Below is the Palm Beach Juniors coaching staff for the 2026 season

Last - Oct 20, 2025


CLICK on your child's age bracket to go straight their coaches.

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Ella Vandenburg ~ Head Coach ~ 10's Coaching Experience: ~ to be added Playing Experience: ~ to be added Cassidy Childers ~ Assistant Coach ~ 10's Coaching Experience: ~ to be added Playing Experience: ~ to be added

Michelle Franklin ~ Head Coach ~ 11 E Coaching Experience: ~ 3 years Assistant Coach @ PBCC ~ 8 years with PBJrs Club - 18's,14's, 12's and 11's Playing Experience: ~ 3 years of Varsity - Bishop O'Connell H.S. in Arlington, VA. ~ 4 years at the University of Virginia as outside hitter. -- 1st yr walk-on, rcvd scholarship for team contribution. '85 All-ACC 2nd Team ~ 15 yrs of school, AAA indoor USVBA, open grass triples & beach doubles VB Ella VandenBerg~ Assistant Coach ~ 11 E Coaching Experience: ~ to be added Playing Experience: ~ to be added Alyssa Leatherman ~ Head Coach ~ 12 E Coaching Experience: ~ 3 yrs with Palm Bch Jrs: 16U, 15U ~ 2022 to now: Head Varsity Coach Indoor & Beach John I Leonard HS -- All State: Head Coach & Director of Talent (2025) ~ Graduate Assistant VB Coach - Keiser University (2020-2021) Playing Experience: ~ Williams Baptist University, OH/DS Shannon DiFranco ~ Head Coach ~ 11/12 USA Coaching Experience: ~ to be added Playing Experience: ~ to be added Cassidy Childers ~ Assistant Coach ~ 11/12 USA Coaching Experience: ~ to be added Playing Experience: ~ to be added

Ali Tomlinson ~ Head Coach ~ 13 E Coaching Experience: ~ to be added Playing Experience: ~ to be added Jay Fisher ~ Assistant Coach ~ 13 E Coaching Experience: ~ to be added Playing Experience: ~ to be added