| The summer of 2006 was noticeable for the depth | | | | Kirby is a member of the All-ERA Beach Team 1998- |
| of female volleyball coaches, all champions and | | | | 2003. |
| former players who returned to the sand to coach | | | | Danalee Bragado |
| some of the AVP Tour's promising womens volleyball | | | | Danalee is coaching a number of players on the tour. |
| teams. Here is a breakdown of who's coaching teams | | | | One of her successful teams is the pair of players |
| on the AVP womens beach volleyball tour. | | | | Suzanne Stonebarger and Michelle More. |
| Liz Masakayan | | | | Suzanne and Michelle were seeded 20th in the first |
| Liz Masakayan is coaching Elaine Youngs and Rachel | | | | tournament of the season and finished in an amazing |
| Wacholder. Liz still looks like a regular top 5 | | | | 5th place! Obviously the work they did this winter |
| competitor on the tour. Still gorgeous, Liz and I | | | | paid off as well as the coaching! Look out for the |
| caught up for a few minutes before she had to get | | | | new kids in town! |
| busy videotaping, keeping stats and coaching EY and | | | | Bragado earned $25,250 in 14 events in 2001 with |
| Rachel against Jen Pavley and her partner Paula Roca | | | | two FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour "challenger" |
| at the the first AVP tournament this summer in Fort | | | | Silver Medal finishes with Ali Wood (Greece) and Lia |
| Lauderdale. | | | | Young (Thailand). Bragado had her best season on |
| Liz was named to the USA Volleyball's All ERA Beach | | | | the FIVB Tour in 2001 with $18,950 in earnings. |
| Team from 1998 to 2003. According to USA | | | | Bragado and Wood placed fifth in the 2001 FIVB |
| Volleyball.org with her partner Karolyn Kirby, Liz | | | | Beach Volleyball World Championships in Austria. |
| compiled 29 titles which ranks third on the all time | | | | Bragado teamed with Pat Keller to finish second in a |
| women's team title list. "She also won pro beach titles | | | | 1996 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event in |
| with five other players (Elaine Youngs, nine; Linda | | | | Japan where they dropped the finals to Natalie Cook |
| Chisholm, six; Dianne DeNecochea, one; Bev Lidyoff, | | | | and Kerri Pottharst of Australia. Bragado and Gracie |
| one; and Anna Prousalis, one. Every competitive year | | | | Santana teamed to capture the Gold Medal at the |
| Liz won a player's award including Most Valuable | | | | 1998 Swiss challenger event. |
| Player of the WPVA in 1992, co-MVP in 1993, in 1991 | | | | Angela Rock |
| and 1992 she was the "Top Defensive Player", voted | | | | Angela Rock, who doesn't look any different from |
| "Best Hitter" in 1993 and 1994, and was the Most | | | | when she played is currently coaching one of my |
| Inspirational award-winner in 1995 when she was | | | | favorite teams of Diane DeNocochea and Tammy |
| recovering from her fifth of six knee surgeries. | | | | Liley Leibl. |
| "Masakayan was a member of the USA Women's | | | | These guys, Tammy and Diane are both mothers of |
| National Team (indoor) for five years and was a | | | | two children each and just by watching them play |
| starter at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games." | | | | you would never guess that there biggest problem is |
| Karolyn Kirby | | | | to coordinate their schedules to find time to practice |
| Karolyn Kirby and I shared a laugh about females | | | | together. Former US National Team and college |
| athletes and females in general with their multiple | | | | teammates of mine, these two have great chemistry |
| personalities before she went to coach her team of | | | | on the volleyball court and continuously finish as one |
| Alicia Polzin and Denise Johns. "Kirby has won more | | | | of the top five (5) teams on the AVP tour.. |
| event titles (67) than any other woman on the pro | | | | A member of the US ALL ERA Beach Volleyball |
| beach circuits" (AVP) Denise is quoted as calling | | | | Team in 1998 - 2003 Angela Rock, according to USA |
| Karolyn "the greatest coach ever". | | | | Volleyball.org was one of the top servers of all time |
| According to USA Volleyball.org "With a total of | | | | in women's pro beach history, "Rock ranks among |
| $681,471 Kirby ranks sixth having played in 187 pro | | | | the all-time leaders in tournaments played (168), titles |
| beach volleyball events to rank sixth overall. Kirby, | | | | (27) and earnings ($489,725). |
| who won 61 domestic and six international titles, | | | | During her career, Rock posted 81 podium |
| posted 115 podium placements and 124 "final four" | | | | placements and 104 "final four" appearances. Rock |
| appearances in her career. | | | | captured pro beach titles with five different partners |
| To list just a few of the titles given to Kirby "she | | | | (Karolyn Kirby, 18; Nancy Reno, four; Linda Hanley, |
| was named the WPVA's Most Valuable Player in | | | | three; Jackie Silva, one; and Holly McPeak, one). Rock |
| 1990, 1991 and 1994, co-MVP in 1993, Top Offensive | | | | won the WPVA's Ace Awards in 1992, 1995 and |
| Player in 1990, Best Setter in 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, | | | | 1996 and was the tour's Top Hitter in 1991. She also |
| 1996 and 1997 and the league's Best Hitter in 1992". | | | | was an indoor Olympian at the 1988 Seoul Games. |