World League Groupings Announced

Canada will be in group B with world number-one Brazil, Poland and Finland as the groupings for the 16-country World League men’s volleyball tournament were announced today by the FIVB (Volleyball’s International Federation).
The World League will be part of an important and busy 2012 season for the Canadian squad, ranked 19th in the world, which [...]

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Canada wins the bronze medal at Pan Am Cup volleyball tournament

Canada wins the bronze medal at Pan Am Cup volleyball tournament
GATINEAU – Canada returned to the medal podium at the Pan Am Cup men’s volleyball tournament on Saturday with a decisive 25-14, 25-20, 25-21 victory over a young but very talented squad from Puerto Rico.
Brazil, buoyed by a group of loud supporters with with drums [...]

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Canada advance to semifinals at Pan Am Cup

GATINEAU – Gavin Schmitt of Saskatoon delivered the winning point in the last two sets as Canada defeated Mexico 22-25, 25-21, 25-19, 25-18 on Thursday to advance to the semifinals at the 10-country Pan Am Cup men’s volleyball tournament.
Canada faces superpower Brazil in its final four match-up set for Friday night at 8 p.m. at [...]

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A Blog on Coaching

Maverick Volleyball, in partnership with Savoirnet is stepping outside of the gym and into the virtual world to share our expertise and to stimulate discussion on volleyball coaching challenges and solutions. The blog is an open invitation to school and club coaches, teachers and parents to join a dynamic learning discussion. It will become a [...]

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Canada Scores Huge

TRIESTE, Italy – Ranked 20th in the world, Canada’s men’s volleyball team sent shockwaves through their pool tonight by upsetting heavily favoured Serbia (ranked #4 in the world) in a decisive 3-1 victory (25-20, 25-22, 17-25, 25-23) here at the World Championships in Italy.
The win gives Canada a 1-1 record, tying them for second with [...]

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World Championship Blog

Team Canada Manager Julien Boucher will be blogging from the 2010 World Volleyball Championships. Follow Team Canada’s performance as captured by Julien Boucher on Volleyball Canada’s website throughout the event. Read on for a message from Julien and the first blog entry of the journey:
Hello Everybody
Twenty years after my first participation at a world championships [...]

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Canadian Volleyball Fix Online

Volleyball Source magazine, a Canadian volleyball online magazine, was launched on Monday, March 8, by long-time touring beach player Ahren Cadieux, who knows just about everyone in the sport. Veteran volleyball writer Larry Humber handles the editorial.
They are joined by some winning correspondents, notably three-time Olympian Mark Heese, as well as fitness, mental conditioning and [...]

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World Championship Pool For Canada

The FIVB, the international governing body for volleyball, announced the pools for the 2010 Men’s World Volleyball Championships to be held in 10 Italian cities from September 24 to October 10. Canada will be in pool F with Serbia, Germany and Poland and will play its round robin matches in Trieste, Italy.
“We are definitely going [...]

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Canada Qualifies for 2010 Worlds

The Canadian men and women’s national volleyball teams both took full advantage of their last chance to qualify for the World Championships in 2010. Both teams finished their qualification tournaments with 3-0 records earning each team one of the last two final berths from their NORCECA competitions to the 2010 World Championships.
Canada and Costa Rica [...]

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Canada Tops Australia

Canada was victorious after winning 3-0 in the last match of an exhibition series against the men’s Australian volleyball team at the Palais des Sports in Sherbrooke, QC Saturday night.
The Australians could not keep up with the energetic Canadian team, who took all three sets (25-16, 25-20, 31-29). In an exciting third set, the crowd [...]

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