2022 Court Coaches!

Kara Matthews
Head Coach, Randolph College
Kara is the head coach at Randoph College and the all-time winningest coach in the college's history! She started as the assistant coach in 2012, then took over as the head coach in 2014. Before coming to Randolph, she played 4 years at Lynchburg College, and was a member of the LC's beach team as well! She graduated for Douglass Freeman High School in Richmond in 2008.  She played for Richmond Volleyball Club for 5 years as a DS/OH, and coached for the Heart Of Virginia club in Lynchburg for 5 years. You can find our more about Coach Matthews here. You can contact Coach Matthews at kmatthews@randolphcollege.edu.

Katey Holley
Head Coach, Regents University
Katie is the head coach at Regents University. She spent fall 2019 as the assistant at UVA-Wise, and the two years before that as the assistant coach at Lenoir Rhyne University in Hickory NC. You can find out more about Coach Holley here. She was a 4-year member of the Averett University volleyball team in Danville, Va, and graduated in May 2016.  She is a 2012 graduate of Westover Christian in Danville, Va, where she was named Danville Player Of The Year in her senior year!! She played school ball for 6 years, club ball for 3 years. She has assisted with thirty-two STAR camps, has been a division director ten times, and enjoys helping athletes learn the game she loves.  You can contact Katie at ktotherow@regent.edu

Macon Frey
Assistant Coach, Springfield College, Massachusetts
Macon is the assistant coach at Springfield College. She completed two seasons as the assistant volleyball coach at Bridgewater College near Harrisonburg, Va. She is a 2018 graduate of Bridgewater,where she was a three-year starter at libero, an All-ODAC selection as a junior and senior, and the all-time leader in digs with 1534. She also graduated with 78 service aces and set a Bridgewater record for most digs in a match in 2016 with 45. Macon is a 2014 graduate of Great Bridge High School. You can find out more about Macon here and you can contact Macon at efrey@springfield.edu

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List of Camp Assistants:

Bre Lockhart
Bre is a 2020 graduate of Randolph-Macon, and played 4 years on the volleyball team. She was a captain her final 2 seasons. She is a 2016 graduate of Hidden Valley High School in Roanoke, Va. She played 5 years of school vball and 5 years of club vball. She was a starter on the Hidden Valley team that won the AA Virginia State Championship in the fall of 2013. The Roanoke STAR Newspaper did an article on her in Oct 2015 here. Bre started working STAR camps after her 9th grade, and has now been a part of 35 of them! She also works camps for RM and gives private lessons. You can contact Bre at BreLockhart@aol.com!

Elizabeth Giles
Elizabeth is a senior on the volleyball team at Sewanee University in Tennessee where she has played 4 years. She is a 2018 graduate of North Cross School in Roanoke, Va. During both her junior and senior year, she was named 1st team All-Conference, 1st All-Tournament and her team advanced to the state final 4. As a senior, she was 1st team All-State. She played 6 years of school volleyball and 5 years of club volleyball in Roanoke. Elizabeth directs STAR volleyball camps during the summer and gives private lessons when she can! You can reach Elizabeth at BugGiles16@yahoo.com!

Cameron Blankenship
Cameron is a junior at Guilford College where she is on the volleyball team. Cameron is a 2019 graduate of Bassett High where she played 6 years of school volleyball. She also played 8 seasons of of club vball. She was a member of Coach Houser's 15 National team in 2016. She was 1st all-district all 4 years in high school, and was named District Player Of The Year as a senior. Cameron has worked 15 STAR camps the past three summers and has given a multitude of private lessons in Martinsville & Danville! You can contact Cameron at cameronlblankenship@gmail.com!!

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We again are using the Sweet Briar College gym in 2022. It's an incredible facility!!

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What was the difference between
High Expectations and College Expectations.

A High Exp. camper needs to be at least:
* a rising 8th grader, with;
* three seasons of competitive ball. 

A College Exp. camper needs to be at least:
* a rising freshman, with;
* five seasons of competitive ball.

(A "season" does not include an equal playing time middle school team, a rec league, a county league, or a summer league. But, if an athlete doesn't have the minimum requirements, contact us. We sometimes make special exemptions for outstanding athletes....tell us about your daughter....send us video....and we may admit her!)

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If you have any questions about the camp,
you may email the camp director,
Coach Houser, at coachhouser@yahoo.com

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