MEET OUR COACHES
ANIL DERVISEVIC
OWNER
CLUB DIRECTOR
Coach Anil was born in former Yugoslavia (now Bosnia-Herzegovina)., and moved to the USA in 1998. Anil brings his knowledge and experience from one of the best schools in the world. At age 16, he played for the Junior National Team. He became a professional volleyball player at the age of 18 and played professionally in Serbia and Germany. While in Germany, he also led a very successful girls’ volleyball academy, bringing them to Nationals 4 years in a row.
He is Coach of the National Team of Bosnia & Herzegovina since 2017. This Federation also asked Coach Anil to provide recommendation for improving the professional work in their volleyball clubs and national teams. In 2017 Coach Anil led the National Team of Bosnia during their qualifications for World championships in Belgium. In 2018 he was named Olympic coach of Bosnia and led the team to the Mediterranean Games in Tarragona, Spain. He continues to lead Camps and Clinics in USA and Europe. Currently ranked 1st in Colorado, by Coachup.com (largest web site for private lessons in USA) Coach Anil is also in the top 10 coaches of the USA.
ALYSA HEATH
COACH OF 18 USA AND 13 USA
Alysa Heath is a Colorado native. She has 20 years of experience in playing volleyball, five of which were played in college and one that was played professionally in Bosnia. Out of the five years of college, two years were played at Division I school, Wichita State University, and the last three were played at Division II school, MSU Denver. While at Metro, she received many accolades for volleyball, including 2013 AVCA third team All-America, 2013 AVCA first team all-South Central Region, 2013 Daktronics first team all-South Central Region, 2013 second team all-RMAC, 2013 Colorado Premier Challenge all-tournament, 2013 RMAC offensive player of the week (Sept. 9), 2012 AVCA honorable mention all-South Central Region, 2012 second team all-RMAC, 2012 RMAC offensive player of the week (Oct. 22), 2012 Grand Canyon Invitational all-tournament, and 2012 preseason all-RMAC. Alysa’s club-coaching career began in 2011 during college because she needed money since scholarships didn’t give athletes money for bills and groceries. Coaching quickly became a passion and her career choice. Since 2013, every club team that Alysa has coached has won one or more Power Tournaments. She has coached every skill level of volleyball, whether it’s been at Gold Crown, Middle School, High School, Club, Summer Camps and Clinics for colleges and clubs, or private lessons. Alysa graduated from MSU Denver with a BS in Exercise Science and a minor in Nutrition and graduated high school from Chatfield Senior High School in Littleton, CO where she was born and raised.
BAILEY OSBORN
COACH OF 16 USA
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MICHELLE MCNAMARA
COACH OF 16 REGIONAL
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JOE LESNIAK
COACH OF 15 COLORADO
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JIM GIBSON
HEAD OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
COACH OF 14 COLORADO
Coach Gibson is a fixture in the Jefferson County area. He has been coaching for over 18 years. Most recently he has been Head coach at Golden High School. In 2009 he founded the EDGE volleyball club and since then, has made several National appearances with several of his club teams. He is the winningest coach in EDGE history. In the 2018/2019 season his 17’s team ranked top 20 in the nation per NCSA. James has taken 2nd and 3rd place at several National Qualifiers including Crossroads in 2019. His understanding of the game in both offense and defense will have a significant impact on Denver Juniors teams. We are excited to have this top quality coach!
ALAN DERVISEVIC
DIRECTOR OF COACHES
COACH OF 17 USA
My first contact with volleyball came through my father, who was a professional player and coach for over 50 years. He was the coach of the National team of Yugoslavia and the coach of National team of Bosnia and Herzegovina. I started to play at 11 years of age and at age of 14 started to play for the junior team of VC Jedinstvo for 4 years, which is where I started to develop my volleyball career. I played from 1986 till 1991 for University of Tuzla’s volleyball team in the first Bosnian division; where from 1987 I was coach/player. When war started in Yugoslavia in 1991, I moved to Germany, where I started to play and coach from 1993 till 1999.
CHUCK HOWIE
COACH OF 17 COLORADO
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CAIDEN REXIUS
COACH OF 16 COLORADO
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STACIE BANDY
COACH OF 15 USA
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KEVIN CUDDIE
COACH OF 14 USA
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SHAYLEE PIERICK
COACH OF 14 REGIONAL
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CONTACT
Questions? Feel free to reach out to Denver Junior's Owner and Director, Anil Dervisevic
Tel: 303-945-0099 Email: anil@denverjuniorsvc.com