Heidi Ilustre-Boatright

Heidi Ilustre-Boatright is the Camp Director and Coach at Bodhi Beach Volleyball.

Beach

Heidi started her beach volleyball career in 2000, playing in the local tournaments around Oahu. In 2001, Heidi and Tanya Fuamatu-Anderson partnered, qualified for the AVP tour, and began a run that would take them to numerous top ten finishes around the country.

International

In 2005, the Philippines Olympic Committee recruited Heidi and Diane Nelson to represent the Philippines on the international level, competing at the Asia Games, the Southeast Asia Games, and the FIVB World Tour with the ultimate goal of qualifying for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. They came up short in their bid for Beijing, but after seeing the sports impact around the world, Heidi came home inspired to grow the sport for the next generation.

Coaching

In 2010, she assisted Daryl Kapis in launching the Hawaii Pacific University beach program, competing against D1 schools. Heidi continued her coaching career on “the mainland”, at UCLA Bruin Beach under the direction of Stein Metzger, Golden Gate Volleyball in Marin, The Lab in Colorado with Mike Patton, and SynergyBeach in Sacramento, mentoring and guiding numerous athletes on their road to playing collegiate beach volleyball.