Coach Michael Gallegos is from Clovis, NM.

He graduated from Eastern New Mexico University.

Mike has been teaching and coaching for Albuquerque Public Schools for 26 years.

He has coached different levels of volleyball for 19 years and enjoys coaching the fundamentals of the game.

This will be Mike's 2nd season with ARVC. He had the opportunity his first season at ARVC to help coach a team to the National Junior Championships.

Coach Mike is actively involved with his family, in particular, he enjoys guiding his 10 year old daughter in her love of the game as well.

"If you do the work, you get rewarded; there are no shortcuts in life" -Michael Jordan