Teri Minnis returns to the Summit Volleyball Club coaching staff for her third season with the club, where she will be serving as the head coach for Summit 14 Asics Teri. Prior to Summit, she was with Dallas Premier as the assistant coach for the Premier team that achieved many successes during their two year run as 17’s and 18’s. The team finished 3rd in the Open Division at Nationals as 17’s, and also won the Lone Star National Qualifier. As 18’s, the team finished the season undefeated by any club team in the state of Texas, had an overall record of 59-4, won the Tour of Texas, won the Northern Lights National Qualifier and again won the Lone Star National Qualifier prior to competing in the 18 Open Division at Nationals.
She has been coaching for 13 years overall, and she has worked with the 14, 15, 17 & 18 USAV age groups. Her club coaching experience also includes two years with Alamo Volleyball Club in San Antonio, TX. She is currently the head coach at Plano Senior High School (TX).. She was previously the head coach at Little Elm High School (TX) for 3 years. Prior to Little Elm, she was an assistant coach at Frisco Centennial High School (TX) for two seasons. Before her arrival in the Dallas area, she coached for three years at the NCAA Division I collegiate level, having served as a student-assistant coach at the University of Texas-San Antonio (UTSA)(TX), an assistant coach at Centenary College (LA) and Appalachian State University (NC).
An accomplished player as well, her 10 year playing career includes her high school days as a middle blocker at Carthage High School (TX). Her accomplishments as a prep player led to earning a full athletic scholarship at UTSA. During her successful volleyball career at UTSA, she was an All-Conference selection as a middle blocker and a 4 year letter winner.
In addition to her head coaching duties at Plano Senior High School, Teri is also a PE Instructor. She resides in Plano, TX with her husband Mike, who is the Executive Assistant at Summit-Nitro Volleyball Club.