Archive for March, 2011

Breakers 16U Girls Take Bronze

The Northumberland Breakers 16U girls volleyball team earned more hardware this past weekend when they competed at the Ontario Volleyball Association’s Bugarski Cup tournament in Kingston.
Competing in the Trillium E division, the Breakers captured the tournament’s bronze medal. They opened pool play against the Maverick Colts from Ottawa and won in two sets 32-30, 25-21.
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Blizzard Capture Gold at Home

The North Bay Youth Volleyball Club hosted the 18U Bugarski Cup Saturday and the 18U Blizzard did not disappoint, scoring a come from behind 2-1 victory to capture the gold medal on home soil.
In the gold medal match the Blizzard faced the #1 ranked Ottawa Maverick Black Jacks. After splitting the first two sets the [...]

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Toronto West Girls Toronto Champions

Five members of the Toronto 14U Toronto West volleyball team helped their school, James S. Bell Junior Middle School, win the Toronto District School Board Volleyball Championships on Tuesday, March 8th at Variety Village in Scarborough. They actually defended their title, having won the championship last year as well.
The JSB girls defeated the Don Valley [...]

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Canadians Win Gold at NORCECA

Canadians Richard Van Huizen and Josh Binstock, both of Toronto, defeated Puerto Ricans Roberto Rodriguez and Christopher Underwood 21-19, 21-14 to win the men’s gold medal at the season opening event on the NORCECA (North and Central America and Caribbean) beach volleyball circuit.
It was a gutty performance by Van Huizen who battled cramps in both [...]

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Coaches Week: Inspire Others Contest

You Could Win $500 for Your Club/Team!!!
Ontario needs more coaches! You know what it takes to make a difference in the lives of young people and its time to share your story.
Coaches Association of Ontario wants to hear about your coaching journey – how did you get started? What is your proudest coaching moment so [...]

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OCAA All Star Game Highlights

Women’s Volleyball:
Humber setter Nina Carino was named the MVP of the champion West Division squad at the OCAA Women’s Volleyball All Star game. The match, which was won by the West in 4 straight sets, was played at the Humber College Athletic Centre on March 19, 2011.
The West Division, which featured Carino and National Player [...]

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Sneddon Blogs for Mavericks

Serving and the Learning Principle of Distributed Practice:
When I was asked to write a blog on serving, a personal story immediately came to mind.
I was playing for a European team and it was late in the season and we were preparing for playoffs. In our most recent match our serving was particularly poor and our [...]

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Williamson Honoured By CIS

Kyle Williamson has once again made Lancer history as it was announced that he has been named a CIS First Team All-Canadian in men’s volleyball.
The announcement was made at the CIS Men’s Volleyball Major Awards Banquet which precedes the CIS National Championship.
Williamson becomes the first Lancer to ever be named a CIS All-Canadian in men’s [...]

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U13 Stingers Capture Silver

Stratford U13 Stingers won the silver medal in the Ontario Volleyball Association Bugarski Cup – Zone A tournament in Kitchener on March 5th, 2011.
Heading into the tournament ranked sixth, Stratford played excellently in a tough pool, beating Sarnia Twin Bridges Thunder and losing a close match to the No. 1-ranked Forest City Green.
In the first [...]

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Schitka Named in Top 30 Under 30

On February 23rd the American Volleyball Coaches Association announced the recipients of the 2011 Top 30 Under 30 award. This award, created in 2009, is set to recognize up-and-coming coaching talent at all levels of the sport. This year, Echelon Head Coach and Predators Boys Program Coordinator, Barrett Schitka was selected as an award recipient, [...]

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