Derick has been coaching volleyball for 9 years and is entering his fourth year coaching at Red Rock and his sixth year as the JV girls’ volleyball head coach at Campolindo High School, where he has led the team to a couple undefeated seasons. He has also served as head coach for various 15U club teams in the LaMorinda area and has coached middle school girls' volleyball at Stanley, OIS, and JM.

Derick graduated from Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep in 2016, where he played varsity volleyball and club volleyball, and also supported the girls’ volleyball teams as a team manager—taking stats and assisting at practices. He went on to earn a B.S. in Psychology from Saint Mary’s College in 2020, where he played setter for the school’s Division II club team in the NCCVL league. In 2024, he completed his Master’s in Counseling at Saint Mary’s and now works as an associate marriage and family therapist at a community-based agency in Oakland.

In addition to coaching and promoting mental health, Derick enjoys watching sports, going to the gym, and taking his golden retriever Maya on walks.