Archive for December, 2010

Pathways to the Podium Blog Part 2

The Pathways to the Podium Research Project is a multi-sport, multi-national investigation of the development of sport expertise, conducted by a team of sport scientists from Victoria University, Australia, York University, Canada, and the Australian Institute of Sport. The project aims to gain an understanding of the pathways that athletes follow on their way towards [...]

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Pathways to the Podium Blog Part 1

The Pathways to the Podium Research Project is a multi-sport, multi-national investigation of the development of sport expertise, conducted by a team of sport scientists from Victoria University, Australia, York University, Canada, and the Australian Institute of Sport. The project aims to gain an understanding of the pathways that athletes follow on their way towards [...]

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Durham Lords Undefeated Coach Hinchey

The Durham College men’s volleyball team is heading into the holiday break with a perfect 9-0 conference record, sitting in first place in the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) standings and 12th in the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (CCAA) national rankings. Leading the charge for the Lords is first year head coach Andrew Hinchey.
Keith Howell [...]

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Lancers Sign Hickman For Next Season

The University of Windsor Men’s Volleyball Program is pleased to announce the signing of Scott Hickman for the 2011-12 season.
Hickman, a 6′7″ middle blocker from St. John’s Newfoundland, is a transfer student athlete from Memorial University. In his freshman year in CIS play within Atlantic University Sport (AUS), Hickman was awarded the prestigious AUS Rookie [...]

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St. Martha Wins Inaugural City Championship

The best of both boards, the Limestone District School Board and the Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board, went head-to-head in girls’ volleyball action Friday night at Queen Elizabeth Collegiate and Vocational Institute.
The St. Martha Catholic School Mavericks defeated their public school opponents, the Loughborough Public School Lions in three straight sets.
The first two [...]

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Warriors Win On and Off Court

As a club, the Woodstock Warriors have never been bigger.
There are four teams playing in the Ontario Volleyball Association this season, and two of them (15-under and 16-under) have their sights set on nationals. Expectations are high at the club, and so are costs.
To help offset a burgeoning budget, the club has actively fund-raised for [...]

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North Bay Youth Shine in Pembroke

The North Bay Youth Volleyball Club’s 13U Blizzard teams represented North Bay and area well during their first OVA tournament action of the season with the Blizzard White collecting Gold, while the Blizzard Blue were edged in a closely contested Bronze medal game.
In round robin play both teams finished first in their respective pools and [...]

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U15 Eclipse Volleyball Gives Back

Friday December 17th, 2010 was not only the start of the holidays for students in Ontario, it was also the start of the Inaugural Holiday Dinner and Gift Exchange for the U15 Eclipse Volleyball team. However in lieu of gifts, the girls of the Eclipse Volleyball Club demonstrated the true meaning of the Holiday Season [...]

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Why You Should Believe in LTAD

Why you should believe in the Long Term Athlete Development program:
Canada went from being a two time host of the Olympic Games without any gold medals (1976, 1988) to a powerhouse. Indeed, as the hosting nation, Canada now has the record for the most gold medal wins during a winter Olympics (2010). Similarly, the Mavericks [...]

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Stirling To Join Badgers

Brock University women’s volleyball head coach Lucas Hodgson is pleased to announce their top recruit for the 2011-12 season in Lauren Stirling (Whitby, Ont.), the younger sister of sophomore Tori Stirling.
“We are very excited to add Lauren to our line up next year, she has the size and hands to be a great setter in [...]

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