Season: 2017

Bailey Johnson

About Me

My family inspires me the most because they always push me to my fullest extent and are my biggest supporters.  Something special about me that many people don’t know is that I’m graduating with my aa in pre nursing!  I see myself being a nurse and helping others around me! I also hope to be married and start a family of my own.  I would like to thank Bobby and Jill for supporting me throughout my high school volleyball career and through this past year of club. They always guided me on the right path and helped me regain the love for the game that I had lost. I would also like to thank my family for the constant support through the best years of my life!  My most memorable volleyball moments are going to Nationals and making new friendships that I’ll cherish forever!

  • High School: Emerald Ridge
  • Hometown: Puyallup
  • College Attending: Undecided
  • Degree Pursuing: Nursing
  • Years at PSVBA: 4

Volleyball Accomplishments:

  • All Tournament Team (Phoenix, AZ)
  • 1st Team All-League
  • All-State Team

Non-Volleyball Accomplishments:

  • Associates Degree in Pre-Nursing
  • Dean’s List
  • CNA License

MY FAVORITES

Inspirational Quote: “I am more than the thoughts in my head” by unknown

  • Song: ALL Music!
  • Color: Pink

Advice I would give to younger players

 

Make sure your mindset comes before anything.  Don’t let someone ruin the sport you love the most!  Always remember why you fell in love with the sport and never forget those moments!

Patrick Taitano

Pat Taitano is the owner and club director of Puget Sound Volleyball Academy and has maintained PSVBA’s status as one of the top club volleyball programs in the State of Washington for over 12 years!  He has coached a team at PSVBA for the past 7 seasons and has already “personally” coached over 70 college athletes, which include a handful of All-Americans and dozens of NCAA Division I players!

Pat has an impressive club volleyball resume that showcases the coaching, teaching, mentoring, training, and developing of players and teams that experience a high-level of success! His club team highlights include many Championships and Top 5 finishes at national qualifiers and other high-profile tournaments; including Pacific Northwest Qualifier Champions (18U), Southern California Qualifier Champions (18U), 3X Finalist at the Matt Hartner Memorial and Back-to-Back Champions at 16 Open & 18 Open, 2X Emerald City Classic Champions at 16 Open & 18 Open! He has also coached 4 different teams to the elite Platinum League, and several of his teams held the Overall #1 Ranking in the PSR Power League. His teams have won the PSR Championships 4X. He has taken his teams to the Junior National Championships in 6 of the 7 years he has coached with the exception of the COVID stricken 2020 season. His teams have earned a total of 6 qualified bids including 4 National Bids and 2 USA Bids!

Pat also has an impressive high school coaching resume that proves his ability to turn around struggling programs and build a winning culture in a short amount of time!  He helped lead Stadium HS to their first ever WIAA State appearance!  He became Todd Beamer’s all-time winningest volleyball coach in his 1st year coaching at the school, after transforming their struggling program into NPSL League Champions! Most recently, he coached Mount Rainier to their first WIAA State appearance in 20 years and guided his team to one of the school’s best showings at State with a 6th place finish!  Pat is a 2X NPSL Coach of the Year who specializes in developing complete players and chooses to train and develop his athletes with solid all-around volleyball skills. Everywhere he goes he builds and develops a winning culture!

Pat holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Hawaii and is a principal owner of J3NP Engineering. He loves to travel and spend time with his family!