Keith Randell

In 2004 Keith moved to Clarenville as Physical Education instructor at Clarenville Middle School which was a grade 4-8 school at the time. This is where the true building occurred. Keith built a program that was unprecedented in regard to giving students the opportunity to play the sport. Keith, along with the administration of the school implemented a “no cut” policy which meant every student who wanted to play volleyball, were put on a team. The numbers grew exponentially to the point where there were multiple teams per gender per grade. The number of participants was outgrowing the space resulting in the cafe space converting to a court every day to allow for teams to practice after school. The school teams grew from two in 2004 to a high of sixteen in 2012. A culture developed where not only did these teams compete, but they were very successful. Keith’s boy’s teams have won every major title from 13U to 18U on multiple occasions and on at least one occasion the Clarenville system ran the table winning every NLVA boy’s division from 13U to 18U in one year. At the senior high-level Keith’s teams have won the A, 2A , 3A and 4A boys title , 16U,17U and 18U title and Dalhousie Classic Tier 1 titles multiple times. On the national stage Keith has attended the Volleyball Canada or Eastern Canadian championships 8 times with his teams winning 3 silver and one gold in various divisions/tiers.

Keith has been a volleyball referee since 2005 and has officiated numerous tournaments and events from 13U-18U. All levels of High School volleyball, NLVA seniors, Eastern Elite and the local senior league. Keith has also put off referee clinics for new local officials in the Clarenville area. In 2017 Keith received his regional badge for refereeing volleyball.