josephina tuinauvai

Coach Fina joined the UC ELITE coaching staff in 2020 as the co-head coach of the 13s Team. Formerly a UC ELITE camp and clinic coach, Coach Fina looks forward to getting into the upcoming club season.

Coach Fina is a graduate from James Logan High School where she played volleyball for 4 years along with 4 years of competitive club. During her club career, she played for various clubs such as; UC ELITE, Encore, and Xceleration. Throughout her high school career at James Logan, she played as a starting middle blocker and outside hitter. During her sophomore season, she helped take the Lady Colts to the CIF Division 1 State Championships which was the school’s first ever state final appearance. She also helped the Lady Colts win a CIF NorCal D1 Championship and a NCS D1 championship her Junior year.

Coach Fina is continuing her volleyball career at the college level and will be competing in the toughest NCAA D2 conference in the nation, the CCAA with Cal State East Bay. She looks forward to sharing her volleyball knowledge and experience with her club teams.

Going into 2022-2023 club season, Coach Fina will be returning for her third season with UC ELITE by assistant coaching 16 Reese.

career highlights

Championships

  • CIF North Coast Section Division 1 Runner-Up

  • CIF State NorCal Division 1 Champion

  • CIF State Finals Division 1 Runner-Up

  • CIF North Coast Section Division 1 Champion

  • 4x Undefeated MVAL League Champion

Personal Achievements

  • 2x MVAL First Team Hitter

  • Co-Best Offensive Player of the JLHS GVB Team

  • 2019-PRESENT - CSUEB WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM

COACHING EXPERIENCE

  • 2020-2021 - CO-HEAD COACH UC ELITE 13 MAC/FINA

  • 2021-2022 - ASSISTANT COACH UC ELITE 14 LYNDA

  • 2022-PRESENT - ASSISTANT COACH UC ELITE 16 REESE & 14 CHLOE