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 [...]
When Paul Langan learned that his daughter Katie would have to commute from Cambridge to Kitchener to play volleyball, he wondered why there weren’t programs in their neck of the woods.
Instead of just wondering why, Langan decided to do something about it.
Well, be careful what you wish for.
Langan launched the Hespeler Scorpions volleyball club in [...]
Austin Hinchey of Edmonton scored 14 points and Jose Rebelo of St-Hubert, Que., launched six service aces as Canada defeated Colombia 25-13, 25-12, 25-16 to win the bronze medal on Friday in men’s sitting volleyball at the ParaPan American Games.
Canada also won the bronze at the 2007 Games in Rio
“This is my first international medal,” [...]
Canada’s hopes to compete at the 2012 Paralympic Games in men’s sitting volleyball were dashed Thursday in a 25-9, 25-8 25-13 semifinal loss to Brazil at the ParaPan American Games.
The Canadians will play for the bronze medal on Friday against the loser of the semifinal between the U.S. and Colombia held later Thursday. The gold [...]
Greg Stewart of Kamloops, B.C., scored 16 points to lead Canada to a 25-16, 25-17, 25-13 victory over Mexico on Tuesday in round robin action in men’s sitting volleyball at the ParaPan American Games for athletes with a disability.
With the win, the Canadians improve to two wins and a loss and are tied in second [...]
Eric Dechaine of St. Lina, Alta., and Mikael Bartholdy of Calgary closed out Canada’s 25-12, 25-21, 25-16 win over Colombia on Monday with back to back blocks to open the men’s sitting volleyball tournament at the Parapan American Games for athletes with a disability.
The winner of this week’s competition earns a ticket to the 2012 [...]
The Canadian men’s sitting volleyball team is ready to battle for a berth for next summer’s Paralympic Games at the ParaPan Am Games which get underway Saturday. The winner of the tournament earns a ticket to the 2012 Paralympics in London.
“I think we are playing as a team much more consistently than in the past,” [...]
SAO PAULO, Brazil (October 1, 2011)– Allison Lang of Edmonton scored 14 points to lead Canada to a straight sets (3-0) victory over Colombia for the bronze medal on Saturday night at the Pan Am Championships in women’s sitting volleyball.
The U.S., took the gold medal match over Brazil 25-13, 25-13, 25-15. Brazil grabbed the last [...]
Canada lost to the U.S., 25-9, 25-20, 25-22 on Wednesday in its opening match at the Pan Am women’s sitting volleyball championships. The tournament winner earns a ticket to the 2012 Paralympic Games in London.
Danielle Ellis of Surrey, B.C., and Leah Hickman of Lashburn, Sask., were the top Canadian scorers with 12 points each.
“Despite a [...]
