Sindee Snow / Co-Director

Sindee graduated from Florida Southern College in 1983 with a Bachelor's Degree in Sports Management. Snow was a three-year letter winner at Florida Southern from 1980-82, Snow earned second team All-Sunshine State Conference honors, while helping lead the Moccasins to a 48-8 record and the SSC Championship. A fixture within the Orlando volleyball community, Snow has been Co-Director of the Orlando Volleyball Academy and helped found the organization in 1996.  Starting in 1998 she has served as Tournament Director for the Amateur Athletic Union National Volleyball Tournament. Snow was the Head Volleyball Coach at Rollins College from 2000-2014.

 

 In August of 2017 Snow was appointed to the National Chair for Pickleball for the AAU.  This was the start of Central Florida Pickleball in Florida.

 

Yvonne Devlin / Co-Director

Yvonne graduated from the University of Central Florida in 1979 with a Bachelor's Degree in Education. While there, she participated in three National Championships in volleyball and two softball National Tournaments. Yvonne was voted MVP and nominated to the Metro Hall of Fame for outstanding contribution to athletic competition.  She played USABA volleyball for six years, and has officiated NAGWS, NCAA, and USVBA volleyball for 25 years.

In 1996, she founded Orlando Volleyball Academy and has served as Tournament Director for the Amateur Athletic Union National Volleyball and the Sunshine State Games. In 1999, Yvonne was the tournament director for the National Senior games held at Disney's Wide World of Sports for volleyball and badminton. Her work over the past several years in hosting girls' junior tournaments earned her the Best Tournament Host Award for the Florida Region in 2007.

 

Yvonne has been very active in building youth and adult volleyball in the Florida, serving as the commissioner for USA Volleyball Florida Region from 2001-2005 and the Junior Region Coordinator for girls volleyball from 2005-2008. Recently, Yvonne led her 13 Asics team to two National Championships (AAU and USAV) in 2011.

 

In August of 2017 Devlin was appointed to the National Chair for Pickleball for the AAU.  This was the start of Central Florida Pickleball in Florida.