About CHIVA

Charlotte Impact Volleyball Academy is a comprehensive, high quality, and inclusive volleyball program that will work to support ANY young athlete in the greater Charlotte area who has a love for competitive volleyball and a desire to grow as an athlete and a young person.

CHIVA MAKES an IMPACT

Making Travel Volleyball Financially Feasible!

THE CHI OF CHIVA

COMPREHENSIVE

HIGH - QUALITY

INCLUSIVE

COMMITMENT #1 includes . . .

CONDITIONING the body to prepare for sport activity through nutrition, agility, and building strength.
CHARACTER building, where athletes will be led to act as teammates with integrity, diligence, and respect.
COMMUNITY involvement, focused on equitable promotion of the sport of volleyball in elementary and middle school programs throughout Charlotte.

COMMITMENT #2 includes . . .

VOLLEYBALL IQ development where athletes will be students of the game learning the why not just the how.
POSITIONAL TRAINING for all athletes with a special focus on training the setter, the team's pilot.
RECRUITING GUIDANCE for athletes and parents who are interested in pursuing the sport at the next level.

COMMITMENT #3 includes . . .

EQUITABLE services and pricing so that any student can enjoy competitive volleyball. Our program will fundraise together!
DIVERSE ideas, people, and needs will be supported in our program. Each voice will be critical in making CHIVA a success.
TRANSPARENT practices, perspectives, and policies will enable families to contribute with confidence.

CHIVA PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Rachel Randolph

Phone:

‪(980) 236-0985‬

Email:

rachel@chiva.team

Instagram

@coach_rachel_vb

Director's Bio

My name is Rachel Randolph, and I am the founder and director of Charlotte Impact Volleyball Academy, also known as CHIVA! I am super excited to kick off our first year. I love training athletes and the lifelong impact that the sport has to shape and challenge us. I just finished my tenth year of teaching and am excited to transition into the next step in my career path. More on that to come!

There are very few things I love more than being in the gym, two of them in the picture above - my husband Jonathan and the great outdoors! I love backpacking, hiking, and rock climbing. I am recovering from a recent ACL tear/ surgery which has been an interesting, humbling, and insightful journey; it has only made me more passionate about working with athletes and caring for them as individuals.

My love of volleyball started at a young age supporting my sister as she competed in the sport. Watching her compete in college gave me the confidence to pursue my dream as well. I was a little gym rat who finally outgrew my sister and ended up playing at her alma mater. I was honored to be a part of the Middle Tennessee State University NCAA Division 1 team that knocked Hawaii out of the tournament for the first time in 10 years. We ended our season in the Sweet 16. It was an incredible ride.

As a student athlete, I was exposed to the top of the game. I loved the competition, but I also knew how much of my life I had given to the sport already. I stepped away after my Freshman season and learned so much from that season and from that decision - about life, balance, priorities, etc. Those are life lessons I am still learning and ones I would love to share with athletes at CHIVA.

As a coach I am very technical and enthusiastic, and I will be one of your child's number one supporters, even if they outgrow the sport. I hope to cultivate an energy and passion for volleyball and life as well as a confidence to overcome challenges that is transferable to anything these young athletes pursue.