Volleyball Camp (Gr. 2-6)

Take your volleyball skills to the next level with ND42 Volleyball Camps! Led by experienced professional-level coaches, this exciting, high-energy camp focuses on developing volleyball fundamentals, including serving, passing, setting, hitting, blocking, defense, and game strategy. Through skill-building drills, competitive games, and team activities, participants will improve their volleyball abilities while developing confidence, leadership, discipline, teamwork, and mental toughness.

More than just volleyball, ND42 Camps emphasizes developing the person, not just the athlete. Designed for players of all skill levels, from beginners to experienced athletes, this camp provides a fun, positive, and challenging environment where every participant can learn, grow, and compete!

ND42 Sports Camps - Sophia Lobo Paes

Instructor

Now in her third season as Head Volleyball Coach at Mount Marty University, Sophia Paes continues to bring energy, expertise, and a global perspective to the Lancer volleyball program. A native of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, Paes has been an integral part of the program since joining the coaching staff in 2021, and she was elevated to the head coaching role in 2023.

As a head coach, Sophia Paes has already elevated the program to historic heights both competitively and academically. In her very first year leading the program, she coached the Lancers to the highest winning percentage the school had seen in 30 years. Building on that momentum, she recently guided the team to the postseason for the first time in 11 years.

On the court, she has coached eight players to All-Conference recognition, including two Second Team selections. Notably, she mentored the first player in school history to be named GPAC Setter of the Week—who also became the first volleyball player to earn the honor three times in a single season—marking a historic milestone for the program.

Off the court, Coach Paes demands excellence in the classroom. In both of her seasons as head coach, the volleyball team has maintained one of the highest GPAs of any sport on campus, culminating in a spectacular 3.845 team GPA this past year. Under her leadership, the team has earned Scholar Team recognition in consecutive seasons, with a total of 23 student-athletes receiving Scholar-Athlete honors.

Coach Paes played collegiate volleyball at the University of Tennessee Southern, where she was a four-year standout. Her leadership and high-level play earned her recognition on and off the court. She earned a bachelor's degree in Human Performance and Exercise Science in 2018, and completed her master’s degree in Education with a focus in Coaching and Leadership in 2023.

Her coaching journey spans more than a decade, including key roles at top-tier club programs such as Alliance in Nashville, TN, and RCVC in Huntsville, AL. A significant influence in her career was Olympian and coaching mentor Rose Powell, a 1984 Olympic silver medalist with Team USA and Paes’s college coach.

As head coach, Paes is focused on cultivating a competitive, disciplined, and unified team culture. She emphasizes fundamentals, mental resilience, and player development, while preparing her athletes to succeed both on the court and in life.