Northern Indiana Volleyball Association
Private Lessons
NIVA
COACHES THAT OFFER LESSONS
PARENTS: Here is a list of our coaches who offer private lessons. Please click this link to directly book a lesson with them. CLICK HERE
- Please do not prepay for your lesson. Once you arrive, you will check in at the front desk, and they can run your card on file.
- After you book, the coach will receive a notification to approve or decline the lesson.
- Once they approve or decline the lesson, you will get notified.
At this time, we are only offering lessons on Mondays until 10pm, Tuesdays 8-5pm, Wednesdays 8-5pm & 7-10pm, Thursdays until 10pm.
Weekends will open up mid-July
If it doesn't allow you to book a lesson with a certain coach, it means they are unavailable or the courts are full.
If you haven’t heard from that coach within 48 hours, please reach out to niva.tyler@gmail.com
Coach Addy Kois
- Pricing:
- 1 on 1 = $60 per hour.
- 2 or more = $40 per person.
- Contact:
- Text 574-850-9831
- Coaching/Playing Experience:
- Played 5 seasons at Valparaiso University(D1) where she was a setter
- Coaching 15 Grey
- Availability:
- Sundays 8:00-8:00pm
Coach Ally Hickey
- Pricing:
- 1 on 1 = $70 per hour
- 2 or more = $40 each per hour
- Contact:
- Text 574-520-2837
- Coaching/Playing Experience:
- Ally has coaches for Niva the past two years. While in college she coached 15s at 1st Alliance.
- After her time playing for Penn high school and NIVA where she was an outside, setter and libero she went on to play at Lewis University for 5 years. During her 5th year at Lewis she became an ALL AMERICAN LIBERO
- Availability:
- Mon-Thur 6:00-9:00pm
Coach Bri Ballow
- Pricing:
- 1 on 1 = $65 per hour.
- 2 or more = $50 per person.
- Contact:
- Text 574-584-5239
- Coaching/Playing Experience:
- NIVA Alumni
- 2010-2013
- 2 Years Junior College, South Florida State College
- Played both Indoor & Beach
- 2 Years at Florida National University
- Played both Indoor & Beach
- Coached High School boys, North Miami HS, 2015-2016
- NIVA Coach since 2017
- NIVA Alumni
- Availability:
- Nothing until June
Coach Cailey Dockery
- Pricing:
- 1 on 1 = $70 per hour.
- 2 on 1 = $45 each per hour
- 3 on 1 = $40 each per hour
- 4 on 1 = $35 each per hour
- Contact:
- TBA
- Availability:
- Tue/Thur 7:00-8:00pm
- Sat/Sun 12:00-8:00pm
Coach Chris Lafree
- Pricing:
- 1 on 1 = $55 per hour.
- 2 on 1 = $50 each per hour
- 3 or more = $45 each per hour
- Contact:
- 574-309-6678
- Availability:
- Mon-Fri 8:00-3:00pm
Coach Delaney Roberts
- Pricing:
- 1 on 1 = $30 per hour
- 2 or more = $15 each per hour
- Contact:
- Text 574-485-6677
- Coaching/Playing Experience:
- TBA
- Availability:
- Open to any time
Coach Drew D'Agostino
- Pricing :
- 1 on 1: $65 per hour
- 2 on 1: $40 each per hour
- 3 or more: $30 each per hour
- Contact :
- Text 908-675-3506
- Coaching/Playing Experience :
- Georgia Tech Women's D1 Volleyball
- NIVA 15 Opal Head Coach (2025-2026 season)
- New Jersey HS Volleyball
- New Jersey Warren Sixpack Club
- Georgia Tech Men's Club Volleyball
- Georgia Tech Beach Volleyball Club
- Availability :
- Mon/Thur/Fri 5:30-9:30pm
- Wed 7:30-9:30pm
- Sat 8:00-8:00pm
Coach Emily Curtis
- Pricing :
- 1 on 1 = $80 per hour.
- 2 or more = $60 per person.
- Contact :
- Text 919-805-0893
- Email ecurtis2@nd.edu
- Coaching/Playing Experience :
- 4 Year student-athlete at Villanova University.
- Setter/Ds
- Division 1 in the Big East
- 8+ years of coaching experience across the country (Club, Middle school & High school)
- Collegiate Camp Coach for Villanova, UNC Chapel Hill, Stanford & USC
- Designed and led clinics including AP Setting, Dig your guts out, Power core attacking & Volleytots
- Availability :
- Mon 5:30-8:00pm
- Tue/Thur 5:30-7:00pm
- Fri 5:30-7:00pm
Coach Emily Sharp
- Pricing :
- 1 on 1 = $50 per hour.
- 2 or more = $40 per person.
- Contact:
- Text 574-276-4822
- Coaching/Playing Experience:
- TBA
- Availability:
- Mon 6:30-10:00pm
Coach Heather Warner
- Pricing :
- 1 on 1 = $35 per hour
o 2 or more = $30 each per hour
- 1 on 1 = $35 per hour
- Contact :
- Text 404-444-0300
- Coaching/Playing Experience :
- Started playing volleyball in 1986 for Mishawaka Schools. Love at first
spike! Then onto Mishawaka High School volleyball
o Enjoy playing with the younger generation in adult indoor and sand
leagues in Michiana area. Also travel for 50+ tournaments
o Started coaching rec in 2023 for Krush and NIVA
o Help with growing the boys league at NIVA
o Enjoy running adult clinics at NIVA! Will offer again when intense volleyball
season is over
o Enjoying coaching my teenage kids as they grow up and have the same
love of volleyball that I have. And to share the knowledge I have of the
game with other players also.
- Started playing volleyball in 1986 for Mishawaka Schools. Love at first
- Availability :
- Mon/Wed/Thur/Fri 5:00-10:00pm
- Tue 11:00-10:00pm
- Sat 10:00-10:00pm
Coach Heather Wayne
- Pricing:
- 1 on 1 = $40 per hour.
- 2 on 1 = $28 per person.
- 3 on 1 = $23 per person
- 4 on 1 = $19 per person
- Contact:
- Text 574-904-4627
- Email ravenwings172@gmail.com
- Coaching/Playing Experience:
- 13 Years of playing experience
- 10 Years with MCAC Homeschool Team
- 2 Years as a Varsity Captain
- 2 Time Homeschool State All Star
- 2 Time Homeschool all tournament team
- NIVA Rec coach since 2023
- Availability:
- Mon/Tue/Thur/Fri All day until 10:00pm
Coach Jackie Fernandez
- Pricing:
- 1 on 1 = $60 per hour
- 2 or more = $45 each per hour
- Contact:
- Text 574-612-9671
- Coaching/Playing Experience:
- 2018 AAU National Champion 17U
- Played for Bethel University
- 2020 NCCAA National Champion
- 2020 NCCAA All-Region Team
- 2 time top 25 NAIA Defender
- 3 time All-Conference Crossroads League
- 2 time Defender of the Week
- 2 time Second Team All-Conference
- 1 time All-Conference Honorable Mention
- Coached 14U & 17U travel teams for NIVA
- Coaches beach volleyball
- Availability:
- Message for availability, may vary
Coach Jariyah Scott
- Pricing:
- 1 on 1 = $70 per hour
- 2 or more = $40 each per hour
- Contact:
- Text 574-326-1527
- Coaching/Playing Experience:
- Jariyah played at Elkhart high school all 4 years in almost every position and is a Niva Alum.
- She just finished coaching 12U
- Availability:
- Text for availability
- Extra:
- Currently at Bethel University for her BSN Degree!
Coach Jenna Stankovich
- Pricing:
- 1 on 1 = $70 per hour
- 2 on 1 = $50 per person
- 3 or more = $40 each per hour
- Contact:
- Text 574-536-3909
- Coaching/Playing Experience:
- High school & NIVA Alumni
- Coached Middle School for 2 years
- NIVA Coach for multiple ages
- Availability:
- Mon-Fri 3:00-9:00pm
Coach Katie Garber
- Pricing:
- 1 on 1 = $60 per hour
- 2 or more = $40 each per hour
- Contact:
- Text 574-261-9695
- Coaching/Playing Experience:
- During high school Katie played for Dead Frog Volleyball Club. She has been coaching for over 11 years at multiple age groups. She was the head coach at Berrien Springs high school for 5 years where they won several tournaments and a district championship. She has been a part of the NIVA coaching staff since 2019. Currently she is the 8th grade coach at Schmucker Middle School and coaches our 14 Black National Team.
- After finishing her high school career she went on to play 4 years at Bethel University. She played a variety of positions during her time at Bethel. She was a middle, outside, setter and libero.
- Availability:
- Nothing until June
Coach Maddie Boomershine
- Pricing:
- 1 on 1 = $40 per hour
- 2 or more = $35 each per hour
- Contact:
- Text 574-322-9707
- Coaching/Playing Experience:
- Second year coaching club and her first-year coaching both boys and girls.
- She is a Niva Alum. In 2021 her 18U Club team won GJNC in Columbus! During her high school career she started at Northridge high school and transferred to Elkhart Memorial Junior year. Maddie went on to play at Huntington University. After her time playing in college she now plays in local and surrounding areas adult tournaments.
- Availability:
- None till Oct
- Extra:
- Continuing to be able to play in tournaments has been one the highlights of her volleyball experience. She is very blessed to still enjoy the game as much as she did in high school. She is now venturing her playing days to grass and beach volleyball too.
Coach Mya McPhail
- Pricing:
- 1 on 1 = $50 per hour
- 2 on 1 = $35 each per hour
- 3 or more = $25 each per hour
- Contact:
- Text 574-312-8386
- Coaching/Playing Experience:
- Mya is a Niva alum 2017-2024
- SHe played at Mishawaka and Goshen High school as a setter/Ds & Rs with being on Varsity her Junior and Senior year.
- Played 1 year at Trine University
- Mya has coached at the high school level and began at Niva in 2025
- Availability:
- Text for availability
Coach Rachel Rheinheimer
- Pricing:
- 1 on 1 = $50 per hour
- 2 or more = $40 each per hour
- Contact:
- Email Rachel.rheinheimer@hotmail.com
- Coaching/Playing Experience:
- Rachel graduated from Elkhart Memorial where she played both Volleyball and Softball. During her time playing volleyball in high school, she was a part of a team that achieved many accolades, including NLC Conference Champions, Sectional Champions, and two-time Regional Champions. In 2007, she helped lead the team to a remarkable 36-4 record, finishing as IHSAA Class 4A State Runner-Up. The following year, she contributed to another outstanding season, finishing with a 36-2 record and securing 3rd place as Class 4A State Finalists.
- Rachel continued her volleyball career at Mars Hill University in Asheville, NC, where she played as a defensive specialist for two years. After her collegiate career, she moved back to Indiana to study Exercise Science at IUPUI, marking the beginning of her coaching journey.
- She began her coaching career with Circle City Volleyball Club, where she spent three years coaching. It was there she connected with the Ben Davis High School Head Coach, who later recruited her to be the Freshman Coach for two seasons. Rachel lived in Indianapolis for about five years before returning home to Elkhart, IN. Once back, she coached with former mentor Vince Strefling at Krush Volleyball Club in Niles, MI for two seasons. Afterward, Rachel transitioned to NIVA, where she continued to grow as a coach.
- In 2017, Rachel took on the Head Freshman Coach role at Elkhart Memorial, her alma mater, where she coached for three years until job conflicts required her resignation. Over her coaching career, she has worked with players aged 15-18, and she continues to find joy in every moment. Coaching allows her to stay connected to the sport she loves so deeply.
- Availability:
- Tue/Thur 6:00-8:00PM
Coach Reanan Diaz
- Pricing:
- 1 on 1 = $60 per hour
- 2 on 1 = $40 per hour
- 3 on 1 = $34 per hour
- 4 on 1 = $30 per hour
- Contact:
- Text 574-309-6805
- Coaching/Playing Experience:
- TBA
- Availability:
- Mon/Tue/Thur 5:30-9:00pm
- Sat 11:00-5:00pm
Coach Stella Thai
- Pricing:
- 1 on 1 = $70 per hour
- 2 or more = $50 each per hour
- Contact:
- Text 804-662-0117
- Coaching/Playing Experience:
- TBA
- Availability:
- Mon 6:30-8:30pm
- Tue 6:00-7:00pm
- Fri 4:30-7:00pm
Coach Taylor Mack
- Pricing:
- 1 on 1 = $70 per hour
- 2 on 1 = $50 each per hour
- 3 or more = $40 each per hour
- Contact:
- Email tmack901289@gmail.com or text 574-339-0502
- Coaching/Playing Experience:
- Taylor has played volleyball since elementary school, a Niva Alum and currently plays at Bethel University
- She has also coached a local high school
- Started coaching at Niva in 2024
- Availability:
- Mon-Sun All day
Coach Ty Smith
- Pricing:
- 1 on 1 = $65 per hour
- 2 on 1 = $45 each per hour
- 3 or more = $35 each per hour
- Contact:
- Text 708-515-0018
- Coaching/Playing Experience:
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Ty started coaching volleyball at Lanphier High School in Springfield, IL. He was the head varsity coach for 5 years. During his time at Lanphier he grew the program to have a freshman team and compete at all levels
- Ty also coached for the Springfield Shock AAU travel team for over 5 years. During the 2021-2022 season, he guided Shock 15 Regional to an outstanding club season, with a 27-10 season record.
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- Availability:
- Mon/Tues/Sat/Sun 8:00am-10:00pm
- Wed-Fri 6:00-8:00pm