VWA 2025 Junior State Team Coaches Announced

Volleyball WA is pleased to announce our Junior State Team Coaches for the 2025 Australian Junior Volleyball Championships (AJVC) set to take place in Adelaide from 10-13 July.

While the event has historically featured the U19 and U23 age groups, Volleyball Australia has increased the opportunity for junior athletes to compete this year through the addition of the U21 age group. Volleyball WA will be seeking talented athletes across the state to create six teams to compete at the National Championships.

Our talented crop of athletes will be fortunate enough to have a cohort of seasoned campaigners leading them to undoubted success at AJVC in 2025. Congratulations to the following coaches selected to direct our U19, U21 and U23 Junior State Teams:

 

WOMEN

U19 Head Coach – Laurel Wentworth

U19 Assistant Coach – Leah Clayton

U19 Non-Travelling Assistant – Ryan Gonsalves

U21 Head Coach – Carly Walters

U21 Assistant Coach – Matthew Liley

U23 Head Coach – Gregory Hunt

U23 Assistant Coach – Jasmine Serra

 

MEN

U19 Head Coach – Travis Luff

U19 Assistant Coach – Jordan Fancote

U21 Head Coach – Peter Fitzgerald

U21 Assistant Coach – Cameron Edwards

U21 Non-Travelling Assistant – Kevin Gravestock

U23 Head Coach – Steve Petsos

U23 Assistant Coach – Sean Andrews

 

Specialist Middle Blocker Coach (Non-Travelling, across all teams) – Jose’ Martinez

 

The coaching group brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to help facilitate the development of our athletes in preparation for the competition in Adelaide, South Australia.

Registrations are still OPEN for our Junior State Team Trials and will close 9:00pm Sunday 9th February.

Register via your Fortix Portal here, and head to our State Team Events Page here for all trial information!

If you have any questions about the Junior State Team Program, please contact our Youth Pathways Coordinator, Jordan Fancote at youth@volleyballwa.com.au.