Coaches & staff
Meet the people behind Seaway Smash and their passion for developing players.
CLUB DIRECTORS
Hi everyone! We are Alissa and Mike Stebbins and we are the masterminds behind Seaway Smash. We are family-oriented and want to relay that message within the club as much as we can!
We have both been coaching for over 10 years. We have coached at the college, high school and club levels here in NY and GA.
Alissa and Mike have coached at Potsdam High School and led Seaway Smash’s 18U and 17U teams.
COACHING PROFILES · 2025
15U coach
Coach Jim Lazore has more than a decade of club volleyball experience, with playing and coaching dating back to high school. He has coached his sisters and daughters in Ontario Volleyball Association tournaments.
Jim shares training techniques and keys to success with multiple Seaway Smash teams, with a particular focus on teamwork. He is committed to helping every athlete improve and develop a love of volleyball that lasts a lifetime.
13U coach
Originally from Tennessee, Daycee began playing volleyball in sixth grade. Her primary positions were libero and defensive specialist. She started all four years of high school varsity volleyball and received All-Tournament Player and First Team-District honors.
She also played for Alliance Airborne Volleyball Club and was one of ten players selected to represent America’s Team in Barcelona, Spain.
She studied psychology and played at Life Pacific University, and planned to continue her academic and athletic career at SUNY Canton. She also volunteered as an assistant coach for her former high school and junior high teams.
Daycee loves working with children, teaching, and hard work.
12U coach
Carol graduated from Syracuse University in 2002. As a student-athlete, she was named a Big East Academic All-Star twice. She then played for the Chatelaillon-Plage N1 team in the French National League for one year and began coaching in 2005.
She served as an assistant coach at Syracuse from 2006–2010 and spent five years at SUNY Canton. Her work with Clarkson’s Golden Knights included a Liberty League title in 2021.
Her honors include AVCA New York Region Coach of the Year in 2017 and 2019, ECAC Coach of the Year in 2019, and Liberty League Coach of the Year in 2019.
16U coach
Biography coming soon.
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