Coaches

Ellen@monumentvolleyball.com

Head Coach - Girls 12U

Ellen Lee

Coach Ellen grew up in Sterling (Sugarland Run) and started playing volleyball in 1989 for Broad Run High School (1st year of the program). Coached under Linda Lachey-Helms (1981 Olympic VB Player), the team went to states her senior year. She played for Fairfax Volleyball Club (no longer exists) and in the Commonwealth Games of Virginia. She received a partial scholarship to California University of PA, DII, where she was coached by Jing Pu (coached Women’s International Team of Japan, Eastern Connecticut, and Syracuse) and played with Georgette Crawford-Crooks (coached NC A&T and NC State) for 4 years (1991-1995). She played right-side as a freshman, defensive specialist as a sophomore, and outside hitter as a junior & senior. Her freshman year, CalU won their first ever PSAC (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) title. By her junior year, CalU became honorable mention in the NCAA DII top 25. When she came home for college breaks, she helped with Broad Run volleyball practices, which was a winter sport at that time.

After college, she returned home to Sterling and joined a USAV women’s team and played USAV until 2016. In 2019, Ellen started to play again on a USAV women’s team again. She’s helped with many volleyball clinics/camps in Loudoun County and has played in many local leagues/tournaments (indoors/outdoors, doubles, triples, 4s, 6s, coed, reverse coed). She started coaching at NVVA with Dean Shumway many years ago, 15s age group. She joined Dean again with a 16s team.

In 2004, she refereed high school games in Loudoun County. She became the assistant varsity coach for Broad Run in 2006, for 2 years. In 2008, she became the head volleyball coach at Broad Run and retired from coaching at BR after the Fall 2024 season. She’s coached at NVVA and No Panic Volleyball Club; all ages including Volley Jrs (7-10 year olds).

Coach Ellen joined Monument Volleyball Club in Fall 2020.