Tommy Chaffins

Tommy was born and raised in the South Bay. He is a graduate of Redondo Union High School and Loyola Marymount University. His future aspirations had their start when at 15 years old he read John Wooden’s They Call Me Coach. He immediately knew he would be a teacher and coach. Tommy currently is the Volleyball Head Coach at Redondo Union High School and also teaches Government. He is known for his positive coaching style along with upbeat volleyball practices, Tommy Chaffins brings over 20 years coaching experience to the court. Tommy is the all time winningest coach in the South Bay with a combined varsity win total of 764 wins. His girls won the 2014 and 2015 California State title in the highest division. Tommy is looking forward to his fourth year coaching at Surfside!

• 2014 Prep Volleyball High School Coach of the Year
• 2015 Max Preps CA High School Coach of the Year 2015
• 11x Daily Breeze Coach of the Year
• 4x CIF Coach of the Year
• RUHS Boys Head Coach 1995-2007 (CIF Finalist 1999, 2006)
• 2019 RUHS JV Boys Coach
• 2001-Present RUHS Girls Head Coach (CIF Div I Champions 2006, 2014 2019, CIF Div I State Champion 2015, 2014)
• Owner Tommy Chaffins Volleyball Clinics
• 2015-present Coached with Mick Haley, Bill Ferguson, and Walt Ker.
• 27 Years of coaching Experience coaching over 60 High School/Club Teams.
• Has Coached 12 CIF Players of the Year, 2 Gatorade Players of the Year, 3 Under Armour Players of the Year, the 2015 Setter of the Country and the current USA Junior National Team Setter, and over 100’s of Div I Collegiate Athletes.