Coach Allison Venable just completed her 11th year coaching volleyball, and her 6th year
coaching in the Bentonville School District. She has been the assistant varsity coach at
Bentonville West for the past 6 years. She began coaching club in Tulsa, Ok while she was
completing her senior year at Bishop Kelley High School. During her time at Bishop Kelley, her
team held the 5a state title for her three years playing varsity; including her senior year as the
captain. Then as soon as she arrived in Arkansas to attend the University of Arkansas, she
began coaching for Ozark Juniors Volleyball where she had the privilege of coaching all age
ranges and even leading a team to nationals. In her years coaching with Ozark Juniors, she
received her Bachelor in the Art of History degree and then her Master of the Art of Teacher
degree from the U of A. Even before she graduated from the U of A, she knew that Bentonville
was where she wanted to be. She feels so honored to be warmly welcomed by Coach Smith
and Coach Moore. She is so excited to work with Michelle and Kelli, the coaches this
community knows and loves, in this time of transition. Coach Venable is a passionate, driven,
and dedicated coach. She will work every day to assure that the Bentonville Tiger’s Volleyball
program is filled with not only exceptional players, but exceptional young women. Coach
Venable has expressed how proud and blessed she feels to be stepping into the role of head
coach at the best Volleyball program in the state of Arkansas. She cannot wait to dive in, and
lead this program to continued success and growth.