Temecula Viper Volleyball Club

Temecula Volleyball Club is always seeking coaches who are passionate about the game and teaching it. If you are interested in coaching with us, please contact Dana Burkholder at 951-795-3466.

Techincal Director & Director of Coaches & Recruiting

Dana is a former player turned passionate coach. Her understanding of the game and how to teach it is exhibited with enthusiasm and joy. As a former NCAA Final Four participant and 2x First Team All-American setter for the University of Arizona from 1998-2001, she understands and believes that sports isn't all about winning. Yes, winning is part of sports, but there is so much more and honestly, that's the fun part! Training, learning, teamwork, executing difficult things under pressure, making friends... this is what makes sports great and fun for kids!

Dana's passion is creating and developing a positive, effective, and reliable learning environment wherein both coaches and players can thrive. Volleyball is a big classroom that some people happen to love and enjoy and Dana's goal is to share what she knows and what she's learning with the indivduals and teams at Viper. Fore more on Dana, click here.

Director of ACES Volleyball League and a Viper coach.

Kat began her playing career in the sixth grade after watching her Mom and Dad play in a rec. league. She fell in love with the sport immediately. She excelled in high school and was named team MVP as well as League MVP her senior year.

After high school Kathleen attended UC Riverside on a volleyball scholarship.  Kathleen played right side but primarily set for the highlanders. It was there that she realized her love for teaching and coaching volleyball. She earned a BA in Liberal Arts, a teaching credential and Master’s Degree from UCR. She taught sixth grade for five years and now stays home to raise her two children.  

Coaching began for Kathleen when she was just eighteen; she coached her younger sister’s club team. While attending UCR she had the opportunity to coach for numerous UCR volleyball camps along side Sue Gozansky and Monica Trainer and for the National Youth Sports Program in Riverside. She has also coached two high school seasons for Rancho Verde High School, two seasons of club and for Viper in 2006. In 2007 Kathleen and her family moved to the bay area where she coached for Pinnacle VBC. She is excited to be back in Temecula and coaching with Viper again. She is currently coaching JV at Murrieta Valley HS and loves it!

In her free time she enjoys working out and spending time with her husband Scott and their two kids Drew-3 and Brooklyn-1.

This is Brianna's first year coaching with the Vipers. She is currently the First Assistant Coach at UC Riverside, coaching under the 2008 Olympic Gold Medal winning coach Ron Larsen.

Before coaching at UC Riverside, Brianna was the Assistant Coach at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, and helped coach the team to a 3rd place finish in the America East Conference during the 2008 season.

Brianna played for UC San Diego and finished her career as a Division II First Team All-American and lead her team to the Elite 8 in 2006. As a club player, Brianna has won a gold, silver and bronze medal at the Junior Olympics in 16 Open, 18 Open and 14 Open, respectively. In 2001, Brianna won a Division I State Championship at Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, CA.

Brianna has previously coached club teams at Encinitas Wave and TCA Baltimore, and we are extremely excited to have her on the Vipers' staff. 

This will be Dani's first year coaching with Viper Volleyball. Dani was a competitive player in high school, club and college. 

Dani has been coaching volleyball camps and giving private lessons in San Diego and Atlanta for the past six years. In addition, for the past two years she coached club teams in Atlanta with Tsunami Volleyball Club. In 2009, she took the Head Coaching position at Linfield High School and will be joining the Viper staff.

Dani loves that volleyball is centered on the team, on a group of young women or men working together for common goals. At Emory, her team became her family and that is the type of caring, supportive, and competitive environment that she wants to create for her teams at Viper.

Dani recently finished her college career in 2008. As captain, Dani led Emory University’s team to win the NCAA DIII National Championship in 2008, which was a first for Emory volleyball. The team was very unique and the NCAA recognized three of the players as All-Americans, and five as All-Conference selections, including myself. In addition, Dani was recognized as an Academic All-American, received an NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship and is currently one of the nine finalists for the 2008 NCAA Woman of the Year Award. It was truly a remarkable season.

Dani played at San Diego Volleyball Club for her 14s and 15s seasons, and then finished up her club career with Epic on their 17-1 and 18-1 teams.  I am truly looking forward to returning to southern California style volleyball! Although her playing career is now finished, she looks forward to a lifetime of coaching and staying close to the game.

My husband, Mynor Schult, is the high school pastor for Sunridge Community Church, and I teach AP European History at Linfield Christian School.

Jill is very excited to join the Viper Organization. She brings over 5 years of coaching experience at both the high school and club level, plus a lifetime of playing the sport.  She coached for Park Center last season and is looking forward to an exciting season coaching one of Viper's 14 local teams.

Her youngest daughter, Tanya, played on Viper's 18-1 Team in 2009 and is currently playing at Arizona Western, and Jill is very thankful that Dana, Ed, and the entire Viper organization for their commitment to helping athletes achieve their dreams. 

Tommy has been coaching volleyball at the club level for 7 years. He has worked with players from 7-18 and really excels at teaching the fundamentals of the game at every level. Tommy not only coaches his own teams, he also helps to train multiple Viper teams. His enthusiasm and drive to help players improve their skills and understanding of the game is contagious.

For the past four years Tommy has been coaching the 12-Elite level at Viper. In 2009, Tommy and Meri Jo led the 12 Elite team to a 3rd place finish at the Festival. They started off in Division 4 after a slow start but finished the season in Division 1. Due to a last minute coaching change in 2009, Tommy also coached the 12-2's and had amazing results. The team, made up of 90% new-to-the-sport players, started the season at 57th and ended the season at 32nd. 

Tommy coached the JV at Temescal Canyon High School in Lake Elsinore for 2 years and also coached at the Varsity level. Tommy is currently coaching the JV at Linfield Christian. He also gives private lessons year round.

The 2010 Viper Club season will be Merilee's 8th year coaching with TVC. Merilee coached the 12-2's for two consecutive seasons before moving to the 14’s age Division. She coached the 14-2’s and 14-2 Elite for 3 seasons. In 2008 and 2009 she coached the 14-1 Elite teams to great success.

Merilee does a terrific job of preparing 14 year old players to prepare for the high school level. The past two years 80% of her players have not only made their varsity team but either started or contributed greatly. Not only does she produce great players, but she is an enthusiastic coach who demands a high level of focus and intensity.

Merilee coached High School Varsity for 2 years, assisted Varsity at EHS, and coached the freshman and Junior Varsity teams there as well. 

Merilee graduated from USIU in San Diego (now Alliant University), where she played college volleyball. She was the graduate assistant on the Women's Volleyball Team her 5th year, while earning her Teaching Credential.  

Merilee met her husband, Michael over 20 years ago when they played grass/beach Co-ed Tournaments together. Now married for 19 years, they have a son, Jake and he is 12 years old. Merilee loves camping at the beach, Disneyland and Disneyworld, hanging out with her 7 siblings, their children, playing with her 2 Golden Retrievers and watching her son play volleyball and football.

Steve has been coaching for Viper volleyball club since 1998. He has an impressive record with 3-7 th place finishes, 1-5 th place finish, 1-3 rd place finish and 3-1 st place finishes at the world's largest girls volleyball tourney known as The Volleyball Festival. In 2007, Steve's 15's team, with its first time appearance at the Junior Olympics, finished 11 th place overall in the 16-club division.  This past year Temecula 16 Steve finished 14th Overall at the Volleyball Festival.  Temecula 18 Vemma where Steve was an assistant coach finished 5th in the American Division at the 2008 Junior Olympic Finals in Dallas Texas.

As an athlete, Steve's team finished 5 th place in the boys Junior Olympics in 1976 18s division. He was named to the 1 st team all league as an OH and setter while at Golden West Junior College in 1977-78 and 1978-79. He made to AVP appearances in 1983 and 1984 at the Cuervo Gold Boulder Open.

Aaron Capp has been a Viper coach since the 2004-2005 season.  Since beginning with the club he has coached varying levels from the 14’s to the 17’s. In 2009, he lead his 17-1 Elite team to a highest every 17-1 finish - 3rd Place at the Volleyball Festival.

When not at Viper, Coach Aaron is a middle school teacher in Menifee and has encouraged many of his students to play volleyball, some of which are now playing college volleyball.  Aaron’s passionate about the game of volleyball and is always learning and looking for ways to improve himself as a coach.  Aaron is always learning from the coaches around him and considers learning one of the most importnat aspects of volleyball for both players and coaches. Aaron owes his passion and love for the sport from Coach Randy Ittner, and wants to instill that same love and passion to his players. 

Aaron has a wife and daughter, lives in French Valley and attends Rancho Community Church in Temecula.

Aaron started playing in high school, graduated in 1986 and continued his playing career into college. 

Aaron has coached 3 years for Viper Volleyball.  Recently he was named the Assistant Coach for Temecula Valley High School Varsity where he served as the JV coach in 2007.  He has junior college coaching experience as well.  In 2008 he coached a 14s local team as well as assisted with the 14-2 Elite team.  In 2009, he will coach the 14-Travel team and assist with an older team as well. 

He has two daughters Kymberly and Hayley both players for Viper Volleyball Club.

His favorite thing to do is watch the San Diego Chargers.  He also enjoys peppering with his kids and playing golf

Ed has been coaching at Temecula Volleyball for three seasons, making 2010 his fourth season. In addition, 2009/2010 will be Ed’s third year with the Vista Murrieta High School Girls Volleyball program of which he is currently an assistant varsity coach.  Prior to Ed’s coaching experience in the Murrieta/Temecula valley area, he has coached various club, high school and middle school teams on the beautiful island of Guam.  

As a player, Ed has traveled to Hawaii for numerous club and outdoor tournaments, including the annual indoor “Men’s Haili Invitational” (Hilo, Hawaii).  While living on the island of Guam, Ed has played outside for an indoor men’s club team and received the all-tournament selection at the University of Guam “Slamfest ’96” Tournament. In high school, Ed received honorable mentioned for the Guam’s boys’ volleyball all-island selection as a middle blocker. If volleyball was the game, whether it was indoor, outdoor, grass or sand, Ed would find a way to play.

Ed is a Certified Public Accountant or CPA in the great state of California and resides in Murrieta with his beautiful wife and loving kids, three girls and one boy.  Wow, that’s equivalent to one Co-ed volleyball team!!!  It might be awhile before they all play together since the youngest child is only four. 

Pat has been affiliated with Viper Volleyball since 1998. He’s been a Head coach, Assistant Coach, and Parent having had two daughters play for the club. He has been involved with 12’s, 14’s, 15’s, and 16’s, as well as being the Head coach of the 15-2s the last two years. He also has had the great pleasure and experience of being able to coach with his daughter Alli since she became a Viper coach a few years back.  

Pat started playing volleyball in Spokane WA, playing in men’s and co-ed leagues. He was able to play all over the Pacific Northwest taking part in many USVBA tournaments, doubles and six man, indoor and grass. In 1979, his last year in Spokane, he was part of the winning doubles team in the Annual Mission Park Open grass tournament.

With family, Pat enjoys camping, river and desert trips, and of course anything to do with volleyball. Pat has been married to his High School sweetheart Connie for 34 years. He is also blessed with two beautiful daughters Breanna and Allison. He can’t forget the other babies Diesel and Xenna, their two Chihuahua’s.

Lisa has been involved in youth athletics and coaching since she began coaching AYSO. She started coaching volleyball at Valley-Wide recreation, where she stayed for several years prior to becoming involved with Viper. In 2009, Lisa taught many of Viper's Clinic Classes, as well as a 12-Local and 14-Local team.

Lisa Doyle grew up in Temecula and has spent the majority of her life involved in sports.  She attended Linfield Christian School all through high school.  While attending Linfield, her team won CIF in volleyball her Sophmore year, played in the State Championship game Junior year and the semi-final her Senior year.  She was CIF 1st team 3 years in a row and CIF MVP her Senior year.  She was also named one of the top athletes in Riverside County.  Lisa also competed in basketball and softball where she received awards for all-CIF, 1st team league and league MVP.

Lisa attended Point Loma Nazarene University where she played volleyball all four years under scholarship and basketball her freshman year.  She earned numerous team awards and was named female athlete of the year for the school her Junior year. She still holds records under her maiden name, “VanderFeer.”  Lisa earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology and has worked as a social worker in San Diego and Murrieta the past 17 years.

She enjoys playing volleyball in coed recreational leagues, on the beach and with her daughters Courtney and Chelsea who have been Viper players for the past three years. 

Carrie has coached club since 2000. She coached her two daughters at Viper for five years, until 2005. After a short break to try coaching at the high school level, Carrie returned to Viper to coach a 14-Local team in 2008 and the 14-Regional team in 2009.

Carrie coached JV volleyball at Murrieta Valley High School from 1990-1992. She then stopped coaching at high school to raise her kids - Cassie, Shea and David. She came back to H.S. coaching in 2007 & 2008 where she coached the JV team at Vista Murrieta for two years.

Carrie played college volleyball for University of Rhode Island from 1978-1982. She played outside hitter when you could still be 5'7" (being and playing on the East Coast also helped).

Carrie is married to volleyball fan #1, Dave. THey have three kids, all play volleyball and David also plays football. Cassie now plays at University of Idaho and Shea at Viper and Vista Murrieta High School. She has been a teacher for 17 years, the last three at Vista Murrieta High School.

John started playing volleyball in the mid 80's while at the USMC.  He played Middle Blocker of rthe Camp Pendleton Varsity men's volleyball team from 1995-2004.  He started refereeing in 2003 and is currently a USA Junior National, Div II collegiate and Instructional chair for the San Diego Federated Volleyball Association (High School). 

In the past John has coached the Camp Pendleton Men's and Women's teams in the 2007 and 2008 seasons.  He was also an assistant coach for SoCal VBC 12's in 2007 and 2008.  His daughter is Ashley and she is currently playing on Temecula 12 Elite team this year.

In his spare time he is addicted to playing "Recreatronally" (whenever he can!!)