Vanessa Seghers
15U Coach
Vanessa Seghers is a thirty-five year veteran of the volleyball circuit. Seghers has served under some of the country’s most decorated volleyball icons, including the University of Texas with Mick Haley, former USA Head Coach and current Head Coach at USC. She spent time as an Assistant at the University of Florida with Olympians and Hall of Famers, Marilyn McReavy Nolen and Mary Jo Peppler. After 3 years, Seghers left for a position as Head Coach at Marshall University. Seghers later returned to Houston and began coaching at Houston Juniors Volleyball Club, at times serving as Director, Assistant Director and Head Coach.
She is a 2007 USAV National Champion coach, and recipient of the USAV Lone Star Region Robert L Lindsay leadership in volleyball award. Seghers is a two time Channelview ISD teacher of the year and the 2012 Clear Springs High School Teacher of the Year.
Sasha Blake
12U Coach
Sasha Blake brings incredible experience and energy to the Club South staff. Sasha is currently an assistant principal in Ft Bend ISD and is a passionate advocate for students and educators. Sasha's resume includes stops as Head volleyball coach at Alvin HS, the Dean of students for Yes Prep and the Director of Student Athlete Development at the University of Houston. Sasha is a true student of the game, her experience as a Middle Blocker on the collegiate level combined with her extensive coaching resume makes her a true asset to all of our athletes and staff.
Sasha was a four-year member of the Fairfield Volleyball team from 1999 to 2003. There, she helped lead Fairfield to three conference championships and three trips to the NCAA Tournament.
Nikki Morin
16U Coach
Nikki Morin is a teacher and coach at Aguirre Jr. High. The Channelview native and middle blocker helped her high school team reach the Texas UIL Regional Finals. In two years at Panola Junior college, Nikki amassed 1308 digs as the libero. In an impressive sophomore season, she averaged 6.17 digs per set. Nikki completed her Bachelor's of Applied Arts and Sciences at Lamar University. Nikki worked in Information Technology for nearly a decade before pursuing the classroom full time.
Kelly Smalley-Miser
18U Coach
Miser is the newest addition to Club South Volleyball. She just completed her fifth season as Head Coach of the Kingwood Park Volleyball program and this summer has returned to her roots in the business community. She graduated from Humble High School (co '99) where she was a 4 yr varsity letterman, team captain, and received All-Star, and All-Area recognition. Coach Miser continued her volleyball career at Sam Houston State University, where she received a full athletic scholarship and started as an Outside Hitter. After spending 2 yrs. as a Bearkat, her heart led her to Texas A&M (whoop!) where she finished out her volleyball career as DS/Libero for Aggie Volleyball while earning her bachelor's degree in Journalism. Coach Miser coached at Huffman Hargrave High school for two seasons before taking the Head Volleyball position at Kingwood Park. While at Huffman, Miser guided her teams to the Regional Quarterfinal's in 2014-2015 seasons. In her first year at Kingwood Park, her team earned 2nd in District 21-5A, and made an appearance at the 2016 Regional Quarter Finals. In 2017, Panther Volleyball clenched their first district title and made school history by earning their way to the Regional Final Match, finishing the season tied for 5th in the state. In 2018, she led her team to clench the first ever Volleyball State Title in the History of Humble ISD.
Jane Mitchell
14U Coach
Jane Mitchell received her BS in Sports Management from Marshall University. Owner of Clothesline Sportswear, Mitchell has been coaching in Houston since 1994 serving as Assistant Director and Head Volleyball Coach at Houston Juniors Volleyball Club; she also served as the Head Coach at Episcopal High School in 2001. As a coach, Mitchell has qualified 15 consecutive teams for the USAV National Championships. In 2005, she led her team to a Bronze Medal in 16 American at the USAV Junior National Championships, and in 2007 her team garnered a Gold Medal in the 15 American division. As a student-athlete at Marshall, Mitchell was elected to the All-Southern Conference team for 3 consecutive years. In 1992, she was named to the Southern Conference Tournament team, and in 1993 named to the Southern Conference, Marshall Volleyball Team of the Decade. She also earned the D. Hicks Female Athlete of the year award (1993) and the B. Harless Student-Athlete of the Year Award (1992).
Hannah Floyd
12U Assistant Coach
Hannah Floyd is a December 2021 proud graduate of Texas A&M University. With a Bachelor's degree in business, Hannah will pursue various interests in the League City area. The young entrepreneur is a self-starter with many talents including baking, photography, and coaching. While she may wear several different business hats in the future, you won't find her too far from gym shoes or a clipboard. As an athlete at Clear Springs High School, Hanna led her team in digs and into numerous playoff berths. Hannah was a two-time NJCAA All-Academic First Team All American Selection. As the sophomore Libero, Hannah proudly reached the 2019 NJCAA DIV I National Championship Tournament. With 95 digs in 5 matches in the national tournament, Hannah was recognized as a Region XIV second team All-Conference selection.