Amanda Omar - Director

Amanda Omar has had a unique career playing and coaching volleyball for the past 15 years. Currently, she is the AZ AAU Volleyball Sports Director, the Head Trainer for Revolution Volleyball Academy and Spiral Volleyball Club, an Assistant Coach at Phoenix College, an Assistant Coach for the Arizona Sizzle (participating in the new women’s Premiere Volleyball League for professional volleyball players in the US) and a Group Fitness Instructor at La Fitness and Phoenix College.   During the summer, Amanda works for All-American Volleyball Camps (AAVBC) based out of Portland, Oregon.  AAVBC travels around the country conducting over 150 camps at various high schools around the country and also she is a part of the Nokaoi Volleyball Showcase in Honolulu, HI.

Amanda is CAP Level II Certified and a Master Instructor for Volleyball Conditioning and Performance both through USA Volleyball.  In college, she played for the University of Arkansas, and then transferred to McHenry County College, a NJCAA Division II Junior College in Crystal Lake, IL where she became a NJCAA First Team All-American and ranked number one in the country for Kills per game, Hitting Efficiency, and Digs per game. She finished her final two seasons at Missouri State University earning First Team All-Conference honors for both years and ending her career at Missouri with 1,000 kills in two seasons.  She holds a Bachelors degree in Entertainment Management with a Minor in Marketing and also a certification through ACE as a Group Fitness Instructor and is a certified R.I.P.P.E.D. instructor. 

After college, in 2002 Amanda played professionally in Puerto Rico for the Gigantes de Carolina then became a Personal Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor for Lifetime Fitness. She started coaching as a sophomore in college and got her first Head Coaching job at McHenry County College in 2005.  While at MCC she led her team to Nationals both seasons and finished in the Sweet 16 both years.  Also, during that time she became the Head Coach for Sky High Volleyball Club 18 Black team, and led them to a National Title in the American Division in Salt Lake City, UT.  Last year, as the Head Coach for Revolution 18 Premier she led her team to another national title at the AAU West Coast Championships in Las Vegas, NV.  

In 2007, Amanda decided she still wanted to play, so she joined Bring It Promotions, a sports agency that hosts tours for players looking for professional teams to play on overseas.  She was drafted by a team in Finland and played professionally for Kuusamon Pallokarhut in Kuusamo, Finland.  That year, the team finished number one in their conference winning their Division II Title and advanced to the playoff tournament for a chance to join the SM-Liiga (the top women’s division in Finland).  After winning the tournament, the team advanced to the SM-Liiga where she was named Head Coach for the following season.  She was only one of three head women coaches and the only foreign Head Coach in the league.  She ended the season winning the final tournament keeping the team in the top division.  

In 2013, as the Head Coach for Revolution 18 Premier she led her team to another national title at the AAU West Coast Championships in Las Vegas, NV.  

Amanda is extremely excited to be working with RVA this year and looks forward to meeting everyone and to an outstanding season.