Linda is a graduate of Walton High School and a former member of the Lady Raider volleyball program. She was a Setter for Walton and still holds a couple of state setting records. She was part of two of the State Championship teams and went on to play at Birmingham-Southern College in Birmingham, AL where she was turned into a Libero. Upon graduation in 2007, Linda earned her Bachelors degree in Business Administration with a minor in Studio Art.

In 2008, Linda assisted with the Junior Varsity team. She was also the Head Coach for the Royal Raiders MS Team. She assisted the A5 volleyball club with the 14-3 Earl team. 

In 2009, Linda was the Head Coach of the A5 14-2 team. Linda took over the Middle School Program for Walton High School and is enjoying the new responsibilities.  The Royal team grew so much and Coach Linda was lucky enough to watch them earn the top title of Cobb County Middle School Champions.  She is looking forward to watching these girls continue to grow and develop at the High School level.

Some interesting facts about Linda: she was born in Stockholm, Sweden and lived there until she was almost 6.  Swedish was her first language and she is still fluent in it.  She played several sports while growing up, including some unusual ones - like fencing!  She currently works at Tetra Tech Inc. in Atlanta as an Administrative Assistant.  She has a younger sister, Malin, who also played for Walton as an Outside Hitter.  Linda currently resides in Marietta.

If you need to contact Linda to schedule any Middle School matches or have any questions regarding the Walton High School Middle School Program, please email her at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Coach Chris has been around youth sports as a player, referee or coach for 20 years in all sports ranging from baseball, hockey and basketball to broomball.  Chris is a distance runner at heart, who was undefeated in both the mile and two mile event for his high school career and also ran distance at the collegiate level.  He still enjoys running today, although his pace has slowed considerably.

Carl is not new to Walton volleyball, but is new to coaching the Silvers. His daughter Rachel was a two time Offensive Player of the Year for Walton as the starting setter, and in 2005 he co-founded the Walton Junior Raider volleyball program with Bill Peters, introducing 5-8th graders including Marilyn Holmes, Katherine Plessy and Anouska Best, among others to the sport of competitive volleyball. In fact, Carl and Gayle have three daughters, all of whom played or play high school volleyball, so Carl has been around volleyball since 1998. Pulled off the spectator’s bench in 2004, he started coaching Rec league for Howard County in Maryland, then USAV club ball for Columbia Volleyball Club (Chesapeake Region) at the 14U level, going deep into the East Coast Championship Tournament at Penn State.

Carl is USAV IMPACT certified and has been a Head Coach for A5 Volleyball Club for two years since moving to Georgia, both years at the 12U level. He has also been coaching at A5’s Fall and Spring Youth Clinics for over two years, helping hundreds of young athletes discover and improve their volleyball skills. As Bob Westbrook has said, “We like having Carl coach at the 12U level, because after having three daughters and the hundreds of athletes at our clinics at that age level, he understands the young player’s mind set and how to reach and motivate them to develop a love of the game.”

Originally from Texas (and he bleeds burnt orange for his UT Longhorns), he’s a businessman and Dad first, not an educator and professional coach, and just loves to help young women discover and become competitive athletes. We think he’ll make a great Silvers leader at Walton. (He also grills up a killer set of steaks, burgers, chicken, shrimp, and ribs – too bad indoor volleyball doesn’t have tailgating.)