Changing it up this week! Recently Matt Krueger VC Women's Indoor NextGen Lead Coach, UBC Assistant Coach, one of the creators of New Wave and all round great guy gave a presentation on Including Sensory Information Into Practices. This one is very coach heavy and gets into the details of motor learning and how to apply them in training. We hope you enjoy this one and we'll be back next week with more interviews and stories. Stay Excellent!
Aug 09, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 421
Finally! We got him! One of the best personalities in our sport, Irvan Brar joins the show! Irvan played at UBC where he helped them capture a National Championship. Brar has represented Canada on the youth, FISU, and Next Gen National Team. He's also played pro in Germany, Saudi Arabia, and Denmark. We talk about all of this and his overall love for our sport and how he finds ways to give back. If you enjoyed this show or any of the previous episodes please give a 5 star review on Apple, leave ...
Aug 02, 2024•57 min•Ep. 420
Vancouver Open Champion and AVP Rookie of the Year Megan Rice joins the show! Megan grew up in California and committed to UC Santa Barbara before transferring to LMU. At LMU Megan would star on the indoor team and compete for both indoor and beach later in her career. Oddly enough, she never took beach seriously until her NCAA career and now competes regularly on the AVP Tour. We talk about all of this and more! If you enjoyed this show or any of the previous episodes please give a 5 star revie...
Jul 26, 2024•50 min•Ep. 419
York Lion Alex Ko joins the show! We talk about his path from Unity, Reach to York and the 9man Circuit with Toronto Qilin Volleyball Club. Alex has worked his way into being a USports starter. What makes it even more impressive is he went from a club and provincial team middle to starting libero and left side in the OUA. We also get into his favourite 9man venues and what he loves about the sport If you enjoyed this episode please pass it on to any members of the volleyball community you think ...
Jul 19, 2024•38 min•Ep. 418
It's about time! We finally get a Université de Sherbrooke star on the show! Jer has won 3 RSEQ Championships, a CCAA Bronze, USports Bronze and 2 USports Silver medals! We discuss his path into volleyball, playing indoor and beach at a high level, his routines and so much more If you enjoyed this episode please pass it on to any members of the volleyball community you think would benefit or have a good laugh. Thanks, and stay excellent!
Jul 12, 2024•29 min•Ep. 417
Friend of the Show Craig Moore returns to the show! We talk club volleyball, Side Out Beach Volleyball, and the best tournament of the year, the Vancouver Open! Cmoore always gives great coaching tips and his passion for our sport is contagious If you enjoyed this episode please pass it on to any members of the volleyball community you think would benefit or have a good laugh. Thanks, and stay excellent!
Jul 05, 2024•43 min•Ep. 416
Team Canada Beach, Indoor Pro and UBC Alumni Coltyn Liu joins the show for a 3rd time. Coltyn grew up playing for Apex & Fraser Valley before attending UBC. Coltyn has played for Team Canada's Junior and Next Gen Indoor Teams before joining the Beach National Team. We get caught up on his last year at UBC, first year pro, training full time on the beach, his approach to journaling and so much more! We hope you enjoy this episode. If you've read this far please, please, please leave a comment...
Jun 28, 2024•52 min•Ep. 415
3x OUA Champion, National Team Member, and one of the creators of Air Time, Maxime Gratton joins the show! We talk about Max's sport background growing up, the moment he realized his father was an Olympian, winning the Ken Davies award, committing to and playing at MAC, National Team programs and so much more! We also discuss how he is a high performance athlete with diabetes and the strategies he uses to make sure he's ready on game day. If you enjoyed this show or any of the previous episodes ...
Jun 21, 2024•53 min•Ep. 414
USports & Can West Coach of the Year Pat Hennelly joins the show! Pat is head coach of the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack Men's Team. We talk about his journey from player to coach, assisting at UBC, coaching in the Untied States, recruiting international players, and so much more! If you enjoyed this show or any of the previous episodes please give a 5 star review on Apple, leave a comment and remember the best compliment you can give us is telling your friends about the show! St...
Jun 14, 2024•55 min•Ep. 413
Mathias Elser joins the show! Mathias grew up in Calgary playing for Canuck and Team Alberta before attending NEP and committing to Trinity Western where he is a 2x Can West Champion and National Champion. He's represented Canada at many levels, including making our Senior A team at a very young age. We discuss all things volleyball, his family's love of sport, his values, turning pro and so much more! If you enjoyed this show or any of the previous episodes please give a 5 star review on Apple,...
Jun 07, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 412
York Lion Aidan Labossiere joins the show! Aidan grew up in Winnipeg playing for 204 and Team Manitoba before joining the Lions! We talk about being in a volleyball family, getting reps during covid, developing as a setter, the beach scene in Toba and so much more! If you enjoyed this show or any of the previous episodes please give a 5 star review on Apple, leave a comment and remember the best compliment you can give us is telling your friends about the show! Stay excellent!
May 31, 2024•42 min•Ep. 411
Alberta Panda Justine Kolody joins the show! Justine was the starting setter on this year's squad that won USports Silver and Can West Bronze! She also set on Team Manitoba that took down Canada Games in 2021. We talk about her start in our sport, playing at the cottage, her love for setting, learning as a first year starter, National Team experience and so much more! If you enjoyed this show or any of the previous episodes please give a 5 star review on Apple, leave a comment and remember the b...
May 24, 2024•44 min•Ep. 410
Former National Team Libero Cassie Bujan joins the show! Cassis attended the University of Manitoba where she set the single season record for digs in the Canada West. She was the starting libero on Canada's first ever VNL team. Cassie also played pro in Spain. We hear all about her journey and more! If you enjoyed this show or any of the previous episodes please give a 5 star review on Apple, leave a comment and remember the best compliment you can give us is telling your friends about the show...
May 17, 2024•52 min•Ep. 409
Western Mustang Amit Sayal joins the show! Amit is a 2x Ontario Champion and National Champion with Durham Attack. With the Mustangs Amit earned a starting spot and was part of one of the toughest teams to play against. We also get the inside details on the Indian Circuit where Amit plays for Indocan. Also we finally get some intel on who was behind one of the best Instagram Accounts, Not Western Mustangs. If you enjoyed this show or any of the previous episodes please give a 5 star review on Ap...
May 10, 2024•37 min•Ep. 408
Team Canada Stars Kiera Van Ryk & Layne Van Buskirk join the show to talk about their pro seasons, training camp, VNL / Olympic Qualifying and so much more! It's a quick episode this week but jam packed with great info. If you enjoyed this show or any of the previous episodes please give a 5 star review on Apple, leave a comment and remember the best compliment you can give us is telling your friends about the show! Stay excellent!
May 03, 2024•22 min•Ep. 407
If you build it, they will come. The builder of Deadman's Beach, Derek Dedman joins the show! Derek played for Lakeland College before moving to the Ottawa area where he built the court, plays in the OVL, Coaches at Mavericks and Fusion and so much more! If you enjoyed this show or any of the previous episodes please give a 5 star review on Apple, leave a comment and remember the best compliment you can give us is telling your friends about the show! Stay excellent!
Apr 26, 2024•50 min•Ep. 406
Sask Volleyball Hall of Famer, CIS Player of the Year, National Team and Professional player and current head coach of the University of Saskatchewan Mark Dodds joins the show. Mark has accomplish so much in his career. We talk about his start in volleyball, Canada Games, winning a National Championship with Red Deer College, being CIS POY, going to FTC, playing pro in Germany and Belgium, getting into coaching and so much more! If you enjoyed this show or any of the previous episodes please giv...
Apr 19, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 405
Canada's newest Next Gen athlete Amy Ozee joins the show! Growing up in Maui Hawaii Amy started playing beach at a young age. She would go on to play at the University of Hawaii and Cal Poly in the NCAA. Amy's father is Canadian and represented us as a professional downhill ski racer and world class windsurf racer. When it became time for Amy to decide who she would represent on the FIVB World Tour she followed her gut feeling and tried out for Team Canada. We hear about all of this and more. If...
Apr 12, 2024•52 min•Ep. 404
Humber Assistant Coach and former player Mack Robertson joins the show! Mack has won a National Championship and 3 OCAA Titles as a player and 4 OCAA Titles and an CCAA Silver as a coach. We talk about his path through sport, playing club, deciding to go to Humber, winning Nationals, becoming a coach, coaching club and so much more! If you enjoyed this show or any of the previous episodes please give a 5 star review on Apple, leave a comment and remember the best compliment you can give us is te...
Apr 05, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 403
Team Canada Men's Indoor IST and S&C Lead Michael Cook joins the show! Michael has been with the squad since 2019 and has helped the program in so many ways. We dive into all the layers of his role, plus cover his journey from growing up in Sunderland, England, playing professional Rugby, working at the University of Alberta and so much more! If you enjoyed this show or any of the previous episodes please give a 5 star review on Apple, leave a comment and remember the best compliment you can...
Mar 29, 2024•52 min•Ep. 402
4x OCAA Champion, 2x National Silver Medalist Christ Bowen joins the show! Chris grew up playing in Georgetown with friends of the show Steve Abrams, Josh Timukas, and others! Their club team would go onto win Silver at Grand Prix, Provincials and Nationals! Chris gives us all the details about his journey, switching from setter to libero, winning OCAA Gold, and so much more. If you enjoyed this show or any of the previous episodes please give a 5 star review on Apple, leave a comment and rememb...
Mar 22, 2024•50 min•Ep. 401
Friends of the Show Nolan Langley (6th appearance) and Josh Timukas (3rd appearance) join the show to do a very special USports Nationals Preview. We jump into the matchups and make our predictions. Be sure to make your own bracket and follow both the men's and women's events on CBC! If you enjoyed this show or any of the previous episodes please give a 5 star review on Apple, leave a comment and remember the best compliment you can give us is telling your friends about the show! Stay excellent!...
Mar 14, 2024•53 min•Ep. 400
This week we take a deep dive into stats with Christophe Elek! Christophe has been a Sport Performance Analyst in the sport of volleyball for the past 10 years. Elek has worked with our Senior A Women, Next Gen Women, and U21 Men, as well as professional clubs in Turkey, France, Taiwan and others. If you enjoyed this show or any of the previous episodes please give a 5 star review on Apple, leave a comment and remember the best compliment you can give us is telling your friends about the show! S...
Mar 08, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 399
Katie Hutchinson is involved at every level of our sport! She is the current OVA President, Region 5 President, coach with Leaside Volleyball and does so much more! Katie has won the Ontario Volleyball Association Female Development Coach of the Year and is an OVA Recognition Award Winner for her work in the community. We discuss her start in our sport, her love of coaching, building team culture, developing athletes and so much more! If you enjoyed this show or any of the previous episodes plea...
Mar 01, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 398
Bringing in a big shooter for Episode 300! Howie Grossinger joins the show to talk his time at the University of Toronto where he is a 3x Provincial Champion and National Silver Medalist, Coaching National and Provincial Championships, The Maccabiah Games, owning a team in One Volleyball, Camp Robin Hood and Camp Madawaska and so much more! If you enjoyed this show or any of the previous episodes please give a 5 star review on Apple, leave a comment and remember the best compliment you can give ...
Feb 23, 2024•58 min•Ep. 397
Norwegian National Team member and Mount Royal star Samson Olsen joins the show! Samson grew up in Norway but spent a lot of time in Canada growing up, so when it came time to decide to go to a professional club in Europe or the school route in North America it was only natural that he landed in the Canada West. We talk about the Norwegian sport system, making the decision to go to MRU, tips on how smaller setters can get the job done, how he became a volleyball fanatic, and so much more! If you...
Feb 16, 2024•52 min•Ep. 396
Windsor Lancer Josh Timukas makes his debut on the A Show! Fans will remember him from Sharp Cuts. Josh grew up playing for Georgetown Impact and Pakmen VC where he is a Provincial and National medalist. Josh has represented Canada on the beach at U21 World Championships. We talk about all of this and more and cover the big season the Lancers are having as we approach the OUA Playoffs. If you enjoyed this show or any of the previous episodes please give a 5 star review on Apple, leave a comment ...
Feb 09, 2024•47 min•Ep. 395
Back to back weeks with Canadian Superstars! This week we are joined by star middle Pearce Eshenko. Pearce is a member of our Senior A team that helped the team qualify for Paris 2024. He has played professionally in Germany and is currently in Portugal. Friends of the show will remember his previous episode when he was a member of Trinity Western and helped the Spartans win 3 National Championships. We take a deep dive into the life of a pro, the details a middle must pay attention to and the O...
Feb 02, 2024•51 min•Ep. 394
Canadian Superstar Stephen Maar joins the show! Stephen is an Olympian and has played 7 seasons pro in Italy and Russia. We cover everything from his club days with Storm and Crush, McMaster, National Team, Pro and his serve! If you enjoyed this show or any of the previous episodes please give a 5 star review on Apple, leave a comment and remember the best compliment you can give us is telling your friends about the show! Stay excellent!
Jan 26, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 393
Alberta Pandas Star Ronnie Dickson joins the show! Ronnie grew up playing for Pandas VC, Team Alberta, and was one of the early members of the National Excellence Program. She has already represented Canada at U19 World Championships. We talk about her journey through sport, recruiting, being a dominate middle, and so much more! If you enjoyed this show or any of the previous episodes please give a 5 star review on Apple, leave a comment and remember the best compliment you can give us is tellin...
Jan 19, 2024•45 min•Ep. 392
