At the 2011 OVAtion Awards Banquet the OVA recognized the achievements of four excellent coaches, honouring them as Coaches of the Year. The OVA Male and Female Development Coach of the Year Award is presented to coaches for their history in developing athletes and teams within the OVA and for their contribution to the development [...]
Read More..>>At the OVAtion Awards Banquet on December 3rd, 2011 the Recognition Award was presented to 13 outstanding individuals in the volleyball community. The Recognition Award is presented to an individual who has been involved in the development of volleyball at the club or local community level for 5 years or more.
The 2011 Recognition Award recipients [...]
The Waterloo Warriors of the OUA have rebuilt their program through strong coaching and recruiting talented players over the last 2 seasons. Leading the way for the Warriors is Aleks Poldma (2010 OUA All Rookie Team), Jordan Dyck (2011 OUA All Rookie Team) and this year’s standout Fiodar Kazhamiaka.
Fiodar had a big year on the [...]
When Alain Arseneau started to build the volleyball program at St. Michael’s College School he was up against some tough competition to get the attention of top athletes. The school, with its strong tradition in athletics, has produced many professional athletes in other sports including Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame Member and National Team Head [...]
Read More..>>Jeff Chung has had a very successful volleyball career. A four-time All Canadian, Jeff won an OUA gold medal in each of his four seasons as a Varsity Blue at the University of Toronto (U of T). Jeff’s playing resume also includes a Canada Games Medal, 11 N.A.C.I.V.T. 9-Man Champions, member of the National Team, [...]
Read More..>>The Podstawka family has made a name for themselves in volleyball; they are players you would like to have on your team, but hate to play against. Paul, Adam and Tom have built this reputation by playing indoor and beach for most of their lives. All 3 brothers have represented Canada internationally, medalled at Beach [...]
Read More..>>Any team looking for a guide on how to select a team captain should go straight to the York Lion’s Women’s Volleyball Team. A team captain should lead by example, be professional, have a strong knowledge of the game, a desire to win, and have a passion for the sport like Sarah Sutton.
Sarah’s volleyball career [...]
When we asked John Child what message he would give to young athletes his answer was “Get out there and play and enjoy it, you can’t put in too many hours. I’m a big believer in you won’t do anything well if you don’t enjoy doing it.” Alexis Gregorio has certainly followed this path in [...]
Read More..>>Looking back at the first half of the OUA Men’s Volleyball season, several teams were using first year talent in their starting seven. At the top of that list is the University of Toronto Varsity Blues who have dressed 10 rookies so far this season, resulting in one of the best stories from the OUA [...]
Read More..>>Canadians have had a lot to get excited about over the past few summers in the world of Beach Volleyball. Christian Redmann and Rich Van Huizen finished 9th at the Swatch World Championships in 2009, 5th at the Moscow Grand Slam and have consistently been in the Main Draw; Annie Martin and Marie Andre Lessard [...]
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