Bryan Johnson - 18s Head Coach
Twenty years experience as Volunteer, Assistant, and Head Coaching positions for competitive high school, USA Volleyball and AAU Club teams in Southeast Kentucky. A successful track record of developing talent at elementary, junior high, and high school levels. Actively involved in assisting volleyball athletes making transition into college volleyball programs. Actively involved in assisting coaches become involved in Club and School programs that promote and create a positive atmosphere for players to develop positive role modelling while furthering the sport I love.
· Coached three area KHSAA high school volleyball teams into seven District Championships, two Regional Championship Runners Up, and two Regional Championships with two State Championship appearances.
· Coached one KCAA high school volleyball team into Regional Championship, KY State Tournament Championship and KY State Tournament Qualifier
· KHSAA Volleyball Official in 13th Region since 2005, including Bluegrass State Games in 2007-2008. Member National Federation of High School Officials Association
· Southeast Kentucky Volleyball Hall of Fame Inductee – November 21, 2009
· KHSAA Region 13 Coach of the Year - 2018
· Co-Founded Horizon Volleyball Club program for Southeast Kentucky youth. This program draws volleyball athletes from East, Southeast and South-central Kentucky Teams travel to within Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and North Carolina and Florida to play in tournaments.
· Coached USA Volleyball 18U, 17U, 16U, and 15U teams – Horizon Volleyball Club since its inception with tournament Championships in Asheville, NC, Chattanooga, TN, Knoxville, TN, Nashville, TN, Lexington, KY. Runner Ups in Gatlinburg, TN, Asheville, NC, Chattanooga, TN, Knoxville, TN, Johnson City, TN.
· Began playing volleyball in 1982 in area leagues and tournaments.
· Began playing competitively in statewide sand, grass, and hardwood tournaments 1991.
· Gold Medalist in Quads B Division Bluegrass Games in 2008, Gold Medalist in Quads C Division Bluegrass Games in 2006. Men’s 6’s champions Somersport Tournament, Co-ed 6’s Nibroc Champions X3, Co-ed 6’s World Chicken Festival Champions X5
· Organized and conducted area recreational tournaments for Nibroc Festival, World Chicken Festival, Big Splash Tournaments
· Member of USA Volleyball (IMPACT Certification since 2007)
· 2020-2021 Head Coach - USA Volleyball - Horizon 18U Kilimanjaro Team, Gold Division Champions Rail City Rumble, Johnson City, TN
2019-2020 Head Coach - USA Volleyball - Horizon 18
2018-2019 Head Coach – USA Volleyball – Horizon 15U Katahdin Team
· 2016-2018 Head Coach – Corbin High School – District Champions ’16, ’17, ’18, Region Champions
’17 and ‘18
· 2016 Head Coach – AAU Volleyball – Horizon 15U Nationals Team
· 2015-Present Head Coach – USA Volleyball – Horizon Club Team – 15-Under aged Girls Volleyball Team
· 2014-2015 Head Coach – Somerset Christian School Volleyball – Regional Champions 2014, KCAA KY State Champions 2014, KCAA KY State Championship Participant 2015
· 2014 Head Coach – AAU Volleyball – Horizon 18U Nationals Team
· 2007-2015 Head Coach – USA Volleyball – Horizon Club Team – 18-Under aged Girls Volleyball Team
· 2012-2013 Assistant Coach – South Laurel Middle School Volleyball
· 2013 Assistant Coach – South Laurel High School Volleyball
· 2006 Head Coach – USA Volleyball – Horizon Club Team – 17-under aged Girls Volleyball Team
· 2005 Head Coach – USA Volleyball – Horizon Club Team – 16-under aged Girls Volleyball Team
· 2002-2004 Volleyball Coach - Lynn Camp High School – District Champions ’03 and ’04, Region Runner Up ‘04
· 2000-2001 Volunteer Coach – South Laurel High School – Sub-district Champions both years
· 1998 Coached Youth League Volleyball for West Corbin Christian Church
· 1990-2016 Involved in Planning-Scheduling-Directing Area Volleyball Tournaments for Nibroc Festival (Corbin), World Chicken Festival (London), Big Splash (Corbin, London, Williamsburg Chambers of Commerce)
· 2004-Present Conduct Volleyball Skills and Instructional Camps/Clinics for Elementary-Middle School-High School Youth in Southeast Kentucky (Corbin, Middlesboro, Knox Central, Whitley County, Cumberland HS, Cornerstone Christian, St Camillus Academy, Bell County, Berea)
· 2005-Present Individual Instruction
· 2005-Present Co-Founded and Co-Directed Horizon Volleyball Club for HS Girls from SE/SC Kentucky and Northeast Tennessee (Member USA Volleyball, AAU)
2020-21 Horizon Volleyball Coaches
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