PROfiles: Maverick Hatch

Growing up in Comox, British Columbia has many advantages, the town is approximately 12,000 people on the eastern coast of Vancouver Island with beautiful summers and mild winters. Comox is also the home town of NHL Legend Cam Neely, and actresses Kim Cattrall, and Pamela Anderson. Some may wonder why someone would ever leave. For [...]

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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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PROfiles Mark Heese

It might be fair to say that if you asked the top men and women players in Canada who their favourite players were growing up, the answer would be John Child and Mark Heese. Their team alone raised the profile and popularity of Beach Volleyball in Canada with their bronze at the Atlanta Olympic Games [...]

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PROfiles Sam Schachter

When you watch National Team Member Sam Schachter play beach volleyball you would never guess that four short years ago he was battling in the OVA 16U Tier 2 division.
“The biggest contributing factor to my change in success was the experience I gained from playing with different partners and learning from Elite players and coaches. [...]

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2009 Jr Beach World Championships

The SWATCH FIVB Junior World Championships will be staged September 15-20 as England will host the Beach Volleyball event for players under the age of 21 for the second-straight year in the seaside town of Blackpool.
A total of 74 teams (39 men, 35 women) representing 30 nations will be heading to England for the championship [...]

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Budding Beach Stars

The Canadian Dermatology Association may not appreciate his candor, but ask young Ben Chow about the appeal of beach volleyball and it appears he’s more into aesthetics than athletics.
It was going to be hot and sunny for this past weekend’s Vancouver Corona Open at Kits Beach and that suits the 17-year-old from Surrey just fine.
“It’s [...]

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Top Beach Athletes Working Hard

Ashbridges Bay Beach in Toronto has been serving as the outdoor training ground for Canada’s top beach volleyball athletes. From July 1-25, athletes hailing from all over Canada, showed their fierceness as competitors and strived to earn their ranks among the Canadian beach volleyball greats.
Under the direction of recently appointed head coach, Lennard Krapp, the [...]

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