Memphis Juniors Directors

Samantha Lambert
Club Director
Years with Memphis Juniors: nine

Samantha is the Head Coach for the Rhodes College women’s volleyball program, a D-III school here in Memphis, and is also the assistant coach for the women’s basketball team. She has played the sport since she was 11 years old, starring in high school and was a dual-sport athlete at Earlham College in volleyball and basketball. Sam has nine years of coaching experience, including nine at the collegiate level and nine seasons with Memphis Juniors, including her 13s, 14s, and 18s teams over the past couple of seasons. Sam has both IMPACT and CAP certifications and sits on the Board of the Delta Region, as well as the Board of Memphis Juniors as Director of Training. She graduated from Earlham with a Bachelor of Arts and later received a Master’s degree from Canisius College.

Angela Floyd
Director (Training and Coaches)
Years with Memphis Juniors: seven

Angela was originally brought to Memphis from her Northern California home to play collegiate volleyball for the University of Memphis Tigers. She has many years of playing experience, including club, high school, and junior college in California before coming to the Tigers, and brings her experiences with highly competitive California club volleyball to our program. Angela earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise and Sport Science from the U of M. Her coaching experience includes six years with Memphis Juniors and she also served as Assistant Coach for the University of Memphis during the 2002, 2003 and 2004 seasons. She has coached the 14s, 15s, 17s, and 18s Elite Teams for our program. In 2002, her 15 Power team won the Region bid for the Junior Olympic National Championships and traveled to Salt Lake City. In 2005, she went back to the Junior Olympic National Championships in Salt Lake City with her 18 Elite team.

David C. Klimetz
Director (Operations)
Years with Memphis Juniors: five

David is Director of Information Systems for Ring Container Technologies. His daughter Rachel played club ball with Memphis Juniors for 5 years starting with 13s. She is a senior at Briarcrest School and will be attending the University of Arkansas next fall. David has been very involved with the club serving as a parent rep for Rachel's teams every year and helping coordinate the club tournament for the last three years. David manages the club finances and the club website.

Phyllis Knose
Director (Operations)
Years with Memphis Juniors: Eight

Phyllis has been involved with Memphis Juniors for 8 years. She has served the club in many ways over the year from team rep to director. She has two daughters Shelby and Sydney, who have played club ball with Memphis Juniors. Shelby went on to play volleyball on scholarship with UT Martin and Sydney is a sophomore at St. Agnes Academy. Phyllis is the co-owner of Rehab Etc. Inc. Phyllis is an integral part of organizing all the clubs activities and functions.

Rick Bolton
MJVA Tournament and Training Center Manager
Regional Officials Chair
David Henry
Area Officials Coordinator
Emile David
Club Tournament Entry Coordinator