OVA News

Jos Nederveen has been recognized as the Developmental Coach of the Year by the Coaches Association of Ontario, as well as being presented with the prestigious Syl Apps Special Achievement Award for Volleyball from the Government of Ontario.

Nine outstanding coaches from all levels of sport were recognized at the 2009 CAO Coaching Excellence Awards. Over 230 coaches and sport administrators from a variety of sports gathered at the annual conference.

A 34-year multi-level award-winning volleyball coach who teaches at St. Mary’s Catholic Secondary School in Hamilton, Nederveen was recognized by the CAO for his work in developing athletes and coaches through high school and club programs, including the Mary Volleyball Program (MVP) Developmental House League and Summer Camp Program for
elementary school aged athletes. As a result of the successful developmental plan, Nederveen prepared and oversaw for the MVP Program, it was selected from groups Canada-wide as one of the recipients of the GM Making Dreams Possible Community Coaching Grants.

On the local club level, Nederveen is the director of player development for Mountain Athletic Club (MAC) Volleyball, where he has coached for the past three years. He currently coaches the MAC / MVP 13-14U developmental girls teams and is the head coach of the developmental MVP Summer Volleyball Camp for athletes in Grades 5 to 8.

Over the past three years, Mountain Athletic Club Volleyball has grown to 13 age division male and female volleyball teams. Now in its 10th year, Mountain Athletic Club Volleyball has won numerous tournament medals and has seen over 20 of its athletes named to regional, provincial and national teams.

At the Ontario Sport Awards Ceremony on Thursday March 26, Nederveen received the Syl Apps Special Achievement Award for Volleyball from Margarett Best, minister of health promotion. The award is in recognition of his ongoing volunteer contributions to the development of sport in the province. Nederveen started coaching volleyball at the club level when he was a graduate student at York University in 1982.He was the assistant coach of the Ontario Women’s Provincial Team Canada Games silver medallists in 1987 and since then has coached various club teams of both genders to Eastern Canadian championship medals and has developed all-stars, regional and provincial team athletes. He was the OVA chair of the athlete development program for 10 years and collaborated on many programs that saw growth in youth volleyball development.

Nederveen continues to coach volleyball at the high school level in Hamilton where he has coached teams of both genders to 19 city championships and two OFSSA medals.

Dundas Star News