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BLAZE-BLACK
Coach Joie
Coach Joieanne Graves is the Assistatn Coach for Blaze-Black. A defensive Specialist who played high-level club ball in Michigan, Coach Joie went on to play at American Univeristy at the Club level.
Coach Joie has been the head Defensive Coach at LAVBC for 3 years and lead several teams to podium finishes at the Regional and National Qualifier level.
Coach Kamalu
Team Blaze-Black is coached by LAVBC Director Kamalu Makekau-Whitaker. Kamalu, set for the United States High Performance Team from ages 15-18 before signing to Cal State Northridge. There she worked under Olympic Gold Medalist, Coach Jeff Stork.
Blaze-Black enters 2025 competition ranked in the top 30 in all of Southern California.
2025 BLAZE -BLACK
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