Meet our Coaches
KSA prides ourselves in having highly qualifed experienced coaches! KSA coaches are mission oriented people whose goal is to use Coaching as an avenue to build strong, hard working and talented student athletes that will be successful in everything that they do. Our coaches have coached at all levels and bring an expertise to everything that they do. Coaches interested in coaching for KSA can follow this link for more info:
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Dora Sigala - KSA DIRECTOR
Coach Sigala roots go deep in Fort Worth where she was a Paschal High School graduate. At Paschal she received several accolades of which included: Best Defense, most athletic, and aggressive player of the year. In 1998 coach Sigala participated in the Junior Nationals in Dallas Tx, with her Club Team.
- In college, Coach Sigala Attended the University of Texas at Arlington where she majored in Business Administration with a concentration in Management.
- Currently Coach Sigala works at Calvary Christian Academy, she is the Head High School Volleyball Coach, and a teacher in the CCA Learning center.
- Sigala is a member of the Dallas Association Business Economist and A mentor to the NABE student Chapter, at UTA.
- Sigala is Currently the Vice President of Texas Association of Private and Parochial school 3A-2, high school Girls Volleyball.
- Coach Sigala has been coaching for more than ten years now, in 2001 she began coaching for several different clubs in the North Texas Region. During that time she became Impact Certified.
- In 2010 Coach Sigala was voted "Coach of the year" by TAPPS for wining District, and Bi-District Championships, and Runner up to Regional's.
- Coach Sigala is currently married with a five year old daughter named Izabella, Sigala's favorite scripture is "With God, all things are possible"
Over the years Coach Sigala has coached several hundred girls of whom have gone to play at the collegiate levels. She believes in "Elevating skills and Expectations" both in life and in the sport of Volleyball.
Coach Sigala will be consulting and splitting up her time between all of the teams this season. Her goal is to help every team at KSA achieve excellence.
James Weaver - KSA 12's
Coach James caught the volleyball bug 8 years ago when his daughters began in the sport
He has been involved with and building his background with volleyball since that time
Coached the last 2 years with different organizations
Big believer in building the basics of volleyball
Has coached other sports in the past is now focused on volleyball
Daughters play for KSA
plays volleyball on a rec team as well as coaching KSA volleyball
Coach Weaver is always learing more about the game so he can pass on his knowledge to the girls to elevate their skills and expectations. He want to build a passion in his players so they will have the same feeling for the game that he does!
Salvador Cisneros - KSA 17 Northside
- Graduated from Diamond Hill High School located in Fort Worth, Texas
- Successful Coach at KSA for the last 2 seasons
- consistently on the Honor Roll all four years in high school while taking Advance Placement courses
- member of the JROTC for 3 years &
- member of the National Honor Society
- Played for High Intensity Volleyball club playing Outside Hitter and Setter
- competed in top qualifier tournaments all over the country
- His team placed 9th at Nationals in the club division
- Made the A3 Junior Olympic National Team
- also competes on the outdoor level
- competed at the Boys National Sand Tournament in Long Beach, California
- Currently Plays USAV to keep at the top of his game
Coach Cisneros is truly a schloar and athlete. He obviously brings a great deal of talent and knowledge to the game that enhances his volleyball knowledge and skills as a coach! His favorite quote and something that he wants to build into his players is: "Always keep your head in the game, no matter who is on the other side."
Evoni Darling - KSA
Evoni Darling is another Texan who grew up locally in Grapevine, Texas.
She graduated from Colleyville Heritage High School.
High School accolades include:
2 time team MVP selection by head coach Libby Torres, named 2nd team All District as a junior, and named team captain. In her Senior year she was 1st team All district and academic All State.Coach Darling played club in the North Texas Region for 4 years
Recruited and Played Volleyball at Texas Wesleyan University as a setter
College accolades include 2007 setter of the year, 2008 2nd team all conference, 2009 team captain, and 2010 1st team all conference and team captain.
Coach Darling plans on using her 10 years of volleyball experience to help her athletes move to the next level. Her team will be blessed by her expertise and she will be "Elevating the skills and Expectations" of every student athlete that she works with.
Jarred Bleacher - KSA 14
Jarred grew up around volleyball and learned to play from his mom who was the assistant coach for Cedar Crest College and head coach of Emmaus High School
Played under and trained by multiple state champion Coach John Yanek
Played Middle hitter at North Hampton area High School
Played club ball with Precision
Played club ball with Velocity
Graduated Paris Junior College with a degree in Jewelry Technology and Computer Aided Design and machineing.
The love of Volleyball is in Coach Bleacher's blood. He plans to bring the love of the game to "Elevate the Skills and Expectations" of his players both on and off the court. He truly has a passion to build excellence in his players so they can go as far as they want in Volleyball.
E-mail Coach Bleacher: jrodvball@yahoo.com
Ariane Durham - KSA 15 Regional
15 Year career as a volleyball player.
Played for 2 years in a Division 1 Volleyball Program ( Northwestern State University of Louisiana)
Full International Scholarship to play volleyball at Northeastern Oklahoma Junior College and Northwestern State University.
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6 years playing on Club Team in Brazil (Mackenzie Esportes Clube) as Middle Blocker. 1994 - 2000
2 years playing on Club Team in Brazil (Sparta Sport Clube) as Middle Blocker. 2000 - 2002
2 years playing on a Semi-professional Volleyball Team in Brazil (Superbol Voleybal) as Middle Blocker. 2002 - 2004
2 years Volleyball Scholarship at Northeastern Oklahoma Junior College as a full time Student Athlete. August 2004 – Spring 2006.
3 years Volleyball Scholarship at Northwestern State Louisiana as a full time Student Athlete. August 2006 – Spring 2009
Represented the country (Brazil) in a Volleyball Tournament 2004. Pordenone, Italy.
Best Middle Blocker Award at the Volleyball Tournament in Pordenone, Italy (April 2004).
All America Award at the year of (2005-2006) as middle blocker at Notheastern Oklahoma Junior College.
Athletic Honor Conference Award at the year of (2006-2007) as a middle Blocker at Northwestern State University.
KSA is extreemly excited to bring back Coach Ariane again. She brings an amazing world class background in volleyball and has been a successful coach both in club and school settings.
Patrick Gonzalez - KSA 18's elite
- Assistant Director of K.S.A. Volleyball club
- Born and Raised in Fort Worth, Texas.
- K.S.A. Recruitment and Staffing Director
- Currently coaches the K.S.A. 18 Elite Team with Diana Gonzalez. Has coached the 18's team for the past 2 years.
- In charge of organizing K.S.A. Camps and Summer Leagues.
- Has a great amount of college contacts all over Texas and the country.
- Currently a teacher, coach and step team sponsor with F.W.I.S.D.
- Has coached high school volleyball for three years as a Junior Varsity Coach and Varsity Assistant Coach. In 2011 his team went to the playoffs for the first time in program history. This year his J.V. team won the South Hills Tournament.
- Enjoys working at inner city schools, has also volunteered at Boys & Girls Club with the "Comin Up" program which helps teen gang members.
- Graduated from Texas Wesleyan University with a B.S. in Sociology with emphasis in Criminal Justice.
- Played baseball, basketball and volleyball growing up. Started playing volleyball in 5th grade
- Loves playing libero!
Favorite Bible Verse: "Be Strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go."
Favorite Quote: "Talent wins games, but Teamwork and Intelligence wins CHAMPIONSHIPS".
Patrick has a great passion for coaching volleyball. He brings a great amount of energy and competitiveness to the court. Coach Patrick has helped many players achieve scholarships and move on to play at the collegiate level. Some of his players now coach for KSA and other clubs throughout the metroplex.
One of his greatest strengths is that he builds long term relationships with each of his girls helping them achieve their best both on and off the court!
Diana Gonzalez - KSA 18's elite
Born and raised in El Paso TX
Graduated from Mountain View High School were she played volleyball and basketball
Senior year undefeated in district play
Earned All-District Co-MVP award
After graduation, moved to Sherman TX and attended Austin College
Was a 4 year starting middle and earned a degree in Physics
Had over 100 career wins
over 1,000 career kills
over 600 career blocks
Started coaching club in Frisco while still in college
During the summers at college helped coach with High Intensity Volleyball which is run by Ed Garza, head coach at Austin College.
After graduating college, stayed as an assistant coach at Austin College
Moved to Fort Worth in 2007 and have been a head coach at the high school level for 5 years
Third year on the KSA staff
Outside of my parents, my high school volleyball coach has been one of the most influential people in my life. She has always challenged me to be the best and has been very supportive throughout my volleyball career. I want to be that person for the girls that are on my team or that I may work with through KSA volleyball. I want to relay my knowledge, work ethic, and Inspire each of these girls to go as far as they want in Volleyball or Life! - Coach Diana
“Our lives are not determined by what happens to us but by how we react to what happens, not by what life brings to us, but by the attitude we bring to life. A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events, and outcomes. It is a catalyst, a spark that creates extraordinary results.” - Anon