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Private Lessons

Demand is at an all-time high for personal volleyball instruction / lessons.  All of the Dynasty coaches are available for volleyball lessons if a coach choses to offer them.  Each coach is an independent contractor and the club does not endorse one coach over another when it comes to lessons.  As a general rule, coaches are discouraged from giving lessons to players on their personal teams to avoid any apparent conflict of interest.  The following coaches are employed by Dynasty and have produced and/or played at the highest level.  Please refer to the Coaches Bio page of our website to learn more about each coach!

Club Director - Bryon Larson


12 Black Head Coach

Cell: (913) 645-5716

bryon.larson@dynastyvb.com
Bryon Larson is the founder and club director of the Dynasty Volleyball Club.  Coach Larson was recognized as the AVCA 12-U National Coach of the Year in 2017.  Coach Larson has a reputation for building champions through a mixture of fundamental instruction, technical feedback, and a positive communication style that athletes respond to.  Click on the lesson link below for Coach Bryon's availability.

Brian Tate- Associate Director/Technical Director/Recruiting Director


16 Black and 18 Black Head Coach

Cell (314)560-8665

brian.tate@dynastyvb.com

Brian Tate has coached at Dynasty for 3yrs, but he has been coaching volleyball for 5 yrs.  Brian has experience as a head coach at MPV and 4yrs as an assistant coach at Rockhurst University.  During his time at Rockhurst, Brian coached 6 All Americans, including the Division II National Player of the Year and 16 All Conference players.

 

Keely Hammontree

11 Black and 15 Black Assistant Coach

11 Black Co-Head Coach; 10 Black and 16 Black Assistant

Cell (816) 838-4422

Keely coached 11 Black to a USAV national championship in 2016 and she is currently the head varsity volleyball coach at Lawrence Free State.    Keely was an All-Conference, All-District and All-State recognized athlete in HS as an outside hitter.

 

Lori Angello


13 Black and 14 Black Head Coach

Cell  913-702-5054

lori.angello@yahoo.com

Lori Angello hails from Lansing, Kansas.  She is beginning her 8th season coaching at Dynasty, and she has also coached at Johnson County Community College.  At Dynasty, she has served as the assistant coach for Club Director, Bryon Larson's 12 Black and 13 Black teams over the years.  Lori has won over 10 National Qualifiers, 1 National Championship and 2 2nd place finishes at Nationals.   

Stevie Jo Boggs


17 Black Assistant Coach

Cell: 913-233-9694

StevieJo33@gmail.com

Stevie Jo has been coaching with Dynasty since 2013. Prior to joining Dynasty, Stevie Jo coached for other local clubs. As a player, Stevie Jo excelled at Olathe South High School and Avila University as an outside hitter/ DS. 

Eric Stout


14 Blue Head Coach

Cell (816) 803-5569

Eric played club volleyball at Truman State University (NMSU), and continued playing USAV Club after graduating in 1996.  In addition, Eric led his company’s Corporate Challenge volleyball team to three consecutive championships in 2003, 2004, and 2005.  He began coaching club volleyball in 2012, and this will be his second year with Dynasty. 

Rachel Milnark


14 Black Assistant Coach

Cell:  (913) 683-8344
Email:  Rlmilnark@gmail.com

Rachel Milnark is from Lansing, KS and attended Lansing High. She played college softball at Wichita State, but her passion has always been volleyball. This is her first year coaching at Dynasty with 14 Black. She has coached for 5 years at other local clubs and 3 years at Piper High School. 

 

Director of Programming U9-U12 - Andy Oaks


11 Black Head Coach/ 10 Black Co-Head Coach

Andy is entering his 27th consecutive year of volleyball experience with HOA as a player, club director, and coach. He has coached Junior Olympic Volleyball the past 12 seasons and led the 2015 Dynasty 12 Black team to a National Championship. To date, many of his former players have gone on to play in college, including several at the Top 25 Division 1 level.  Andy is also a Certified Financial Planner and has a limited lesson schedule, his lessons are by appointment only.

Brett Ferguson- Academy Director/Assistant Technical Director


Academy Director and 14 Black Head Coach, 16 Black Assistant

This is Brett's sixth year at Dynasty. Coach Ferguson was previously an Assistant Coach at Rockhurst for 5 years.  Coach Ferguson is also the Dynasty Academy Director.

Tom Yedo


12 Blue Head Coach; 14 Academy Regional Head Coach

Cell (913)433-6520

tomyedo@hotmail.com

Tom has been coaching volleyball for 13 yrs, and the past 7 yrs have been with Dynasty.  Tom's Dynasty teams qualified for nationals in 2013, 2014, and 2015, 2017 and 2018.   To schedule a lesson with Tom, please click on the lesson availability link below.

Wes Cackler


18 Blue Assistant Coach

Wes.cackler@yahoo.com

Wes has been coaching volleyball at Dynasty for 6 yrs.  He served as the assistant coach to 11 Black in 2014 when they were  runner up in the 11 Patriot division at the USAV Girls' Junior National Championship and also in 2015  when 12 Black won the 12 National championship in New Orleans.  Please contact Wes via email to schedule a lesson.

Katy Porterfield

12 Gray Head Coach

12 Gray Head Coach

Katz0707@hotmail.com

Katy has coached club volleyball since 2003, joining the Dynasty coaching staff in 2012. She was a setter at Avila University and Nebraska Wesleyan University.  Please contact Katy at the email above to schedule a lesson.

Brad Willits


10 Black Head Coach

Cell (913)645-3427

bwillits@kc.rr.com

Brad started coaching in 2007 and joined Bryon Larson when Dynasty formed in 2009.  After graduate school, Brad played adult club for 14 years as a setter and has always enjoyed playing volleyball as a hobby, but coaching is his passion.

 

Cristian Maciel


Coach/Tech Consultant

Cell – (816) 739-9175

Email - crismaciel15@hotmail.com

Professional Experience = 2002 Chinese National league- Jinan, 1998-2001 Argentine National league, 1994-1997 Brazilian National league

MAJOR Volleyball Achievements = Member of the National Brazilian team from 1992-94, World Championship Tournament Istanbul Turkey 1993, South America Championship Tournament 1992-94 Venezuela/Chile, Colombia/Argentina

 

 

 

Tanya Durham

Head Coach - 12 Academy 3 Stripe and 14 Academy 3 Stripe

Head Coach - 12 Academy 3 Stripe and 14 Academy 3 Stripe

Cell: 913-991-1189

Email: TalkToTanya@ReeceNichols.com

Tanya began her coaching career in 2009 and added club in 2015. Participated in programs in Mid-Missouri, North Carolina, and Kansas. Joined Dynasty in 2021.

Areas for lessons: Developmental for academy players in serving, hitting, and passing.