Staff
Larry Campbell (Head Coach)
email: lawrence.campbell@beasd.net
With 20 years of coaching experience, Larry brings a wealth of knowledge to the State College Area Boys Volleyball team. He is also currently the head coach of the Bald Eagle Area girls volleyball team, leading them to an overall record of 301-74, one PIAA-AA state title, four District VI titles, and seven Mountain League titles since 2007.
Larry started his volleyball career as an All-State high school player at Pennsbury High School and played briefly with the AVP Minor Tour during college. Since then, he’s had the opportunity to interact with and learn from some of the most talented players and coaches in Central Pennsylvania through coaching and also directing both Lions Pride Volleyball Club and currently Affinity Volleyball Club.
His main goals are to create a sense of fun and excitement about the sport of volleyball and to teach his players life lessons beyond the sport. He takes immense pride in guiding his players to make good decisions not only on the volleyball court but in every aspect of their lives.
Chad Weight
email: cew16@scasd.org
Chad is entering his 18th year as a volleyball coach. During his 14 years as the head coach of the State High girls' team, the team's record is 205-34 with 13 district titles and 7 Mid Penn titles. In that span, he has had the honor of coaching a number of girls who have gone on to play at the collegiate level, some of which have been all-state, all-district, and all-conference players. He has also won Mid Penn Coach of the Year in 2016 and 2022.
His club experiences in various capacities have included time with Lion’s Pride, NVJ, Revolution, Affinity, and Relentless as an assistant and head coach, as well as Associate Club Director for Relentless. He also has been a head coach at the high school level for the last 15 years. Chad’s experiences have also included presenting at clinics for the PVCA and coaching PSU camps.
In addition to coaching at the high school level in the State College Area School District, Chad is also a Health/PE teacher at Park Forest Middle School. Chad has been involved with volleyball, whether playing or coaching, for the last 30 years.
Kara Peterson
email: Karapetersonre@gmail.com
Ben Bristol
Tanner Kuruzovich