Driven Towards Positive Change
Building great athletes through coaching, character, and courage.
In scientific disciplines, the term delta is the measurement of how fast something changes. In sport, education, and personal development, how fast you grow has a direct impact on who you become. That’s why we have committed our training to help you achieve your fastest rate of change – we want to help you be the best you. We want to increase your delta.
Delta Athletics offers a variety of training courses and programs to help you learn – from group training, to private coaching, to camps and clinics; we have a program that suits your time and budget.
COACHING STAFF
GRANT LANGE
MASTER COACH
Grant Lange has coached volleyball for 20 years at the club and collegiate level and is USAV CAP1, BCAP1, SafeSport, and IMPACT certified.
ASHLEY LANGE
MASTER COACH
Ashley Cook, a Delta Head Coach, has coached for 15 years and was All-SEC at the University of Georgia. She is USAV CAP1 and IMPACT certified.
Jackson Lenoir
MASTER COACH
Coach Jackson currently is the assistant volleyball coach at Covenant College where they are coming off their best season in school history. He has served in various collegiate coaching roles (Head/Assistant/GA) and has coached high-level club teams for the last seven years. He played collegiately at Milligan University and Briar Cliff University as a Middle Blocker/Right-Side Hitter.
Marjorie Smith
HEAD COACH
Marjorie Smith, a Delta Team Coach, seems grumpy, but is really very sweet. She played at Tennessee Wesleyan University where she earned multiple all conference awards and in 2021 was named female athlete of the year. She still holds many school records including: Career Kills Leader.
Gabby Gray
HEAD COACH
Coach Gabby boasts over 10 years of volleyball experience, competing at the Division I and II levels, starting at Western Carolina University and graduating from Tusculum University. With more than five years of coaching experience in club, camp, and private lesson settings, she’s well-versed in mentoring players of all ages.
Nick Tovar
HEAD COACH
Nick Tovar played libero for both the Georgia Tech and Georgia Southern men’s club teams and continues to compete in adult competition. He has worked with the Georgia Southern University women’s collegiate team and coached youth club volleyball for XSV and A5. He is USAV IMPACT and SafeSport certified.
Emily Schmit
HEAD COACH
Coach Emily is the current assistant at East Hamiton High School. She has over 7 years of coaching experience in club and school settings. She played 4 years of collegiate volleyball as a setter/DS at the University of Wisconsin-Stout.
GameChanger
An advice column for parents with sport parenting questions.
Coach vs. Parent
Hey Coach, My daughter is playing volleyball with the local recreation league, and she feels like she is not [...]
What is the Best way to get my Children into Sports?
Hey Coach, Both my children (8 and 10) are active and healthy, but are not currently involved in sports. [...]
How do I Gain a Larger Competitive Edge?
Hey Coach, I have been playing competitive tennis for three years now, and I seem to have hit a [...]
What Should my Athlete do in the Offseason?
Hey Coach, My son is entering high school next year. He was a starter on his 8th grade team, [...]
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