Bio

Rachel comes from a big volleyball family. she started playing rec volleyball at 10 years old. She played for three years at Tallwood High, including making Captain her senior year. She went on to play four years at Ferrum college where she mainly played MB/MH. She still enjoys playing regularly as an adult!
Rachel has been the assistant coach for Bryant and Stratton College since 2023 and has been a coach with East Coast Volleyball Club since 2023.
Her coaching career started during her senior year of high school helping with her sister’s team. During college, when she would come home on breaks, she would help coach at Coastal and after college, coached at SERV and Lake Taylor High. She also helped the YMCA start their youth volleyball program at the Greenbrier Family YMCA where she coached as well as assisted volunteer coaches.
“I love watching players grow and succeed both on and off the court.  I want to share my life long love of the sport with athletes at all levels and watch their excitement grow with their own growth and capabilities. My job as is coach is to help players open up to their full potential with every skill from small to big. I will always be a student of the sport as a coach and adult player with continuing to learn and deepen my volleyball game and skill knowledge."