Coach of the Year Award Winners

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 [...]

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2010 Beach Coaching Conference

The 2010 Beach Coaching Conference presented by Quest for Gold, will take place on Saturday April 10, 2010 in Toronto. Coaches of all skill levels are invited to listen to some of the best coaches in Canada. Coaches will be presenting on: The National Team Training Centre, Trends in beach volleyball, the Olympic experience, Youth [...]

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Beach Provincial Team

The August long weekend represented the final three days of training for the 2009 Beach Provincial Team. This year’s program included a five weekend long, Canada Games Team selection process that resulted in the teams of Dianne Burrows/Caleigh Whitaker and Adam Podstawka/Reid Hall winning the opportunity to represent Ontario in the beach volleyball competition at [...]

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Canada Games ONT Beach Teams

Caleigh Whitaker and Dianne Burrows, Adam Podstawka and Reid Hall, will represent Ontario at the 2009 Canada Games in Prince Edward Island this August.
The women’s final was a tightly contested match played in front of a large crowd on centre court at Ashbridges Bay, Toronto. After winning the first set, Whitaker-Burrows began the second set [...]

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Canada Games Beach Qualifying

Who will represent Ontario on the beach at this summer’s Canada Games? Last weekend’s tournament has shown us, there is no easy answer.
Twelve of the top women’s beach athletes participated in the first official Canada Games qualifying event. Last weekend’s tournament was an opportunity to play with their new partners and battle for the seedings [...]

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