Manitoba Bisons Star Raya Surinx joins the show! Raya currently leads all of USports in scoring this season. Last season she was named USports Rookie of the Year. She has also spend time with our Next Gen and U23 National Team Programs. Prior to her Bisons career Raya helped Manitoba win Canada Games and was Manitoba Player of the Year. We talk about this, her spin serve, 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 comm...
Jan 12, 2024•40 min•Ep. 391
Changing it up this week! It's like Sharp Cuts, but not the same because no Garrett! This week we are joined by Pierce Johnson and Tyler Latu'ila and we go down the rabbit hole of talent development. Friends of the show will remember Pierce Johnson as OUA West Player of the Year, and current Pro. Tyler played pro for AS Athlesi Mytiline (Greece), SAIT Trojans Alumni and Provincial & National Team Coach. If you enjoyed this show or any of the previous episodes please give a 5 star review on A...
Jan 05, 2024•55 min•Ep. 390
Shawn Sky joins the show again! Shawn is the head coach at Mount Royal University. With the Mount Royal Cougars Shawn has 2x ACAC Championships, 2x CCAA Bronze, and an CCAA National Championship! He's also been a part of Team Alberta and Volleyball Canada programs. We take a deeper dive into his love for team building, sport psychology 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 ...
Dec 29, 2023•57 min•Ep. 389
Guelph Gryphon's and Team Canada star Jonny Pickett joins the show! Jonny grew up playing Big Bruce Volleyball and for the Bluewater Ballstix. He then committed to the University of Guelph where he is a 1st Team All Star and All Canadian. Jonny has played indoor and beach for Team Canada at U21 indoor, U21 Beach, FISU games and looking for more this season. We talk about all of this and more! We hope you enjoy this episode. If you've read this far please, please, please leave a comment, a 5 Star...
Dec 22, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 388
Trent Excalibur Captain Danny Austin joins the show. We take a deep dive into the complex world of being a middle blocker in the OUA! We also cover his journey from growing up in London, being injured his 18U year, the first few years at Trent and so much more! 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!
Dec 15, 2023•55 min•Ep. 387
Windsor Lancer Star Darian Koskie joins the show! Darian comes from a great volleyball family with brother Noah also being a Lancer. Father Scott is a Hall of Famer and was long time Captain and starting Setter for Team Canada Darian has been a part of Team Canada's programs with our U21 Program. Before joining the Lancers he played for the University of Manitoba. We chat about all of this and more! We hope you enjoy this episode. If you've read this far please, please, please leave a comment, a...
Dec 08, 2023•59 min•Ep. 386
Brock Badger Meera Sayal joins the show! Meera has an amazing story that includes quitting club in her 17U Year, to winning an 18U National Bronze that same season, walking on to Brock as a redshirt to earning a starting spot this season! We cover all of this and more. 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!
Dec 01, 2023•44 min•Ep. 385
Team Canada member and 2x USports National Champion Kacey Jost joins the show! Kacey shares several amazing stories on her start into volleyball, club, recruiting, making the National Team and so much more! 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!
Nov 24, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 384
Trent University Star Charlie Winser joins the show! Charlie grew up playing for Pakmen and Milton Edge before joining Trent. He has also Team Canada Beach at U19 World Championships. We talk about his journey, what it's like being a part of a program on the rise, and so much more! 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!
Nov 17, 2023•51 min•Ep. 383
Team Canada Men's Sitting Team member Nasif Chowdhury joins the show! We talk about Nasif love for sport at a young age, OFSAA, club volleyball with TWest, Wheelchair Basketball with Team Ontario, and Team Canada Sitting Volleyball. Nasif was nice enough to break down some tactics so we can all become bigger fans of the sitting game! 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 tel...
Nov 10, 2023•45 min•Ep. 382
Trailblazer Vivian Chan joins the show! Viv was part of the the first Canadian Women's team to play a Youth World Championship. As a 16 year old she helped Connex win the 9man Championship, she would go on to win 5 in total. We cover her start in volleyball, playing at the University of Toronto, representing Canada on the Beach, 9man, her teaching career and so much more! 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 ...
Nov 03, 2023•46 min•Ep. 381
York Lion Martin Prinsloo joins the show! Marty grew up in BC as a multi sport athlete before quickly falling in love with volleyball. He would go on to play for Seaside Volleyball Club and Team BC indoor and beach before committing to York to start his USports career. Hear about all this and more! 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!...
Oct 27, 2023•48 min•Ep. 380
Windsor Lancer Alumni Anthony DeGirolamo joins the show again! Anthony is currently in Denmark starting his pro career with Middelfart VK. We recap the end of last seasons playoff run with the Windsor Lancers, Beach Season and how he landed his first contract. 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!
Oct 20, 2023•41 min•Ep. 379
Defending National Champion & UBC Star Akash Grewal joins Passin Dimes again! Akash updates us on her summer training Team Canada Beach - Summer Next Gen, playing with Nicole McNamara and what she's looking forward to with UBC as they defend their USports Championship. 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!
Oct 13, 2023•41 min•Ep. 378
Brock University Head Coach, OUA Coach of the Year and Friend of the Show Steve Delaney joins the show for his fourth appearance! This time we review Nationals, culture update, training plans for individual players, advice for club coaches and so much more! 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!
Oct 06, 2023•37 min•Ep. 377
Acadia Axewomen Star Becky Dorsey joins the show! Becky holds the single season record for digs in the AUS and looks to break her own record this year. She is also an AUS First Team All Star. Becky grew up in Ontario where she has won several provincial and national medals indoors with Leaside, Storm and Pakmen and on the beach. We hear all about her career, including a hilarious recruiting story. We hope you enjoyed this episode. Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss any new episodes every Fri...
Sep 29, 2023•44 min•Ep. 376
This week we are joined by returning guest 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. After Ryerson she went on to play professionally in Sweden. Lauren will return to Ryerson/TMU this season to continue her education and finish her USports career. We hope you enjoyed t...
Sep 22, 2023•45 min•Ep. 375
He's back! Pierce Johnson joins us again, making it his 7th time on the show. This time we get a behind the scenes look of pro life. When do you start planning your contracts, what do you do in the off season, when do you report, what is training camp like etc. This season Pierce is in Azerbaijan playing with several international players, including several Canadians. He gives us full access to his decision making and first impressions with his club. If you enjoyed this show or any of the previo...
Sep 15, 2023•40 min•Ep. 374
Waterloo Warrior's Alumni Aleks Poldma joins the show! Aleks is a friend of the show and makes the jump from Sharp Cuts to Passin Dimes. We cover his Estonian heritage that lead a lot of volleyball matches, club, Waterloo and coaching. Aleks also calls in fellow alumni Reid to tell some amazing Waterloo stories! 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 ab...
Sep 08, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 373
Erik Peterson has done it all! He joins us to talk about growing up in Hawaii, playing at Concordia University, being an apprentice Coach with 2004 USA Olympic team, coaching in the NCAA at Oklahoma, University of Florida, the USA Beach HP, Team Alberta and several other stops. 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!...
Sep 01, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 372
Former Princeton Tiger and recently transferred Pepperdine Wave Alexander Mrkalj joins the show! Alex grew up in the Niagara area where he played locally before making the trip to play for the KW Preds. From there he helped Team Ontario win a Canada Games gold before going to FTC and playing for Team Canada's youth and junior National Teams. Alexander would commit to Princeton in the NCAA where he was named to the All-EIVA Academic Team in 2021. Mrkalj is excited to start the next step in his jo...
Aug 25, 2023•52 min•Ep. 371
U of Fraser Valley Cascade Setter, Max Paddock joins the show! Max is a multi sport athlete who played goalie in the WHL for several seasons and competed at the Memorial Cup! He also attended San Jose's training camp before making the switch from hockey to volleyball. We talk about his love for sports growing up, playing several sports at a high level, why the change, how he got up to speed and so much more! If you enjoyed this show or any of the previous episodes please give a 5 star review on ...
Aug 18, 2023•39 min•Ep. 370
Team Canada Star and OUA Champion Sam Cooper joins the show! Sam recently signed his first pro contract with Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie in Poland. We hear all about it plus his start in volleyball, club, youth and junior National Team, his career with McMaster and getting named to Team Canada's A team. 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 sh...
Aug 11, 2023•51 min•Ep. 369
Trent Excalibur Star Liz Turner joins the show! Liz finished her first season in the OUA where she earned the starting spot with the squad and is looking forward to a big second year. Before joining Trent, Liz played for the Halton Hurricanes where she helped win a Provincial and National Championship with the Hurricanes. Liz takes us through her journey and shares some great details about the middle position. If you enjoyed this show or any of the previous episodes please give a 5 star review o...
Aug 04, 2023•47 min•Ep. 368
York Lions Captain and Canada Games Silver Medalist Luke de Greef joins the show! Luke grew up in Victoria, BC where boys volleyball is still on the rise. We talk about his unique start in the sport, how he got into beach, Youth National Team, recruiting for university, York, 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 ...
Jul 28, 2023•42 min•Ep. 367
McMaster Marauder Sullie Sundara joins the show! Sullie has won OUA West Rookie of the year, U SPORTS All-Rookie Team, 2x OUA First-Team All-Star, and USPORTS Second Team All-Canadian. Sundara lead the OUA in kills and total points this past season. We discuss club, Team O, Team Canada, MAC, 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...
Jul 21, 2023•55 min•Ep. 366
Former Western Mustang and now Loyola Marymount University Lion Jaeya Brach joins the show! Jaeya grew up in the Vancouver area where she played for Thunder and Side Out Beach Club before deciding to compete in the OUA at Western. Next season she is transferring to LMU to focus on beach volleyball. We chat about all of this 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 t...
Jul 14, 2023•33 min•Ep. 365
Recently named McMaster Marauders Head Coach, Brad Douwes joins the show! Brad grew up playing basketball and baseball before focusing on volleyball. He went on to play for Redeemer Royals where he was an OCAA All Star and Academic All Canadian. He then started coaching with the Royals where he coached with the men's and women's programs. Brad also coached with Team Ontario before taking the first chair at Mac. Hear about his journey and more If you enjoyed this show or any of the previous episo...
Jul 07, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 364
Jared Brown is back! This time to share club philosophies, talent ID / pathways, who's the best player ever and so much more! Jared is currently the Club Director for 204 Volleyball in Winnipeg, was an assistant coach at U of Manitoba for 5 years where they won two CIS Bronze Medals, he spent 6 years with Bison Volleyball Club (2 National Championships, 2 National Finalists) and has been an Assistant coach with Team Canada Youth. If you enjoyed this show or any of the previous episodes please gi...
Jun 30, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 363
Newly announced St. Clair College Coach Julie-Ann Milling joins the show! Jules has an impressive coaching career working at On Point Beach Volleyball as a lead coach, coaching club for Sky and South County, and being an assistant coach for St. Clair before taking the head coaching role. Julie-Ann had an impressive playing career earning OCAA Bronze medals, All-Star awards and Academic All Canadian. We hear all about her journey and more! If you enjoyed this show or any of the previous episodes ...
Jun 23, 2023•48 min•Ep. 362
