Rookie Camp Director:

Barry Kane
Coach Kane has immense experience in volleyball.  He has been a high varsity coach, a camp director and has even been a STAR camp host in 2007 and 2009.   He has been the head coach at Timberlake Christian School near Lynchburg, Va coach for 14 years.   His teams were conference champs twice and were ranked in the top 8 in the Virginia Division III final poll every year.  His overall coaching record is 208-85 (71% wins) His two daughters, Jessie and Holly, currently play on the varsity team for Timberlake Christian School (who made it to the State Division III Final Four).  Coach Kane is now a 7th grade teacher in Appomattox County, Virginia. He has been married for 23 years to Cheryl.   He is a perfect fit for the director of this division!


List Of Camp Assistants: 

Sam Thomas
Sam is the JV coach at Topsail High School and is a sophomore year of college at Cape Fear Community College where she played on the volleyball team and was a starting OH.  She started playing volleyball in the 8th grade, played 3 years of Juniors (one on my 15 Red team here) and 5 years of school ball.   She is a 2008 graduate of North Cross School where she was a starter on team that made the final 4 in the state tournament that year.  She assisted me with my 2007 Roanoke Juniors 15's team and has now been an assistant at eleven STAR camps!   Sam is an assistant coach for the Cape Fear Volleyball Club 14's team.   Her email is: samadamsthomas@gmail.com

Devyn Bayes
Devyn just graduated from Ferrum College, where she made the volleyball team as a walk-on her freshman year!!  She graduated from George Washington High School in Danville, VA in 2007, where she played volleyball for six years.     Devyn gives private volleyball lessons in Roanoke on many Saturday & Sunday nights that her schedule allows!  She is also involved in our volleyball VIP training for 8 - 12 year olds.  Devyn has now assisted with thirteen STAR volleyball camps, including being the rookie camp director at Chugiak High in Anchorage Alaska in July of 2009.  She will begin work on her master degree at Seton Hall this fall! You go Devyn!  Her email is:   dbayes@ferrum.edu   MySpace Page:  http://www.myspace.com/21189496 

Jessica Washburn Bowles
Jessica is a Physical Education teacher at Callaway Elementary school, where she teaches children from Pre-K-5th grade. She graduated from Ferrum College in 2009, where she played volleyball all 4 years. At Ferrum Jessica earned Academic All-Conference in 2007 - 2009. Jessica graduated from Franklin County High School in 2005, where she played 2 years of JV, and 2 years of varsity.  She was a team captain her sophomore and senior years.   She also played 2 years of club volleyball.    While at FCHS, she was awarded 1st team All-Conference in 2004.  Jessica was an assistant coach on my New River Valley team this past season and is the director of the VIP training in Roanoke for girls ages 8 - 12. You can contact Jessica at jwashburn@ferrum.edu

Holly Kane
Holly is the daughter of rookie camp director Barry Kane!  She is a sophomore at Timberlake Christian School near Lynchburg Va. She won the Coaches Award in Volleyball: 6th, 7th, and 9th grades, she was named Miss All Around Volleyball: 8th grade. She started on varsity as a freshman, and her team made it to the Final Four. She has played two years of travel volleyball for Heart Of Virginia Juniors. You can contact Holly at hkane01@ymail.com