MEET THE COACHES

MEET THE COACHES

Amy Bambenek

CAMP DIRECTOR

HEAD COACH

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Hava Davis

CAMP CO-DIRECTOR

ASSISTANT COACH

David Fischer

BEACH VOLLEYBALL CAMP DIRECTOR 

ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH

The Amy Bambenek Summer Volleyball Camp staff is comprised of head and assistant college coaches, along with some of the top high school and club volleyball coaches in the region, current professional volleyball players and NCAA college athletes.

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CAMP DIRECTOR

AMY BAMBENEK

HEAD VOLLEYBALL COACH AT UNCW

21 YEARS COACHING EXPERIENCE

AMY BAMBENEK

(updated Dec. 1, 2018)

 

UNCW Head Coach Amy Bambenek returns to the Seahawk sideline for her 11th season with the Seahawks in 2019. During her tenure, Bambenek brought the Seahawks from the cellar of the Colonial Athletic Association to the NCAA tournament after guiding the Seahawks to their first-ever CAA tournament championship in 2015.


UNCW knocked off a Power-5 program for a fourth consecutive season as the Seahawks topped Virginia in 2018. The Seahawks also won the Hoya Invitational and the Jefferson Cup, finishing with a 6-0 mark in both tournaments.

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Visit UNCW Seahawks Online for a complete list of all of Coach Bambenek's accomplishments.

CAMP CO-DIRECTOR

HAVA DAVIS

ASSISTANT VOLLEYBALL COACH

20+ YEARS COACHING EXPERIENCE

Entering First Season at UNCW

HAVA DAVIS

(updated April. 1, 2019)

 

Davis comes to the Seahawks after serving as a coach with the NC Coastal Volleyball Club in Wilmington. Prior to that Hava was the Associate Head Coach for Colonial Athletic Association rival Hofstra from 2014 to 2018.

While with the Pride, he helped the program to three 20-win seasons and a CAA title and NCAA appearance in 2014. Hannah Klemm was the CAA Setter of the Year in both 2014 and 2015 while Kelsie Willis was the league’s Player of the Year and an AVCA All-America selection. Fifteen Pride players earned All-CAA honors.  Davis’ club experience also includes tenures with Club Ace Long Island and Laguna Beach Volleyball Club.

Davis is a 2012 graduate of Concordia University in Irvine, Calif. Hava and his wife Franca Davis reside in Wilmington

BEACH CAMP DIRECTOR

DAVID FISCHER

ASSOCIATE HEAD VOLLEYBALL COACH INDOOR/BEACH AT UNCW

11 YEARS COACHING EXPERIENCE

DAVID FISCHER

(updated Dec. 1, 2018)
 

David Fischer enters his fifth season with the Seahawk Volleyball program after being elevated to Associate Head Coach in 2017. Fischer works with both indoor and beach programs with an emphasis on the beach program.

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The Beach program has continued to improve in each of its three seasons of existence. In 2018, the Seahawks finished 12-16 against a schedule heavy with top-10 opponents.

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The pairing of Nicole Lott and Maddy Kline was selected to compete at the Bridgestone USA Collegiate Beach Volleyball Championships in Hermosa Beach, Calif. Lott and Kline went 2-2 during the tournament.

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Visit UNCW Seahawks Online for a complete list of all of Coach Fischer's accomplishments.

 
 
 

Mailing Address: PO Box 20043, Wilmington, NC 28407

Amy Bambenek Volleyball Camps, LLC and David Fischer Volleyball Camps, LLC comply with all provisions of the American with Disabilities Act.  If you are a qualified person with a disability and desire a reasonable accommodation to participate in this activity, please contact Amy Bambenek at 910-962-3242 during business hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to discuss accommodations at least 60 days prior to the start of the event.  The camps are neither supported, controlled, nor supervised by the University of North Carolina Wilmington but rather are under the sole supervision, control, and sponsorship of Camp Directors Amy Bambenek, and David Fischer. Amy Bambenek Volleyball Camps at Wilmington and David Fischer Beach Volleyball Camps are open to any and all entrants limited only by number, age, grade or gender.