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About Janet

Janet Lao was born and raised in San Francisco. Janet played club volleyball for 6 years, starting at age 9. She competed in the highest divisions of USAV Junior Nationals from 12s through 15s as an outside hitter, middle blocker, and libero. Janet played for Lowell High School as their starting outside hitter, earning four city championships with her team. In her sophomore year of high school, she began coaching at Holy Name School and has since mentored hundreds of young volleyball athletes in the Bay Area.

Janet graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science from UC Irvine. Outside of volleyball, she works in biotech as a Quality Control Analyst. Janet is committed to building up passionate, hard-working individuals who strive to better themselves each day, both on and off the court.

Coaching & Leadership Experience

Assistant Coach of Lowell High School Boys Varsity and JV Teams (2022-Present)

Assistant Coach of Lowell High School Girls Varsity Team (2021)

Head Coach at SF Tremors (2019-22), Assistant Coach at Slainte (2023-24), and Head Coach at Red Rock Volleyball Club (2024-25)

Head Coach at Holy Name School and CYO Summer League (2013-16)

Notable Coaching Achievements

2024 Boys 16-2 - 5th Place Finish at USAV Junior Nationals (16 Club Division)

2022-24 Lowell Boys Varsity - CIF-SF City Section Champions

2022 Lowell Boys Varsity - 2nd Place in CIF Division IV NorCal Championships

2022 Girls 12-1 - 6th Place Finish in NCVA Power League, Bronze Medal at Far Western (12 American Division), Bronze Medal at Pacific Northwest Qualifier (12 American Division)

2021 Lowell Girls Varsity - CIF-SF City Section Champions

2021 Girls 11-1 - 1st Place Finish in NCVA Power League, Earning a Bid to USAV Junior Nationals (11 National Division), Silver Medal at Far Western (11 National Division)

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About Bryant

Bryant was born and raised in San Francisco. Throughout his volleyball career, Bryant has played, managed, and coached in various capacities. He first played for Slainte Volleyball Club and then competed for Lowell High School’s varsity team as their starting setter and was named captain of the team for his last two years. His varsity team was able to secure a second place finish in the CIFSF Section while at the same time, Bryant was nominated as an Honorable Mention Team player. 

Besides just playing on varsity at Lowell, Bryant also contributed to the girls program by managing, in which he helped the 2019 Lowell Girls Varsity Team win the California Division 3 State Championship. During this time, Bryant also coached at SF Elite’s Future Elite Program which was aimed at introducing volleyball and teaching the fundamental skills of the sport to beginners.

After recently graduating from UCLA with a degree in chemistry, Bryant returned to Lowell High School to assist his former varsity team for the 2023-2024 season where they were able to win the CIFSF Section title. Bryant spent his first season coaching club volleyball at Red Rock last season and he is excited to continue his coaching experiences at Tyrants. 

When he is not coaching, Bryant is watching a good show or movie, going to open gyms to play volleyball, and working towards his masters in chemistry at San Francisco State University.

Coaching and Leadership Experience

Boys’ Varsity Assistant Coach at Lowell High School

2024 CIF AAA Section 1st Place

Former 13-1s Assistant Coach at Red Rock Volleyball Club

Former Girls’ Varsity Assistant Coach at Lowell High School

2024 CIF AAA Section 2nd Place

Former Developmental Coach at SF Elite

4 year varsity player at Lowell High School

2018 CIF AAA Section 2nd Place

All-city honorable mention

2 year captain