The Pakmen Beach Club was established in 2006 in Mississauga. How the courts were built is an inspiration for community or individuals wanting to start their own program. Kelly Smith, the staff at David Leeder Middle School, and the Pakmen Volleyball Club organized a fundraiser for the school and community. The event was a huge [...]
Read More..>>Stephanie Stubbert was an accomplished soccer player in high school, but she gave up the sport for a year when she began attending Nipissing University, wanting to ensure she could manage the workload while also playing varsity volleyball.
By her second year, Stubbert knew she could handle both sports while pursuing a Bachelor [...]
The 2010 Beach Coaching Conference presented by Quest for Gold, will take place on Saturday April 10, 2010 in Toronto. Coaches of all skill levels are invited to listen to some of the best coaches in Canada. Coaches will be presenting on: The National Team Training Centre, Trends in beach volleyball, the Olympic experience, Youth [...]
Read More..>>In volleyball, there are many of paths you can take to achieve success. That’s what makes being involved with volleyball so much fun, there is no magic formula that says if you follow these five steps you will experience success. However there is one path that works more often than not, surrounding yourself with good [...]
Read More..>>Canadians Martin Reader and Ray Sewell defeated Orlando Irizarry and Joseph Gil of Puerto Rico 2-1 (21-17, 18-21, 15-8) to win the gold medal in men’s competition on Sunday at the season opening stop at Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands on the 2010 NORCECA beach volleyball circuit.
Both finalists went to the limit in their respective semi [...]
The Durham Attack 16U Black girls’ volleyball team won gold at two recent tournaments to finish off the regular season in style.
By winning the 17U Burgarski Cup Championship East in Peterborough, the girls finished off a season that saw them earn three gold medals, a silver and two bronze in the seven 16U/17U OVA tournaments [...]
Kara Hishon didn’t want her rookie OCAA season to end, and for one day at least her wish was granted.
Hishon, a 19-year from Stratford who sets for the Canadore Panthers women’s volleyball team, capped off her first season in Ontario college women’s volleyball with an all-star appearance as her West Region teammates were edged 3-2 [...]
The final OVA tournament before the provincial championships saw the Burlington Blaze 16U and 15U bring home the bronze medal at their respective championships.
Blaze 16U finished second in pool play at the Bugarski Cup tournament held in Kitchener, defeating the Barrie Elites 25-14, 25-12, but losing a close fought match against South County Bandits 20-25, [...]
The best thing about PROfiles is hearing about all of the different people that help make this sport and community so special. It is always interesting to hear how people started playing, how they reached their accomplishments, and the passion they have for the sport.
Featuring David Cousins was an obvious choice. He has been playing [...]
Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) volleyball players will ascend upon North Bay as Canadore College hosts the 17th Annual Volleyball All-Star Game on Saturday, March 20, 2010.
The games assemble the all-stars from the Central East; East region versus the all-stars from the Central West; West region in a best-of-five-volleyball men’s and women’s match. Over 60 [...]
