Mom of the Month

Mom of the Month

  • Honoring Our Volleyball Moms

    We’re celebrating the incredible moms who make a difference both on and off the court. The Rise Mom of the Month program recognizes moms in our volleyball community who go above and beyond, bringing encouragement, positivity, and heart to every match, practice, and moment of support.

    🏐 The December Mom of the Month will receive:

    • A Rise jersey
    • 4 center court tickets to the Rise home opener
    • Special recognition on the jumbotron during the opening match

    Know someone who deserves the spotlight?

    Nominate Now

Past Winners

Rise Mom of the Month

November: Sue Fish

Nominated by James Fish: "Sue has coached volleyball with me for 35 years and all of them have been on a volunteer basis. That is a lot of free time devoted to helping youth in our area excel at in a sport that has given our family so much. She is an expert setting coach and has trained two Michigan Miss Volleyball winners and several athletes who have earned all-state honors and moved on to play at the collegiate level including our daughter, Sam Erger, who is now the head coach at Southern Methodist University and our daughter, Jordan Fish, who is the head coach at Dallas Baptist University. She continues to work with our youth players while spending as much time possible with our 8 grandchildren. She sends weekly text mesages to our players encouraging them in the sport and as young women. She works with our setters in the off-season because they continually ask for her help and she does this for free. She is a special person and deserves to be recognized for decades of growing players and the game."

October: Lynn Rosendale

Nominated by Kayla Bruinsma: "Lynn Rosendale has been a staple in the volleyball community for many many years! From playing in college at Calvin as an all american, to then coaching at Grace Bible college and bringing them a national championship, to then coaching club volleyball for MVA for 10+ years, to now this year becoming a referee for the MHSAA for both boys and girls volleyball - she is and has always been a champion for the sport! She coached both of her daughters club teams, and now is beginning to introduce the sport to her 5 young grandsons! She is a selfless mother, and an outstanding grandma, spending most of her time outside of refereeing taking care of her grandsons weekly and spending time with her family. No one is more deserving of being honored in this way - she is a volleyball icon and has truly made an impact for many young women in the West Michigan community in advancing their love and knowledge of the sport for many, many years. As her daughter, I would be endlessly grateful for her to be selected for the volleyball mom of the month!"