Chiazor “Chaz” Arah comes to AZ United after years of coaching and playing at the top levels of volleyball. What makes her a great coach is her ability to use her experience as a middle blocker at the University of Central Florida to teach her players the fundamentals and mental toughness needed to succeed at the next level. Along with being a top coach in Arizona, Chaz continues to play in the AZ Region Women’s League where her team was the 2009 Region Champions. Chaz is graduating in the fall with an MBA in Business from Western International University and has a 2 year old daughter, Chineze.
Chaz’s accomplishments as a coach include:
· 1 year Arizona Volleyball Academy 16-2 Head Coach
· 1 year Orlando Volleyball Academy 14-2 Head Coach
· 2 years Orlando Volleyball Academy 16-2 Head Coach
· 2002-2006 University of Florida Team and Individual Camps Coach
· 2004-2005 Rollins College Team and Individual Camps Coach
· 2002-2006 University of Central Florida Team and Individual Camp Coach
Chaz’s playing accomplishments at the University of Central Florida include:
· Ranks 6th all time in match played at University of Central Florida (132)
· Ranks 4th all time in Block Assists (203)
· Ranks 8th all time Total Blocks (232)
· Atlantic Sun All Freshmen Team 2002
· UCF Invitational First Team 2002, 2005
· Conference USA Second Team 2005
Chaz’s playing accomplishments at Xavier College Prep in Phoenix include:
Volleyball
- XCP Outstanding Senior Athlete in 2002 for Track and Volleyball
- Member of the Xavier College Preparatory 2001 State Championship Team
- Member of the Xavier College Prep 2002 State Runner up team
- 1st Team All-Region in 2001, 2002
- All-State Honorable Mention 2002
- Stand Out Player in 2002
- Arizona Top Recruit in 2002
Track
- 3rd Place Triple Jump State Championships in 2002
- Owns Xavier School Record in Triple Jump and is 2nd all time in long jump
- All Region Team 1998-2002
