Height: 6’4”
Position: Middle Blocker / Backup Setter 
Member Since : 2004 
Career Notes:

• Joined Chicago Coast in 2004
• Played in 10 US Open National Championships since 1993
• Coached 6 years of club volleyball, taking three teams to Junior Olympics
• Coached Varsity Volleyball team at Clements High School (Houston, TX), making 5A State Semifinals in 1997
• Played professional beach volleyball in Florida from 1993-5. qualifying for Ft. Myers AVP Open in 1993
• Vanderbilt University Varsity Basketball team member, making two NCAA Championship appearances
• Born in Honolulu, Hawaii

Personal: Jim is a WebSphere Technical Sales Specialist for IBM. He and his wife Sue have three children, Jillian , Jason , Rowan, and Joseph. When he's not working, Jim teaches himself piano, drinks a lot of wine, and teaches his kids proper setting and blocking footwork. (For more info, see the Amsler Family Page)

Height: 6 ’1”
Position: Libero 
Member since: 2008 
Career Notes:

• Joined Coast in the Spring of 2008
• DePaul University Club Team, 2006-2008
• Played for Club Synergy and Ultimate VBC during HS
• Alumni of Carl Sandburg HS volleyball team

Personal: Currently a Financial Analyst for Centro LLC and living in the Bucktown neighborhood of Chicago. By FAR, the youngest and best looking member of Coast; often reprimanded for sporting bandanas that are "too thick." Kevin is also known as "Brett Michaels."

Height: 6 ’2”
Position: Outside Hitter
Member Since: 2004 
Career Notes:

• Mastered every position on the court
• His insane blocking ability inspired the line, "You WANT me on that wall, you NEED me on that wall!"

Personal: Always has a little Faith and Hope. Adam is a Master Carpenter and owns his own home renovation business. He has been known to even lend his skills to rebuilding friends' decks!

Height: 6’4”
Position: Middle Blocker / Outside Hitter 
Member Since : 2005
Career Notes:

• Started career with Sports Performance Volleyball Club
• 1997 Illinois State Championship won by what is considered "The Greatest Team ever assembled in the world," and categorized as a team that, "could beat up on the 1980 Olympic Gold Medal Winners - the Soviet Union."
• Continued career at Division III Dominican University
• 2nd Team All-Conference Junior Year
• Conference MVP in 2001 (Thanks goes to Ed Gomez for setting him all the time, he couldn't have won without Ed's support to not set anyone but him)
• Joined Coast in 2003, placed 3rd at nationals in Atlanta in 2004 and plans on placing 1st in the near future

Personal: Born in Colorado but parents forced him to move to Chicago with them. Now lives in the burbs with wife and kids. Works at Harris Investor Services Inc., as an Investment Manager.

Height: 6’2”
Position: Outside Hitter 
Member Since :2007
Career Notes:

• Jumps high and hits hard does a lot of stuff and plays a lot of volleyball on the beach and in grass tournaments when he has a chance only his twin is now getting married and so he has to find a new team
• Plays beach volleyball with his twin brother

Personal:Coaches a club volleyball team

Height: 6’2”
Position: Outside Hitter 
Member Since : 2009
Career Notes:

• Jumps high and hits hard
• to be completed

Personal:Biggest pet peeve: People licking their fingers after they eat. Make sure you use a napkin instead of your mouth if you've just eaten some BBQ ribs. First of all it's just not sanitary to be sticking your fingers in your mouth. Do you know how many germs your hands pick up on a daily basis? Second, it's just a gross sound that nobody wants to hear.

Height: 6’5”
Position: Middle Blocker 
Member Since : 2007 
Career Notes:

• Played high school volleyball for the infamous Marshall High School, winning the 1994 Los Angeles 3A City Title in undefeated fashion
• LA City MVP 1995, despite having lost the finals that year
• Walk-on to UCLA Men's Volleyball team for the 1998-1999 season
• Coaching his 7th season as head coach at Marshall High School, 2002-Present

Personal: Check out his DJ'ing skills as DJ Chaplin MXR. When he's not galavanting around the globe looking for some great 12" vinyl, he's hanging out with his family and contimplating the meaning of life.

Height: 6’4”
Position: Middle Blocker 
Member Since: 2004 
Career Notes:

• 12 total years playing USA Volleyball, 5 with Chicago Coast, 5 with Big Perm and 2 years with Spank IT
• Played in 10 consecutive USAV National Championships starting in 1997
• Member of the 1997 BB USAV National Champion team Spank IT
• 1st team All-American 1997 USAV National Championships
• Member of the 2002 A division USAV National Championship Silver division champion team Big Perm
• Member of the 2004 A division USAV National Championship Gold division 3rd place team Chicago Coast
• Member of the 2006 A division USAV National Championship Copper division champion team Chicago Coast

Personal: Born and raised in west suburban Chicago, Kevin played numerous sports before focusing solely on volleyball in 1993. A member of many suburban leagues, both men's and co-ed, he finds solitude in playing the sport at any level. Currently, Kevin is the COO of a call center software company and is married with 3 kids and another on the way. In his spare time, he blogs about his family, enjoys games of strategy and spends time figuring out how to retire at age 50.

Height: 6’2”
Position: Opposite
Member Since: 2006 
Career Notes:

• Joined Chicago Coast in 2006 as an opposite and libero
• Leads team in spike attempts, kills, digs, and aces
• Trained with Cal State Northridge Men's team
• Westside Volleyball Club (Los Angeles, CA) tournament victories too numerous to count
• Coached boys' and girls' varsity teams at Eagle Rock High School for 12 years
• Began playing career in 1991 for Eagle Rock High School in Los Angeles, CA

Personal: Born and raised in Los Angeles; moved to Chicago summer of '06. Currently a high school teacher in the Chicago Public School system and living in the Lakeview area. Thomas is married to Garlanda Freeze, Texas women's volleyball alumna, and is looking forward to the day when his son Kieran gets his million dollar signing bonus.

Height: 6’4”
Position: Outside Hitter 
Member Since: 2007 
Career Notes:

• Began career playing for Van Nuys High School, All-City honors for 3 years
• Played for West Coast Sideout volleyball club under coach Andy Read, placed top ten for boys 18 and under
• Played for Pierce College and won the State Championship in 92" and went 17-1 in 94" and received State honorable mention. Positions played were Back row Specialist, Middle Blocker and Outside Hitter.
• Played in 2005 Ho Chi Minh City International Tournament against Vietnam, Philippines, and Myanmar National Volleyball Teams. Started Outside Hitter
• Coached 12 and under girls volleyball club team and placed in the top ten in Davis

Personal: Currently living and working in the San Fernando Valley with his cat. Sometimes you can find him riding insanely dangerous motorcycles at insane speeds down insanely narrow mountain passes.

Height: 5’10”
Position: Setter / Team Captain
Member Since: 2002
Career Notes:

• Joined Chicago Coast in 2002 as a libero and backup setter.
• Became starting setter in 2006.
• Played on the Div-I club team at DePaul University and served as team captain from 1999-2002.
• Played for the 16-1, 17-1 and 18-1 teams of Sports Performance Volleyball Club in high school.
• Began playing career in 1995 for Central York High School and York Juniors Volleyball club in York, PA.

Personal: Currently an Investment Banker for US Bank Real Estate Capital Markets living in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago. Phil is currently engaged and by no coincidence enjoys a rousing game of flip-cup and heated Guitar Hero battles