Sam Danai has been involved in club volleyball in the Chesapeake region since the 2001-2002 season.  This will be the 14th season that Sam will be head coach of the 16 travel team.  Last year, Sam’s team won the PVA Invitational, the CHRVA regional bid tournament, the South Atlantic Championships (17 division) and finished runner-up in the 16 National Division at the USAV junior national championships.   

Sam's volleyball career began in Pittsburgh, PA, at Taylor Allderdice High School where he earned all-city honors and led his team to their first City Championship in a decade.

Sam attended American University (1998-2002) and graduated from American University Law School in 2005. During his time at the University (1999-2006), Sam was an assistant coach to the American University Volleyball team. The AU team won the conference championship 6 of the years that Sam was coaching and also qualified for the NCAA tournament 5 times.