Teams applying for May Start should consider the following events when developing their season competition plan. Final competition plans will be confirmed in collaboration with a Team Ontario coach.

• Required Key Competitions

  • August 1/2 – Beach Ontario Championships

  • August 8/9 – Beach Ontario Championships

  • August 14/16 – National Championships

• Possible Key Competitions (as eligible)

  • April 11/12 – U18 World Championship VC Qualification Trials

  • April 23/27 – U18 Norceca World Championship Qualifier

  • June 20/21 – Toronto Grand Slam

  • July 8/12 – U18 World Championships

  • July 10/12 – Vancouver Open/16U

  • July 18/19 – Calgary Open

  • Aug 13/17 – U23 NORCECA Continental Tour, El Savador

  • Aug 21/23 – 16U National Championships in Vancouver

  • Tournament Events in Quebec

  • National Tour events in other countries

  • TBC – Eligible Youth Olympic Games Trials/Events

  • TBC – NORCECA Open trials or Eligible NORCECA Continental Events

  • TBC – Eligible FIVB Future Events

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• Strength & Conditioning - Matt Golas (CSCS)

• SportSports Dietician – Becca Ourique (MHSC, RD)

• Physiotherapist - Candice Wong (PT, DPT, FCAMPT)

• Medical Team - CSIO

• Team Ontario Team Coaches - Angie Shen (ChPC), Eddie Coleman (ChPC), Oklend Llakaj

1. Commitment - With the mandate of the Team Ontario Beach program to support Ontario athletes on to a future Olympic podium, we recognize that participation in the Team Ontario Beach program requires a large commitment. Should athletes be unavailable to attend any of the above dates or activities, this program may not be suited to your schedule. The competition exceptions to any of the above dates would be any FIVB or NORCECA trials or event, or anything that has been planned with a Team Ontario coach in the teams’ season plan. See below for the integrated athlete.

2. Partnerships - Athletes identified to the daily training group are prioritized to those who have partnerships within the training group. With that said, athletes trying out as a team are not guaranteed to both make the team together. It would be good to have this discussion with your partner as to what you will do should only one of you make the team. Athletes trying out as a single will have opportunities to test out partnerships and potentially meet a partner within the group within the first few weeks of training. Coaches will support athletes in conversations to choose their own partners. While getting into beach for the first time, securing a partner with like objectives can be challenging, this program does not suit athletes who intend to have a different training environment than their partner. In the scenario where athletes are in their first year in the program, coaches have supported atheltes as a single. Athletes who are joining the program in their 2nd year or more are expected to prepare themselves for training in a partnership.

3. Camps Based Athletes - Camp based athletes are expected to have a regular weekly training environment that they are a part of outside of the Team Ontario environment. Due to this, camp based athletes are not expected to have a partner that is also a part of Team Ontario. It would be our understanding that all athletes taking part in Team Ontario have the intention train with their partner in environment where they can do so together.

4. Integrated Athlete - A beach and indoor integrated training plan may created to support targeted athletes meeting all of the following criteria:

   • Athlete meet the beach OHPSI mandate

   • Athlete is on a path to the Train to Compete development stage for beach volleyball

   • Athlete is targeted for the indoor OHPSI program (Team Ontario Black and/or Team Ontario Elite)

   Athletes who qualify for an integrated training plan will be supported by the OVA Sport Science Lead to make sure they meet the demands of both Team Ontario Beach and Indoor programs.