Gabriella Marino

14s Assistant Coach

Coaching Experience

  • 2019 – 2021: Coach, CRUSH Volleyball
  • 2023 – present: Coach, Roselle Park Rec Volleyball grades 3-12
  • 2023 – 2025: Assistant Coach, Conquest Volleyball 15s Team
  • 2024 – 2025: Head JV Coach & Assistant Varsity Coach, Saint Thomas Aquinas
  • 2025 – Present: Assistant Coach, Impact Volleyball 14s Team

Volleyball Experience

  • 2016 – 2020: Outside & Middle Hitter, Mother Seton Regional High School
  • 2016-2017: Allegro Volleyball 15s team
  • 2018-2019: CJ Heat 18s team
  • Continues to actively train and compete through competitive open gyms

Professional Background

  • 2024: Graduated from Kean University with a Bachelor of Exercise Science
  • 2025-2026: Pursuing certification in sports recovery

Coaching Philosophy

Coach Marino believes in creating a positive, structured environment where athletes feel supported, challenged, and confident in their growth. She emphasizes strong fundamentals, athletic movement, and game awareness while helping players develop mental resilience and self-trust. With experience coaching athletes from youth to club levels and a background in exercise science, she prioritizes proper movement patterns, injury prevention, and long-term athlete development. Her goal is to help each athlete grow not only as a volleyball player, but as a disciplined, resilient, and confident individual.