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Matt Shubin has experience playing and coaching at the highest levels. In 2000 he led Pierce Junior College to a 19-0 record and a state championship. At UCLA he studied the game under the tutelage of Coach Al Scates, the most successful Coach in the history of Division I Collegiate Athletics (19 NCAA Championships). After graduating from UCLA, Shubin continued his indoor playing career as a professional in Greece and Puerto Rico. Matt also has experience coaching at the international level. In 2007 he coached the SCVA High Performance Boys team at the European Global Challenge in Maribor, Slovenia.
Shubin has a wealth of experience working with young athletes. He has been a volleyball camp clinician at UCLA, LMU, and Pepperdine. He has run the Sinjin Smith and Randy Stoklos Beach Volleyball Camps which had over 100 campers weekly. Matt has coached a top 18s and 13s team for the Sports Shack Volleyball Club. In 2007 Shubin had the privilege of coaching 200 Orange and Blue Campers, the largest group the West Hills has ever seen.
From 2005-2006, Shubin coached the Palisades High School Varsity Girls Volleyball Team. In 2006 he led the Dolphins to a league championship and advanced to the city-section semi-finals.
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In 2007 Matt Shubin took the helm as the Varsity Girls Volleyball Coach at Chaminade College Preparatory. He led the Lady Eagles to their first playoff birth in 15 years.
In the summer of 2008 Matt was named head coach of the Southern California Volleyball Association Select National Team, a collection of the region's top girl's players. Under his direction the Southern California Girls went undefeated to win the Gold Medal at the USA High Performance Championships in Tuscon, Arizona.
In October of 2008, Shubin was chosen for the Top Men's Assistant position at Cal State University Northridge. He served as director of recruiting and operations in addition to his coaching responsibilities. Shubin helped lead the Matadors to a 24-7 overall record and a Division I #1 national ranking, the only CSUN athletics team to ever accomplish that feat in the history of the school.
In the summer of 2009 Shubin founded Club Beach, the first Juniors Beach Volleyball Tour for club players. He is also the Co-Director of the Southern California High Performance Beach Program along with Sinjin Smith.
In 2010 Shubin was named to the AVCA's 30 UNDER 30 AWARD list honoring the nation's top up and coming coaches.
Matt Shubin holds a Cap Coaching Accredidation and is a Gold Medal Squared Certified Coach.
Shubin serves as Head Coach and Club Director for Achieve.
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Theo Edward is a Senior on the volleyball team at Cal State University Northridge. He has been a huge contributor for the matadors on and off the court.
Born May 17, 1987 in Woodland Hills, Calif. ... mother is Gretchen Edwards-Gordon and stepfather is Kelsey Gordon ... has one older brother, Ian ... favorites include the Los Angeles Lakers and the Cleveland Cavaliers' Shaquille O'Neal ... favorite TV show is "Entourage" and favorite movie is "Training Day" ... once met actor Denzel Washington ... says the best thing about being an athlete is "being a role model to kids" ... major is Urban Studies.
Theo is star coach on the rise. He is a triple threat. He knows the game inside and out, he is a great teacher and he has unparalleled enthusiasm in the gym.
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Jessica Swarbrick was born in San Jose, Calif., to Teresa and Stephen Swarbrick ...has four siblings, including brothers Jared and Jordan and sisters Jennifer and Jacqueline.
As a senior prep player Jessica ranked 21st nationally among the prep class of 2005 by PrepVolleyball.com and was a Volleyball Monthly Fab 50 selection.
In 2005 Jessica led the Huskes to an NCAA DI National Championship. As a collegiate palyer she was a Three-time All-American, Three-time First Team All Pac-10, 2008 Pac 10 Player of The Week, and Leader in Hitting Percentage. In 2008 Jessica continued her volleyball career playing professionally in Spain.
Jessica brings a wealth of knowledge as a coach. She has learned from the best in Coach McLaughlin who is one of the nations most respected coaches. Coach Mcglaughlin was named the National Coach of the Year and has received the Pacific Region and Pac-10 Coach of the Year awards. In addition to coaching at the club level Jessica has run many successful clinics including an online video tutorial for maxpreps.com.
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