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As the Directors of Texas Juniors DFW and Dallas Force, we are excited to announce our new association as Co-Directors of DALLAS SYNERGY VOLLEYBALL CLUB. Together we have over 22 years of experience in developing and operating our own organizations. Both Texas Juniors and Dallas Force have become leaders in the North Texas Region and have had success at the National level. Our combined efforts will allow us to offer more athletes the opportunity to play volleyball at a level most beneficial to them. We offer national-travel (National and American Teams) and semi-travel teams (Select Teams). We are confident that our combined and experienced staff will enrich your daughter's life as she improves her volleyball skills and knowledge, and gains confidence through their experience with our club.
| WELCOME TO DALLAS SYNERGY VOLLEYBALL!! | -Ronda and Forrest |
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Ronda Cluff Director |
Co-founder of Texas Juniors DFW, Ronda's volleyball expertise will lead our coaching staff and club program to much success. Ronda attended Horizon High School in Scottsdale, Arizona where she was named team captain and earned numerous awards. As a senior she was chosen 5A First Team – All Division and selected to the All State All-star team as an Outside Hitter. Ronda also lettered in basketball and softball for four years in high school and was named the Most Athletic Girl of her senior class of 803 students. Ronda played club volleyball for two years with the Arizona Juniors (North) Volleyball Club and won major competitions in her area. Ronda attended the University of Arizona on an academic scholarship and graduated Magna cum Laude in 1993 with a degree in mathematics & education. While pursuing her academic goals Ronda competed for four years on the A level intramural women's team and co-ed team as an outside hitter. Ronda coached softball at Sahuaro High School in Tucson, Arizona and volleyball at Coppell High School. At Coppell, she coached the Freshmen A Team and assisted with the varsity volleyball and softball teams. As the freshman coach, her volleyball success resulted in a district championship with an overwhelming record of 29-1 and first place finishes in all three Freshmen A tournaments. Ronda trained and developed a solid coaching staff at Texas Juniors DFW for several years. She has coached club volleyball at the 18U level and assisted at all age levels for the past six years. Most recently, Ronda had the opportunity to work summer camps with 2-time Olympic athlete, Ryan Millar. Ronda has been instrumental in helping athletes develop proper fundamentals through private lessons and summer camps for the past ten years. In addition to coaching volleyball, Ronda has several years' experience teaching high school mathematics. Ronda is an upstanding role model for student-athletes and has earned a tremendous amount of respect from her colleagues. She has completed her CAP I coaching certification and is currently pursuing her CAP II certification. Ronda is married to Eric and has four children: Hailey, Dallin, Sydney, and Landon (born January 1, 2008). They live in Flower Mound. |
Forrest Medcalf Director |
Forrest serves as Club Director, Head Coach of 15 National and Setter/DS Trainer. He has coached 43 teams since 1987. He has a career record of 943-363 (0.722) as a head volleyball coach. He has coached everyone from eight year-old campers to NCAA Division I Women. He has authored articles regarding tactics and young player development in Coaching Volleyball . He has taken six teams to Junior Olympic Nationals. Forrest graduated from Lewisville High School and went to the University of Oklahoma. In Norman, he learned to play volleyball and made the Men’s Club Team his sophomore year as a defensive specialist and right side player. He became active as a coach in the Junior Olympics program. He transferred to the University of Texas to play for the Men’s Volleyball Team. The men’s team placed ninth in the National Tournament in Colorado Springs that year. Forrest graduated and started teaching math and Physics in Lewisville ISD. He was the faculty sponsor of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and was very active in the North Texas Volleyball Region. He pursued his CAP I, II, and III coaching accreditation through USA Volleyball. He has coached at the middle school, high school, and college levels. He was the First Assistant Coach at the University of Alabama in Birmingham. Forrest took a team to Barcelona, Spain that placed second in an international tournament. He has coached for Oklahoma City Juniors, Austin Juniors, Outlaw VBC (Austin), Victory VBC, Coppell VBC, TNT VBC, Texas Heat VBC (Dallas), and Birmingham VBC (Alabama). He has been a clinician under well-known coaches Mick Haley (Southern California, former Texas and former US Nat'l Team), Terry Liskevych (former US Nat'l Team), John Dunning (Stanford and former University of the Pacific), and Miles Pabst (Oklahoma). He has also been a clinician at several Fellowship of Christian Athletes Volleyball Camps in Texas. Forrest has been married to Kim for twelve years. They had their first child, Allison, August 28, 2008. They have been to baseball games in all thirty major league baseball parks and over fifty minor league parks in the US and Canada. He is an avid golfer. |
Kim Medcalf Administrator |
Kim serves as Administrator and Assistant Coach of 15 National. She has coached club volleyball for eight seasons. She had a gratifying college career at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). She has coached for Outlaw Volleyball Club (Austin), Birmingham Volleyball Club (Alabama), and Victory Volleyball Club (Carrollton). Kim is from Kalamazoo, Michigan where she played shortstop and pitched fast pitch softball, served as captain of the tennis team, and played middle blocker in volleyball. She won all-conference awards in all three sports her sophomore, junior, and senior years. She played club volleyball for USA Kalamazoo Volleyball Club which placed third in the 1989 Nationals and was highly recruited to play college. As a middle blocker, she was a four-year starter. Two times she made the all-conference team. She was the team captain three years. In 1994, she was the team's MVP. Kim’s hitting proficiency helped her setter, Tammy Robertson set the NCAA record of career assists with 6,650 in 1992. Kim finished her playing career with 841 kills and a .219 attack percentage. Kim still holds the Conference USA record for service aces in a match with 19 against Seton Hall. Kim’s defensive skills were excellent as well. She had 240 total blocks and an astounding 912 digs. For the majority of her career, Kim was a primary passer when receiving serves. Kim has been married to Forrest for twelve years and works as Chief Accountant for Hill & Wilkinson, a Dallas-based construction company. Forrest has been married to Kim for twelve years. They had their first child, Allison, August 28, 2008. Kim is an avid golfer. She enjoys playing and watching most sports, but especially baseball. She and Forrest have been to baseball games in all thirty major league baseball parks and over fifty minor league parks in the US and Canada. |
