Drive Volleyball Club
British International School of Chicago - South Loop, 161 W 9th St, Chicago, IL 60605
About
Drive Volleyball Club offers tryouts, camps, clinics, practices, and private lessons focused on volleyball. The program includes structured volleyball instruction and training through these different types of sessions.
• Ages: 10–18 years old
The club’s mission is to create a volleyball club in the city of Chicago that teaches athletes applicable life lessons through the technical mastery of the sport. The leadership team includes Owner and Director Eli Estrada, who also coaches Girls 18 Blue; Girls’ Youth Director Caroline Counts, who coaches Girls 12 Blue; Boys’ Director James Chou, who coaches Boys 16 Blue; coach Shandice Sluch, who coaches Girls 14 Blue; and coach Murtaza Tharwani, who coaches Girls 13 Blue and Boys 18 Blue. Staff hold credentials including ASEP, IMPACT, CAP I, PCA, and VIRTUS, and are certified through Gold Medal Squared.
Drive Volleyball Club states that it aims to build a culture of excellence on pillars of accountability, teamwork, and respect, and to shape young athletes into refined volleyball players and young adults. The program describes a balanced, dualistic approach to coaching and playing the game, with a focus on aspects that are described as innately timeless and essential to volleyball. The club notes that it acknowledges players as individuals with specific strengths and areas of improvement and describes itself as more than a specific way to pass, a serve receive system, or a defensive scheme, but as the sum of the emotions, effort, and care of coaches, players, and families. It states that players can expect a safe environment to learn and grow built upon the core values of respect and reliability, and that volleyball at Drive is described as a way and place to build discipline, connection, and resilience.
Drive Volleyball Club lists involvement with or experience at a range of Chicago-area schools and organizations, including Chicago Public Schools, The Latin School of Chicago, Francis Xavier Warde School, Ogden International School (CPS), Quigley Prep, Gordon Tech (now DePaul College Prep), Von Steuben High School, Whitney Young, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Chicago United 9man Volleyball team, and the British International School of Chicago (South Loop).
Last updated May 5, 2026.
• Ages: 10–18 years old
The club’s mission is to create a volleyball club in the city of Chicago that teaches athletes applicable life lessons through the technical mastery of the sport. The leadership team includes Owner and Director Eli Estrada, who also coaches Girls 18 Blue; Girls’ Youth Director Caroline Counts, who coaches Girls 12 Blue; Boys’ Director James Chou, who coaches Boys 16 Blue; coach Shandice Sluch, who coaches Girls 14 Blue; and coach Murtaza Tharwani, who coaches Girls 13 Blue and Boys 18 Blue. Staff hold credentials including ASEP, IMPACT, CAP I, PCA, and VIRTUS, and are certified through Gold Medal Squared.
Drive Volleyball Club states that it aims to build a culture of excellence on pillars of accountability, teamwork, and respect, and to shape young athletes into refined volleyball players and young adults. The program describes a balanced, dualistic approach to coaching and playing the game, with a focus on aspects that are described as innately timeless and essential to volleyball. The club notes that it acknowledges players as individuals with specific strengths and areas of improvement and describes itself as more than a specific way to pass, a serve receive system, or a defensive scheme, but as the sum of the emotions, effort, and care of coaches, players, and families. It states that players can expect a safe environment to learn and grow built upon the core values of respect and reliability, and that volleyball at Drive is described as a way and place to build discipline, connection, and resilience.
Drive Volleyball Club lists involvement with or experience at a range of Chicago-area schools and organizations, including Chicago Public Schools, The Latin School of Chicago, Francis Xavier Warde School, Ogden International School (CPS), Quigley Prep, Gordon Tech (now DePaul College Prep), Von Steuben High School, Whitney Young, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Chicago United 9man Volleyball team, and the British International School of Chicago (South Loop).
Last updated May 5, 2026.
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