Theresa Baetzel  - Co-Director/Coach

Theresa played for Lakeland College before finishing her degree in Liberal Arts at UIC. She has coached both Girls and Boys volleyball for over 30 seasons at various clubs and high school programs. She has claimed both Regional and Sectional titles as the head Varsity coach at Resurrection College Prep. She is the co-founder of Ignite. 

Laura Witteman  - Co-Director/Coach

Laura is a Hall of Fame recipient from UIC, where her volleyball team finished 6th in the country. She has coached both Girls and Boys volleyball at every level for various clubs and school programs for over 30 seasons. She started the Boys volleyball program at Riverside/Brookfield H.S. She is the co-founder of Ignite.  Laura majored in Physical Education and is ASEP and Impact certified.

Rita Rouleau - Head Coach - Returning

 Rita played for UIC before finishing her BSN at Ressurection University.  Rita is currently the Varsity Assistant at St. Joseph High School for both boys and girls.  Rita has coached at every level for various schools and Ignite for over 15 seasons.  Rita is ASEP and Impact certified.  She currently works as an emergency room nurse.

Richard Green- Head Coach

Sarah James - Head Coach

Veronica Witteman - Practice Coach

Monica Kasper- Coach

Matt Escobedo- Coach

Tommy Witteman - Manager

All of our coaches are IMPACT certified.

Most of our coaches have played in college, coached at the high school level, and are USAV IMPACT and ASEP certified.