Kelly Reeves is an American Professional Beach Volleyball player and former indoor volleyball standout. A California native, and coming from a volleyball playing family, it is safe to say that the sport came naturally to her. She followed her mom’s footsteps at UCLA, playing on the women’s NCAA squad, winning the NCAA chip in 2011. After an indoor overseas stint, she took her talents to the beach, qualifying for the draw at Huntington Beach in 2016. Since then, she has played with the best in the nation - players such as April Ross, Terese Cannon and Alli McColloch - and has been a steady top ten teammate for 5 straight years.
Tune in, as we chat up off-season training, her diet and discipline during times of the year, things you can control on and off the court, navigating your emotions, the road to her NCAA championship, a drop in visit from coach Aaron Wexler, will power vs neurological or mental blocks, passing tip for juniors all the way to the highest level, my high expectations of what is to come from USA volleyball, her defining moment(s) that told her she can do this for a living, Manhattan Beach on Centre court, the time she spent training military soldiers in beach volleyball, our respect/love for Ty Loomis and coach John Mayer, how many trophies should one keep, how to communicate with juniors, understanding the full-time commitment, not letting volleyball define you as a whole, and MORE!
