Coach Bio - Crystal Ayres

This is Crystal’s 18th year coaching and 12th year with PVC while serving as Technical Director. She is in her 7th season as the head coach at McNary High School and was the Assistant Varsity Coach at St. Mary’s Academy for 5 years. She played 2 years at the University of Charleston on full scholarship and as a Junior, she moved home to Oregon and finished her volleyball eligibility at Willamette University. Crystal is a PVC alumnus who attended McNary High School and was a 3-year all-around Varsity player, all conference player and started for back-to-back undefeated Valley League Conference championships. She has coached every age division in her career and is passionate about player technical development, injury prevention, and understanding team tactics and strategies.