COACHES - Yakima Elite Volleyball

Nicole Marang
Club Director

BIO:
Hi there! My name is Nicole and I have been in love with Volleyball since the first moment I played in 7th grade. I begin playing club volleyball in 8th grade and played for 5 years having played for Tri-City Juniors and Columbia Juniors. I went on to finish my playing career at Columbia Basin College on scholarship. In 2007 I coached my first team of U14s with Team Yakima and fell in love with the sport in a whole new way. After 6 Season with Team Yakima, I started my own beach volleyball club in 2017. During the Pandemic we expanded to be an Indoor USAV Club. Currently I am the Varsity Coach at La Salle High School.

It has been an exciting adventure establishing my own volleyball club and adding indoor club as well. I look forward to many more season on the court and in the sand. My passion is U12/U14 as I believe that establishing a true love for volleyball as well as teaching players a strong foundation and fundamentals from the first time they touch a ball is the MOST IMPORTANT influence you can have on a player. However, I also greatly enjoy coaching the competitive higher levels.

Tatum Marang
Beach | Clinics & Trainings

BIO:
Hi, my name is Tatum Marang. I have played 7 years of club volleyball for various competitive clubs and four years of competitive beach volleyball. I currently play Collegiate Volleyball for Cottey College, in Nevada, MO and am pursuing my major in education where I plan to become a kindergarten teacher.

My passion is working with kids and I have helped coach beach and indoor for the last 5 years. I currently coach U12 for OPY a club in Nevada, MO. When I am home I coach beach, clinics and private lessons for Yakima Elite. I believe in being a fun active coach and love celebrating the little victories as players learn the game of volleyball. One of my greatest joys is when a player gets their first serve over the net in a game!