Volleyball coach serves excellence<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From Jan. 5, 2011 to what is now 10 years later, the university and community can recog- nize the excellence TA- MUK Volleyball Coach Tanya Allen has brought to the sport and Javelina athletes.
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Starting off as what’s seemed to be just a run of the mill hire for a team on the decline, Coach Allen was not looked to for interviews or any press conferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This was attributed to the fact that until Allen\u2019s arrival, the Lady\u00a0Hogs only posted four winning seasons in the past 23 years with coach- es lasting an average six seasons at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now in 2021, 10 years later, her performance as a coach exceeds any volleyball coach to step foot on this university. She stands on the edge of a mountain on her own as her 160-plus victories is nearly 100 games better than any previous coach\u2019s record. Upon her arrival, the new coach looked to build a program run on greatness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI had to change the talent level,\u201d Allen said. \u201cI also had to change the culture. A lot of the team culture was based around being average and having fun. We tried to change that to being great and having fun.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Immediately, Allen set a standard that the team would work to be cham- pions. Stephanie Johns, a player turned gradu- ate assistant, noticed a change immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYear-by-year, we got more players who had the same mentality because [Tanya] didn\u2019t accept anything other than that mentality, [the culture] started to change,\u201d Johns said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This might be an understatement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not only did the culture change, but Allen in her 10-year tenure has coached the university\u2019s first ever First-Team\u00a0All-American, Madison Brabham, and winning season after winning season, and posting new season highs in wins consistently this past decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These accomplish-ments make this pro- gram the most consis- tent winners on campus\u00a0and in the Lone Star\u00a0Conference. Brabham holds high regards for her coach and so do many others who have had the privilege of being coached not only by a coach who expects greatness each and every minute on the court, but a coach who took the time to make sure she had a positive impact on the lives of her players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since she has become coach, dozens of players have earned degrees from TAMUK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe most rewarding thing about coaching in general,\u201d Allen said, \u201cis the impact you can have. I feel like I\u2019ve impact- ed some lives, [but] it\u2019s not just me. The players have the most to do with it and [assistant coach] Joe [Morales] has been around this whole time as well. Seeing the impact we\u2019ve had, the growth some of these athletes have had, it\u2019s amazing. They\u2019re one way when they get here and by the time they graduate, they\u2019re strong\u00a0and powerful and confi- dent women. It\u2019s amaz- ing to see.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After a quiet entrance into the scene as the new coach, Allen has quite lit- erally exploded into an all-time winning coach, and that includes all of the athletic programs at the university. She\u2019s no doubt a legend who has nothing but time to add to the team and no doubt, her greatness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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