Bio

Head Coach Ryan Stoness took over the women's volleyball progam in March of 2019 after two years as an assistant coach on the men's team. Coach Stoness is an experienced team and individual coach with an array of diverse coaching certifications, including over 10 years of volleyball specific coaching experience. Having worked with students at nearly every level, he has a background in both grass roots programs at the elementary level right through high school and into the college system.

A well-known "builder" of the sport, Coach Stoness was an integral part of the growth and development of the substantial volleyball community in Kingston with his company, RYATT. RYATT hosts leagues and tournaments, both beach and indoor, with over 1000 active participants and 100 teams playing on a weekly basis.

A large part of Coach Stoness' volleyball and coaching philosophy focuses around strong communications and relationship building, a solid program and skill development plan, and a team emphasis on excelling at the most important things - fundamentals.