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Danielle Kelly
Danielle has played volleyball for over 15 years. She attended Fort Zumwalt West and was a left handed outside hitter for the jaguars until she graduated in 2009. Danielle went to Le Moyne College, a Division 2 program in Syracuse, NY. She played volleyball as a right side hitter all four years. Danielle graduated from Le Moyne College with her bachelor’s degree in Criminology. Danielle attended Syracuse University and received her Masters in Social Work.
After graduation, Danielle stayed in New York and worked as a Licensed Master Social Worker for a few years. During that time, she coached middle school and high school volleyball at Marcellus High School. In 2017, Danielle accepted a position with a local company and moved back home. She currently works in Human Resources
This is Danielle's fourth season with Team Momentum.
Contact Information: daniellejkelly16@gmail.com
10 ORANGE
Susan Menne
Born and raised in the greater St. Louis area Susan played soccer, volleyball, and basketball. Even though Susan played 4 years of high school volleyball as a setter, she ended up earning a scholarship to play soccer at St. Louis Community College – Meramec for the 2001 & 2002 seasons. While at Meramec, Susan and her team made it the National tournament both years and Susan earned NSCAA All-American in 2002. After her time at Meramec, Susan continued her education and athletic journey at Lindenwood University in St. Charlies, MO. Once again, Susan and her team found themselves in the National spotlight by qualifying for the NAIA National tournament in Santa Barbara, CA for the 2003 season.
Susan found her way back to volleyball once her daughter, Lexi, sparked an interest at a young age and has found a new appreciation of the sport on the sideline as a parent and as a coach. Susan coached the St. Joseph’s Lady Hawks for the 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 seasons. Susan assisted with bringing 4 division championships, 2 district championships, and made one Archdiocesan showing in 2016.
Contact Information: susanmenne17@gmail.com
11 Navy
Heather Cumbee
Heather is the Club Director of Team Momentum and one of the area’s top coaches and athletic trainers. Entering her 19th year coaching club and her 17th year with PlyoCity, she has trained thousands of athletes. Many of the athletes she trained have achieved significant successes in their sport, including earning awards in high school and awards and scholarships at the collegiate level.
Most recently, in 2016 her 13s won the Northern Lights Qualifier and earned a bid to play in the American Division at Nationals.
Heather is an accomplished athlete in her own right. As captain all four years at Tennessee Martin she lead the team won two conference titles in the OVC. Heather attended Westminster Christian Academy and was an All-State swimmer and volleyball player.
As varsity coach for Westminster Christian Academy, Heather led her 2007 team to the finals of the Missouri State High School Championship and won a state championship in 2012.
Her responsibilities as General Manager of PlyoCity include overseeing a staff of coaches and trainers to provide speed and agility training for many elite teams and players in St. Louis and around the country. Heather has personally trained Saint Louis University’s conference championship women’s volleyball team, University of Alabama’s women’s volleyball team and other top club and high school teams in the St. Louis area.
Contact Information: heatherkea@yahoo.com
11 Orange
aNNA dEUTSCHMANN
SophiE Howell
12 Navy
TAYLOR rEYNOLDS
Taylor is a St. Louis and Team Momentum native. She has been with this club 6 years leading the offense as a setter for our Navy teams. Taylor played high school ball for Nerinx Hall. She has many high school accolades from both on the court and in the classroom. Reynolds made multiple Missour State High School Final four appearances throughout her career. Taylor has continued her volleyball career playing at Maryville University. We are so excited to have Taylor coaching with us this season!
Contact Information: tayreyn2@gmail.com
Avery Guisinger
12 Orange
Renee Nickelson
Renee has been part of the momentum family for the past 8 years as a mom of two daughters who both earned college scholarships to play volleyball. Renee has been teaching for 27 years, everything from Pre-K to 12th grade in some capacity. Renee has coached both softball and volleyball for Pacific High School. Renee is currently coaching freshman and assisting JV and Varsity at Pacific.
Renee's motto is kids don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.
We are excited to have Renee join our coaching staff this season!
Contact Information: sportsmom9x3@gmail.com
13 Navy
Heather Cumbee
Heather is the Club Director of Team Momentum and one of the area’s top coaches and athletic trainers. Entering her 19th year coaching club and her 17th year with PlyoCity, she has trained thousands of athletes. Many of the athletes she trained have achieved significant successes in their sport, including earning awards in high school and awards and scholarships at the collegiate level.
Most recently, in 2016 her 13s won the Northern Lights Qualifier and earned a bid to play in the American Division at Nationals.
Heather is an accomplished athlete in her own right. As captain all four years at Tennessee Martin she lead the team won two conference titles in the OVC. Heather attended Westminster Christian Academy and was an All-State swimmer and volleyball player.
As varsity coach for Westminster Christian Academy, Heather led her 2007 team to the finals of the Missouri State High School Championship and won a state championship in 2012.
Her responsibilities as General Manager of PlyoCity include overseeing a staff of coaches and trainers to provide speed and agility training for many elite teams and players in St. Louis and around the country. Heather has personally trained Saint Louis University’s conference championship women’s volleyball team, University of Alabama’s women’s volleyball team and other top club and high school teams in the St. Louis area.
Contact Information: heatherkea@yahoo.com
Joe Cumbee
Joe is originally from Charleston, South Carolina. His first experiences with coaching started in basketball, baseball and soccer at the YMCA, where he was the assistant athletic director. He had two championship appearances through baseball and basketball.
This will be Joe’s 9th year with Team Momentum. He has coached the 11s, 13s, 14s and 17s age divisions. His Momentum teams have made two national appearances, including a 3rd place finish at nationals. In 2016, his 13s finished 13th at the national division in Indianapolis and won the Northern Lights Qualifier. That qualifier earned his 13s a bid to play in the American Division at Nationals.
Joe has extensive personal training experience, including at Gold’s Gym and PlyoCity. He is an artist full time, certified EMT and Paramedic. In his spare time, he enjoys riding motorcycles, lifting weights, playing golf and hang with his French bulldogs.
Coaching Philosophy: “The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary. I use coaching volleyball to educate young people to have a better understanding of commitment and trust through relationships. I have been blessed to work with young athletes who gain a better understanding of themselves and one another. “
Contact Information: joecumbee@hotmail.com
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cAITLIN cHAMBERS
Caitlin grew up in St. Louis where she attended and played volleyball at the Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School (MICDS). Caitlin played right side and outside while in high school and collected many team, district and conference accolades. She played club volleyball for nine years; six of those years with Team Momentum. Caitlin continued her academic and volleyball career at Lawrence University; she was a six rotation outside and had the opportunity to be team captain her junior and senior seasons. After graduation in 2021 she moved to Philadelphia, PA to begin her career at Boeing. Caitlin is moving back to St. Louis in July and currently works as a financial analyst.
Contact Information: caitlin.w.chambers14@gmail.com
wENDY cHAMBERS
Wendy grew up in Indianapolis, IN where she was a standout volleyball and basketball player. She attended Miami University where she had the opportunity to continue playing volleyball on a full athletic scholarship. While at Miami she won two Mid-American Conference championships and played in the first ever NCAA women’s volleyball tournament. Wendy coached in the Gateway region for many years until she decided to take a step back and embrace her new role as a volleyball mom. Wendy is an advocate for women’s sports and serves on the Athletic Director’s board at Miami. This past year marked the 50th anniversary of Title IX; Wendy was asked to give a presentation to all of the current female student athletes at Miami on the importance of Title IX and the impact it had on her life. Professionally Wendy currently works at Edward Jones where she is a Director in Digital. She and her husband Craig have been married for 27 years.
Contact Information: wwchambers14@gmail.com