Sitting Volleyball Making Ready
Canada’s men’s and women’s disabled volleyball teams are currently preparing for the Sitting Pan American Zone Championships sitting volleyball tournament set for March 4-8 in Denver. The three-country event between the Canadians, the U.S. and Brazil is the qualifying tournament for the world championships July 11-18 in Oklahoma City.
At the Pan Ams, Canada must finish in the top-two. To make the world championships would be a huge step for the squads after falling short in their bids to make the Paralympic Games in 2008. So far, preparations are going well according to Kerry MacDonald of Calgary, the disabled programs coordinator for Volleyball Canada.
Successful training camps were held in December and January in Calgary and two more are set for Edmonton for February 19-21 and February 26-28. The Canadian men’s team features new head coach Ian Halliday of Calgary. He takes over from Larry Matthews, who was coaching both national squads and will now focus solely on the women’s team.
