Club Arrowhead Coach:
Ray Turley Volleyball Bio
Full Name: Raymond Turley
Pronunciation: tur lee
Nickname: Coach Ray or Coach T
Coaching position: East side director
Hometown: Prescott Arizona
High School: Prescott High School
College: Yavapai, BYU, ASU
Career: Science Teacher- Mesa Public Schools
How long have you been coaching for CA? 5 Years (1 year 16’s, 3 years 17/18’s, 1 year Boys 18’s)
Coaching accomplishments/awards? Coached over 20 years in Mesa Schools (Boys and Girls) Volleyball, Track, Cross Country
Coaching education/certification? IMPACT and CAPI
Did you play high school volleyball? No, there was no boys volleyball in the 70’s in AZ
Did you play college volleyball? Yes
Where (if different than above): Yavapai College (club)
Coach: Coach Lynn
Position: Middle/Opposite
Additional athletic’s High School/College/League?
What sport: Volleyball
When: 1995-2004 -Aces
Where: Mesa, Tempe, Gilbert
Co-ed Volleyball Champions
In college I received 2 voice scholarships, 1 advanced illustration scholarship, 1 math/science scholarship. In my career I have earned several teachers awards and a science teacher award. The fact that I survived teaching junior high science for 18 years is probably my greatest accomplishment.
Top life highlight or most inspiring moment?
My wife told me that it was marrying her… so there you have it
Greatest personal moment in sports:
Recently it is being the old man out on the court and keeping up with the young college athletes on the other side. Being offered an athletic college scholarship in high school and turning it down for a better cause was a great moment too.
Hobbies:
Favorite hobby is watching my 4 children participate in their numerous activities. I speak Portuguese and lived in Brasil for two years. I have an art minor, a MA is chemistry and secondary ed. but if I had my preference I would be up on a stage singing.
Any family facts you would like to share or include in your bio?
Married to Jeni (St George, UT)
4 children- Mitch, Hayden, McKenna, and Gavin
My family is the best part of my life
Anything else you would like included in your bio:
Any male that says that volleyball is a girls sport has only played volleyball at family picnics
If you want your son/daughter to be a better basketball player, have him/her go out for volleyball, you will see quicker, higher, and better control.
