

Our Coaches
We are a team of experienced coaches passionate about nurturing and empowering young women through sport.
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Stef Wigfall
Head Co Coach 17 Gold
Co Founder CITY Sports
- Co Founder of CITY Sports and Volleyball Club
- 2020/21 Head Coach 15 Stef and won 5th in the nation in Open Division
- Sierra Canyon Head Coach of Girls' Volleyball since 2013
- Won 5 League Championships @ SC, Won Back to Back CIF Southern California Championships at SC, Won Sierra Canyon’s first CIF California Division II State Championship
- Named 14’s Coach of the Year in 2017 by the AVCA, Named Cal-Hi Coach of the Year in 2017
- Twice Named Daily News Coach of the Year, Twice Named CIF-SS Coach of the Year (Division II and III)
Mitch Kallick
Head Coach 18 Gold
- 15 years of Collegiate Coaching experience
- 5 years of Club Coaching experience
- Played collegiately at NYU, being awarded a spot on an ALL-EIVA team in each of his four years
- Recently inducted into the NYU Athletics Hall of Fame
- Spent 1 Year playing professionally in Portugal
Kat Luft
Head Co Coach 17 Gold
- Outside Hitter and Beach Player at University of Georgia (2009-2012) and Loyola Marymount University (2012-2014)
- 2-Time All-WCC First Team
- Played 2 years overseas professionally in Switzerland and France
- Played in NORCECA World Championship Qualification for USA Women’s National Team 2014 w/ 3 appearances in the CCAA tournament (3rd place in 2017 & 2018 & 2nd place in 2019)
- Coached girls club teams at both Sports Academy and Sunshine Westside winning a Nationals Gold medal in Patriot Division with 18s Sunshine
- Helped lead California State University, Los Angeles Women's volleyball team to NCAA tournament in 2018 and 2019
Nicole Efseaff
Nicole Efseaff
- Captain and Starting Setter for Cal State LA
- All-Academic Team for CCAA 2 years
- Golden Eagle Award Recipient at Cal State LA
- 2 Year Captain and First Team All Big 8 Conference Honoree at Sierra College
- Team Captain and All-Start Northern California Honoree at Pleasant Valley High School, Chico, CA
Ryan Duncan
Head Coach 16 Gold
- 2020/21 CITY Head Coach 16 and 14 Ryan
- Head Coach of Oakwood High School Varsity Boys' and Girls for last 6 years
- Director of Volleyball of Oakwood Middle School
- Won CIF Championship 2019 for first time in Oakwood history and named Coach of the Year
- Played Setter, Outside Hitter and Opposite in High School
Taylor Tattersall
Assistant Coach 16 Gold
- 2021/22 CITY Assistant Coach 15 Gold and 12 Gold
- NAIA 2nd Team All-Conference - Lindenwood University Belleville
- 2015 CCCAA State Champions - Santa Monica College/All State Tournament MVP
- 2x Junior National silver medalist - Open Division
- Aspiring Special Education Teacher
- High passion for motivating youth to reach highest potential on the court and in the classroom
Karl Rojo
Karl Rojo
- 2021/22 CITY Assistant Coach 16 Gold
- 2020/21 CITY Assistant Coach 15 Stef winning 5th in the Nation in Open Division
- 2019/20 CITY Assistant Coach 17 April
- Head Volleyball Boys Coach of Chaminade High School, West Hills, CA
- Played Libero in High School
- 6 years experience coaching girls and boys club teams
April Leyva
April Leyva
- 2021/22 CITY Co Head Coach 12 Gold
- 2020/21 CITY Head Coach 13 April
- 2019/2020 CITY Head Coach 17 April
- Played Libero and DS at Glendale Community College
- Coached 6 years at Sierra Canyon as JV Head Coach and Varsity Assistant Coach
Melissa Tindall
Melissa Tindall
- 2021/22 Head Coach 12 Gold
- 2020/21 CITY Head Coach 12 Mel and played in American Division at Nationals in Las Vegas
- Club coach for 9 years
- 2017 coached Sunshine 13 Westside team at Junior Nationals in Minneapolis
- 2016 team won Gold Medal at 2016 Far Western JNQ in Reno
- 2009-2011 Setter/Libero for Santa Monica College
Darrin Phillips
Heach Coach
- 10 years coaching for Sierra Canyon Girls' Varsity team
- 5 years coaching club volleyball
- Club team won a gold medal in USA division in 2018 at the Junior Nationals
- As a player won 2-time first team all CIF Division 1
- Played club at LAAC (Los Angeles Athletic Club)