Bo Yong

Club Director

​Bo began coaching at Nebraska Impact in 2000 and in 2009 was appointed Assistant Club Director.  In 2015 Bo decided to start Banzai VBC with his two teams the first year and has grown over the past couple of years.  Bo coached Freshman and JV teams at Millard West High School for 4 years and had an overall record of 92-10.  Bo was the Varsity Coach at Omaha South High School for two years before moving to Ralston High School as the Varsity Coach for the past 7 years.  In 2018 the Ralston team qualified for State for the first time since 2003.  Bo's teams have had great success over the years including many top finishes in National Qualifier Events.  Bo is a firm believer in goal setting saying "Each of us has a thirst in our hearts for something and its our goal in life to find it and keep going!"

Cassidy Simmons

Assistant Club Director

This will be Cassidy's 7th year of coaching volleyball.  She played volleyball in college and all throughout her club season for a total of 15 years.  She attended Millard West High School where she lettered her junior and senior year and made the All Star Nebraska team her senior year.  Cassidy attended Southwestern Community College her freshman year where her team made their first appearance to Nationals in 12 years and got 5th place.  She made the 1st Team All Region and All Tournament as well as earing a spot on the All American 2nd Team.  Her sophomore year she attended Central Community College in Columbus Nebraska where she received 1st Team All Region as well as All Conference Team.  Her team went to Nationals also that year and placed 5th in the Nation and again she earned a spot on the All American 2nd Team.  Her final 2 years of college volleyball were played at College of Saint Mary's, she earned NAIA Scholar Athlete as well as MVP.  Cassidy graduated in May 2018 from College of Saint Mary's with a Bachelor Degree in Paralegal Studies and minor in Social Sciences.

Brittany Speckhals

Director of Player Development

Brittany’s love for volleyball started at a very young age. Rec ball to Club ball by age 9. In the summer of 03’, her club team went to the USA Jr National Championship tournament and WON! She attended Bellevue West High School where she continued to grow, receiving a gold State medal.  After graduating, she began coaching at Omaha Bryan High for two years. Brittany is currently the JV coach at Omaha Mercy High School. In 2008 she started her club coaching career with 12U gradually moving on up to 17U. Her favorite age group is 15U, where it starts getting super competitive. This will be Brittany’s 3rd year as a head coach here at Banzai.  She has a strong passion for teaching young athletes’ volleyball and life skills. We are thrilled to have her as our Director of Player Development, overseeing all position training and private lessons. Brittany is currently working on her degree in Sign Language Interpreting. When not busy working she loves spending time with her son, Julius, doing anything outdoors.