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April Chapple: Private Volleyball Coaching for Serious Las Vegas Players
If you're looking for private volleyball training in Las Vegas, this About me page should answer the question that matters most: who is coaching your athlete, and why trust her with their development?
If you're looking for private volleyball training in Las Vegas, this About me page should answer the question that matters most: who is coaching your athlete, and why trust her with their development?
I work with junior high, high school, and club volleyball players who want to improve their skills, build confidence, and prepare for tryouts, competition, and the next level of play.
The majority of the athletes I train are serious about getting better, and most of the parents who contact me want a coach who can do more than run drills. They want someone who can actually teach.
Who Do I Help?
I primarily work with players in Las Vegas who want focused skill development outside of team practice.
That includes athletes who:
- want extra reps and technical correction
- need to prepare for school or club tryouts
- are working toward a starting role
- want to become stronger, smarter, and more confident on the court
- have long-term goals that may include college volleyball
My coaching is especially useful for players who are willing to learn and families who value clear instruction, honest feedback, and steady progress.
How Do I Help?
My approach is built on more than experience. It's built on teaching.
One of the things that sets me apart is how I break the game down. I don't just tell players what to do. I explain what to look for, what to change, and how to self-correct. That matters because real improvement doesn't come from random reps. It comes from understanding technique, repeating it correctly, and learning how to make adjustments under pressure.
In private training, I focus on skill development, movement, mechanics, court awareness, and the details that often get missed in team settings.
The goal is not just to help an athlete work hard, but to help them improve in a way that carries over into real competition.
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Why Parents Trust My Coaching
Before I spent years coaching in Las Vegas, I competed at a high level myself.
My background includes:
- former USA National Team member
- professional indoor and beach volleyball career
- four-time All-American
- University of Tennessee Hall of Fame inductee
- more than 15 years coaching volleyball in Las Vegas
- volleyball writer and educator with published instructional content
That background gives me perspective as both a player and a coach.
I understand high-level volleyball, but just as important, I know how to teach developing athletes in a way that makes sense to them.
Proof That The Work Matters
Over the years, players I have coached have gone on to:
- earn college opportunities
- compete in USA Volleyball High Performance pathways
- earn gold medals playing for the USA Jr National Team
- strengthen their fundamentals and raise their level of play during key development years
- make the USA Collegiate National Team
- play professionally in Italian and other European pro leagues and all over the world
- play on the USA National Team
I have also spent years creating written volleyball instruction online, teaching players, parents, and coaches through articles that explain skills, drills, and decision-making clearly.
That teaching background is part of what makes my training different. I care about helping athletes understand the game, not just survive a workout.
3 year private training client: 3 time state champion Boulder City high School ate Prior named to the All West Coast Conference BYU Freshman Team
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A Coach With Range, and a Focus on Development
My experience covers indoor, beach, club, high-performance environments, and years of athlete development.
But for families considering private training, the point is simple: I use that experience to help players improve now.
Whether an athlete needs stronger fundamentals, better positional training, more confidence, or preparation for upcoming tryouts, private coaching can give them the focused attention that team practice often cannot.
Contact Me About Private Training
If you're a parent looking for private volleyball training in Las Vegas, or a player ready to put in serious work, email me to ask about availability, training options, and whether private lessons are the right fit.
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2022 College Commitments
 Coach April Head Coach Tstreet Las Vegas -18s 2022 College Commitments for Seniors Libero Brooke Paige, Cal State Los Angeles |
 Coach April Head Coach Tstreet Las Vegas -18s 2022 College Commitments for Seniors Setter Rilee Read, Cal State Monterey Bay |
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2023 College Commitments
 About Coach April Chapple: Head Coach Tstreet Las Vegas -18s 2023 College Commitments for Seniors Setter/Oppo Peyton Reese, Virginia State |
 About Coach April Chapple: Head Coach Tstreet Las Vegas -18s 2023 College Commitments for Seniors Middle Blocker/Oppo, Naomi White, Portland State About Coach April Chapple: Head Coach Tstreet Las Vegas -18s 2023 College Commitments for Seniors Middle Blocker/Oppo, Mimi Bartlett, Ottawa University |
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2025 College Commitments
Proud of my starting senior libero Athena Zhen who is going to play volleyball in New York at Molloy University.
Congratulations to senior outside hitter Amber Cerny who'll be playing at Coalinga College.
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Coach April Head Coach Vegas Volley - Boys 17s
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About Coach April Chapple;
Coaching Volleyball in Las Vegas
The award-winning 12 year old Las Vegas based program created and directed by Coach April Chapple, author of "Improve Your Volleyball.com is a highly focused program aimed at improving individual skills and physical fitness while refining techniques to youth in Clark County in the sport of volleyball while maintaining low costs to the participants with exceptional results.
- More than 20 players have been chosen or invited to play on USA Volleyball High Performance teams, and one, setter Kami Miner, is an award-winning gold medal winning USA Volleyball athlete who's the starting setter for Stanford University who's career was nurtured in the USA High Performance Championships which Coach April introduced her to
- Three year regular Boot Camp class member and semi-private client, elite level setter in the USAVHP pipeline and three year Volleycats Elite player Kami Miner participated in the USA Volleyball High Performance Championships on the top team Girls Select A1 National team at age 14.
- Recruited by a majority of the very top teams in Division I
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- Kami at the completion of her freshman high school year has been named to the 2018 USA Youth National Girls National Training Team - the top 20 players in the United States. Only five freshmen in the nation made the team. Kami is one of only four setters.
About Coach April Chapple; Kami at the completion of her freshman high school year has been named to the 2018 USA Youth National Girls National Training Team - the top 20 players in the United States. Only five freshmen in the nation made the team. Kami is one of only four setters
Kami at the completion of her freshman high school year has been named to the 2018 USA Youth National Girls National Training Team - the top 20 players in the United States. Only five freshmen in the nation made the team. Kami is one of only four setters.
Former teammates include
- three-time Olympian, Olympic MVP and silver medalist and
- current UC Irvine coach Paula Weishoff,
- two-time Olympian Elaina Oden,
- her sister two-time Olympic team captain Kim Oden,
- three-time Olympian and USA Volleyball team captain Tammy Liley,
- AVP Beach volleyball pro Dianne Shoemaker DeNecochea,
- WPVA standout Heather Hafner along with beach legends and Olympians Karolyn Kirby, Liz Masakayan, Mary Jo Peppler, Ruth Lawanson and many European, Asian and South American Olympians and World Champions.
- Coach travelled the world as an elite professional indoor and beach volleyball professional for 30+ years
Coached by some of the top volleyball coaches in the world including
- Taras Lyskevich - USA National Team
- Russ Rose - 7-time NCAA Champion
- Mick Haley - USC
- Bob Bertucci - Tennessee
- Claudio Piazza- Parma, Italy
- Mary Jo Peppler - New York Liberties
- Nina Matthies - Beach Doubles
- Elaine Roque - Beach Doubles
- Mark Barber - Beach Doubles
- Pat Zartman - Beach Doubles
- Joel DeNocochea - Beach Fours
- Claudio Cuello - Italy
- Claudio Cattani - Reggio Emilia, Italy
- Gary Sato - Club and College
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AUTHOR BIO
April Chapple is an elite private volleyball trainer, former USA National Team member, and University of Tennessee Hall of Fame inductee who has coached in Las Vegas for 15+ years, training hundreds of athletes and helping numerous players reach college volleyball, including Division I standouts.
She's also the head coach for girls and boys 18s at Squad VBC and offers coaches consulting on technical teaching and player development. Connect with April on LinkedIn or at ImproveYourVolley.com, where her eye for overlooked talent sets her apart.
From Lady Vol to Legend: Coach April Honored At UTK Champions Weekend
Lady Vol volleyball legend and record holder Coach April Chapple a University of Tennessee, Knoxville Hall of Fame Inductee, 3-time All American, 3-time SEC Champion, SEC Tournament MVP, 2-time All SEC Team is celebrated with her 1984 SEC champion teammates at Neyland Stadium during Champions Weekend on November 1-2, 2024.
- the first First Round Draft Pick for the first American pro indoor women's league
- named to the first First Team All-Pro team for Major League Volleyball in USA volleyball history
- former USA National team member
- one of the few American women players named as an Italian Pro League D-I Championship Finalist, Italian Cup Finalist and Cup of Cups Tournament Finalist
April Chapple The first First round Draft Pick For Major League Volleyball the first American Women's Pro League Honored At Athlete Unlimited Pro Volleyball Match
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