the past 9 years, and this will be her second season with Forza1 volleyball club! in 2019/2020 she coached at our Elite Level.
In high school, she made 1st team all league 3 years in a row, and was named league MVP her junior and senior years of high school at Serra High School. Andrea played club Volleyball for Sun West Volleyball Club, now known as Epic Volleyball Club, for 3 years.
After high school, Andrea earned a volleyball scholarship to Cal State, Los Angeles in 2001 where she helped lead her team to their first NCAA appearance in 2005 and won NCAA regional finals her junior year of college. She majored in Social Work and Child Development, and has been working as a Rehabilitation Specialist for the San Diego Unified School District for the past 7 years educating children with special needs and behavioral challenges.
Dick Deboer
Dick Deboer
Coach Dick DeBoer has coached Forza1 for five seasons. In 2019/2020 he coached HS Local team. In 2018/2019 he coached the 15 Elite Silver team and the 13 Local team. He is also coached girls volleyball Murrieta Valley High School. Dick has been playing volleyball since college and has played both indoor and outdoor. He got into coaching because his twin daughters play and he loves developing athletes and training. zthey both committed to SFSU to play volleyball. Dick coached volleyball at Saint Jeanne DeLestonnac for two years and helped coached clinics with Forza since it’s opening.
Dick graduated from California State University Bakersfield with a degree in Business Management. While there he played sand and grass volleyball. He was also a Division II National Championship swimmer.
Prior to CSUB, Dick attended Fullerton College and won the State Jr. College Swim Team Championship. Dick is an outdoor enthusiast and in 2010 he was the U.S. Lifeguard National Surfboat Champion. He has also trained as a Professional Triathlete 89-91.
Dick loves coaching and is a strong proponent of the fundamentals. Have Fun & Play Hard! Go Forza1…
Laikin Ramirez
MEET LAIKIN
Coach Laikin Ramirez runs Forza1’s VolleyPrep league. She is currently the Varsity Volleyball Coach at Great Oak HS. In 2019/2020 coached the 17 Elite team. In 2018 she head coached the 13 National and 16 Elite Red team and assisted on the 14UA team. In 202 she is coaching the 13’s, 16’s and 17’s. She holds previous coaching experience with 16s, 14s, 13s and 12s at the National, Regional and Local levels, and truly enjoys sharing her passion and wisdom with the areas upcoming athletes. In 2015, Laikin was the head coach of Forza1’s top 14 Regional team and was the assistant coach on the 16 regional team. In 2016 she was the assistant coach on our 12UA team. She also coaches at Chaparral High School.
Laikin likes to be a year-around coach. She coached 3 years as the Freshmen Coach at Murrieta Mesa High School. Laikin also helps coach classes and camps and Forza1. In 2016 to present she is the coach Freshman at Chaparral HS.
Coach Laikin grew up playing every sport she could sign up for, including basketball, softball, soccer, and even tennis. The summer before entering high school, she was in search of a summer soccer camp, and found a volleyball camp instead. Determined to learn something new, she gave volleyball camp a shot, and fell in love with the sport.
Coach Laikin attended Vista Murrieta HS, where she played volleyball and soccer for the Broncos. She also played for Temecula Viper and Premier Volleyball club during high school. After graduating, she headed to Palomar College, where she played libero for the Comets, and helped the team become conference champions two years in a row.
While coaching is her passion, Laikin’s favorite job is being a wife to her husband Chris and mother to their daughter Kenley. Laikin is also currently working on a Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Athletic Training at Cal Baptist University.
Bethany Prochnow
Bethany has been playing volleyball since she was 13 years old. She played for Elsinore High School for four years. She then went on to play indoor and beach volleyball for Palomar College, then onscholarship at Coker College in South Carolina, where she received her Bachelor’s degree in Economics. After finishing her Bachelor’s degree, Bethany decided to continue her education and to continue playing volleyball in England at Newcastle University, where she received her Master’s degree in International Business.
Coaching Experience:
Coach at Elsinore HS Summer Camps 2014-2016
Coached 13’s at Forza 2015-2016
Coached Leagues in South Carolina 2016-2018
Coach Intramurals at the University in England in the 2018-2019
Kat Pierce
MEET KAT
In 2015-2018 Kat helped to develop new and experienced players at Forza1. She continues to be involved in our GoForza Classes that introduce new players and she also privately trains many of our top players in the 16 and older age groups. Kat is a talented coach that loves the game and is passionate about helping young players reach their potential and play with intensity. In 2019 Kat head coached the first ever Forza1 11UA team.
In 2014, Kat coached a 16-1 team and finished in the top 6 of SCVA and finished 5th place at the AAU National Tournament. In 2013, her 14-1s team finished top 5 in SCVA and took home the bronze medal at the Junior National Championships in Dallas. In 2012, she head coached the 13-1s to a 6th place finish in SCVA 13s and in 2011, she coached the 12-1’s to a #1 title in Southern California and 5th place overall finish at the Junior National Championships in Atlanta.
Kat has helped develop a lot of young talented players in the valley over the last five years and has a keen eye for training youth.
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
At a young age, Kat’s parents introduced her to volleyball, and her passion and love for the game grew quickly. As a Director, Kat truly enjoys introducing young athletes to the game of volleyball as well, and has an excellent eye for developing skills and the ability to infuse players with an enthusiasm for learning.
Kat was a three sport athlete in high school and excelled in basketball and volleyball. It was in her junior year that she realized volleyball would be her future. She was named team MVP and League MVP as a senior and earned a scholarship to UC Riverside as a setter/right side.
While attending UCR, Kat was given many opportunities to coach youth volleyball and quickly fell in love with idea of coaching. She credits her college coaches, Sue Gozansky and Monica Trainer, for helping her to realize her natural ability to connect with children on and off the court. Kat earned a BA in Liberal Arts, a teaching credential and Master’s Degree in Education from UCR.
Ashleigh Page
ASHLEIGH PAGE
Ashleigh has been a part of the Forza1 family for the past few years; first as a high level setter and then as a coach in the Forza 4 All school leagues, VolleyPrep League, and skills classes over the past few years. She brings positive energy and first hand knowledge of Forza1 training methods to the court. She is a relatable roll model for players. Ashleigh will be coaching in the 14u Local levels in 2019/2020 season.
Kelcie Nilson
My name is Kelcie Nilsen. I am currently a full-time student at Mt. San Jacinto College. I was introduced to volleyball my freshmen year of high school. Since then I have played just about every position besides libero. At banquets my coaches would always say I was the one that they could just throw into the game to play any position.
I played for Temescal Canyon High School all four years. My senior year we made it the second round for CIF. For club volleyball, I started playing my sophomore year of high school at Forza 1 South and continued playing club at Forza through my Senior year moving up in level of play each year.
2018 is my first year coaching at Forza, and I could not be anymore excited to share my passion of the game with the youth.
In 2018/2019 Kelcie finished the season as the head coach for the 18 Elite team and taught weekly classes. We look forward to her continuing at Forza in the fall while she starts nursing school.
Chris Nguyen
MEET CHRIS
Chris is an integral member of the Forza1 staff. He has coached and have been involved with Forza1’s teams of all levels, from Locals to the top Under Armour teams. Chris’ attention to detail and training as a coach is exhibited by the incredible improvement of his young players. Chris is a mentor coach at Forza1 and will coached the 15 National team in 2018/2019 and had one of the most improved teams at Forza1.
Chris is starting his 12th year coaching volleyball but started playing in middle school over 30 years ago. He did not, however, fall for the sport until he took volleyball classes at UC Berkeley where he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Math/Computer Science. With these classes, he learned the techniques and intricacies of the game. He went on to play in intramural leagues at UC Berkeley as well as local adult Division A leagues. He won several championships with his team.
Although he had to stop playing after suffering a back injury, he found a new way to enjoy the sport through coaching when his children became interested in the sport. While imparting his knowledge to his children, Chris found the process extremely rewarding with the natural progression of then wanting to teach any and all young players the skills to play and love the sport as much as he does. His passion for teaching prompted his appointment to Director of Locals at Club West Temecula in 2012. In this role, he was able to oversee the development of all new players who come through the Locals program. Many of these players continued their development on Regional and National level teams, with some currently competing at the collegiate level.
Chris enjoys working with young players of all age and skill levels, from breaking down fundamentals with new players to fine tuning the skills of the top elite players. He has coached players from 8 to 18 years old on teams of various levels. At Forza1, his teams have consistently finished in SCVA’s Gold division and oftentimes, have taken first in their SCVA Regional bracket. His teams have won divisional brackets as well as top 10 finishes at the end of the year tournaments, including 1st place at the 2018 AAU Festival in Arizona!!
Volleyball (as well as work, school, a 2nd degree black belt) has taught Chris that through hard work and dedication you can become successful in any endeavor you choose. His knowledge of the game has grown through his coaching experiences, including ones with the amazing coaches he has been blessed to work with over the years. Although results are important, the journey to get there is just as valuable. Chris’ goal is to be able to teach these lessons to a new generation of players. With this philosophy, players will learn and have fun becoming the best athletes they can be while adapting what they learn into other aspects of their lives.