KATIE GOTO

This is Katie’s ninth year running Nike US Sports Camps and looks forward to another fun summer teaching athletes enjoy sports in the sand.

Katie Goto (Kahlweiss) graduated from the University of San Diego in 2005. From 2001-2004 Katie played indoor volleyball played for the Toreros and earned 4 consecutive NCAA appearances to the national tournament and became West Coast Conference Champions with a NCCA Sweet Sixteen finish in 2004. In 2003, she also played in a summer indoor tournament representing the USA in Sibilini, Italy.

Katie majored in History with a Single Subject teaching credential and obtained Master’s in Secondary Education, she currently teaches at Foothill High School in Tustin, CA. In 2013, she was the Head Coach at Fairmont Prep Academy and was awarded San Joaquin League Coach of the Year for her coaching abilities and her Varsity team’s overall performance in the 2013 volleyball season. From 2006-2012, Katie coached at WAVE Volleyball Club in San Diego, while she was there her teams were very successful winning Junior National Qualifiers and at Junior Olympics earning several medals.

In 2007, Katie began playing in various beach volleyball tournaments such as CBVA and AVP tournaments. In 2007 and 2008 she went to Rio de Janeiro, trained with Brazilian beach coaches, and played against other international players. She earned AAA beach rating in 2010. Katie still plays beach volleyball on a regular basis in her free time.

Flag Football has been a growing love for her and her household in the past three years, she has two daughters that have been on various teams throughout the past couple years and is excited to see the sport grow tremendously nationally and especially in Southern California. Katie is excited to coach this camp using her expertise in quickness, agility, plyometrics, and fun competition. She will use her professional coaching experience and bring that energy and management to this new flag football camp in the sand.