Coach Heather Minnis (2005-present) and Coach Don Smith (2005-2015) began the Dynamite Volleyball Club in fall 2005 to offer volleyball players in the Dickson, TN, area an opportunity to continue to play volleyball after their school seasons had ended. The club has continued to grow and has tryouts for girls from Dickson and its surrounding counties. Also, DVC offers volleyball skills clinics throughout the year for girls who want to learn the fundamentals of volleyball.
COACH MINNIS
Coach Heather Minnis has been the Dynamite Volleyball Director and Head Coach for 19 seasons (2006-2024). She has coached 26 seasons as the Dickson Middle School Head Coach where she started the program (and the first volleyball program in Dickson County, TN) in August 1998. Some of her teams' accomplishments include 12 varsity MIDDLE SCHOOL conference titles. in Mid-Cumberland Athletic Conference (MCAC) from 2000-2010; BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE 2011-2012; no conference FROM 2013-2020;TRI-COUNTY CONFERENCE 2021-present.
MCAC TOURNEY CHAMPS 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, & 2010 ( 7 out of 10) Runner-up 2008
BIG SOUTH TOURNEY CHAMPS 2011 & 2012 (2 out of 2)
TRI-COUNTY TOURNEY CHAMPS 2021, 2022, 2023 (3 out of 3)
MCAC REGULAR SEASON CHAMPS-2006(11-1),2007(9-1),& 2010(7-1)
BIG SOUTH REGULAR SEASON CHAMPS 2011(13-1) & 2012(13-0)
TRI-COUNTY REGULAR SEASON CHAMPS 2021(10-0)-2022(9-1) 2023 (10-0)
DMS SEASON RECORDS
2012 TEAM (24-2)
2016 TEAM(32-3)
2023 Team (28-11) most matches played in a season with 39 total
Sonic Invitational Champs 2006 & 2008; Sonic Invitational Runner-up 2001, 2002, 2005, & 2009; Sonic Invitational 3rd 1999 & 2004
Mule Town Classic Champs 2010, Champs 2011, & Champs 2022
Cumberland University Middle School Runner-up 2005, 2006, & 2014.
Lebanon High School Blue Devil Bash Runner-up 2013;
Cumberland University Tournament Champs 2006 & Champs 2016.
DCA Tourney Champs 2018 & Camps 2022 (5-0)
TMSAA SECTIONALS 2010 THROUGH 2022-
TMSAA Sectional Champs 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, & 2017;
TMSAA Sectional Runner-Up 2013, 2014, 2022(lost to Mt. Juliet )
TMSAA Sectional THIRD 2020 & 2021.
2023 TMSAA BEGAN POSTSEASON PLAY FOR VOLLEYBALL-AREA, SECTIONAL, & FIRST EVER STATE TOURNAMENT FOR SMALL AND LARGE SCHOOLS
#1 seed for Area Tournament with record 20-4
Defeated Coopertown Middle (2-0)
Area championship lost to Mt. Juliet (1-2)
finished AREA 11 AA RUNNER-UP
#2 seed for Sectional Tournament; defeated Thurgood Marshall (2-0); lost to Station Camp (1-2); defeated TW Hunter (2-0); defeated Station Camp (2-0); defeated Mt. Juliet (2-0); lost sectional championship to Richview (1-2)
finished SECTION 3 AA RUNNER-UP
LARGE SCHOOL TMSAA AA STATE QUALIFIER ELITE EIGHT
Travel team accomplishments include
2008 171 team Northlake Spring Jamboree in Atlanta Silver Runner-Up
2010 141 team Valentine's Day Fling Champs (Katelyn Springer, Taylor Martin, Ashton Perez, Leah Billingsby, Emily Knox, Annie , & Sarah Jane Woodard)
2013 161 team President's Day Battle Champs and Far Out Festival Champs
2014 171 team 3rd out of 43 at SRVA Regionals
2015 141 St. Patty's Tourney Champs.
2016 151 team Club West Classic Champs, Madness in the Mountains Runner-Up, and Battleground Explosion Runner-UP.
2017 161 team Battleground Explosion Champs; Runner UP Club West Challenge, Music City Block Party, and President's Day in the Music City.
2018 171 team CHAMPIONS SRVA Regionals Club Division(Callie Fitzgerald, Mattie Grace Holley, Anna Kate Humphreys, Grace Humphreys, Alexis McCartney, Mallory Minnis, Hannah Oliver, Maddy Simmons, & Assistant Coach Jennifer Oliver).
2018 141 Madness in the Mountains Champs and Music City Champs.
2019 181 team 3 TOURNEY CHAMPS
CHAMPS 10th annual Music City Block Party 6-0
CHAMPS President's Day: Battle of Music Row 6-0
CHAMPS Southeast Pre-qualifier 6-0
Runner-Up SRVA Regionals Club Division(28 teams)(Addison Beshears, Hannah Gossett, Anna Kate Humphreys, Alexis McCartney, Mallory Minnis, Hannah Oliver, & Maddy Simmons). Runner up Block & Roll and Nashville Open.
2019 151 team 2 TOURNEY CHAMPS
CHAMPS Block & Roll
CHAMPS Club Clash
Runner-Up at 10th Annual Music City Block, & Southeast Pre-qualifier
Runner-Up SRVA Regionals Club Division(82 teams)(Carlye Davis, McKenzie Jenkins, Nevaeh Johnson, Hayven Knall, Emily McCartney, Josie Parchman, Annie Sparkman, Cara Stuart, & Maggie Warren).
2021 18U team season record 34-4; 4 TOURNEY CHAMPS
CHAMPS 12th Annual Music City Block Party 5-0
CHAMP St. Paddy's 5-0
CHAMPS Battleground Explosion 5-0
CHAMP NashVegas Invitational 5-0.
Runner-Up at SRVA REGIONALS (5-2) (out of 31 teams) and Nashville Open 4-1
Silver Champ 5-1 at Madness in the Mountains. (Katie Bowers, Carley Davis, Hannah Gossett, Caroline Griffin, Anna Kate Humphreys, McKenzie Jenkins, Alexis McCartney, Emily McCartney, Hannah Oliver, & Cara Stuart).
2022 DVC 181
Gold Runner-up @ K2 Smoky Mtn. Classic Tourney @ St. Paddy's Day Festival Tourney @ NashVegas Invitational Tourney @ Nashville Open Tourney (4-1)
Coach Minnis loves teaching the sport of volleyball and encouraging each player to work hard each time she practices or plays. By placing a high value on fundamentals, determination, and a positive team spirit, each player has the opportunity to achieve her best. coachminnis@dynamitevolleyballclub.com
Coach Minnis earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in English Education from Belmont University. She is married to James Minnis (26 yrs) and has a daughter (22) and a son (19).
MCAC TOURNEY CHAMPS 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, & 2010 ( 7 out of 10) Runner-up 2008
BIG SOUTH TOURNEY CHAMPS 2011 & 2012 (2 out of 2)
TRI-COUNTY TOURNEY CHAMPS 2021, 2022, 2023 (3 out of 3)
MCAC REGULAR SEASON CHAMPS-2006(11-1),2007(9-1),& 2010(7-1)
BIG SOUTH REGULAR SEASON CHAMPS 2011(13-1) & 2012(13-0)
TRI-COUNTY REGULAR SEASON CHAMPS 2021(10-0)-2022(9-1) 2023 (10-0)
DMS SEASON RECORDS
2012 TEAM (24-2)
2016 TEAM(32-3)
2023 Team (28-11) most matches played in a season with 39 total
Sonic Invitational Champs 2006 & 2008; Sonic Invitational Runner-up 2001, 2002, 2005, & 2009; Sonic Invitational 3rd 1999 & 2004
Mule Town Classic Champs 2010, Champs 2011, & Champs 2022
Cumberland University Middle School Runner-up 2005, 2006, & 2014.
Lebanon High School Blue Devil Bash Runner-up 2013;
Cumberland University Tournament Champs 2006 & Champs 2016.
DCA Tourney Champs 2018 & Camps 2022 (5-0)
TMSAA SECTIONALS 2010 THROUGH 2022-
TMSAA Sectional Champs 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, & 2017;
TMSAA Sectional Runner-Up 2013, 2014, 2022(lost to Mt. Juliet )
TMSAA Sectional THIRD 2020 & 2021.
2023 TMSAA BEGAN POSTSEASON PLAY FOR VOLLEYBALL-AREA, SECTIONAL, & FIRST EVER STATE TOURNAMENT FOR SMALL AND LARGE SCHOOLS
#1 seed for Area Tournament with record 20-4
Defeated Coopertown Middle (2-0)
Area championship lost to Mt. Juliet (1-2)
finished AREA 11 AA RUNNER-UP
#2 seed for Sectional Tournament; defeated Thurgood Marshall (2-0); lost to Station Camp (1-2); defeated TW Hunter (2-0); defeated Station Camp (2-0); defeated Mt. Juliet (2-0); lost sectional championship to Richview (1-2)
finished SECTION 3 AA RUNNER-UP
LARGE SCHOOL TMSAA AA STATE QUALIFIER ELITE EIGHT
Travel team accomplishments include
2008 171 team Northlake Spring Jamboree in Atlanta Silver Runner-Up
2010 141 team Valentine's Day Fling Champs (Katelyn Springer, Taylor Martin, Ashton Perez, Leah Billingsby, Emily Knox, Annie , & Sarah Jane Woodard)
2013 161 team President's Day Battle Champs and Far Out Festival Champs
2014 171 team 3rd out of 43 at SRVA Regionals
2015 141 St. Patty's Tourney Champs.
2016 151 team Club West Classic Champs, Madness in the Mountains Runner-Up, and Battleground Explosion Runner-UP.
2017 161 team Battleground Explosion Champs; Runner UP Club West Challenge, Music City Block Party, and President's Day in the Music City.
2018 171 team CHAMPIONS SRVA Regionals Club Division(Callie Fitzgerald, Mattie Grace Holley, Anna Kate Humphreys, Grace Humphreys, Alexis McCartney, Mallory Minnis, Hannah Oliver, Maddy Simmons, & Assistant Coach Jennifer Oliver).
2018 141 Madness in the Mountains Champs and Music City Champs.
2019 181 team 3 TOURNEY CHAMPS
CHAMPS 10th annual Music City Block Party 6-0
CHAMPS President's Day: Battle of Music Row 6-0
CHAMPS Southeast Pre-qualifier 6-0
Runner-Up SRVA Regionals Club Division(28 teams)(Addison Beshears, Hannah Gossett, Anna Kate Humphreys, Alexis McCartney, Mallory Minnis, Hannah Oliver, & Maddy Simmons). Runner up Block & Roll and Nashville Open.
2019 151 team 2 TOURNEY CHAMPS
CHAMPS Block & Roll
CHAMPS Club Clash
Runner-Up at 10th Annual Music City Block, & Southeast Pre-qualifier
Runner-Up SRVA Regionals Club Division(82 teams)(Carlye Davis, McKenzie Jenkins, Nevaeh Johnson, Hayven Knall, Emily McCartney, Josie Parchman, Annie Sparkman, Cara Stuart, & Maggie Warren).
2021 18U team season record 34-4; 4 TOURNEY CHAMPS
CHAMPS 12th Annual Music City Block Party 5-0
CHAMP St. Paddy's 5-0
CHAMPS Battleground Explosion 5-0
CHAMP NashVegas Invitational 5-0.
Runner-Up at SRVA REGIONALS (5-2) (out of 31 teams) and Nashville Open 4-1
Silver Champ 5-1 at Madness in the Mountains. (Katie Bowers, Carley Davis, Hannah Gossett, Caroline Griffin, Anna Kate Humphreys, McKenzie Jenkins, Alexis McCartney, Emily McCartney, Hannah Oliver, & Cara Stuart).
2022 DVC 181
Gold Runner-up @ K2 Smoky Mtn. Classic Tourney @ St. Paddy's Day Festival Tourney @ NashVegas Invitational Tourney @ Nashville Open Tourney (4-1)
Coach Minnis loves teaching the sport of volleyball and encouraging each player to work hard each time she practices or plays. By placing a high value on fundamentals, determination, and a positive team spirit, each player has the opportunity to achieve her best. coachminnis@dynamitevolleyballclub.com
Coach Minnis earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in English Education from Belmont University. She is married to James Minnis (26 yrs) and has a daughter (22) and a son (19).