University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Volleyball Camps
Camp Staff
Sheila Perkins, UW-L Head Volleyball Coach and ESS faculty member serves as director and head instructor for all UW-L Volleyball Camps. Perkins is entering her 16th year as head coach and camp director at UW-L. She has compiled a 374-179 record at UW-L and has 543 career wins. Coach Perkins has coaching and teaching experience at all levels, from elementary school to NCAA Division II. During the course of 33 years of experience, she has coached numerous student athletes to All-Conference, All-Region, and All- Scholar Athlete status, as well as two NAIA All-American’s and eight NCAA Division III All-American’s. Her 2008 team finished as a semifinalist in the NCAA Central Region tournament and third in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The Eagles posted an overall record of 28-12, including 6-2 in the WIAC. UW-L posted more than 20 wins for the 14th straight season in 2008 and placed four individuals on All-Conference teams, two on the All-Midwest Region team, and two were named to All-American teams. Her teams have been in the NCAA post-season four of the last six seasons, and the 2003 and 2004 teams finished in the top eight. The Eagles under Perkins have also excelled academically earning the AVCA All- Academic Team Award eight straight seasons. Perkins was named the 2003 WIAC and Midwest Region Coach of the Year and surpassed the 500 collegiate career win mark during the 2008 season.
Terry Funderburk, UW-L Volleyball Camps co-director, has been a part of UW-L volleyball camps for 20-plus years. Funderburk has head coaching experience at a variety of levels including high school boys and girls, professional and many USA club teams throughout his career. He has built successful programs at Dubuque Wahlert, East Union High School in Iowa and Pattonville High School in Missouri. Funderburk’s teams have been consistently competitive at the conference and district levels as evidenced by his 616 wins. His ’03 Pattonville team finished the season as conference and district champs, and in the top eight in the state. Funderburk is currently the head coach for the Parkway West boys team and also the 16-1 TST club team in St. Charles, MO.
A top-flight coaching staff including successful Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ohio and Missouri high school coaches and exceptional college student-athletes will also serve as camp staff.