Cathy Cotner

Cathy Cotner serves as the head volleyball coach at Sylacauga High School. She brings more than 20 years of volleyball coaching and player development experience to the program. Cotner began coaching volleyball in 2004 and has worked with club programs including NASA Volleyball, SLAM and Power Volleyball. Her high school coaching experience includes Chelsea High School in Alabama, as well as East Senior High and Heritage Christian Academy in Texas. In addition to coaching, Cotner has experience in athletic facility management and youth sports programming. She previously served as Athletic Facility Manager at Net Results in Plano, Texas, and Athletic Complex Manager at Arete Athletics. She has also served as Program Director for GameTime Performance, coordinating training and tournament opportunities for youth athletes. Cotner is a graduate of the University of North Texas, where she studied kinesiology. She was named head volleyball coach at Sylacauga High School in April 2025.