The Ontario Volleyball Association welcomed guests to the Ontario Science Centre for the ninth OVAtion Volunteer Awards Banquet, June 6, 2009. Ian Ebbitt, the master of ceremonies and award recipient, used his quick wit to guide us through the evening presentation of awards. A list of 37 volunteers both indoor and beach were thanked and [...]
Read More..>>Who will represent Ontario on the beach at this summer’s Canada Games? Last weekend’s tournament has shown us, there is no easy answer.
Twelve of the top women’s beach athletes participated in the first official Canada Games qualifying event. Last weekend’s tournament was an opportunity to play with their new partners and battle for the seedings [...]
Glenn Hoag, the Men’s National Team coach, has agreed to continue as coach for an additional eight years. Hoag has extended his contract after being signed in 2006 as head coach of the team.
“We are very happy to have Glenn back to lead the program into the next two Olympic Games,” said John-Paul Cody-Cox, Executive [...]
Before this year, the Mavericks had never won a national volleyball title. Now, the east end-based club that has grown to attract players from across the city has three in total thanks to triumphs by its girls’ 15U Ambush and boys’ 16U Longhorns in Moncton, N.B. May 8-10.
For the Longhorns, it was a great time [...]
Volleyball Canada will again be hosting the Australian national team to an exhibition series this July in Ontario and Quebec. The first match is scheduled for Tuesday, July 21 in Ottawa, followed by Kingston, July 22 and Sherbrooke, QC, July 25.
Here is a chance to see our national team live, in-action, since the Men’s National [...]
Kristina Fabris made the Canadian national women’s volleyball team recently, and it has her burning up inside.
“I have always been a highly motivated person,” she said. “These opportunities only add to the fire and make me want to train that much harder and continue to strive to succeed at a higher level. I want to [...]
When the OVA created the Youth Open division by combining the U18, U21, and U24 categories into one, there was a lot of concern that 17 and 18 year olds couldn’t compete with the best 24 year olds in the province. After just one event this summer the youngsters have proved not only can they [...]
Read More..>>Elie, Daniel and Joshua Shermer will all suit up for the Canadian team at the Maccabiah Games in Israel.
But as the Shermers describe it, just being in Israel, at the Maccabiah Games, walking into a stadium filled with 40,000 fans, meeting Jewish athletes from more than 50 countries, and doing that with your brothers at [...]
