Coach Hammer

Andrea Roelen

FEVA Club Director

U14 Head Coach

Positional Skills Coach

Setter Training Coach

Coach Hammer has loved sports since she started playing volleyball, basketball and ran track in middle school. She played collegiate volleyball at the University of Puget Sound where her team were National Champions in 1993 and she was named MVP of the National tournament. She was a 3-time All-American, 3-time First Team All National Tourney, and 3-time Conference Player of the Year. Coach Hammer began coaching during high school and over the last 31 years has coached everything from middle school to NCAA Division 1 women’s and men’s programs at WSU. Coach Hammer is passionate about creating a positive and motivational environment for young athletes through this beautiful sport of volleyball, where they can develop strong character, be challenged mentally and physically, and become competitive, hard-working and technically proficient athletes. Volleyball is about teamwork, poise, grit, heart, and having a growth mindset. In her 7^th year as Club Director/Coach at FEVA, Coach Hammer directs a program that empowers young female athletes to thrive, learn and achieve their highest goals while forming valuable relationships with their teammates and coaches.

Coach Hammer has a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology and a Master’s Degree in Molecular/Cellular Biology. She has taught Science, PE and Math in middle school and high school, and Anatomy and Physiology at the college level. FEVA is now her part time/full time job and she loves it! In her spare time, Coach Hammer loves to cook, go hiking and camping, workout, walk her dogs, watch a great movie, and garden. The greatest loves in her life are her husband, her two daughters, and this volleyball club.