Superstar Kelsey Veltman joins the show! Kelsey attended Western University where she won player of the year 3 times! After her Mustangs career she played pro in Italy, Germany, Turkey and Serbia, while also playing for Team Canada on the beach and indoors. We hear all about this, take a deep dive into the tactics of middles 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 giv...
Jun 16, 2023•53 min•Ep. 361
Fresh off his U23 Norceca Bronze win with partner Cam Chadwick, Tynan Gannett joins the show! Tynan has had a unique journey within our sport. Growing up in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia he played school and club before discovering beach volleyball during covid. Tynan never played post-secondary indoor, instead focusing on his studies and playing field lacrosse. After an impressive run at Canada Games where he and partner Josh DeYoung finished 4th, Tynan decided to tryout for Team Canada Next Gen where...
Jun 09, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 360
Pierce Johnson returns to the show to talk about his pro season that started in Portugal but quickly changed to Sweden where he is a Cup and League Champion! Pierce has represented Canada at FISU Games twice and with the Beach National Team, won OUA West Player of the Year, and is a 2x Windsor Lancer Male Athlete of the Year. 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 y...
Jun 02, 2023•48 min•Ep. 359
Pro Player for AS Athlesi Mytiline (Greece), SAIT Trojans Alumni and Provincial & National Team Coach Tyler Latu'ila joins the show! Tyler is also currently studying a Master of High Performance Sport. We talk about growing up in Australia and New Zealand before making the trip to play post secondary in Canada. Tyler had a great experience playing for coach Sean McKay that lead him down a path to pursue coaching further. We cover all of this and more! We hope you enjoyed this episode. Tell y...
May 26, 2023•54 min•Ep. 358
Trent University Associate Head Coach Rebecca van Staalduinen joins the show! Rebecca grew up playing for the Ganaraska Wolves and DRVC before attending Fleming College and Trent U. At the post secondary level she is an OCAA Bronze Medalist, Academic All Canadian, All Star, and more. Rebecca was an assistant coach with the squad before being named interim head coach and now is Associate Head Coach with friend of the show Head Coach Colin Walker. We hope you enjoyed this episode. Tell your friend...
May 19, 2023•53 min•Ep. 357
Women's National Team member Natasha Calkins joins the show! Natasha played for Santa Clara University before transferring to Florida State. Her pro career includes season's in Sweden, Austria, Finland and Turkey, including where she transferred Turkish clubs in the same season. We cover all this and also get into her National Team journey that started way back in 2015! We hope you enjoyed this episode. Tell your friends, leave a comment and a 5Star review! Stay excellent friends!...
May 12, 2023•59 min•Ep. 356
Brandon U Bobcats Coach Grant Wilson joins the show! Grant has been with the Bobcats since day 1, first as an assistant before taking over the first chair. Grant has also coached club, high school, regional team, provincial team, Canada Games, FISU Games, Volleyball Canada Next Gen, you name it! We hear about this, the Bobcats culture, how they convince Australians to live in northern Manitoba and so much more! We hope you enjoyed this episode. Tell your friends, leave a comment and a 5Star revi...
May 05, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 355
CCAA Player of the Year Sebastian Lethbridge returns to the Passin Dimes family, this time making his debut on Sharp Cuts. Seb has done it all, player of the year, OCAA Champion, every colour medal you can win at the CCAA, represented Canada on our Youth and FISU Games Teams, a great club career, winning Mr. Volleyball in London. We get into tactics when switching levels, why he stayed in the OCAA, a new idea on how refs and captains can communicate, what are the etiquette of the game we can't b...
May 01, 2023•57 min•Ep. 354
Double Feature! Jesse Mighton played for Scarborough Solars and Falcons before representing Ontario at the Canada Games, before making the jump to the JR National Team. Jesse started his post secondary career with Queens before he transferred to Dalhousie Dan Ota has coached the Dalhousie Tigers for over 20 years, winning AUS coach of the year 16 times. Dan has also coached Canada Games, been an Executive Director and was recently named to the Next Gen coaching staff. We cover the early parts of...
Apr 28, 2023•53 min•Ep. 353
Adam Schreimer returns to the show, this time as a USports National Champion Coach! Adam and Ben Ball lead the TWU Spartans to a National Championship this season. We hear all about Adam's journey from player to coach, his philosophy, what he's enjoying in the role and so much more! As a player Adam earned USports Player of the Year, 2x National Champion, 2x National Silver Medalist, Pro Player and National Team Member We hope you enjoyed this episode. Tell your friends, leave a comment and a 5S...
Apr 21, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 352
CCAA National Champions Jenay Varga & Kaylie Lueck from the Lakeland Rustlers join the show! The squad covers what it takes to win at the highest level, Player and Clown of the Week, Garrett tries out some new segments, and so much more! We hope you enjoyed this episode! Please leave a 5star review and tell your friends! Stay Excellent!
Apr 17, 2023•57 min•Ep. 351
Canadian Legend Murray Grapentine joins the show! Murray is a CCAA Champion with Red Deer and CIS Champion with U of Alberta. He played for the National Team for over 10 years where he earned several best blocker awards and captaincy. Murray played pro in Spain, France, and Italy. We hear all about his journey and more! We hope you enjoy this episode. If you've read this far please leave a 5 Star review and the best compliment you can give the show is telling your friends about us!...
Apr 14, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 350
Western Mustang and now LMU Lion, Jaeya Brach joins the show! We covers Robin (last week's guest) endorsing the show to get Jaeya on, how she got a senior night at Western after only 2 years, switching to beach, Player and Clown of the Week, and so much more! We hope you enjoyed this episode! Please leave a 5star review and tell your friends! Stay Excellent!
Apr 11, 2023•42 min•Ep. 349
Pro Player, AUS Champion and UNB Alumni Connor McConnell joins the show! Connor is currently playing for Merkur Maribor in Slovenia where the squad is looking to advance to the finals of league play. We cover Connor's career from club, UNB, to pro and so much more! We hope you enjoy this episode. If you've read this far please leave a 5 Star review and the best compliment you can give the show is telling your friends about us!
Apr 07, 2023•49 min•Ep. 348
From Clown of the Week to special guest, York Lion Elina Zvigelsky answers the call and brings new friend of the show Western Mustang Robin Henshaw. The squad covers Elina bailing, but finding her own replacements. Elina and Robin were both coached by Garrett in club so we have to revisit some great moments, should players get to keep their jerseys and of course we also cover Player and Clown of the Week! We hope you enjoyed this episode! Please leave a 5star review and tell your friends! Stay E...
Apr 03, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 347
Team Canada Beach athlete, Thundercats Coach, and Durham College Alumni Rouzbeh Rahnavard joins the show. Rouzbeh has already represented Canada on the beach earning a silver at U23 Norcecas. At Durham College Rouzbeh helped the Lords earn an OCAA Silver and a spot at Worlds. Rouzbeh has been involved with coaching for a long time and is a big part of the Thundercats Club. We cover all of this and more! We hope you enjoy this episode. If you've read this far please leave a 5 Star review and the ...
Mar 31, 2023•58 min•Ep. 346
Trent Excalibur Charlie Winser & Daniel Austin join the show! The squad reviews Nationals, home court advantage, should there be a cap on eligibility, OUA Awards, and things get a little spicy during Player and Clown of the Week! We hope you enjoyed this episode! Please leave a 5star review and tell your friends! Stay Excellent!
Mar 27, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 345
USports Women’s Volleyball National Champion and Tournament MVP Elise Petit joins the show. We hear all about her journey from being born in Canada, growing up the in the USA, attending Dartmouth before attending UBC for her Masters. Elise shares the behind the scenes of of how the Thunderbirds recovered from a CanWest quarter final loss to becoming National Champions! We hope you enjoy this episode. If you've read this far please leave a 5 Star review and the best compliment you can give the sh...
Mar 24, 2023•44 min•Ep. 344
York Lions Luke De Greeff and Martin Prinsloo join the show! Risking having to many BC guys on one show! The squad gets into stereotypes on every team, teams on social media, OUA Awards, and of course we never miss an episode without including Player and Clown of the Week and so much more! We hope you enjoyed this episode! Please leave a 5star review and tell your friends! Stay Excellent!
Mar 21, 2023•59 min•Ep. 343
U of Alberta Superstar Jordan Canham joins the show! Jordan was recently named USports MVP, is defending USports National Champion and was named MVP of last year's championships. Jordan's impressive resume doesn't stop there, has made the National Team for beach and indoor. Jordan grew up in small town Ontario, getting his start in volleyball at the Cornwall Vikings before going to the Ottawa Mavericks. We hear all about his story and more! We hope you enjoy this episode. If you've read this far...
Mar 17, 2023•55 min•Ep. 342
Beach National Team Member Tynan Gannett joins the show! The squad gets into technical skills, unsolicited advice, should CCAA/USports have an age limit and of course we never miss an episode without including Player and Clown of the Week and so much more! The nation's best are coming to Hamilton! The Marauders are proud to host the 2023 U SPORTS Men's Volleyball National Championship and will welcome the top men's volleyball teams in Canada to McMaster University - 8 teams, 11 games, only one c...
Mar 13, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 341
Team Canada Beach Athlete Eric Girard joins the show! Before coming to the beach Eric was a journeyman in volleyball playing for Nipissing, Algonquin, Mohawk, Ryerson (TMU) before playing pro in Spain and Sweden. Hear all the details from his journey in this episode! We hope you enjoy this episode. If you've read this far please, please, please leave a comment, a 5 Star review and the best compliment you can give the show is telling your friends about us! The nation's best are coming to Hamilton...
Mar 10, 2023•48 min•Ep. 340
On this episode the pros address the tough questions. Has Layne learned to drive a standard car yet? What adventures have her and Hilary been on lately? How is her team looking going into playoffs? Will Pierce get a new bed? Will his squad go undefeated? Will they travel near or far for their first round playoff match up? On a serious note Alina Dormann's league has been off due to the earthquakes in Turkey. Her team helped organize donations and we encourage you to give if you can. Happy to ann...
Mar 09, 2023•11 min•Ep. 339
York Lion Jasraj Nijjar joins the show! The squad gets into the deep subject of can you be hard on someone if you established enough trust? If so, how do you earn that trust? Of course we couldn't miss an episode without including Player and Clown of the Week and so much more! The nation's best are coming to Hamilton! The Marauders are proud to host the 2023 U SPORTS Men's Volleyball National Championship and will welcome the top men's volleyball teams in Canada to McMaster University - 8 teams,...
Mar 06, 2023•58 min•Ep. 338
Windsor Lancer Anthony DeGirolamo joins the show! Anthony and the Lancers are currently preparing for their final 4 match up and are one win away from competing at USports Nationals. Growing up Anthony started his volleyball career on the beach before jumping into the club world with Storm where he is a Provincial Champion and National Medalist. Anthony has also represented Team Ontario at the Canada Cup and USA HP Tournament. We hear about all this and more! We hope you enjoy this episode. If y...
Mar 03, 2023•46 min•Ep. 337
Acadia Axewomen Becky Dorsey joins the show! The squad gets into a deep topic, should every club be chasing high performance? Should winning while having the most fun or getting the most people playing time be the goal versus winning everything? Of course we couldn't miss Player and Clown of the Week and so much more! We are happy to partner with Betstamp! Betstamp is a mobile app in the sports betting space that shows you the odds from every sportsbooks in one spot. Go to the app store today to...
Feb 27, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 336
Humber Hawk Jake Gomes joins the show! Jake has an impressive resume and he's not done yet, he is already a CCAA Silver Medalist, 2x OCAA Gold Medalist, 2x OCAA Silver Medalist, 2x All-Canadian, OCAA Player of the Year, Humber Athlete of the Year, and holds the single season ace record, all time assist leader and all time ace leader. We hear all about his career and journey in our sport. We hope you enjoy this episode. If you've read this far please, please, please leave a comment, a 5 Star revi...
Feb 24, 2023•41 min•Ep. 335
Friend of the Show Andrew Kos joins the show! Andrew grew up playing for Pakmen where he won multiple provincial and national medals both indoor and beach before attending the University of Toronto. Andrew has also represented Canada on the beach at Youth Worlds as a player and coach! This week we get into playing to your strengths, is club season to long, Player and Clown of the Week and so much more! We are happy to partner with Betstamp! Betstamp is a mobile app in the sports betting space th...
Feb 21, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 334
Western Mustang Lindsay Kleuskens joins the show! Lindsay has already accomplished so much in her young career. She is a National Champion and Silver Medalist with TMU (formally Ryerson) before going to play pro in Germany. She has since returned home to continue her education at Western. We hear all about this and her journey from the C team in Club to being a pro player. We hope you enjoy this episode. If you've read this far please, please, please leave a comment, a 5 Star review and the best...
Feb 17, 2023•57 min•Ep. 333
Canadian Olympian, FIVB Best Blocker Award Winner, York Alumni Brandie Wilkerson joins the show! The squad covers the social media game, the new FIVB Ball, Josh goes on a rant about playoff formats, Players and Clowns of the Week and so much more! We are happy to partner with Betstamp! Betstamp is a mobile app in the sports betting space that shows you the odds from every sportsbooks in one spot. Go to the app store today to download Betstamp for free and use code DIMES For more information or t...
Feb 14, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 332
