Coaching Philosophy
To provide student athletes with the opportunity to be successful. To teach
them how to be productive as team members and learn how to be competitive.
As a coaching staff our goal is to do what is best for kids. We believe that
all athletes improve their athletic skills as well as their life skills.
We have high expectations and set high standards for the volleyball program
at Allen High School. The love for the sport and the dedication displayed
by the coaches and athletes contributes to the success the Allen Eagle Volleyball
Program has established.
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Coach Clements is entering her sixth year as the Varsity Assistant for the Allen Eagles.
She currently teaches Spanish II and is a sponsor for Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Coach Clements is from Grapevine, TX where she played volleyball for 4 years.
She graduated from Baylor University with a BS in Education and a double major in Spanish and PE.
Before moving to Allen, Coach Clements coached volleyball
and softball at China Spring High School in Waco, TX for two years.
Coach Clements loves to travel all over the world, play volleyball,
go shopping, watch high school and college sports and eat ice cream!!
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Alicia Monk
Assistant Varsity Coach/JV Coach |
Coach Monk is in her 1st year of coaching for the Allen Eagles JV Volleyball Team.
She is from Midland, Texas where she graduated from Midland High.
From there she attended Vernon Junior College and then went on to graduate from Howard Payne University
where she played both volleyball and softball.
Coach Monk came from Princeton High School where she was the head softball coach and JV volleyball coach for 2 years.
Before Princeton, she coached JV volleyball and softball at McKinney North for the 3 years.
She currently teaches Health at Lowery and will also be assisting the varsity softball team.
Coach Monk enjoys spending time with her husband, Ben, hanging out with her friends, watching movies, and playing games.
She also still loves to play both volleyball and softball any chance she gets.
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Betsy Paxton
Freshman A Team |
Coach Paxton graduated from Abilene Christian University, where she received a softball scholarship.
She played softball for 4 years and then her 5th year she was the graduate assistant.
Coach Paxton spent her first three years teaching and coaching at Forney High School.
She taught Health, coached Freshman Volleyball and was the Varsity Assistant Softball Coach.
During her last year at Forney, she started the soccer program.
Coach Paxton currently is in her 5th year at Allen.
She is the Girls Coordinator at Lowery and teaches PE.
She is coaching the Freshman Volleyball A Team and is the Varsity Assistant Soccer Coach.
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Cindy Gambill
Freshman B Team |
Coach Gambill is entering her third year at Allen as the Freshman Volleyball Coach.
She graduated from Tarleton State
University with a B.S and Masters degree in Education.
Coach Gambill moved to Allen after owning a gymnastics business in Garland for 20 years.
She currently teaches Math at AHS and also coaches freshman soccer.
Coach Gambill's husband is Terry Gambill, the defensive coordinator for Allen's Varsity Football.
She has 3 children, Cody attends Texas State and plays baseball.
Her son Chase plays football and baseball for Allen and her daughter Kayce is a cheerleader and softball player for Allen.
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