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Rashinda Reed
Head Coach

Rashinda Reed was announced as the Alabama head volleyball coach on December 20, 2021.Alabama Volleyball Head Coach Rashinda Reed

Reed spent the last five seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Illinois, making four NCAA Tournament trips with the Fighting Illini. The four postseason appearances include a pair of Sweet 16 berths in 2017 and 2021 and a semifinal run in 2018 as the No. 3 national seed. Working primarily with Illinois' middle blockers, Reed mentored two-time AVCA All-American Ali Bastianelli and two-time All-Big Ten honoree Ashlyn Fleming.

"I am extremely honored to be named the head coach of the University of Alabama's volleyball team," Reed said. "I'm humbled for the opportunity to coach in the Southeastern Conference, one of the most respected conferences in the history of NCAA Division 1 sports.

"I want to especially start by thanking Chris Tamas and my team at the University of Illinois. My development as a coach and leader is attributed greatly to Chris's guidance. The comradery and friendship we've built throughout the years as a staff has allowed us to develop high-level athletes and even better, incredible women. I'm excited to move that forward to the University of Alabama.

"I would also like to thank Greg Byrne and the University of Alabama's hiring committee for the opportunity to coach this unique program. This is an opportunity that I won't take lightly and for that I'm grateful.

"As the first black female head coach of the program, I am eager to set the example of excellence and strength alongside some of the most respected colleagues and accomplished staff members. Our staff will bring similar values that will help guide this program towards a culture of champions."

Prior to her time at Illinois, Reed was an assistant coach at The University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2016, at Northeastern University in 2015 and Binghamton University from 2011-14. In 2012, the Bearcats won the American East Conference Championship to secure a bid to the NCAA Tournament. She coached seven all-conference honorees at Binghamton, including the 2014 Rookie of the Year and 2012 Setter of the Year, while also serving as the club director of the Whirlwind Volleyball Club managing 14 coaches and 140 athletes.

Reed's first coaching position came at the University of Southern Indiana, mentoring an All-American, two All-Midwest Region performers and two All-Great Lakes Valley Conference honorees from 2009-11. In 2010, the Screaming Eagles reached the NCAA Division II Volleyball Tournament.

Reed is a 2005 graduate of the University of Georgia, playing for the Bulldogs from 2002-04 after beginning her collegiate career at Southwestern Oregon Community College, garnering All-Northwest Athletic Conference accolades. Following her time in Athens earning a bachelor's degree in psychology, she spent five seasons playing professionally overseas with Austria's VC Tirol Volleyball Club (2006-07), Holland's Plantina Longa Volleyball Club (2007-08) and Finland's PislaPloki Volleyball Club (2008-09). While playing professionally, she studied anthropology and Hungarian at the Central European University in Budapest, Hungary in 2005 and German at Innsbruck University in Innsbruck, Austria in 2006.

Reed is a native of Fairbanks, Alaska and has been a member of the American Volleyball Coaches Association Assistant Coaches Committee since 2011 and is also a member of the Alliance of Women Coaches.

Matt Scott
Associate Head Coach

Matt Scott is in his first season as Alabama's Associate Head Coach, joining Rashinda Reed's staff on January 1, 2022.

Scott spent the last six seasons as an assistant at UConn, guiding the Huskies to 24 wins in 2021, including one over 19th-ranked Creighton, and its second-straight trip to the BIG EAST championship game. UConn made its first ever NIVC appearance in 2021, finishing in the final four. Scott mentored six All-Conference selections over his time with the Huskies, including BIG EAST Setter of the Year McKayla Wuensch.

MATT SCOTT PROFILE

  • Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator – UConn (2016-21)
  • Huskies won 24 matches in 2021, including 19th-ranked Creighton, en route to a second-straight trip to the BIG EAST championship and a final four appearance in the NIVC.
  • Coached six All-Conference selections, including BIG EAST Setter of the Year McKayla Wuensch
  • Assistant Coach – Samford (2013-15)
  • 2014 Southern Conference Tournament Champions
  • Began his volleyball career at the University of Louisville (2008-12), serving multiple roles during that time including practice player, assistant to the executive director of volleyball operations, team manager and graduate assistant/video coordinator
  • Served as Assistant to the Assistant Athletic Director for the 2012 NCAA Championships, as Louisville served as the championship host

Chelsi Carter
Assistant Coach

Chelsi Carter is in her first season as Alabama's Assistant Coach, joining Rashinda Reed's staff on January 1, 2022.

Carter arrives in Tuscaloosa after spending the last three seasons as an assistant coach at Western Carolina, mentoring a pair of Southern Conference Libero of the Year award winners. Previous coaching stops include Nicholls State, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and UAB, also playing beach volleyball with the Blazers. Carter was a four-year letterwinner at Samford University in Birmingham, winning a pair of Southern Conference titles with the Bulldogs and 2014 SoCon Libero of the Year honors.

CHELSI CARTER PROFILE

  • Assistant Coach – Western Carolina (2019-21)
  • Mentored two Southern Conference Libero of the Year award winners: Destinee Dorsey (2021) and Meagan Sanchez (2019)
  • Assistant Coach/Interim Head Coach – Nicholls State (2018)
  • Assistant Coach – South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (2017)
  • Assistant Coach (Beach), Volunteer Assistant (Indoor) – UAB (2016-17)
  • UAB beach volleyball player (2015-16 season)
  • Four-year letterwinner at Samford (2011-14)
  • Two-time SoCon champion (2011, 2014)
  • 2014 SoCon Libero of the Year, SoCon Tournament MVP

Will Boyd
Assistant Coach

 

 

 

 

 

Sarah Bond
Director Of Operations

Sarah Bond joined the Alabama Volleyball program as its Operations Coordinator in the spring of 2022.

"I am so grateful and excited for the opportunity to join the Alabama volleyball staff," said Bond. "I can't wait to get to work to help build the Crimson Tide volleyball program and be part of the rich tradition here at Alabama. The opportunity to work with such an amazing coaching staff with such a strong vision for the program, a talented group of student-athletes and the support staff here at Alabama means the world to me. Roll Tide!"

Bond most recently served as an assistant coach at Drake University, organizing the team's travel and gameday operations while also working with the team's hitters and setters. Prior to working with the Bulldogs, she was an assistant coach at her alma mater University of Illinois Springfield for two years. With the Prairie Stars, she assisted in the development of nine all-conference players, including a pair of All-Americans. In 2018, they set program records with a 25-8 overall record and 15-3 conference mark, winning their first-ever Great Lakes Valley Conference title and advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history.

A Naperville, Ill., native, Bond played at UIS from 2014-17, earning the team's Coaches Award her senior season, and earned her bachelor's and master's degrees there. In addition to her time in Springfield, she assisted with the Sports Performance Volleyball Club in Aurora, Ill., for five seasons, hosting high-level training camps across the country.

Karah Sims
Athletic Trainer

 

 

 

 

Zach Mathers
Volleyball Strength and Conditioning Coach

 

 

 

 

 

Stuart Moore
Equipment Manager