Ashleigh Tompa, Eighth Grade Volleyball Team Head Coach
Years in coaching: Enters 2024-25 season with more than six years in coaching. She began coaching volleyball after her graduation from Kennesaw State University.
Alma Mater: Bachelor of Science, Psychology, Kennesaw State University.
Favorite Bible Verse: Deuteronomy 31:6.
Church Attended: North Point Church.
Career awards, accomplishments, highlights: Ashleigh is a focused and optimistic Physical Therapist who discovered her passion for movement and rehabilitation through her own experience with physical therapy after a shoulder injury in high school. Originally from Florida, she has lived and coached volleyball in Georgia and Alabama. She became enamored with the field while observing how therapists at an outpatient clinic could significantly improve patients' quality of life through movement and modalities after experiencing a rotator cuff injury that stopped her volleyball career. Ashleigh's background underscored the importance of effective communication, motivation, and understanding the brain-to-body connection, all of which contributed to her client-focused approach to care for individuals with dysfunction (adjustable word). Her time as a state champion volleyball player also led her to coach youth athletes at her former club, providing a gratifying opportunity to give back to the community that fostered her passion for competition and a strong work ethic.
Ashleigh started coaching volleyball right after graduating from KSU and was the assistant to Liz Underwood, the former Auburn University volleyball coach. She would coach in Columbus, Ga., for two seasons before moving to Florida. In Florida, she coached at a small new club called MOVA volleyball that was associated with Bishop Kenny High School in Jacksonville, Fla. She moved back to Atlanta in 2020 and began coaching with A5, the No. 1 club in the nation. Ashleigh coached 17-1s and came in third at Nationals in 2021, and 12-1s that won Nationals and placed second at AAU Nationals in 2022. In 2023, she coached 11-1s and helped the team place fifth at AAU Nationals.
