Coach Ameile Giampalia is overall astounding: hardworking, understandable, and positive. In the past she struggled with having poor coaches who actually caused her not to like the sport of volleyball, so to make up for that, she decided to become what she herself never had. Many would say she has done an amazing job to prove that she’s not like those poor coaches of her past. After years of being coached by people who made her doubt her love for volleyball, Gampalia turned that into a purpose to become the kind of coach every athlete deserves.
After Giampalia graduated high school, she went to college and studied kinesiology. She has been coaching volleyball for about 11 years, helping so many young teenagers along the way. Her coming to coach at Casa was very accidental, after she had met some girls who were in the volleyball program here at Casa — Edan and Izzie — at an open gym, when they recruited her. Many students would want to show their gratitude to these two players for bringing this outstanding volleyball coach to Casa.
Giampalia mentioned that after she “came to coach at Casa Grande, the players have never been more welcoming.” When Giampalia was in high school, she played basketball, softball, and, of course, volleyball. She worked with strong coaches in softball and basketball, but not in volleyball. She mentioned that during her senior year while she was playing softball, her coach really pushed her to be the best she could be…