Joyce Allen

Joyce Allen is our Head Coach at Sunrise Rollerland.  She is an Advanced Certified Coach with USA Roller Sports and has been with us here since 1981.  She runs our competitive club as well as our large Invitational Skating meet over the Memorial Day weekend. 

Joyce has been involved in Roller Skating as an amateur, judge and coach.  She received her Gold Medal in Dance Skating in 1966.  She started coaching in 1969 and has coached at all levels from beginners to World Team members.  She has coached hundreds of Regional and National champions in her career.  She has had skaters qualify for the National Championships every year since 1972. 

Joyce is an active member of the SRSTA (Society of Roller Skating Teachers of America) and was named the 2004 SRSTA Teacher of the Year.

 Roller Skating has been a big part of her life.  She enjoys coaching and thinks that it is a sport for all ages.  This is a family sport and she believes this is a great way to have fun!

Marlayna “Twiggy” Harney

 Twiggy was introduced to roller skating by her mother at the young age of 13 months.  She competed in her first Regional Championships at the age of 5, and competed in her first National Championships at the age of 12.  For the next 11 years, Twiggy competed at the Regional and National level in all disciplines of roller skating:  Figures/Loops, Dance, Free Skating, Free Dance, Pairs, and Fours.  In 1982, she was selected to perform for the United States Olympic Committee at the National Sports Festival in Syracuse, New York. 

In addition to her success as a competitor, Twiggy has earned her Proficiency Gold Medal Bars in Figures, Loops and Dance skating plus attained Gold Medal status in Free Skating. 

In 1989, Twiggy started her coaching career and in 1990, she had her first National champion.  Since then, she has gone on to help many skaters achieve their goals – whether just learning to skate as a beginner, or becoming a Regional and National Champion.  Since 2004, each year Twiggy’s skaters have completed enough Proficiency Tests to rank her as one of the top three coaches in the United States.  In 2006, Twiggy earned the status of Advanced Certified Coach (AC3) by the USA Roller Sports Association.  She is currently a member in good standing with USA Roller Sports (USARS), Society of Roller Skating Teachers of America (SRSTA) and Society of Roller Skating Teachers of California (SRSTC).   

Skating for Twiggy is a “family affair”.  Her husband, Eddie, retired in 2007 after numerous National Championship titles and is currently the National Meet Director.  Her daughter, Alisa, and son, AJ, are both skaters and have both won multiple Regional and National titles.

Linda Pricer

Linda began her love for skating in 1974.  She skated out of different skating clubs in the Bay Area.  Roller Skating has been a big part of her life.  She enjoys coaching students of all ages and disciplines.  This includes Freeskating, Dance, Figures and Creative Dance.  She not only coaches the traditional Quad skating, but has coached skaters in Inline skating. 

In 1991, Linda started her coaching career.  Since then, she has assisted many of her skaters to go on to Regional and National placements. Linda has been certified by the USA Roller Sports Association as a Coach.  She has a love for the Gold Skate Classic contest were she demonstrates her advance skills in the art of composing, planning and arranging the movements, steps, and patterns of individual skaters and group numbers.

 She is currently a member in good standing with USA Roller Sports (USARS), Society of Roller Skating Teachers of America (SRSTA) and Society of Roller Skating Teachers of California (SRSTC).   

Skating for Linda has always been part of her live.  Her dad skated at Play Land at The Beach in San Francisco, back in the 60’s.  He skated in pairs and fours.  Her daughter, Brittany, has Regional placements and National Championship placements.  In 2009 and 2010, Brittany was a member of the USA World team, where she competed in Germany (2009) and Portugal (2010). Her daughter, Tiffany also has numerous Regional and National Placements and is a member of the California Army National Guard.  Tiffany was one of the first inline skaters to ever compete in that style of skating.

Candy Alpert