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Director: Zen Golembiowsky 
February 19, 1946 -  January 6, 2016.

​Founder of 
Educational Sports Productions Inc, Zen is one of the few coaches in the United States with an International Coaches Certification Level I and Level II. He has more than forty five years of playing and coaching experience in volleyball and has coached all levels. Coached Ohio State University men, College of Mount St. Joseph women, University of Cincinnati women, Kent State University women.  He has also coached local men's club teams, and youth boys and girls. He organized and was the head instructor for many coaches clinics and adult players clinics in Ohio. 
Zen was a pioneer in producing instructional volleyball programs and volleyball matches for cable television and has been published in various professional journals and magazines. Zen has worked with a who’s who list of famous coaches and players in the sport of volleyball. He is highly respected in the profession for his integrity and for his abilities as a master teacher.

Zen Golembiowsky has a M.A. in Physical Education from Ohio State and a B.S. in Physical Education from Cleveland State.
Zen developed the successful formula for the current ESP INC Summer Volleyball Schools, Spring Instructional Volleyball Leagues and Coaches clinics. 19 years ago Zen founded and organized a high school team tournament called The Friendship Cup. Today it is one of the biggest team bonding events that schools from all over Ohio participate. 
     WE RECOGNIZE ZEN's AWESOME CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GROWTH OF THE SPORT OF VOLLEYBALL AND WE MISS HIM!!

                                                          HE TRULY LOVED THE GAME AND DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO IT.
​                                                                                                         RIP ZEN

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Featured Clinician: 
Areta Golembiowsky is one of the first female athletes to receive a volleyball scholarship in Ohio, earning MVP honors first at Ohio State and then at Cleveland State. The premier setter in the Midwest during her collegiate career she helped lead Cleveland State to its first National Volleyball Championship appearance. Considered one of the best setters in the history of CSU volleyball, Areta was inducted into CSU’s ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME in 2003. Areta has over thirty five years experience in teaching volleyball from grade school through college. Her patient easy going teaching style makes her a favorite among young students of the game of volleyball. 
Areta Golembiowsky has a B.S. in Elementary Education from Cleveland State and 25 years of teaching experience.

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Jessica Kosiewicz has been coaching with ESP Inc since 2007. Jessica played at Tiffin University and currently is an A player and competes in leagues and tournaments. Coaches St. Columbkille teams for the past 12 years and also JO teams.

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                    ERICA

Erica Muniak has been coaching for ESP Inc since 2007. Head varsity coach at Laurel School in Shaker Heights. ​Has coached for the past 11 years at a number of JO  programs.
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Claudia Fontana and 
Angela Sipsock
joins the ESP Inc team in 2013. Both are physical education teachers and coaches/players of volleyball for many years. Claudia, a retired Parma High School coach and teacher, is active in coaching and refereeing volleyball. Angela played at Cleveland State in Volleyball and Softball and currently competes in both sports.

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Sarah Gabbard has been coaching with ESP Inc since 2005. Degree in elementary education from Notre Dame College. Played at Gannon University and currently is a A player in local area leagues and tournaments.

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Erica Muniak
​and
​Gary Smeal

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Jessica Kosiewicz
and
​Angela Sipsock

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Gary Smeal and Lauren Gajewski join our coaching staff in 2018 at St. Paschal Baylon. 
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