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Coach Olivia
Years as Head Coach:
4th Season (Asst. Coach for 2
years)
Phone: (918) 258-1588, Ext. 2321
odicamilli@rhema.org
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Olivia Ann DiCamilli moved
from San Diego, California, in August of 2000 to attend
Rhema Bible Training Center. During the 2000-01 school year,
she volunteered as an assistant coach for the Lady Eagles
basketball team. She came on staff as an assistant coach for
the 2001-02 school year and in 2002-03 Olivia became the
head coach. This is Olivia’s fourth year at the helm.
Before coming to RHEMA, Olivia earned a Bachelor of Arts
degree in Communication from San Diego State University (SDSU)
in 1997. She immediately began working on her Master’s
degree in Communication while finishing her fifth year of
basketball eligibility as an SDSU Lady Aztec. While
completing her Master’s degree, she taught speech classes
for two years to college freshmen. In 2000, she received her
degree with honors.
Olivia’s basketball experience includes leading the Costa
Mesa (California) High School basketball team to the state
championship during her senior year and to four Southern
Section California Interscholastic Federation (CIF)
championships in four years. Olivia finished her high school
basketball career as the All-time Leading Scorer in Orange
County history with over 2,300 points. She was a three-time
All-State selection and four-time All-CIF selection.
A basketball scholarship led Olivia to SDSU, where the Lady
Aztecs won three Western Athletic Conference Championships
and made three NCAA tournament appearances under Coach Beth
Burns. During her junior and senior years, Olivia served as
team captain and made second-team All-Western Athletic
Conference and Academic All-Conference. Olivia finished her
SDSU career eighth for all-time in free throws and ninth in
rebounds. She was a scholar-athlete all four years at SDSU
earning a 3.5 GPA; was a Student Athlete Advisory Committee
member; and was active in community outreaches which
involved public speaking at local high schools.
“My desire in coming to RHEMA was to develop a deeper
relationship with the Lord and learn how to live a
victorious Christian life. Coming to RHEMA was a pivotal
point in my life. It is and has been exactly where I’m
supposed to be!” said Coach DiCamilli.
As a coach, Olivia enjoys teaching players and watching them
grow in the game. She feels one of her responsibilities as a
coach is to locate each girl’s strength and unique potential
and then find a way to draw them out. “When each team member
is operating at her full potential, then the team as a whole
is a success,” she said. “When I see them ‘get it’ and rise
to another level, surpassing their own expectations, I feel
like I have done my job.”
In May 2002, Olivia graduated from RBTC with a specialty in
pastoral studies and is also a 2003 graduate of RHEMA’s
School of Pastoral Ministry.
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