The Team Ontario Beach Team Funding Program provides financial support to identified teams that demonstrate the commitment to developing their relationship skills as an athlete through training in a single partnership for a whole season. In consultation with high performance leads of both the Ontario Volleyball Association and Volleyball Canada, it is recognized that the delivery of a dedicated team program as an effective approach to supporting the development of beach volleyball athletes along the Olympic pathway. This program is supported and funded by the Canadian Sport Institute Ontario (CSIO) through the Ontario High Performance Sport Initiative Program (OHPSI).
Teams must have the intentions to meet the mandate of OHPSI and are fully engaged in their respective Team Ontario training program.
Athletes are committed single partnerships for the season.
Teams are fully committed to a single training plan with Team Ontario not already receiving any support/training in other environments (national team/club/personal support team)
With the support of an OHPSI Team coach, teams will engage in a planning process to create a developmentally appropriate season plan that includes out of province competitions.
Athletes on identified teams will sign an athlete agreement.
Teams who earn the opportunity to represent Canada at NORCECA &/or FIVB key events will have expenses for an OHPSI team coach covered at select events to support the team internationally.
Teams committed to the requirements of their respective Team Ontario programs are eligible to receive up to $8000 in financial support for flights, accommodations, registration fees for approved out of province events.
Exact amount of funding eligible per team will be determined by the # and make up of teams selected as well as approval of season plan.
Funds will be paid out to athletes upon submission of receipts and a report at the end of each eligible event or program.
Identified teams from will be notified by week of June 5, 2023 upon review of application package by OHPSI evaluation committee.
Submit application package here by April 19, 2024