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Brandy Beyer Harmison, Pleasant Hill, IA Volleyball Coach

Brandy Beyer Harmison

Volleyball

SILVER
5 reviews

Former collegiate player, high school & club coach who has been coaching volleyball players from age 7 to older adults for the past 14 years. View all coaching experience

This coach is unavailable to take clients at this time.

Training Locations
Training Locations
  1. Pleasant Hill, IA

Coach is willing to travel up to 25 miles

  • Iowa Wesleyan College (IA)

  • 13 years

  • Qualified Private Coach
    Passed Coach Course

  • Adults, Kids, Teenagers

  • Libero, Middle Blocker, Opposite, Outside Hitter, Setter

  • Blocking, Digging, Hitting, Jumping, Serve Receive, Serving, Setting, Spiking

Credentials

  • Iowa Wesleyan College (IA)

  • 13 years

  • Qualified Private Coach
    Passed Coach Course

Services

  • Adults, Kids, Teenagers

  • Libero, Middle Blocker, Opposite, Outside Hitter, Setter

  • Blocking, Digging, Hitting, Jumping, Serve Receive, Serving, Setting, Spiking

More About Coach Brandy

I have been coaching volleyball players from age 7 to older adults for the past 14 years. I played volleyball collegiately for an Iowa junior college, and then played volleyball and ran track for an NAIA college in Iowa.

I coached high school volleyball for four years, and went into coaching club athletes at the 13's, 16's, 17's, and 18's High Performance level. I coached camps at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater with my former collegiate coach, who won the Division III NCAA National title shortly after my college career. I have also coached adults in the local adult coed league, and have been a coach at sand volleyball clinics every spring for the past few years. I am also heavily involved with The Orange Planet (TOP) in Pleasant Hill as their personal volleyball trainer, having completed over 100 personal training sessions between CoachUp and TOP. I stay current on coaching a team through a local non-travelling USVBA club volleyball program. I read and research ideas, and attend as many coaching clinics as I can to continue my education towards improving as a coach.

3-time High School State Track Qualifier, Standing record holder team for Shuttle Hurdle Relay.
Numerous high school athletic awards, including Best Attitude (2x), Most Improved, McCormick Award (academic/athletic).
Went to Loras College to play basketball and track- cut from basketball team due to recovering ACL surgery, but ran one season of track.
Walked onto volleyball team at Indian Hills Community College
Worked hard, listened, and learned, to earn a starting middle position in second year at IHCC
Recruited by several colleges to play volleyball after IHCC
Went to Iowa Wesleyan College as scholarship athlete for two years in Volleyball and Track
2-time NAIA Collegiate Pentathlon National Qualifier
NAIA Collegiate Academic All-American
NAIA Collegiate Academic All-Conference (2x)
NAIA Collegiate All-Conference Volleyball Team (2x)
NAIA Collegiate Conference Track MVP
NAIA Collegiate Conference Track Champion in High Jump (2x), 100m Hurdles (2x), and Shot Put
College Volleyball Top 10 Records List: Blocks per Game, Season, and Career; Hitting Efficiency per Game, Season, and Career; Service Aces per Game, Season, and Career

Each athlete brings a unique form that challenges me to develop methods that work for their learning style, and to expose the strengths and weaknesses of any level of athlete, both physically and mentally. I specialize in efficient body mechanics, which means making the athlete as efficient with their own style as possible. While volleyball is best taught through playing the game, there are definitely some of these techniques that can and should be utilized. My philosophy is that no athlete "specializes" under my coaching, regardless of age- I teach the entire game, perhaps focusing on areas where they may be utilized more in a team setting, but allowing the athlete to expand their overall game. I love helping athletes to push themselves past their preconceived mental barriers. I also encourage athletes to work with different coaches, whether for more specialization, a different take on their role, or to focus on an area where someone else may be a better coach for the athlete, such as strength and agility.

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Client Reviews

Isabelle actually had sore muscles after her session with Brandy! She learned some new techniques and positions that will really help her advance her game. We look forward to more sessions to come!

Coach Brandy is great. She takes the time to evaluate a student's strength and weaknesses. I have two daughters that I have started taking to see Brandy. She breaks down the moves and isolates the components, works on it, then puts it back together. I saw immediate improvements in both girls.

The feedback from the girls is they really like working with her. Looking forward to more sessions.

We have had a wonderful experience working with Brandy!! My two daughters enjoy working with her and they both said she is super nice and the lessons are lots of fun. I was very impressed with how much she incorporated into one lesson. Her feedback was awesome too. My daughters loved getting their email from her as well and have lots to work on until our next session. I am so thankful we found Brandy, and look forward to more sessions with her.

Brandy did a good job interacting with my daughter and working on skills. Her feedback was both constructive and positive. I saw improvement in my daughter's skills during the first session.

(Athlete's picture getting major air while jumping to spike a volleyball) Mother of Client (MC): "Proof for your coaching scrapbook!! Me: "Wow, awesome!!! You feel she's converting her hops upwards better then?! MC: "Omg. Yes!! LOL!! See you in the spring! Me: "That's wonderful!! Thanks for sharing! Love that she's put in the work to get those results!!! That's why I coach!!
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