The University of Guam has recently named Tatiana Afalava Sablan the new Head Coach for Women’s Volleyball under the recently relaunched Triton Athletics program.

Sablan most recently served as the head girls’ volleyball coach at Southern High School.

“I’m really excited to take up this new position, and I’m really hopeful to make a positive impact with volleyball on Guam and at UOG,” she said.

Originally from Honolulu, Hawaii, Sablan has coached volleyball around the world. In the past few years, she’s served as a youth coach at Kadena Air Force Base in Okinawa, head junior varsity coach at McKinley High School in Hawaii, and the girls’ head coach for Club Makai Wahine under-17 team in Silver Springs, North Carolina.

Sablan also has a long history of playing volleyball, competing for Team Guam internationally in Hong Kong, Cook Islands, Spain, and Papua New Guinea—ultimately winning a gold medal in 2013 at the Olympic qualifier match in Sydney, Australia.

Sablan received an Associate’s Degree in Business Management from the University of Maryland University College (UMUC) Asia, and holds a level one coaching certification from the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB).



UOG Athletic Director Doug Palmer said with the hiring of Sablan, he’s confident the UOG Triton Women's Volleyball program is off to a great start and sees great growth and development in the future.

“We are very excited to offer women’s volleyball,” said Palmer. “We are planning to host tournaments and leagues that will allow our Tritons to compete with some of the best volleyball players on Guam and internationally.”

VOLLEYBALL TRYOUTS
Tryouts for the UOG Women’s Volleyball team will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. August 29-31 at the UOG Calvo Field House. Contact Coach Sablan at t_afalava@yahoo.com or UOG Athletic Director Doug Palmer at palmerd@triton.uog.edu or call the Triton Athletics Office at (671) 735-2862.