Kelly Reeves

Biography

UCLA beach volleyball standout Kelly Reeves returned to her alma mater (July 5, 2023) and is in her third season in 2026 as an assistant coach with the UCLA Beach Volleyball team. "This is a full circle moment having Kelly join the UCLA Beach Volleyball program as an assistant coach," said Johnson Jordan. "As a student-athlete at UCLA and a current professional beach volleyball player, Kelly has always been a fierce competitor and student of the game and I am excited for the great impact I know she will have with this program." In addition to her playing career, Reeves has developed a coaching career in all levels of the sport, including juniors, collegiate, USAV development, and amateurs. In 2022, Reeves helped the LMU Lions finish 4th at the NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship, the best finish in the program's history. That same year, Reeves was a recipient of the Thirty Under 30 Beach coaches award from the AVCA. Her coaching career began with a two-year stint with WAVE Volleyball (2015-17) as an assistant coach. From there, Reeves joined the University of San Diego as a volunteer assistant coach for the Torero's Indoor Volleyball Team (2016). Following this, she served as a private indoor coach for the VIBE Volleyball Lab from 2017-20 in Los Angeles. Reeves also spent two months as a Military Sports Coach for Pro Sports MVP based in Colorado Springs, Colo., in 2021 and served as an assistant coach for three months in 2022 with the USA Beach National Training Development Pr