Caroline Walters
San Luis Obispo,CA
Summary
Dedicated and passionate college volleyball coach with a profound desire for cultivating both the athletic and personal development of players, who finds purpose in being a strong female role model for all players and staff. Committed to fostering a championship environment through a genuine, relational approach, I believe in investing in the growth of individuals both on and off the court.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Head Women's Volleyball Coach
California Polytechnic State University
12.2018 - Current
- Assembled staff and managed two full-time assistants, volunteer assistant and student managers.
- Achieved perfect APR
- Scheduled pre-season matches with the intent of maintaining competitive RPI
- Daily collaboration with staff to plan practice and necessary check-in's with individual athletes
- Fundraised to contract Mindset Coach for individual player access, team access, leadership meetings, and coach development
- Planned and fundraised 2024 European Team Trip
Owner
805 Elite Volleyball Club
09.2011 - Current
- Founded Juniors Volleyball Club for kids 5-18
- Trained and managed 30+ Employees per year
- Participation increase from 24 players (2011) to 275+ (2023) creating year round opportunities for players of all ages
- Grew company to $500,000+ revenue (2023) and hired full time employees
Associate Head Coach
California Polytechnic State University
08.2016 - 12.2018
- Developed and presented pre-match scouting reports ahead of all matches.
- Heavily involved in game management decisions and in match communication, lead speaker during all time-outs
- Planned, organized and executed Recruiting Strategies, trips, Official/Unofficial Visits
- Trained all defensive and first contact players
Assistant Coach
California Polytechnic State University
06.2009 - 08.2016
- Planned and executed all team related travel and managed overall budget, staying within our given parameters each year.
- Developed strong relationship with players to assist in reaching goals, build trust and rapport.
- Promoted Cal Poly's "Learn by Doing" philosophy problem solving to figure things out on the fly.
- Responsible for all CARA logs and associated compliance tasks.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA06.2008
Skills
- 2019 West Region Coach of the Year Nominee
- 1000 APR as Head Coach
- Two 20 Win Seasons as Head Coach (2019, 2023)
- 2019 NCAA At Large Berth
- 2019 NCAA 1st Round Win
- 54-20 in 4 Big West Seasons
- Top 3 Big West Finishes (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
- Coached 17 All Big West Honorees
- Developed 2019 3rd Team All American
- 2019-2022 NCAA Pac North All Region Committee Member
- 2020-2022 Big West NCAA Representative
Timeline
Head Women's Volleyball Coach
California Polytechnic State University
12.2018 - Current
Associate Head Coach
California Polytechnic State University
08.2016 - 12.2018
Owner
805 Elite Volleyball Club
09.2011 - Current
Assistant Coach
California Polytechnic State University
06.2009 - 08.2016
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Santa Clara University