Meet the Coaches
Five accomplished coaches will support team captains weekly with their extensive playing and coaching experience
While AU’s unique format puts the top four players from each week in captains’ chairs to draft their own teams, they aren’t on their own when it comes to the coaching responsibilities. Kayla Banwarth, Joseph Trinsey, Fernando Morales, and Alisha Glass Childress will each pair up with one of the four captains for each week of the 2025 competition, while Beau Lawler will serve as Player Development Coach and be accessible to every team.
The nature of the AU coaches’ (previously referred to as facilitators) roles encourages a high level of collaboration between coaches and players, supporting the player-first model by giving players more control over their playing and training experience. The level of involvement for each coach depends on the preferences of the captains they are paired with each week. Captains will have the option to shoulder necessary coaching responsibilities entirely on their own, collaborate with their assigned coach, or pass the duties of creating practice plans, scouting reports, and lineups entirely to their assigned coach.
2025 AU Pro Volleyball Championship Coaches
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Meet the Coaches
Here’s a closer look at the coaches set to guide the captains during the 2025 AU Pro Volleyball Championship.
