Alyssa Lee

Andrew Pitters

CO-FOUNDER/COACHING DIRECTOR 

Andrew Pitters was part of the CIF L.A. City Section Championship team at Granada Hills Charter High School in 2007 as a Middle Blocker and Setter. As a member of the Santa Monica Beach Club, he earned a Bronze medal in the Club Division at the Junior Olympics. He continued his volleyball career into Pierce College as a middle blocker and earned the All-State Middle Blocker title for two seasons.

Pitters began his coaching career at Granada Hills Charter High School Girls for the Frosh/Soph team and has led them to six undefeated league championships. He also coached at Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies for two seasons as the Head Boys Varsity Coach. Pitters served as the girls JV coach and an assistant girls Varsity coach at Notre Dame High School and the boys JV and Varsity assistant coach at Harvard-Westlake High School. He was the assistant coach at Mission College for the Women's Volleyball program for two years, and an assistant coach for the gold medal team, West Edge 17, in 2018. 

Pitters earned a B.A. in Journalism from Cal State University, Northridge, and is currently studying to become a physical therapy assistant.

John McNally

WEST EDGE 17 HEAD COACH 

John McNally graduated from El Camino Real Charter High School in 2017. As a three-year Varsity player, he played as an outside hitter and setter. In 2016, during his junior year, he was the starting setter of the first team to win a CIF LA City Section Division I Championship for his high school. During his senior year of high school in 2017, he continued his lucrative volleyball career as the starting setter, leading his team to another showing at the CIF LA City Section Division I Championship. McNally was also named 2017 Player of the Year and was part of the All-CIF LA City Section's CIF First Team. He was also a three-season returning player at West Edge and joined the coaching staff in 2018.

McNally began his coaching career at his Alma Mater, El Camino Real Charter High School as the boys JV coach. He led the team to a 1st place finish at a tournament and a strong league showing for his first year coaching. He was an assistant coach for the gold medal team, West Edge 17, in 2018.

Currently, John McNally is attending Cal State University, Northridge, and is majoring in Kinesiology as well as serving as the head coach for the boys' volleyball team at El Camino Real Charter High School. He hopes to guide younger players and help them improve their game by growing their passion for the sport.

Lee Bradford

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Lee Bradford started his volleyball career at Pierce Junior College, where he was named to the All-State team, and won the State Championship in 1992. He continued his volleyball career at NCAA Division I powerhouse, Pepperdine University, graduating in 1996.

Between 1994-1997, Bradford assisted in running several clinics and camps for coach Marv Dunphy of Pepperdine and coach Carl McGown of BYU, traveling throughout the western United States to coach coaches and teams. In addition, he has been coaching high school boys and girls for the last 15 years. He has been the JV coach at Granada Hills Charter High School for the boys and girls program since 2008.

Lee Bradford earned his B.A. in Communications/Advertising at Pepperdine University and M.A. for Physical Education and Coaching at Azusa Pacific University.  Currently, he is continuing his coaching position at Granada Hills Charter High School with the boys' volleyball program.