{"id":727,"date":"2020-07-01T12:14:19","date_gmt":"2020-07-01T17:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sm-tnsports.com\/?p=727"},"modified":"2020-07-01T12:19:23","modified_gmt":"2020-07-01T17:19:23","slug":"ca-grad-takes-volleyball-helm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sm-tnsports.com\/2020\/07\/01\/ca-grad-takes-volleyball-helm\/","title":{"rendered":"CA grad takes volleyball helm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Maurice Patton<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After playing for and coaching with Christy Thrasher and Kari Robinson, Reba Holmes hopes to put the lessons from her mentors to good use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Holmes, a 2011 Columbia Academy graduate, will serve as high school volleyball coach this season following Robinson\u2019s recent resignation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m praying it\u2019s a smooth transition,\u201d said Holmes, a Middle Tennessee State alumnus who has coached the Lady Bulldogs\u2019 middle school program for the past three years and served as a high school assistant for seven seasons on a nonfaculty basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Reba Holmes (left), pictured with former Columbia Academy volleyball coaches Christy Thrasher (center) and Kari Robinson, will succeed Robinson atop the Lady Bulldogs’ program this season. (Courtesy photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201c(Thrasher and Robinson) were excellent role models. They taught me so much from the time I played to now. I\u2019m excited about the opportunity and ready for the challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In three seasons at the CA helm, Robinson led the team to consecutive Class A state sectional appearances \u2013 the first in program history \u2013 in 2017 and \u201918. In 2019, the Lady Bulldogs\u2019 first year of Division II competition, their season ended with an opening-round district tournament loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A 10-year assistant under Thrasher prior to taking over the CA program, Robinson offered no specifics regarding her resignation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere\u2019s really never a good time to have to hire a coach,\u201d Columbia Academy athletics director Pernell Knox said. \u201cBeing this late, to have somebody that knows the game and is already in the program, it makes it easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cReba knows a lot of these girls, so her moving from middle school to high school will be good for all involved.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, the status of the CA middle school program is undetermined with the coaching change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI love my middle school girls, but I\u2019m not going to be able to coach both,\u201d Holmes said. \u201cI\u2019m not sure how it\u2019s all going to play out. It\u2019s unfortunate timing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association-mandated dead period continuing through the weekend, Holmes has yet to speak to her team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know we\u2019re starting (practice) July 6,\u201d she said. \u201cKari left me a lot of good information. I\u2019m just jumping in where she left off. I\u2019m really thankful for her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maurice Patton is the editor for Southern Middle Tennessee Sports. He can be reached by e-mail at mopattonsports@gmail.com<\/a> or on Twitter @mopatton_sports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Maurice Patton After playing for and coaching with Christy Thrasher and Kari Robinson, Reba Holmes hopes to put the lessons from her mentors to good use. Holmes, a 2011 Columbia Academy graduate, will serve as high school volleyball coach this season following Robinson\u2019s recent resignation. \u201cI\u2019m praying it\u2019s a smooth transition,\u201d said Holmes, a … Continue reading CA grad takes volleyball helm<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":184945300,"featured_media":728,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":""},"categories":[33354],"tags":[67352551,35890,2120623],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sm-tnsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/cavolley-e1593623988616.jpg?fit=741%2C491&ssl=1","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbWF0s-bJ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":611,"url":"https:\/\/sm-tnsports.com\/2020\/06\/18\/kilburn-fellow-coaches-settle-into-new-roles\/","url_meta":{"origin":727,"position":0},"title":"Kilburn, fellow coaches settle into new roles","date":"June 18, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"By Maurice Patton Be warned: Megan Kilburn may make mistakes in her first season as Columbia Central\u2019s volleyball coach, but she\u2019s going to make them with passion and at full speed. 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