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CO-COACH: Abbie Hogan
CO-Coach: Sophie Tucker
Assistant Coach: BRYNN HETLAND
Head Coach Bio
Seasons at WJV: 1st Season
Coaching Experience: 2 years at the high school JV level. 1 year as Varsity head coach all at Union Grove High School
Playing Experience: 8 years of playing experience. This includes rec leagues (indoor, grass, & beach), grade school, 4 years of high school, and 6 years of club.
Positions I have played: Middle, OH, RS, DS.
Education and Career: 2020 Union Grove High School graduate. I am currently a student at Carthage College and finishing up my last year of school. I'm majoring in Exercise Sports and Science & Secondary Education with an emphasis in Physical Education and a health minor. I am certified in adaptive PE and coaching. I look forward to teaching high school students about the importance of health and wellness and why it is key to take good care of your body!
Family: I currently reside in Union Grove, WI. I'm the oldest of 3. My sister is my built in best friend!
Favorite Sports Memory: My favorite sports memory was going to state my senior year of high school!
Favorite Quote: "control the controllables"
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Sophie Tucker
Seasons at WJV: 1st Season
Coaching Experience: This will be my first year officially coaching, however, I've helped with private lessons and other young teams for about two years.
Playing Experience: I've played my entire life! I played all throughout middle and elementary school and began playing club volleyball in 8th grade. All of my sisters play volleyball, only enhancing my love for the sport, considering we can all bond over a common factor.
Education and Career: I'm a senior in High School, planning to go into the Army National Guard and major in elementary education at a UW school.
Family: I have two older sisters,a younger brother, and another younger sister. I am the middle with a gap of five(ish) years from my closest siblings.
Favorite Sports Memory: My favorite memory would have to be traveling to all the different tournaments and goofing off in the hotels at night. There was one time, we tried playing hide and seek and a group of us got lost in the kitchen and unintentionally locked ourselves in.
Favorite Quote: "Be humble. Be hungry. And always be the hardest worker in the room."
Favorite Athlete: Simone Biles
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Brynn Hetland
Seasons at WJV: 1st Season
Coaching Experience: First time in over 5 years, coached 14’s for one year!
Playing Experience: I played volleyball since the second I could walk. I played up until highschool and was primarily a setter! In highschool I played one year at WJV and was the varsity setter!
Education and Career: Graduated with Bachelor’s in Business Management and now work as a Private Label Specialist at Uline.
Family: I have one sibling, my older sister! My mom and dad who I love so much. My dad showed me my love for sports and both parents always were so supportive!
Favorite Sports Memory: Honestly, the first thing that comes to mind is all of the amazing friends I have made through my years of volleyball. Not one particular moment stands out. I’m just grateful to have had this experience with such an Amazing sport.
Favorite Quote: It is often the small steps, not the giant leaps, that bring about the most lasting change
Favorite Athlete: Circa 2010 Aaron Rodgers
