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Silvana Casanave-Macchiavello


Silvana Casanave-Macchiavello

2023-2024
Head Coach
Girls
16 Green-Gilbert
Girls 12 Green-Gilbert

A message from Coach Silvana:
I have played volleyball for as long as I can remember, but my best times started at age 12 to 15 years old. I love all aspects of volleyball - coaching, playing, watching, etc. I also love to work with girls in different age groups. I strongly believe a coach is responsible to set good examples for players by teaching, encouraging, and helping players reach the highest level of the sport by maximizing their performance. I am very excited to start another chapter of my coaching life now with EVJ in Arizona this season. During the past 3 1/2 years I have been dedicated to head coaching/assistant coaching girls in different age groups. New opportunities opened with this knowledge and for two years I coached high school as the head coach for both the F/S and JV teams at Providence High School in CA. I am originally from Peru and I played for Bancoper Cristal for two years and practiced with my Peruvian National Team for a full year when I was younger. We practiced all positions, but I specialized in setting. My experience with EVJ last year was phenomenal being the head coach for 18T1 Gilbert and was very satisfactory in so many different ways, that I can’t wait for the new season to begin! I am looking forward to coaching two teams this season (18T1 Gilbert & 11 Navy-Gilbert) and being apart of developing and helping girls grow at EVJ.


Coaching Experience:

Club Volleyball

  • East Valley Juniors Volleyball Club, Tempe, AZ
    2022-Present (Indoor Girls Head Coach, 12s & 16s-18s)

     - 2023-2024, Girls Head Coach, 16 Green-Gilbert; 12 Green-Gilbert
     - 2022-2023, Girls Head Coach, 17/18 T1-Gilbert; 16 Green-Tempe
  • LAVA (Los Angeles Volleyball Academy)
    2019-2022 (Girls Head/Assistant Coach, 13s-16s)

School Volleyball

  • Gilbert Parks and Recreation Sand
    2022-Present (Volleyball Coach, coed players 9 to 13 years old)
  • Providence High School Burbank, CA
    2020-2022 (Girls Head Coach, Junior Varsity & Freshmen/Sophomore)

​Playing Experience:

  • Burbank Parks and Recreation Adult League, coed
  • National Peruvian Team Practice player (Lima-Peru)
  • Bancoper Cristal (Lima-Peru)

Education/Other

  • Santa Rosa Junior College (2005-2006)
  • 1998 (Certificate: Toulouse Lautrec Instituto Superior de Comunicacion, Lima-Peru)
    1997 (Certificate: IPP Instituto Peruano de Publicidad, Lima-Peru)
  • A couple fun facts about me:
    My free time I dedicate to painting, traveling, working out, playing volleyball, reading, small business managing