Coach April is a California native and a former USA National Volleyball Team member who represented the US in the indoor women’s professional Italian league for more than eight years. One of the few Americans to play in the D-1 Italian League championships, the Italian Cup Tournament and the European Cup of Cups Tournament, April was a first round draft pick and named First Team All Pro in both the American indoor professional Major League Volleyball (New York Liberties) and the outdoor Bud Light Four Person Beach Volleyball League televised on ESPN. April is a four-time All-American and the first four year volleyball Hall of Fame Inductee at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Voted as the Four-Person League’s Best Left Side Hitter, April has played beach volleyball on the (WPVA) Women’s Professional Beach Volleyball Association, (AVP) Association of Volleyball Professionals, been an Italian 3 vs 3 Beach Volleyball Champion, held a number one ranking in the (CBVA) California Beach Volleyball Association, has been ranked #80 in the world and played in the (FIVB ) International Federation of Beach Volleyball events.

April has coached volleyball coaches from 1996 to 2000 as the “Five Quick Tips” columnist for the American Volleyball Coaches Association’s (AVCA) bi-monthly “Coaching Volleyball” magazine. As a volleyball journalist, April has written and published over 100 articles online and off about playing and coaching elite volleyball.

She has been a contributing writer for publications like Active.com, Capital One Cup.com, Las Vegas Sports Magazine, Volleyball Magazine, USA Volleyball Magazine, e-sports.com and on her own volleyball web sites including Volleyball Voices.com, Inspiring Female Volleyball Players Videos.com, Inspiring-Female-Volleyball-Players.com, and the Parents Volleyball Girl Guide.com.

April is the author of the e-booklets “How To Stop Serving Like A Wimp” and “86 Girls Indoor Volleyball Tips: How to Gain Confidence on the Volleyball Court” on sale now at Volleyball Voices.com and Inspiring Female Volleyball Players.com.

As a professional photographer, April has photographed some of the top volleyball players and volleyball coaches in the world. Her work has appeared in many top Italian publications including Vogue Italy, MAX, Corriere dello Sport, the cover of the Gazzetto dello Sport magazine, the Gazzetta di Vicenza, and all three Italian volleyball magazines.