SOUTH PW COACHES
John Wilson - 18 South PW Head Coach - 2024
"I have come out of club volleyball retirement. I am happy to return to Metro and I look forward to teaching the game I love to our athletes."
I have coached volleyball for over 30 years. I am an Army Vet and a VFW member. I have lived here since 1992 after returning from Germany where I was stationed for 4.5 years. I'm the JV coach at Forest Park; we have over 37 kids who receive scholarships in the past 11 years.
Stephanie Wacker - 16 South PW Head Coach - 2024
“Looking forward to another successful season filled with high level volleyball, themed practices, and improving players volleyball IQs”
Stephanie is returning for her 8th season with Metro and 10th year overall coaching club volleyball. She is returning for her third season as the 16s PW head coach after previously coaching 14s for 2 seasons and 15s for 3. She has had very successful seasons with Metro South with previous teams winning multiple one day tournaments, qualifying for the Gold Bracket at Irish Rumble, SAC, Charm City, and Capitol Hill Classic. Her teams consistently qualify for Gold Brackets and place in the top 10 in multi-day tournaments. She is proud that former players went on to become impact players on their Varsity high school team with others continuing to play in college.
Stephanie is a Virginia Beach native who grew up playing for First Colonial High School, local club teams, and spent her summers playing beach volleyball. She is a GIS Engineer for a tech company and spends her spare time at Orange Theory, hiking, scuba diving and spoiling her mini pitbull Marley.
Kaitlin Crutchley - 16 South- PW Assistant Coach - 2024
"I am looking forward to another season of working with motivated and coachable athletes. We are excited to grow their love for the game of volleyball along with their volleyball skills and IQ."
Kaitlin is returning for her sixth season with Metro Volleyball Club. She is in her second season as the Head Volleyball Coach at Forest Park High School. The Bruins had a 16-9 record and made it to the State Tournament during the 2022-2023 season. Kaitlin is a Woodbridge native and started playing club volleyball at the age of 10. She attended Osbourn Park High School, where she was a four-year Varsity outside hitter. Kaitlin continued her volleyball career with 3 years of NAIA college volleyball. Kaitlin double majored in Health and Physical Education and Sport Management from Virginia Intermont College. She has earned her Masters in Special Education from George Mason University. Kaitlin is currently a Special Education teacher working with students with learning disabilities in the area of Geometry for Prince William County Schools. She is an animal lover who enjoys getting Wacker's dog ramped up on tournament weekends! She loves spending her non-volleyball time with her family and friends.
David Van- 15 South PW Head Coach 2024
"Coaching is a passion that helps teach athletes life lessons and skills that they can take on with them through the rest of their lives."
David started his volleyball career when he began playing for the club volleyball team at Longwood University. As he learned and experienced volleyball at Longwood, he worked toward a master’s degree in Kinesiology with a concentration in teaching. Taking what he had experienced from playing club and learned as an aspiring teacher, he started coaching volleyball at the school he currently works at. David first started as an assistant coach for the first season where he gained valuable experience from the staff members. At the start of his second year to the present, he has had the opportunity to work as the Junior Varsity Head Coach. David has been working with Metro for the past four years as both an assistant and head coach learning with the players as he finds ways to encourage and engage players so that they may meet their full protentional before moving onward to the next step in their lives.
Matt Lane - 15 South PW Assistant Coach - 2024
"I am very excited to watch my players grow into fearless competitors."
Matthew started playing volleyball at 15 and quickly fell in love with the sport. He played club volleyball for the a local 17U team in high school.
After high school, he has played an endless amount of men’s league and open gym volleyball. His love for volleyball extends to the sand, where he has been playing competitive beach volleyball for 4 years. More recently, he was the assistant/interim head coach for Osbourn High School’s Varsity team. His goal is to get young players to trust themselves and adapt to any challenges they may face.
Heather Owens- 14 South PW Head Coach 2024
"Volleyball is not just a physical game. It demands mental toughness to succeed. I’m honored to be returning to Metro to lead the 14s. Our goals only seem impossible until they are achieved."
Heather is returning for her 3rd season with Metro Volleyball Club as a Head Coach for 14s. She started with Metro as the 14s assistant coach and last year moved to be the 18s assistant coach. She contributed the success of last year's season with the 18s qualifying for the Gold Bracket and placing 2nd during the Regional Tournament. She is also the former Varsity Head Coach at Osbourn High School and has coached all ages over the last 7 years of her coaching career.
Heather moved to Northern Virginia area in 2015 to attend Graduate School at Marymount University where she earned her Master’s in Forensic and Legal Psychology. She is a Program Analyst for the DOJ. She loves to stay active doing anything such as hiking, paddling boarding and kickboxing.
Ric Habina- 14 South PW Assistant Coach 2024
“Volleyball is my getaway! I am extremely honored to be working with and learning from these great coaches and their vast experience. I can’t wait to have some fun. Here We Go METRO!!”
Ric is starting his first season with Metro Volleyball Club. He is in his second season as the Head Coach of Girls Volleyball at Woodbridge Senior High School. Prior to joining Metro, Ric created the current volleyball program and was the lead volleyball coach at a local rec center. Ric was a Navy brat growing up but settled in Woodbridge after serving 8 years in the Marine Corps. He got his degree in Homeland Security at the American Military University and is currently working for the Navy. In his freetime, Ric likes to play with his Cricut machine making t-shirts.
Will Burkett - 13 South PW Head Coach- 2024
"I’m proud to represent our Metro family as the South Region Director and 13 South Head Coach, and to be associated with such an outstanding group of coaches. This season affords us the opportunity to grow the legacy that is Metro Volleyball. Let’s go Metro!!!”
This will be Will’s eleventh year with Metro. Will has also been the League Coordinator for a youth volleyball program in Delaware, the coach for three women's USAV teams, the Assistant Varsity Coach at McDonough School (1998-1999), the Instructor for Adult and Youth Clinics through Mid-Atlantic Volleyball (1998-2003) and the Assistant JV Coach at Woodbridge High School (2011-2012). He is also a referee with the Quantico Volleyball Officials Association (QVOA).
Will was first taught to play competitive volleyball while in the US Army, stationed in Germany. He was selected for the "All Star" Military Community Team and traveled throughout Europe playing in joint-force, international tournaments. After the military, he relocated to Dover, Delaware where he continued to play as a USAV adult player in the Chesapeake Region for a variety of clubs at different levels.
Will attended Wilmington University where he completed coursework towards a BS in Business Management and is currently the Director of Operations at Performance & Leadership Development, Ltd. – an executive coaching firm based in DC.
Ilona Gunther - 13 South PW Assistant Coach- 2024
"I am so excited for the 2024 Metro club season to start. Looking forward to a successful season of Volleyball excellence!"
Ilona is in her second season at Metro. She started her volleyball career as a Middle player, and migrated into coaching after her youngest daughter started playing volleyball during high school. She enjoys coaching and seeing players take instruction and apply it to their own growth in the game.
