Kyle Steele begins his third year as the assistant coach after serving as a volunteer assistant in the past. A former libero/outside hitter, Steele specializes in teaching passing and defensive ball control and perfecting the approaches and arm swings of hitters. He uses a step-by-step process, while making it a point to get young people to think through the game of volleyball and not just play it.
He began his coaching career as a lead assistant women’s coach at Redlands College in El Reno, Okla. He also coached two club seasons for Kaizen a local club out of Oklahoma City and is currently coaching the 18-1's for OK Charge, the largest club in Oklahoma. Before Kaizen and OK Charge, he coached for the OK Wind’s 18-year-old group.
Steele is an accomplished beach and indoor volleyball player, finishing at the top of many regional tournaments in the summers as well as playing in the adult USA Open for indoor representing the lone men’s team from the OKRVA region. He began his playing career at Putnam City North High School and spent a year in Stillwater, Okla., at Oklahoma State playing club ball before playing on the California Baptist men’s team, a program that won eight NAIA National Championships from 1999-2011.
Steele currently lives in Yukon, Okla., with his wife, Taryn, and their daughters Kambria and Berkley. Steele is currently finishing his degree at SNU in the adult studies program.
