Announcement:

If you are interested in applying for a head coaching position with Extreme Jr VBC, please contact club director Kailey Bridges @ Extremejuniorvolleyballclub@gmail.com.

Kailey Hall-Bridges- Owner/Director

Kailey played high school volleyball at Logan-Rogersville High School in MO and played club volleyball for 7 seasons at Club Bear Volleyball. After her playing career, Kailey coached at Republic Schools for 4 years where she had two first-place finishes in the 8th grade large division Central Ozarks Conference Championships. In 2011, Kailey left Republic Schools to coach and teach at Marshfield High School for 7 years. During her time there, the Lady Jays had multiple tournament championships and 2nd place finishes in Conference and District play. In 2018, Kailey relocated to Branson High School to teach and run their volleyball program. During her second season at the helm, Kailey led the Class 4 Pirates to a record-setting season including the most wins in school history (29).
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Kailey has worked with ages 5-18 at various volleyball camps, clinics, and private lessons over the past 14 years and has directed multiple youth volleyball developmental programs. She coached at various clubs for 9 years before opening her own club in 2011. 

She has served as the Chair of Junior Player Development for the Board of Directors at Heart of  America Volleyball Region since 2014. She earned her USAV National Scorer Certification 2021. She is Impact Certified, CAP I Indoor Certified, and CAP I Beach Certified through USA Volleyball. She is on the USA Volleyball Recognitions Commission, as well as various committees through the Junior Assembly of USA Volleyball. Currently, she is the Head Coach at Willard High School and serves as a coach for the Community Sports Development Program in Springfield, MO. 

Brittany Wright (Eppright)

Coach Wright has coached with Extreme Juniors VBC since 2011 and has coached teams at all ages throughout her volleyball career. Coach Wright also now practices with her doctorate of physical therapy at Branson Healing Arts Center where she is passionate about both pediatrics and orthopedic conditions.  Coach Wright’s volleyball career began with Ozark Juniors VBC and continued to Evangel University where she assisted with the 2009 HAAC Championship. Coach Wright has played through all levels of volleyball, both local and elite, and believes in player motivation and responsibility to participate in team collaboration. Brittany will be our lead Mentor of Coaches at Extreme Jr VBC.

​Kara Lane (Matherly)

Kara attended Cabool High School and was a three sport athlete (volleyball, basketball, and softball) throughout her entire high school career. During her volleyball career at Cabool, she was a four-year varsity starter and letterer while playing various positions to help lead her team. She has assisted with various camps and clinics during the past few years and has been active with youth camps and clinics at Willard High School and Willard Middle School this year. Kara is currently an 8th grade math teacher at Willard Middle School and the assistant 7th grade volleyball coach there as well. ​

Lexi Basler

Salma Lewis

Salma played volleyball at Carl Junction High School. During her high school career, she was a multi-sport athlete lettering in volleyball, track & field, and swim. She was a three time All-State selection in volleyball, two time All-State selection in track & field, and also was awarded multiple All-Conference and All-District Honors in multiple sports. She played as a six rotation outside attacker for Carl Junction High School and currently holds the all-time kill record per season and career there. Salma played USAV club volleyball for 417 Jrs Volleyball for multiple years. She is currently continuing her playing volleyball at Drury University for volleyball and majoring in Business Management.  

Lydia McCall

Lydia was a standout at Marshfield High School Volleyball in Marshfield, MO. She was a four year varsity player and earned All-State Honorable Mention, All-Conference, and All-District honors in multiple seasons. Lydia played as a middle blocker, right side attacker, ouside attacker, and even a libero during her high school career- making her exceptionally well versed in training young players. She also played for Extreme Jr VBC for 5 years  while in high school, including the club's inaugural season. While attending Missouri State University, she played for the Missouri State University Club Volleyball team.  She has coached for Extreme Jr VBC and High Impact Volleyball club with 11s, 12s, and 14s age groups, plus helped run various camps and clinics for Coach Kailey Bridges over the past 8 years. She is currently finishing her Masters Degree in Speech Language Pathology at Missouri State University. 

Allison Van Veen

During her volleyball career at Willard High School, Allison helped her team achieve four district
championships. She also played six years of club volleyball with a number of different clubs, including a Springfield Jrs team that finished 13th overall in the 15s National bracket (second highest level) at the 2015 USAV Girls Junior National Championships. After a series of injuries, Allison chose not to pursue offers to play collegiately and started coaching club volleyball her senior year of high school. She has now coached at the USAV club level for five years for
age groups ranging from 10s through 16s, and at the local through national level. In 2020 she was named the 7th grade head volleyball coach at Willard Middle School. In 2021 she became the Willard High School JV coach; she continues to serve in that role.

One of the unique skill sets Allison brings to coaching is she has played, between school and
club ball, all three front row positions as well as back row and as a setter, giving her firsthand
experience and training at all but the libero positions.
Allison loves coaching and while winning is the ultimate goal in competition, her focus is helping
each girl achieve excellence through using proper technique, raising her volleyball IQ, and
helping her develop a real passion for the game. She believes that if those three things are
accomplished, then winning will take care of itself.

​Allison graduated with a BS in Biology from Missouri State University in 2021 and is currently
pursuing her MAT (Master’s of Arts in Teaching).

Kaylah Cottengim

Kaylah played volleyball at Marshfield High School in Marshfield, MO. She was a multi-sport, varsity lettering, athlete participating in volleyball, basketball, soccer, and track & field. She also earned All-Conference and All-District honors her senior year in Volleyball. Kaylah was a right side hitter throughout her high school career, but has also played middle hitter and outside hitter during her club volleyball career. Kaylah played for Extreme Jr VBC for seven years. In her high school career, her team placed 2nd in districts her junior and senior year. She has coached at many levels including time spent at Extreme Jr VBC, Apex Volleyball Club, High Impact Volleyball Club, and Branson High School. In 2018, she organized her own two-day camp for girls twelve and under to raise money for the Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Kaylah is currently attending Missouri State University pursuing a degree in Education. She is also currently the head junior high coach at Marshfield Junior High School, where her team finished first in conference in 2021. 

Anne Gray

Annie attended Marshfield High School where she was a four year varsity letterer in the volleyball program. During her high school career, she played for Extreme Jr VBC for 6 years, including the club's inaugural season in 2011. During her playing career, she logged experience as a setter, libero, middle blocker, and outside attacker- making her very versatile in her training. Annie has coached at High Impact Volleyball Club training younger age groups for the past three years. She has also assisted Coach Kailey Bridges at various youth indoor and outdoor beach volleyball clinics since 2016. Annie is currently attending Drury University to obtain her English Degree.