OUR COACHES
Who We Are
JEFF ALZINA
Head Coach
Jeff Alzina is the Santa Clara Bronco’s Beach Head Coach. Jeff is the winningest coach in AVP Beach Volleyball history, with more than 1,000 match victories on tour. Some career highlights include:
-2004 Olympic Games in Athens
-NCAA National Championship with UCLA in 2018
-2015 Pan American Games
-more than 50 NCAA All -Americans
-more than 30 Olympians worldwide
-2017 U21 FIVB World Championships
-2018 U19 World Championships
KYLIE KVAM
Assistant Coach
Kylie is currently the volunteer assistant coach for the Santa Clara Broncos beach team.
She played beach for Texas A&M University and was a 2021 All-Conference Third-Team
2021 (Junior)
Earned All-Conference Third-Team honors on court 4 with Micaela Mirabal... posted a 15-13 overall record, including marks of 5-4 at No. 2, 3-3 at No. 4 and 6-0 at No. 5... notched an 11-3 record with Mirabal with wins over No. 7 TCU, Boise State, Southern Miss, and Utah... went 2-0 in the SLC Tournament and ended the season on a four-match winning-streak at court 5... won SLC Pair of the Week with Brooke Adkisson on March 3
2020 (Junior)
Posted a 4-4 overall record, all at the No. 4 position in a shortened season
2019 (Sophomore)
Compiled a 13-12 overall record, all at the No. 4 position
Cabrillo College
Kvam helped her beach team win the program's first California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) state title in 2018 ... duirng indoor, helped lead the Seahawks to back-to-back conference championships, earning first team All-Coast Conference North and all-region honors as a sophomore ... as a freshman in 2017, she earned all-state honors as her team went 12-0 in conference play en route to a title ... played indoor for coaches Gabrielle Houston Neville and Kelsee Montagna and sand for coach Lucas Bol
Redwood High School
Played volleyball for coach Katie Pease ... led her school to a Marin County Athletic League title as a senior and back-to-back district titles during her junior and senior seasons ... earned CIF academic honors and was named to the National Honor Society ... played for the Absolute Volleyball Club for seven years and competed in the Open Division at Junior Nationals during her 18's year
DAVID STANTON
Assistant Coach
Served as the Assistant Beach Volleyball Coach at SJSU for their D1 beach program for 4 years. David has also coached indoor for Vision, Rush and other clubs in the area. He has his masters in exercise physiology and his bachelor's degree in science, kinesiology and exercise training.
CLAIRE DOUD
Assistant Coach
FRESHMAN Santa Clara University (2019-20)
Participated in all 14 duals and went 5-9 (match-by-match results)
0-6 on court three, 5-3 on court four
3-7 with Brynn Paumen, 2-1 with Julia Sangiacomo, 0-1 with Kamaile Manol
Won in straight sets vs. Pacific (March 4) on court four alongside Brynn Paumen, helping the Broncos to a 3-2 dual victory, the first in program history on the Mission campus
Won in straight sets vs. Cal State Bakersfield (March 7) on court four alongside Brynn Paumen, helping the Broncos to a 3-2 dual victory at the Big West/WCC Challenge
Won a three-set match vs. Sacramento State (March 7) on court four alongside Brynn Paumen, helping the Broncos to a 4-1 dual victory at the Big West/WCC Challenge
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Archbishop Murphy High School (Everett, Washington) in 2019
Four-letterwinner in volleyball for the Wildcats; team captain as a senior (2018)
inishes: 3rd place 2016/6th place 2015
Also played softball and ran track & field for the Wildcats
Helped break the school record in the 4x100-meter relay
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LINDSAY HELLER
Assistant Coach
Lindsay coaches our Santa Cruz sessions. She is currently a sophomore at Cabrillo College and has also worked as an indoor head volleyball coach for Main Beach.
NICOLE KUNHLE
Assistant Coach
Nicole is currently coaching at Walnut Creek. She is a beach player and coach as well as a certified trainer. She has also previously coached for Stanely Middle School
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JACQUELINE HELER
Assistant Coach
Professional athlete with 5 years of experience playing at the NCAA Division I level, WAC and WCC conference honors, and 5 years of pro volleyball in the top leagues of France and Switzerland.
Spent 4 years as Content Editor and Performance Coach at Vivamea.com SA, an online and in-person self-coaching system at l'EPFL in Lausanne. Worked with multinationals such as AON, Unilabs, and the CHUV (in French and English).
Founder and Director of Spikers Volleyball Camp, an annual international volleyball camp in Switzerland.
Volleyball coach with over 20 years of experience. Head coached the Castilleja high school's Varsity program for 8 years and earned league and CCS championships. Former Head Coach for the LNB VBC Fribourg team, University of Fribourg volleyball team, Varsity/JV programs at the International School of Lausanne, Assistant Coach at West Valley Junior College, and head and assistant coaching experience at nationally ranked Vision Volleyball Club in northern California.