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This will be Ron’s 15th year coaching competitive club  volleyball. Ron spent his first 10 years coaching in the Saint Charles  area where his success as a coach began.

In addition to club volleyball, Ron has been coaching CYC volleyball for the past 15 years.

This will be Ron’s 5th year with Team Momentum. He has coached the  15s, 16s, 13s and 12s the past four years wining many local tournaments. Ron  has worked a lot with PlyoCity the past few falls working with athletes  around the area in fine tuning their fundamentals.

Ron’s favorite part of coaching is being able to challenge his  players to excel in the game of volleyball through teamwork, hard work  and perseverance.

Contact Information: ron@iconcontractinginc.com / (314)- 518-5200

Katie is from St. Louis, MO where she started playing  volleyball in 3rd grade.  She played for school teams and several clubs,  including Team Momentum for 3 years, playing every position on the  court at some point during her career. She attended Cor Jesu Academy  where she started varsity as a middle for 2 years, being named an  all-conference honorable mention.  After high school Katie continued  playing at the DIII level as a middle/right side at Roger Williams  University.  There she was a part of 3 conference winning teams, and  advancing in the NCAA tournament for the first time in program history,  while being named to the first-team NCAA all tournament team. She was  named to the all-conference all academic team all 4 years.

While at Roger Williams University Katie majored in Architecture  earning a bachelors of science degree.  She continued her studies at  Roger Williams graduating with a Masters in Architecture. While in the  graduate program she was an assistant coach for the Women’s volleyball  team for two seasons. After graduating Katie has moved back home to work  at an Architectural Designer at WSP. 

This is Katie's second season with Team Momentum.

Contact Information: 314-805-2411/ katherine.thieret@wsp.com

This is Renee's first season coaching for Team Momentum. 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: (636) 485 4601/ sportsmom9x3@gmail.com

Paula Baechle was born in St. Louis then her family moved to  Jonesboro, Ark in second grade, where she lived until she graduated  from Jonesboro High School.  Not knowing what she wanted to do when she  grew up, she decided to enlist in the U.S. Army and spent the next four  years serving her country while being stationed in Ansbach, Germany and  Ft. Ord, California.  While stationed in California, Paula played  softball for the Signal Corp and competed in the military softball  league. Upon exiting the military, she eventually moved back to the St.  Louis area and obtained her degree in Architectural Design/Drafting at  Ranken Technical College.

Paula is married to Dale and they have 4 children.  Paula coached two  of their daughters in CYC volleyball from the time they were old enough  to touch the court, and assisted Dale in coaching softball and  basketball.  After a need for a career change, she went back to college  to obtain her teaching degree, and was hired to teach Science / Special  Education at Seckman High School, where she also was hired as the  Freshman Girls and Boys Volleyball Coach that same year.  Paula has been  coaching at the high school level for 5 years now, with the last two  years being a Varsity Coach along with daughter Ahna.

I have a deep appreciation for team work.  My days in the military  instilled in me the values and need for hard work, dedication, and most  of all…teamwork.  I have always believed that when a group works  together, great things can be accomplished.  A team is more than just a  group of people who come together for a common purpose, it’s a family,  and  that family comes together to conquer all that is set before them.   I also believe that in any sport, and especially volleyball, it is the  most basic /solid fundamentals that will win games.

This is Paula’s second year with Momentum and she is looking forward to working with this organization.

Contact Information: (314) 306-1545/ plbaechle@gmail.com