Director Shannon Charles

Director Shannon Charles
Brian and Shannon founded Cincy Crush Volleyball Club in 2013.
Shannon is the President of the Cincy Crush Board of Directors; she's a Club Director, Brian's wife, and also Kama's mom and #1 fan!  She leads all administrative work, as well as handling all AR/AP/Payroll and all finance functions. She facilitates Tryouts, Meet the Team, sends offer letters, and handles the funds/scholarships.

She completed 501(c) 3 status for the Club, as well as obtained our Non-Profit Status.

She began coaching at a recreational level and achieved success with her teams finishing in 1st and/or 2nd place each season.  She then began coaching at a Club level in 2013 after founding Cincy Crush.  In 2024 she stopped coaching to focus on the behind the scenes work at Cincy Crush full time.  

She has followed her family’s love of volleyball and does everything she can to run the club as smoothly and seamlessly as possible. She absolutely loved coaching and encouraged the players to be great teammates and young ladies.  She also enjoys traveling, movies, music and spending time with her family and friends and going to hockey games.  She loves traveling with her husband Brian, most recently enjoying a trip to Italy, Croatia and Greece followed by a tour of the UK.  She is currently preparing to be a first-time grandparent. Last year she planned a wedding and this year she is planning the arrival of her first grandbaby. 

Her motto is:  "Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is".

• ASEP Director Certified
• IMPACT Coaching Certified
• NFHS Fundamentals of Coaching
• NFHS Concussion
• Completed 1st Ref Training as well as 2nd (down) Ref Training
• Libero Tracker Training

Cincy Crush Coaching Highlights
2013:   14 Black Co-Head Coach
2014:   14 Black Co-Head Coach
2015:   11 Orange Head Coach
2016:   11 Orange Head Coach
2017:   15 Gray Assistant Coach
2018:   11 Orange Regional Head Coach 
               - Finished 10th Overall in OVR Season.
2019:   11 Orange Regional Head Coach
               - 3 regular season tournament wins
               - Finished 12th Overall in OVR (out of 105 teams)
               - 5th in Gold in OVR Regional Finals
2020:   12 Orange American Head Coach 
                - Covid-19 Shortened Season - ranked #2 in OVR.
2021:   13 Orange National Head Coach
               - Five 1st Place Gold Finishes
               - OVR 13 National Championship Winners
2022:   14 Orange National Head Coach
               -Finished Gold every tournament
               -2nd place Gold at MEQ (3 points away from winning USAV National bid)
2025:   14 Orange National Assistant Coach