PrepStarter Services began with 951 Elite Volleyball, a competitive volleyball club in the Temecula Valley region of Southern California. Over the years players from 951 Elite (formerly known as Vintage) have received scholarships to schools at all levels from NAIA to the PAC-10. Much of the clubs recruiting success has been due to the relationships club director Dennis Palpallatoc has established over the years with coaches throughout the country. Another factor is that 951 Elite players have enjoyed the
unique benefit of having college coaches in the gym on a regular basis. Through countless discussions with players and visiting coaches we realized that the current recruiting processes were inadequate and the needs of coaches, clubs, and athletes were not being met. In response, the concept of a national recruiting database and evaluation process was developed.

Dennis Palpallatoc
Dennis Palpallatoc is the owner and head coach of 951 Elite. Dennis has over 20 years of successful coaching experience at all the different levels. He was voted the 1996 National Coach of the Year after winning an NCCAA National Championship with Christian Heritage College. He has coached many top ranked club teams including winning a National Title in 2005 with his
Vintage 17-1 Team. As a player he was a Gold Medalist at the 1991 US National Championships with Team Nike/Paul Mitchell. Dennis provides years of playing and coaching experience to ensure that the evaluation process is accurate and beneficial for coaches and players.

Gene Krieger
Gene Krieger coached college volleyball for twelve years and is a member of the Tachikara/AVCA 300 Wins Club. He won two State Championships as head coach for Western Oregon State College and was the Regional Collegiate Coach of the Year four times. In 1992 he was named the NCAA Div II Coach of the Year after coaching his Cal Poly Pomona team to a Regional Championship and was later honored as the Volleyball Monthly National Coach of the Year. In 1993 he lead his Cal Baptist team the NAIA National Championship Finals. Gene also has eight years experience as club director for Third Degree and
Riverside Volleyball Club. He played basketball and volleyball for Warner Pacific and Portland State University and spent six summers as player/coach with Athletics in Action to eleven countries.

James C. Burnham, Ed.D.
Having earned a doctoral degree in educational psychology, Dr. Burnham contributes his expertise in evaluation measurements and research methodology. It is in the design of PrepStarter that the recruiting process continues to develop and provide research quality data and conclusions to better match athletes and collegiate programs. To these ends tangible and intangible factors including physical characteristics, personality, and leadership are continually included in the evaluation process to find
significant relationships. Dr. Burnham continues to direct the data collection design and process to ensure that the resulting conclusions are valid and reliable.