Kathryn started her coaching career in tennis working part time in college while playing college volleyball and later developing junior players at her local club. Kathryn was lucky enough to share the court in college with her sister and Smash’s own Tanya Huyda. Working and developing young athletes is something that Kathryn values and spent two summers with the Team Ontario Regional Program. Kathryn has worked with 12U, 13U, 14U and 15U teams over the last few years and is super excited to be joining the Smash team and bringing her energy as well as collaborating with so many other experienced coaches.
Kathryn’s coaching philosophy is built on effort, accountability, growth, and team-first culture. She will take relentless effort and a great teammate over raw talent every time. She challenges athletes to grow both on and off the court by developing strong habits, resilience, confidence, and discipline. Kathryn will always support and believe in her athletes, but she also expects commitment, effort, and accountability in return. Her goal is to help athletes become not only better volleyball players, but stronger teammates and people.
