Asics Willowbrook Coaches

Head Coaches


  • Scott Mayhew

  • Gabi Carbone

Scott Mayhew

Club Director, Training Coach

Scott Mayhew has been the Training Director for Willowbrook Sports Complex since 2000. He attended the University of Texas from 1980-1984 where he majored in Marketing and played on the men's volleyball team. In 1985 he coached Austin Juniors first 18's team at Junior Olympics in St. Joseph, Missouri. In the same year, Scott coached the Austin Levy USAV team to the Open Nationals in Uniondale, New York. In 1985, Scott was an assistant coach at the University of Houston and founded Houston Juniors, the first multi-team junior club in the Houston Area. He directed Houston Juniors from 1985-1987 and coached its oldest team to Junior Olympics in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1986 and Albuquerque in 1987.

After working on a graduate degree in Biomechanics, Scott took over as the Head Coach at Louisiana Tech University. He was named the Sunbelt Coach of the Year in 1992 and produced numerous All-Conference Selections including the Sunbelt MVP in 1993. At Division III Southwestern University, Scott's team won two conference championships and went to the NCAA Tournament three times in four years. Scott was also SCAC Coach-of-the-year in 1997. Scott has worked camps for two past USA Olympic coaches and was selected to cocach the 2000 USA Developmental Camp in Dallas and to host the 2001 USA Developmental Camp in Houston.

Under Scott's direction, Willowbrook Volleyball has seen growth and success in a period of time unprecedented in Houston. He has had teams qualify for Nationals 11 years, including the only team in the nation to ever win two USAV national qualifiers in the same year (2002). He is credited with numerous medal finishes at both the USAV Junior Olympics and AAU National Championships, including the 2005 USAV National Championship for 13U Club.

Gabi Carbone

Recruiting Coordinator

Gabi Carbone is the Assistant Coach at the University of Houston, where she has coached for four years.


Assistant Coaches


Latisha Brown

Master Assistant Coach

Latisha joined the coaching staff of Willowbrook in 2008 with the 11's and in 2008-09 coached the 12-Red team. Her coined athletic coaching phrase is D + A = S (Discipline + Action = Success). The chances of Success and high performance are increased i.f an athlete can remain Disciplined in the skills and training taught, and put forth aggressive Action toward those learned skills.

Jimy Fakhoury

Core Coach

Jimy Fakhoury has been a volleyball coach in Houston for six years. He has played 11 years in Division I Club Volleyball in Lebanon, and he was on the national team for two years. He is a Certified Level 1 and Level 2 Interational Trainer from FIVB.

Tony Lind

Master Assistant Coach, 15s-18s

Tony Lind has been a coach for Asics Willowbrook Juniors for six years. He has had teams qualify for Nationals in two of those years.

Kayle Ray

Master Assistant Coach, 13s

Kayle Ray has been with Asics Willowbrook Junior Club Volleyball for two years. She is in charge of the 13's age group.

Rich Richardson

Master Assistant Coach, 14s

Rich has eight years experience as a USAV Junior Girls Coach, and his teams have qualified for USAV National Junior Olympic Championships four times, with two of those teams winning bronze medals. He has over 25 years of volleyball experience. Rich's philosophy is to give positive reinforcement and technical excellence while striving to help the athletes hold themselves accountable for their attitudes and actions on and off the court.

Carey Todd

Master Assistant Coach, 12s

Carey Crabtree Todd has been a permanent fixture at WSC, having served in several capacities over the years. Coach Todd grew up in the Cypress area, graduating from Cy Fair High School. She was awarded a full athletic scholarship to the University of Southern Mississippi where she was team captain as a freshman before being injured. Coach Todd left USM to move back home and attend University of Houston. She joined the U of H Volleyball team during the 1997 season, in which they won Conference USA and attended the NCAA Tournament. Coach Todd has many coaching accomplishments, highlighted by her Willowbrook 13 Asics team winning the National Championship at the USAV Junior Olympics in 2005.