Coach Lila

Lila is our Owner, Founder, Cloud Director and Head Coach for Tropical Touch Volleyball Club.  Her current experience includes serving as Volleyball Director, and Head Coach for Campbell Community Center Youth Volleyball Clinic.  She is also the Instructor and Head Coach for the Adult Volleyball Class: Instructor/Head Coach.  She has been serving in these functions since 1991.  Lila was also a coach for the Aloha Volleyball Club between 1999-2000 for their 13's team.

As a player Lilia was on the U.S. Open (Grass) national Volleyball Championships in 2000.  She is a  5 time Women (NCVA) AA Division Championship between 1999 and 2003.  She is A/AA Rated Grass Volleyball.  She played 8 years with C.C.C. Woman and Adult Co-Ed League.  She played one year in IVL Woman League, winning first Place.  She has also played two years in IVL Adult Co-Ed League.  And finally she is Campbell Referee for C.C.C. Adult Co-Ed League

My name is Karla Estrada and I’m 27 yrs old. I was born in Orlando Florida but grow up in Sunnyvale CA. I have over 7 years of coaching experience with YMCA as a P.E. Teacher at Eaton Elementary School, coached soccer at Off the Wall Soccer, coached club volleyball at Synergy 14-3 and 16-2 teams, coached 8th grade volleyball at a private middle school called Queen of Apostles, coached 14-1 at Payes Elite volleyball and have coached at Tropical Touch volleyball for the last 4yrs. 

I played many sports growing up but my main one was volleyball. I played on JV for 1 year and got the MVP Award in 2006, played on Varsity for 3 years as an outside hitter at Wilcox High School in Santa Clara.

After I graduated high school I went to Bethany University in Scotts Valley for a year and played on the soccer team in 2009. The school unfortunately closed down in 2011. I then enrolled into Art institute of Sunnyvale and graduated March 2014 with my Bachelors degree in Game Art and Design. I currently work for a Hardware & Software company called Occipital in San Fransisco as a 3D Interaction Designer.

My name is Nalani Kekuawela and I’m from Aiea, HI. I moved to California from Hawaii to pursue collegiate volleyball at Taft College. After I graduated with my associates in Physical Education, I transferred to San Jose State University to study Kinesiology- Rehabilitation Sciences. At SJSU, I played on the Women’s Volleyball Club team whilst being an assistant coach for the 17s Tropical Touch Club team. From 2018-2019 I took a break from coaching to finish my Bachelors in Kinesiology and Minor in Psychology and recently graduated in May 2019. 

I’m currently applying to graduate school to become a Physical Therapist. I work as a PT aide at the SPORT Clinic and on my free time I enjoy volunteering at the Silicon Valley Joint Replacement Center at Good Samaritian Hospital. Volleyball has been my passion for 15 years. I’ve played various positions on the court, but my favorite is outside hitter! From indoor to beach volleyball, I enjoy utilizing my experiences to teach youth players how to love the game!

My name is Stephanie Seto.  I was born in Fukuoka, Japan, but grew up
in the Bay Area.  I have been coaching volleyball for the last 7
years.  While attending UC Davis, I was assisting the girl’s JV and
Varsity team at Davis High School.  After graduating I returned home
to Pleasanton, where I coached at my old middle school.  I coached the
6th, 7th, and 8th grade teams.  I also started coaching under my
former high school coach at Foothill High School.  I started with the
Freshman team and then moved on to coach the JV team and assist
Varsity.  I have had several of my teams have winning seasons.  Last
season, we were EBAL (East Bay Athletic League) Champions, placed
second in the North Coast Section (NCS), and made a run for the State
Championship.  This last spring season, I coached my first Boys’ High
School season at Wilcox High School in Santa Clara.  We ended up
taking home another league championship (SCVAL).  I have coached for
the United States Youth Volleyball League for children in elementary
school all the way until 9th grade.  I also coached boys’ and girls’
club for Lakas in Union City.  Currently, I am the assistant coach for
Menlo College in Atherton and love it!

I’ve been playing volleyball for the last 14 years and have been
playing all positions.  I am involved with the Industrial Volleyball
League (IVL) where I’ve won several championships in Co-Ed and reverse
co-ed.  I also play in men’s NAGVA tournaments around the Bay Area.
I’ve played every position in some capacity, but enjoy being a libero.
I love teaching kids the fundamentals of the game and teaching them to
play passionately.

My name is June.  My passion for volleyball started at a young age. Watching high school players

compete in tournaments inspired me to learn the game as a grade schooler.

Beholding the fun and camaraderie within the team, the spirited competition and

teamwork they built left me an indelible memory and I knew then that I wanted

to play volleyball. That desire came to fruition, playing volleyball in Highschool

and on through my college years while studying Chemistry. Not having grown to

more than ‘6 inches below 6 feet’ became a challenge, but I was not deterred. I

ended up taking defense and setter positions for my team. I continued playing in

leagues after college and have won a few championship awards. I am now a

parent and have seen middle schoolers play and compete with consternation.

Seeing what some of these kids can do, but unfortunately not instructed, drove

me to pursue coaching. That was 10 years ago. Watching kids grow and mature to

become good players felt very rewarding and made me want to stay and keep

coaching. I have coached middle school and high school level volleyball and club

volleyball ages 9 to 18. Some of the kids I’ve coached are now in college and what

a joy to know some of them have been recruited to play for their college teams.

Hello my name is Isrrael Paco and I been playing volleyball for almost 15 years. I am currently playing with the NAGVA league where I've played 10 seasons.  I have also played open gyms around the bay area: San Jose, San Francisco, Campbell, Sunnyvale, Menlo Park etc. I been with Tropical Touch for the past 3 years. The first year with Tropical Touch I took the team to first place in the bronze division. The second year we took second place in the Silver Division and also took 2nd place in Hawaii. I enjoy coaching volleyball and I love to give 100% when I coach.  Further, I love to watch the girls taking my knowledge and improving their game!  I’m always pushing to be better and reminding our girls to always be humble, an excellent trait of great players. I graduated De Anza College with an  Associates degree in administrative justice and I will soon will be attending San Jose State University.

Hello, I'm David  Oughtred, also known on the court as Coach Dave.  I have been a volleyball coach for many years in various capacities.  From 1997-1999 I was head coach at Bridgemont High School Boys and Girls teams.  From 1999-2000 Assistant Varsity Coach University High School.  Since 2000, I continue to serve as a NCVA High Performance Coach, USAV High Performance Coach and USAV National Referee.  From 2001-2012 I was Club Director and Head Coach mPower Volleyball Club.  From 2013-2016 I was Club Director Head Coach ONE Volleyball Club.  And finally and most importantly since 2016 I have been a  head coach for TTVBC!

My name is Leni Amosa.  I started playing volleyball at the age of 6. I played club until I reached high school. There I played varsity all four years of high school. I was the youngest player to play for Samoa’s team in the South Pacific games. I also played college ball and club in Hawaii. I played in four Hailie tournaments in Kona. I have assisted coaching San Jose City and Foothill College team. I am currently playing for a local Fremont team called Legends.