“ I am so proud to be part of the Metro family and couldn’t imagine coaching club volleyball anywhere else.  We had a very successful inaugural season for 13 North, and I can’t wait to continue along the same path for the coming year.  There are some great things happening here at Metro North, where our commitment to player development and our relentless pursuit of excellence are paying off.  Looking forward to a great 2018 season!”  

Coach VJ Iannone returns to Metro Volleyball Club for the fourth year and will once again serve as our Head Coach for 13 North.  In their inaugural season last year, under Coach VJ’s direction, 13 North had 9 Gold Bracket appearances, an impressive 5th place finish at Capitol Hill Classic, a 2nd place finish at the Irish Rumble, and finished overall 2nd in the Region.  In addition to coaching at Metro, Coach VJ is currently in her second year coaching at Arundel High School in Anne Arundel County, where the Wildcats went all the way to the 4A State Semi-Finals in 2016.  Coach VJ played Division-III volleyball at the University of Scranton, where she was a three-year starter at Outside Hitter and a two-year captain.   She went on to play USAV and competitive Women’s and Co-Ed Doubles at the AA level for six seasons and still competes in several doubles tournaments a year.  Aside from coaching volleyball, VJ is an avid equestrian and spent 12 years successfully training, competing, and coaching equestrian athletes in multiple disciplines.  Coach VJ is full-time faculty at Stevenson University and is a licensed psychologist with specialized expertise in clinical and sport psychology.  As part of her work as a consultant, she works with individual athletes, teams, and athletic programs to help them achieve their full potential both in and out of the athletic arena.  She regularly uses sport psychology principles in her coaching of young athletes to help them develop the mental skills needed to complement their physical skills and achieve their full potential both on and off the court.