FULL NAME: Seth Burnham

MY HOMETOWN: Santa Cruz, CA

BEFORE LAVA: Seth started his coaching career in 2001, running the boys’ high school program at Highland HS (in Palmdale) and with the Antelope Valley VBC where he coached both boys and girls (of various ages) for 7 years.  From there he transitioned to Spectrum VBC where he coached for a total of 12 years (3 with the girls, the rest with the boys), before moving over to SMBC.

COACHING BACKGROUND: Seth has been coaching club volleyball every year since 2001, and has been running the boys program at Thousand Oaks HS since 2010.  He also runs the Marmonte Beach League, which he started in 2017, and has served on the CIF Advisory Committee since 2014.  Seth has even coached collegiate athletes through “Athletes In Action,” where he coached the USA team in the inaugural 2018 FISU International University Games in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

PLAYING EXPERIENCE: Seth played middle blocker at UCLA where they won three NCAA National Championships in ‘96, ’98, and ’00 (where he was selected to the NCAA Final Four All-Tournament team).  After college, he played professionally in Malaga, Spain, and briefly with the USA National Team.  From there he transitioned to the beach, where he played 9 years on the AVP tour, and represented the USA Beach National Team on the NORCECA international tour, winning a Bronze medal in 2010.

FUN FACT: Seth enjoys cycling in his free time, and has ridden as far as 80 miles on his longest ride.   He hopes to one day be able to do a century (ride 100 miles).

GUILTY PLEASURE: Collecting hats & jerseys.