Coaching Staff

Randy Dagostino
HEAD COACH, Tampa Bay 18 Black and Invaders 18
Randy is the founding director of Tampa Bay Juniors (1984) and has coached seven Open Division teams to top three finishes at the USAV Junior National Championships, and two Club Division teams to top two finishes, including the 2004 16 Black Gold Medal team.

As one of the top coaches in high school and club volleyball history, he has been a major catalyst in developing Tampa into one of the most competitive volleyball areas in the country. Randy has been the varsity coach at Berkeley Preparatory School for the last 27 years where he has won 15 state championship titles and has a current competition record of 831-161. With Randy at the helm, Berkeley has produced 12 All-Americans.

Randy served as the Florida Region's first Junior Coordinator and Representative to the USAV Junior Olympic Volleyball Division.  He is a member of the Florida Region Hall of Fame and has been the Florida Region coach of the Year. Randy is a former member of the Volleyball Advisory Committee for the FHSAA. His coaching accolades include: 2011 and 2010 Florida Dairy Farmers Coach of the Year, 2009 and 1992 Florida Coach of the Year, 1995 Florida Coach of the Year Runner-up, 8 time FACA Coach of the Year, and Inaugural Mizuno National All-Star Coach of the Year. Randy has a BS in Physical Education from University of Illinois at Chicago and is a CAP I certified coach. In 2008 he was inducted into the FHSAA Hall of Fame.

Christine Houston
ASSISTANT COACH, Tampa Bay 18 Black
Christine is a former Tampa Bay Junior player and four year starter at Washington and Lee.  She earned All-American status three consecutive years as a setter in college. Christine's setting experience is a tremendous asset to any team she works with, including teams she coached in Virginia and Florida.  We are excited to have another alum back in the coaching ranks for the fifth season.

 Diego Serpa
ASSISTANT COACH, Tampa Bay 18 Black and Invaders 18
Diego is from Fortaleza, Brazil. He has been playing volleyball since 1994. He started playing professionally at age 16 and has played for many different clubs in Brazil as an outside hitter. Diego played on two national championship teams and was voted Best Player two years in a row. In 1997 he was selected to the Junior National B Team and played internationally. Diego played two years of professional beach volleyball, and two years of indoor volleyball in Spain. He is a returning coach for Tampa Bay Juniors this season.