Canadian Adam Spragg joins us from Newcastle England where he is currently completing his masters at Northumbria University. Before traveling to England to complete his studies Adam grew up in Ontario playing most of his club ball for the Aurora Storm and beach on the OVA Beach Tour. After high school Adam attended Dalhousie University (once a Tiger, always a Tiger) in Halifax, Nova Scotia where he won an AUS Title, competed at USports Nationals, and won the AUS Student-Athlete Community Service...
Jan 31, 2020•30 min•Ep. 61
Canadian National Team setter Brie King joins the show after being highly recommended by friends of the show Autumn Bailey and Jen Cross! Brie joined the National Team this summer and jumped from the Next Gen Squad to the Senior Team in just 4 months. She gives us a behind the scenes look at their Olympic Qualifier and leaving school early to go play pro to help the National Team. She also tells us about how setters and hitters need to connect on and off the court and advice for young players. W...
Jan 24, 2020•37 min•Ep. 60
Canadian Beach National Team athlete Will Hoey joins the show to talk about his success last season, dealing with injuries, qualifying for a 3Star, Winning Provincials, Queen's Volleyball, Football and taking the lead on organizing a fundraiser for the Beach National Team! We hope you enjoyed this episode. Please leave a 5Star review and remember the best compliment you can give the show is tell your friends! Stay Excellent!
Jan 22, 2020•50 min•Ep. 59
TJ Sanders becomes our first returning guests! His first episode was a tough act to follow, we can say without any bias, that this is his best episode yet! TJ gives us a behind the scenes look at the Olympic Qualifier in Vancouver as well as his decision not to return to his professional club this year, what makes the National Team Program so competitive and what he enjoys about coaching! We covered a lot in a short amount of time and can't want to have him on again! Please leave a 5 Star review...
Jan 17, 2020•48 min•Ep. 58
Zeid Hamadeh joined the show to tell us about Pacific Elite Beach and all the exciting things they are up to. Zeid started playing volleyball in the Ottawa area before moving to the GTA. After winning an 18U Ontario Championship with the Durham Attack. He then went on to play varsity for the Western University Mustangs and University of British Columbia Thunderbirds. Zeid is currently working towards his masters degree in genetics after he completing his degree in medical sciences at Western. On...
Jan 10, 2020•33 min•Ep. 57
Superstar Eric Loeppky joined the show just before the Can Am Holiday Showcase to teach us about the Trinity Western Spartan's culture, coaching staff, and winning history. Eric also tells us about his National Team experience and if he has considered going pro before graduation. Loeppky is a 2x USports Champion, USports Silver Medalist, 2x Canada West Champion, Manitoba High School AAAA Champion, and represented Canada with the Junior and Senior National Teams. We hope you enjoyed this episode,...
Jan 03, 2020•40 min•Ep. 56
McMaster Marauders Head Coach Dave Preston joined the show to discuss the program, culture, the Can Am Holiday Showcase, National Team and so much more! With McMaster Dave won six consecutive conference titles, and nine in total! Since Dave joined McMaster they have competed at 12 U SPORTS Championships. MAC has won two silver and four bronze medals at the national championship tournament between 2013 and 2018. Dave has spent two years as the head coach of the Canadian Junior Men’s National Team...
Dec 27, 2019•37 min•Ep. 55
Alberta Golden Bears Head Coach Brock Davidiuk joined the show to talk about the Can Am Holiday Showcase, the Golden Bears current season, his playing career, and how to train the setter. As a player Brock dominated Canadian Volleyball with back-to-back CCAA National Championships in 2002 and 2003, 2x First-All-Tournament Team at CCAA Nationals, CCAA Academic All-Canadian, CCAA Most Valuable Player of the National Championship, CCAA All-Canadian, CCAA Men’s Volleyball Player of the Year, 2005 Ca...
Dec 24, 2019•56 min•Ep. 54
Superstar Derek Epp joins the show to tell us about Trinity Western's season so far and what they expect from the Can Am Holiday Showcase happening in Toronto from December 28-31 in Toronto. We also learn about how Derek progressed from the Youth to Junior, then to The National B team and finally suited up for the National A Team this summer! Derek also teaches us about the Saskatchewan Volleyball system and how a province that isn't talked about very often has produced some high end talent! We ...
Dec 23, 2019•39 min•Ep. 53
USports Player of the Year, 2x National Champion, 2x National Silver Medalist, Pro Player and National Team Member and now Coach Adam Schreimer joins us to discuss his career and experience! Adam has accomplished everything in our sport and is now moving onto his coaching career at Trinity Western. Adam shares his tactical knowledge and what the big "secret" is to TWU's success. If you're one of the awesome people who actually reads these please check out the Blake and Adam show that Adam filmed...
Dec 20, 2019•29 min•Ep. 52
Head Coach of the Lewis University Flyers, Dan Friend joins us to talk about the Can Am Holiday Showcase, Lewis's upcoming season and his experience USA Volleyball! We hope you enjoyed this episode! The best compliment you can give the show is telling your friends, leaving a 5 Star review and a comment! Stay Excellent Friends!
Dec 19, 2019•24 min•Ep. 51
Ohio State Senior Kyle Skinner joins the show to discuss the Can Am Holiday Volleyball Showcase in Toronto December 28 – 31, 2019. We also discuss their upcoming season, his film degree, and it wouldn't be a Passin Dimes episode if we didn't cover his experience representing the USA on the beach at U19 and U21 World Championships! We hope you enjoyed this episode. The nicest compliment you can give the show is telling one friend, then they tell one friend, and they tell one friend, you get it. P...
Dec 18, 2019•31 min•Ep. 50
The logo Garrett May finally makes an appearance on the show! Garrett is a Provincial, National, and World Champion! We discuss his start in volleyball, his mental toughness and belief, what it takes to play at the highest level and sooooo much more!! We hope you enjoyed this episode. Please tell your friends, leave a 5 Star review and a comment (we enjoy hearing from you) Stay excellent friends!
Dec 13, 2019•38 min•Ep. 49
Ohio State Buckeye’s coach Kevin Burch joined the show to share his experience with 7 National Championship teams, how the East has levelled the playing field after the West dominated NCAA Men's Volleyball for so long, what it looks like when the Buckeyes are at their best and so much more! If you enjoyed this episode please tell your friends, leave a comment and give us a 5 Star review! Stay Excellent Friends!
Dec 11, 2019•30 min•Ep. 48
Jen Cross joins us all the way from Bulgaria to discuss the National Team, Champions League, Pro Volleyball, University of Michigan, Beach, playing on one of the best club teams ever and sooooooo much more! We hope you enjoyed this episode. Remember the best compliment you can give the show is telling your friends! Please leave a 5 Star Review and a comment. Stay Excellent!
Dec 06, 2019•48 min•Ep. 47
England's rising star Harry Jones joined the show to tell us about his start in volleyball, how young he was when he first represented England, playing at University, how his family is involved in every level of English volleyball and making the jump from Juniors to the FIVB World Tour! Harry came highly recommend by friend of the show Andy Kos who competed against Harry at the U21 World Championships! We hope you enjoyed this episode! Please leave a comment, a 5 Star review and be sure to tell ...
Nov 29, 2019•31 min•Ep. 46
Caroline Lemay joins us all the way from Austria, where she is enjoying her first year of pro! Caroline grew up in Ottawa where she played her club volleyball and attended the University of Ottawa. With the Ottawa Gee Gees she was a 2x RSEQ Second All-Star and USports Academic All-Canadian! We learn all about her journey through volleyball, finding a pro contract and what her future goals are. We hope you enjoy this episode! Please leave a 5 Star review and a comment. The best compliment you can...
Nov 27, 2019•41 min•Ep. 45
Andrew Shotbolt and Toure Nwakwesi join the show to tell us all about the York Lions culture, how they plan on getting over the quarter final curse, and how the program has changed since they joined. Both Andrew and Toure are in their 5th year with the Lions. Andrew is a OUA East 1st Team All Star, OVA Provincial Silver Medalist, Easter National Medalist and OFSAA Champion! Toure is a 2nd Team All Star, National Silver Medalist with Pakmen and grad of Mayfield where he played with friend of the ...
Nov 22, 2019•30 min•Ep. 44
Kat & Alex Tsiofas took time out of their busy schedules to join the show after Queens played U of Toronto. We were lucky to hear about their start in volleyball, club experience, deciding to attend rival schools and how their parents found a way to support both when they met on the court! Kat & Alex are teaming up for a great event on February 1st at Queens University to support Carley's Angles. You can learn more and join Team Carley by checking out their website here: https://teamcarl...
Nov 15, 2019•36 min•Ep. 43
Darby Taylor and the Brock Badgers have started the season 6-0! Darby took the time out of her schedule while visiting York to meet with us to discuss club volleyball, Team Ontario, choosing the NCAA, coming back to Canada and her next steps to turn pro. Darby was an OFSAA Champion with Eden Volleyball and their MVP in 2015. She was named to the MAAC All Rookie Team at Siena University and has been named a OUA Second-Team All Star. Our guess is she adds to her impressive resume this season in th...
Nov 13, 2019•24 min•Ep. 42
USA Performance Analyst Nate Ngo joins the show to talk about qualifying for Tokyo, game prep, trends in NCAA and International Volleyball and how he got his start in the big world of stats! Nate and the UCLA Bruins will be competing at the Can Am Holiday Volleyball Showcase Dec 28-31 in Toronto. Follow this link to see the schedule and get your tickets! http://cahvs.com/ If you don't have a volleyball bro participating in Movember, Passin Dimes' own Josh Nichol is growing a moustache to change ...
Nov 08, 2019•47 min•Ep. 41
Jeremy Davies took the time out of his busy schedule to chat with us about his experience with the National Team this summer, his pro career in Finland, what it was like representing Canada in his first international Competition, and how he developed into the player he is while at the University of Brandon. If you'd like to check out Chris Voth's Volley Video please follow this link https://www.instagram.com/volleyvideo/ We hope you enjoyed this episode. Please leave a comment and a 5Star review...
Nov 01, 2019•46 min•Ep. 40
Captain Doug Learoyd joins the show to teach us everything we need to know about sitting volleyball and how the Sitting Canucks can qualify for the 2020 Games! Doug has been representing Canada since he was 14, when he joined the Standing Team and helped them to a World Championship. Since the sport changed to sitting, Doug has helped Canada win 4 straight medals at the Para Pan Am Games! If you are eligible and interested in trying out for Canada's sitting programs please contact Manager of Par...
Oct 29, 2019•40 min•Ep. 39
This week we are joined by USports and Ryerson Ram star Lauren Veltman! Lauren is a National and Provincial Champion with Ryerson University. She has also won several individual awards including an OUA First-Team All-Star, a Second-Team OUA All-Star, member of the OUA All-Rookie Team and Ryerson Rams Female Rookie of the Year. Before attending Ryerson, Lauren was a member of the Pakmen Volleyball Club where she won a Provincial Championship and National Silver medal in her 18U year. She was an O...
Oct 25, 2019•45 min•Ep. 38
Colin Walker has coached at the University, Youth National Team, Club, Regional, and School level! He shares his knowledge and how he keeps learning after many years of experience and success Colin is taking the lead for starting a Mens Volleyball Team at the University of Ottawa. If you'd like to get involved with fundraising or organizing events for the squad please contact Colin cwalker@sportscan.ca We hope you enjoyed this episode! Please leave a 5 star review, comment, and tell your friends...
Oct 18, 2019•46 min•Ep. 37
This week's guest is all round beauty Jeff Millar! He is currently the head coach of the Fanshawe Falcons Women's Volleyball Team. He was recently the Fanshawe Men's Volleyball Assistant Coach from 2017-2019, where he won two OCAA championships, one CCAA silver medal and a CCAA gold medal in 2018-19. Jeff has also coached at Nipissing University, London Fire, Durham Attack, Canadore College, Camp Madawaska and many other teams I'm sure we're forgetting. Jeff takes us through his coaching philoso...
Oct 11, 2019•41 min•Ep. 36
Andy Kos has won 5 National Championships, competed at U21 Beach Youth Worlds, and is currently at the University of Toronto. Kos fires us up for the upcoming OUA season and hints on a few rivalries in the GTA. We also cover his beach career which includes getting hustled for lunch by a future international star in Hermosa! Please leave a 5Star Review and tell your friends! Stay Excellent!
Oct 04, 2019•54 min•Ep. 35
We had to chase him for a while, but we finally got Mike Plantinga to join the show! What a journey Mike has had from moving to Toronto fro a summer to earn a nomination for Youth Worlds to leaving U of Alberta early to commit to beach full time. He has been grinding since he arrived in Toronto where he was a baker, server, coach and many other odd jobs just to keep his head above water. Great story and great guy to root for! Mike is a National Champion, Top 4 Finish at Pan Am, an proud owner of...
Sep 27, 2019•43 min•Ep. 34
While in China we were lucky enough to run into 2012 Olympian, Youth World Champion, and half of Team Llama Becchara Palmer! Becchara shares her impressive journey to playing internationally, how she manages a full time career and being a main draw player on the FIVB, playing in the AFL, World Championships, fundraising for Team Llama and so much more! We hope you enjoy this episode! For more interviews with Olympians we've had TJ Sanders, Heather Bansley and Super Best Friend of the Show Ben Sa...
Sep 24, 2019•44 min•Ep. 33
Shanice Marcelle is one of Canada's most decorated athletes! She won a CIS/USports Championships all 5 years while she was at UBC. She has also won a Championships with her German Pro Team. This summer she earned her 8th Championship by winning Volleyball Canada Beach Nationals! Shanice also earned CIS Player of the Year honours and was named the flag bearer at the FISU Games. If you enjoyed this episode please leave a 5 Star review and a comment! Be sure you subscribe and stay tuned for new epi...
Sep 20, 2019•41 min•Ep. 32
