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Coach Donovan Martinez is the Faculty Advisor / Head Coach of SC Men's Volleyball. He is originally from Honolulu, Hawaii until he moved to Cedar City in 2014 to be an Assistant Women's Volleyball Coach at Southern Utah University of the NCAA Division I Big Sky Conference. Prior to arriving to SUU, Coach Martinez had 12 years of extensive coaching experience as an assistant/head coach of Intermediate, Junior Varsity, & Varsity teams in the Oahu Interscholastic Association (OIA- public school league) & the Interscholastic League of Hawaii (ILH- private school league). Coach Martinez also coached with Quicksets & Jammers Volleyball Clubs and his teams often participated, qualified for, and placed in USAV Qualifiers & Junior National tournaments.
After moving to St. George to help start Lanikai Athletic Club, Coach Martinez became a part of the SCHS Faculty as a teacher in the Special Education Department. Along with starting SC MEN'S VBC , he is now the SCHS Sophomore Girls' Head Coach and assisting the Varsity. He spent his summer traveling to run camps with Gold Medal Squared.
Most recently, this past summer of 2021, Coach Martinez spent three weeks in Lincoln, Nebraska as a camp coach for the University of Nebraska Individual Skills Camp as well as their Husker Team Camp. Coach Martinez has also been a repeat guest coach at Iowa State University Women's Volleyball & BYU Men's Volleyball Camps. He was invited by the ISU Women's VB staff because of his Hawaii connection, Assistant Coach Fiona Nepo. Coach Martinez & Coach Nepo coached McKinley Girls' Varsity Volleyball in Honolulu, Hawaii back in 2005. Coach Martinez was also the only non-BYU staff, athlete, or alumni to be invited to coach in the BYU Men's Volleyball Summer Camp.
College Coaching Experience/Accomplishments:
Fall 2020 AVCA Diversity Award Recipient
2021 University of Nebraska Husker Individual Skills & Team Camp
Club Coaching Experience/Accomplishments:
2018-2019 Snow Canyon Men's Volleyball Club-Club Director, 14u & 18u Head Coach
2007-14 Jammers Volleyball Club (Honolulu, HI) Head Coach-13u, 14u, 16u, 17u
2nd/144, Silver Medalist, at the 2014 Summer Soiree National Tournament (Anaheim, CA)-14u Division
9th/24- 2014 Pacific Northwest Qualifier (Spokane, WA)- 14u Open Division
5th/109- 2012 Summer Soiree National Tournament (Anaheim, CA)-14u Division
1st Place (Qualified)- 2011 Aloha Region National Bid Tournament (Honolulu, HI)- 17u Division
5th/48- 2010 USAV Girls’ Junior National Championships (Reno, NV)- 13u Division
2nd/48, Silver Medalist, 2010 USAV Girls’ Junior National Championships (Reno, NV)- 16u Division
2nd/24, Silver Medalist- 2010 Pacific Northwest Qualifier (Spokane, WA)-13u Division
1st Place- 2010 Aloha Regional Tournament (Honolulu, HI)- 13u Division
1st Place (Qualified)- 2010 Aloha Region National Bid Tournament (Honolulu, HI)- 13u Division
24th Place- 2009 USAV Girls’ Junior National Championships (Miami, FL)- 14u Open Division
1st Place- 2009 Aloha Regional Tournament (Honolulu, HI)- 14u
1st Place (Qualified)- 2009 Aloha Region National Bid Tournament (Honolulu, HI)- 13u Division
3rd/24, Bronze Medalist (Qualified)- 2009 Pacific Northwest Qualifier (Spokane, WA)- 14u Open Division
5th/150- 2008 JVDA National Championships (Louisville, KY)- 14u Division
1st Place- 2008 Aloha Regional Tournament (Honolulu, HI)- 14u
2nd Place- 2008 Aloha Region National Bid Tournament (Honolulu, HI)- 14u Division
5th/24- 2008 Pacific Northwest Qualifier (Spokane, WA)- 14u Open Division
Trained, coached PrepVolleyball.com 2016 National Freshman of the Year
Trained, coached 4 Hawaii State Gatorade Players of the Year (2016, 2014, 2012, 2011)
Trained, coached 2 USAV Junior National Championship All-Tournament Team selections
Selected as Assistant Coach with the 2012 Aloha Region High Performance Girls’ National Select Team
After moving to St. George to help start Lanikai Athletic Club, Coach Martinez became a part of the SCHS Faculty as a teacher in the Special Education Department. Along with starting SC MEN'S VBC , he is now the SCHS Sophomore Girls' Head Coach and assisting the Varsity. He spent his summer traveling to run camps with Gold Medal Squared.
Most recently, this past summer of 2021, Coach Martinez spent three weeks in Lincoln, Nebraska as a camp coach for the University of Nebraska Individual Skills Camp as well as their Husker Team Camp. Coach Martinez has also been a repeat guest coach at Iowa State University Women's Volleyball & BYU Men's Volleyball Camps. He was invited by the ISU Women's VB staff because of his Hawaii connection, Assistant Coach Fiona Nepo. Coach Martinez & Coach Nepo coached McKinley Girls' Varsity Volleyball in Honolulu, Hawaii back in 2005. Coach Martinez was also the only non-BYU staff, athlete, or alumni to be invited to coach in the BYU Men's Volleyball Summer Camp.
College Coaching Experience/Accomplishments:
Fall 2020 AVCA Diversity Award Recipient
2021 University of Nebraska Husker Individual Skills & Team Camp
- Camp Coach
- All Skills Camp Coach, Gym Lead
- Setter/Libero Training Camp Coach
- All Skills Camp Coach
- Team Camp Gym Lead
- Helped place 7th in the Big Sky Conference, qualifying for the BSC Tournament
- Trained, coached two Big Sky 2nd Team All-Conference performers
Club Coaching Experience/Accomplishments:
2018-2019 Snow Canyon Men's Volleyball Club-Club Director, 14u & 18u Head Coach
- 1st Place-Silver II Division (UBVA Week #2)
- 1st Place-Bronze Division (UBVA Week #1)
- 1st Place-Bronze Division (UBVA Week #2)
- UBVA State Tournament Participant
- 1st Place-Bronze Division (UBVA Week #1)
- 2nd Place-Silver Division (UBVA Week #3)
- 2nd Place-Silver Division (UBVA Week #4)
2007-14 Jammers Volleyball Club (Honolulu, HI) Head Coach-13u, 14u, 16u, 17u
2nd/144, Silver Medalist, at the 2014 Summer Soiree National Tournament (Anaheim, CA)-14u Division
9th/24- 2014 Pacific Northwest Qualifier (Spokane, WA)- 14u Open Division
5th/109- 2012 Summer Soiree National Tournament (Anaheim, CA)-14u Division
1st Place (Qualified)- 2011 Aloha Region National Bid Tournament (Honolulu, HI)- 17u Division
5th/48- 2010 USAV Girls’ Junior National Championships (Reno, NV)- 13u Division
2nd/48, Silver Medalist, 2010 USAV Girls’ Junior National Championships (Reno, NV)- 16u Division
2nd/24, Silver Medalist- 2010 Pacific Northwest Qualifier (Spokane, WA)-13u Division
1st Place- 2010 Aloha Regional Tournament (Honolulu, HI)- 13u Division
1st Place (Qualified)- 2010 Aloha Region National Bid Tournament (Honolulu, HI)- 13u Division
24th Place- 2009 USAV Girls’ Junior National Championships (Miami, FL)- 14u Open Division
1st Place- 2009 Aloha Regional Tournament (Honolulu, HI)- 14u
1st Place (Qualified)- 2009 Aloha Region National Bid Tournament (Honolulu, HI)- 13u Division
3rd/24, Bronze Medalist (Qualified)- 2009 Pacific Northwest Qualifier (Spokane, WA)- 14u Open Division
5th/150- 2008 JVDA National Championships (Louisville, KY)- 14u Division
1st Place- 2008 Aloha Regional Tournament (Honolulu, HI)- 14u
2nd Place- 2008 Aloha Region National Bid Tournament (Honolulu, HI)- 14u Division
5th/24- 2008 Pacific Northwest Qualifier (Spokane, WA)- 14u Open Division
Trained, coached PrepVolleyball.com 2016 National Freshman of the Year
Trained, coached 4 Hawaii State Gatorade Players of the Year (2016, 2014, 2012, 2011)
Trained, coached 2 USAV Junior National Championship All-Tournament Team selections
Selected as Assistant Coach with the 2012 Aloha Region High Performance Girls’ National Select Team