Jim enters his 9th year with Xceleration and his 2nd as a Club Partner, along with 18Blue coaches Andy Schroeder and Jeremy Swann. He began his involvement with Xceleration as a volleyball parent during his daughters’ participation in club volleyball. His initial role was the establishment of the club’s College Development Program that helps athletes navigate through the often-daunting world of college athletic recruiting. That program currently has over 400 coaches and programs in its database and is nationally recognized for its role. He picked up the additional role of Xceleration’s Club Director in 2009 to handle the day-to-day operations of the club that included planning, administration, and managing the teams and coaching staff. During that time Xceleration has doubled in size from 6 to 12 teams. He handed off that role last season to director Shannon Kussman and now to Leslie Ray.

As the Club Director for the 2017-2018 season, Leslie Ray is responsible for all operational activities and needs of the club, including management of the support and coaching staff, finance, and detailed tournament, practice, and travel planning. Leslie also has a dual role as the head coach of the 17Blue.

Jeremy returns for his 10th season at Xceleration and is entering his 14th season of coaching junior girls’ volleyball. Jeremy will also serve as head coach of the 12Blue team this season with Gayle Swann. Pror to joining Xceleration, Jeremy spent two seasons at Odyssey VBC. Jeremy was the Head Coach at Monte Vista HS in Danville for two seasons and led his teams to North Coast Section (NCS) appearances each season. Jeremy played volleyball at St. Mary's College in Moraga and soccer at Cal State East Bay in Hayward.