2023 Team Ontario Coach Selection Process OPEN

The 2023 Team Ontario Coach Selection Process is now OPEN! The OVA is looking for coaches interested in supporting the growth of young athletes and willing to invest in their own professional development. The Team Ontario programs are designed to meet the needs of athletes and coaches who demonstrate a commitment to their progression along the high performance pathway.

There are many coaching opportunities available at the various levels of Team Ontario programming in 2023. All individuals interested in being part of any Team Ontario program must:

  • be a registered member in good standing with the OVA and Volleyball Canada

  • have a valid Vulnerable Sector Screening & Police Record Check as well as complete a Screening Disclosure Form

  • have completed the following four modules available online:

    • Foundations of Volleyball

    • Making Ethical Decision Online Evaluation

    • Making Head Way

    • CAC Safe Sport Training

In addition to the above requirements, Team Ontario coach candidates should have the following qualifications:

  • Practical understanding of Volleyball Canada’s Long-term Development (LTD) model

  • Interest and willingness to learn and participate in coach development activities

  • Ability to create a caring supportive learning environment free of all coercion and dear

  • Willingness to use an inquiry-based approach that puts the athlete at the centre of the learning process

  • Ability to develop meaningful relationships with athletes and other members of the team

  • Strong self-awareness and willingness to self-evaluate

  • Ability to exercise effective leadership that feeds and support the Team Ontario culture

2023 Team Ontario Programs

Team Ontario Regional Program (Integrated)

Tall Maples (Integrated)

Team Ontario White (Indoor)

Team Ontario Red (Indoor)

Team Ontario Black (Indoor)

Team Ontario Beach

Team Ontario Beach Fulltime Training Group (FTG)

Deadline to apply is 11:59pm on November 6th, 2022

For more information on each program requirement, click HERE

Team Ontario 2023-2025 Indoor Program Announcement

Team Ontario indoor programs are designed to deliver the content of the Volleyball Canada Athlete Development Framework. The four dimensions of athlete development are addressed in each stage of the pathway: Technical/Tactical, Physical, Psychological and Life Skills. Team Ontario indoor programs are in place to accelerate the development of club volleyball players in Ontario and offer progressive development opportunities to athletes from 14-18U. The programs are aligned with the Volleyball Canada pathway as it aims to produce athletes that will represent Canada internationally as part of a National Team.

These Team Ontario indoor programs will be implemented beginning in the summer 2023 and will run every summer until the end of summer 2025.

Team Ontario Regional Program

All around integrated (beach and indoor) skill training and introduction to a high-performance environment.

LTAD: Train to Train

Skill Level:

  • Girls – 14U (120 athletes)

  • Boys – 15U (72 athletes)

Competition: Ontario Summer Game’s every other year

 

Tall Maples

Integrated program focused on training specific athletes with above average physical attributes.

LTAD: Train to Train

Age Groups:

  • Girls & Boys 14-16U

  • ~34 athlete’s total

 

Team Ontario White (IT’S BACK!!)

Program focused on bridging the gap between the Regional Program and Team Ontario Red. All around skills training and introduction to Team Ontario concepts and culture. Indoor program only. Athletes will be able to participate in Team Ontario White and Team Ontario Beach programs if they are selected to both.

LTAD: Train to Train

Skill Level:

  • Girls – 15U (60 athletes)

  • Boys – 16U (48 athletes)

Competition: Team Ontario Cup tournament

 

Team Ontario Red

Indoor program focused on the development of advanced volleyball skills and their application in a competitive environment.

LTAD: Learn to Compete

Skill Level:

  • Girls – 16U (42 athletes – 3 teams of 14)

  • Boys – 17U (28 athletes – 2 teams of 14)

Competition: Canada Cup tournament

 

Team Ontario Black

Indoor program focused on the development of performance. The focus will be on developing higher-level skills and integrating Team Ontario playing systems based on National Team systems.

LTAD: Learn to Compete

Skill Level:

  • Girls – 17U (32 athletes – 2 teams of 14 plus 4 alternates)

  • Boys – 18U (18 athletes – 1 team of 14 plus 4 alternates)

Competition: Canada Cup or US High Performance Tournament

 

*Changes to programs can be seen in italics.

Questions? Contact Lauren Breadner

2025 Canada Games Head Coach Application Open

OVA is looking to select the head coaches for its indoor volleyball 2025 Canada Games program in the fall of 2022.

The coach selection process starts three years prior to the Canada Games to allow for professional development and familiarization with the Team Ontario program. Head Coaches will be selected in November 2022 and will be part of the Assistant Coaches selection process in the fall of 2023. An early start to this process is important to ensure proper coach certification and long-term athlete identification. The coaching staff will work closely with the OVA Athlete Development staff in the planning of the Canada Games Team Ontario program.


You can find the job posting and the selection process details on the OVA website


Coaches interested in applying for the 2025 Canada Games head coach position can do so by completing this form before 11:59pm on October 24th, 2022.

 

About the Canada Games

The Canada Games are the biggest multisport event in Canada and have been the stepping-stone for many indoor and beach volleyball players in their progression to the international level. The 2025 Canada Games will be the event’s 29th edition. It will be hosted in St-John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Over 4,000 athletes, coaches and managers will compete for their provinces and territories representing the sports they have trained tirelessly for. The Canada Games showcase the best of the best in sport and highlight the immense talents of our youth. The Games create a spirit of unity that spans each province and territory. People connect in ways that go beyond the field of play, forming bonds that are deeply rooted in friendship and a collective passion for amateur sport in Canada. 

2022/23 Team Ontario Elite Rosters

Congratulations to the athletes selected to participate in the 2022/23 Team Ontario Elite program! The Elite program aims to provide a support system to identified 17U-18U athletes who have demonstrated a potential to play at the international level within a Junior National Team in 1-2 years. For more information on the Elite program, please visit our Elite webpage here

GIRLS ROSTER

Coaches: Matt Schnarr & Amy Wilson-Hands

Kathryn Beresford - Durham Rebels Volleyball Club

Leah Burrell - Durham Attack

Ava Connelly - Mountain Volleyball Club

Brea De Souza - KW Predators

Kaity Doyle - Smash Raiders Volleyball Club

Breanna Gordon - Titans

Lael Harrison - Pakmen

Megan Hawkins - KW Predators

Sophia Henson - Pakmen

Victoria Herrington - Durham Rebels Volleyball Club

Anna Marie Horvat - Defensa Volleyball Club

Elodie Lalonde - Maverick Volleyball Club

Mia Lemay-Evans - Northern Chill Volleyball

Julia Liu - Maverick Volleyball Club

Sydney McDermott - Leaside Volleyball Club

Charley McDonald - Maverick Volleyball Club

Avaya Maga - Halton Hurricanes

Ella McVittie - Smash Raiders Volleyball Club

Alexis Miller - Smash Raiders Volleyball Club

Ana Nastase - Pakmen

Lexi Nicholson-Clarke - Durham Rebels Volleyball Club

Ofure Odigie - Halton Hurricanes

Ella Piskorz - Pakmen

Victoria Potvin - Maverick Volleyball Club

Alex Roberge - Defensa Volleyball Club

Rayanna Amos-Ross Fisher - Pakmen

Madison Seo - Halton Hurricanes

Abby Smith - Defensa Volleyball Club

Maddy Vang - KW Predators

Ava Vos - Durham Rebels Volleyball Club

BOYS ROSTER

Coaches: Brad Douwes, Tom Ellison, Ryan Leknois,

Chris Ling, LP Mainville, Brad McClure, Jon Orrett

& Matt Ragogna

Owen Atherfold - Ottawa Fusion

Will Basilio - Pakmen

Trent Cherewaty - Barrie Elites

Gavin Deep - Pakmen

Quinn Foley - Oakville Thunder

Ashton Fox-Kristensen - KW Predators

Lucas Genier - Maverick Volleyball Club

Jason Heidbuurt - Ancaster Lions

Caleb Huot - Mountain Athletic Club

Andon Kiriakou - Durham Attack

Ben Kuhner

Jared Kuiken - Forest City Volleyball Club

Nigel Mason - Forest City Volleyball Club

Matthew McCarvell - Pakmen

Owen Pickering - Ottawa Fusion

Jeremie Rainville - Mavericks Volleyball Club

Nolan Reed - Mountain Athletic Club

Michael Rendulic - Mountain Athletic Club

Carter Sedgewick - Kingston Rock

Justice Smith - Durham Attack

Ty Strong - Forest City Volleyball Club

Jack Svendsen - Durham Attack

Chris Tautrims - Pakmen

Iannis Toma - KW Predators

Oliver Toomes - Durham Attack

Kye Young - Pakmen

 

Questions about the elite program? Contact Lauren Breadner

2022 Team Ontario Beach Rosters Announced

Congratulations to all athletes selected to 2022 Team Ontario Beach programs this summer!

 

boys

Steven Abrams & Jonathan Pickett

GIRLS

Emma Braticevic & Sophia Hladyniuk

Alternates

Maya McNabney & Raquel Lalli

Cameron Chadwick & Martin Licht


Boys

Aiden Hilkowitz - Storm Volleyball

Andon Kiriakou - Durham Attack

Andrew Ivanovski - SKY Volleyball

Benjamin Kuhner - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Brecken Morrison - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Brett Bachman - Durham Attack

Chris Tautrims - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Colin Deighan - Durham Attack/Team 12 Training

Conor Dorsey - Leaside Volleyball Club

Daniel Nikashov - Thundercats

David Newton - Leaside Volleyball Club

Dejan Ljubicic - Leaside Volleyball Club

Eric McClean - Unity Volleyball Club

Gavin Deep - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Harrison Wilson - Northern Chill Volleyball Club

Jack Barrett - Leaside Volleyball Club

Jack Svendsen - Durham Attack

Kyle Perrault - Northern Chill Volleyball Club

Luca Stojanovic - Leaside Volleyball Club

Marc Lihet - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Matt Mowbray - Barrie Elites

Matthew McCarvell - Pakmen Volleyball Club/Team Ontario Beach

Oliver Toomes - Unity Volleyball Club

Samuel Logodin - Leaside Volleyball Club

Simon Bourne - Ottawa Fusion

Simon Hubbard - Markham Revolution

Tian Harcevic - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Yahia Elsayed - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Girls

Abby Smith - Defensa Volleyball Club/Burloak Beach Club

Addison Hannivan - London Volleyball Club/BVA

Ally Hannivan - London Volleyball Club/BVA

Alexandra Miller - Storm Volleyball/Team Ontario Beach

Alexandra Kiriakou - Leaside Volleyball Club

Amelie Sabourin - Ottawa Mavericks Volleyball Club

Anna Istratescu - Storm Volleyball

Autumn Mikel - KW Predators

Autumn Wilmott - Halton Hurricaines/Burloak Beach Club

Brooke Woolley - Durham Rebels Volleyball Club

Burkleigh Smith - Titans Volleyball/Team Ontario Beach

Calinda Kok - Halton Hurricaines/Team Ontario Beach

Claire Simmonds - Leaside Volleyball Club/Northern Elite

Darcie Buchanan - Ottawa Mavericks Volleyball Club

Elodie Lalonde - Ottawa Mavericks Volleyball Club

Emma Kunaus - Team Ontario Beach

Emma-Joy Cudmore - Barrie Elites

Kennedy Llewellyn - Mountain Volleyball Club

Lauren Essenpreis - South County Bandits/OnPoint Beach Volleyball

Maddie Law-Heese - Leaside Volleyball Club/Northern Elite

Margaret Yan - South Country Bandits/OnPoint Beach Volleyball

Marina Slapnicar - Leaside Volleyball Club

Renee Myny - Defensa Volleyball Club/ Legacy Club

Sarah Harland - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Sarah Incitti - OnPoint Beach Volleyball

Sarah Gilbank - Titans Volleyball

Sol Henson - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Sophie Hancock - Defensa Volleyball Club/Northern Elite

Tatiana Drozd - Leaside Volleyball Club

Thea Spasic - Defensa Volleyball Club/ Burloak Beach Club

Thea Ziesmann - Phoenix Volleyball Club

2022 Team Ontario Indoor & Integrated Rosters Announced

Congratulations to all athletes selected to participate in 2022 Team Ontario indoor and integrated summer programs! Stay tuned for Team Ontario Beach rosters next week.

 

boys

Brady Paterson - KW Predators

Brendan Mills - McMaster University

Cory Schoenherr - Trinity Western University

Daniil Hershtynovich - Thundercats

Dennis Cota - REACH Volleyball Club

Devin Cooney - Ottawa Fusion

Fehin Awobodu - University of Waterloo

Izaak Zabjek - KW Predators

Jasraj Nijjar - York University

Kaden Schmidt - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Matthew Rugosi - McMaster University

Matthew Tautrims - Brock University

Miguel Dumetz - Ottawa Mavericks Volleyball Club

Nathan Peters - Ottawa Fusion

Nikola Mitrovic - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Owen Mellon - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Quinn Levinson - McMaster University

Will McIntyre - KW Predators

GIRLS

Alexia Lemay-Evans - Northern Chill Volleyball Club

Audrey Goddard - Ottawa Fusion

Ava Ebert - KW Predators

Claire Carter - Mountain Volleyball Club

Delaney Watson - KW Predators

Ella McVittie - SMASH Raiders Volleyball Club

Ella Piskorz - Halton Hurricanes

Holly Biasi - Queens University

Jessica Andrews - KW Predators

Kaity Doyle - SMASH Raiders Volleyball Club

Kate Lamothe - Thompson Rivers University

Kennedy Millin - Mountain Volleyball Club

Lauren MacPhail - Mountain Volleyball Club

Lauryn Hovey - KW Predators

Maddison Vang - KW Predators

Victoria Herrington - Durham Rebels Volleyball Club

Victoria Potvin - Ottawa Mavericks Volleyball Club


Team Ontario Red/Black Indoor Girls

Kennedy Llewellyn - Mountain Volleyball Club

Kenzie Lahey - Chatham Ballhawks

Khasana Gordon - Titans Volleyball Club

Kristina Elias - Storm Volleyball

Kylie Savin - Halton Hurricanes

Lael Harrison - Synergy Volleyball Club

Lara Askovic - Leaside Volleyball

Lauren Jansen - Georgetown Impact

Lauren Wittchen - Halton Hurricanes

Leah Burrell - Durham Attack

Lexi Labrecque - Durham Attack

Lexi Nicholson-Clarke - Durham Rebels Volleyball Club

Libby Dougherty - KW Predators

Lilliam Mereszak - South County Bandits

Lola Kenney - Kingston Rock Volleyball Club

Lou Theriault - South County Bandits

Lyndsay Boon - London Volleyball Club

Mackenzie Leu - KW Predators

Madeline Pelosi - Leaside Volleyball

Madison Seo - Halton Hurricanes

Madison Shular - Durham Rebels Volleyball Club

Maia Duong - Halton Hurricanes

Maia Peterson - Superior North Volleyball Club

Maryn Petrie - SMASH Raiders Volleyball Club

Maya Purkis - London Volleyball Club

Megan Chiang - REACH Volleyball Club

Mia Ladd - Ottawa Mavericks Volleyball Club

Mia Lemay-Evans - Northern Chill Volleyball Club

Mia McCabe - Stratford Stringers

Mikayla Wong - Unity Volleyball Club

Milena Chimilovski - Leaside Volleyball

Nadalina Jelicic - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Natasha Bakes - Milton Edge

Nicole Milosevic - T-West

Niki Nazary - Titans Volleyball Club

Ofure Odigie - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Olivia Melnik - Storm Volleyball

Paige Strong - South County Bandits

Payton Gaylor - Durham Attack

Perry Attwell - Venom Vipers

Rayanna Amos-Ross Fisher - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Renee Shaw - Halton Hurricanes

Roselle Mo - REACH Volleyball Club

Ruthie Zhang - KW Predators

Samantha Roberts - Phoenix Volleyball

Sarah Bumstead - KW Predators

Selin Eran - Ottawa Mavericks Volleyball Club

Sloane Fortin - SMASH Raiders Volleyball Club

Sofia Zabjek - KW Predators

Sol Henson - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Sophie Jewell - Titans Volleyball Club

Sophie Miller - Titans Volleyball Club

Sophie Sommerfeldt - Durham Rebels Volleyball Club

Spencer Danielsen - Durham Attack

Talia Tsarfati - KW Predators

Tatiana Drozd - Leaside Volleyball

Taylor Rocca - Halton Hurricanes

Toni Wilson - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Valerie Bidal - Durham Attack

Abbey Whittington - Halton Hurricanes

Abby Smith - Defensa Volleyball Club

Aleksandra Bonfigli - Halton Hurricanes

Alexandra Roberge - Defensa Volleyball Club

Alexandra Shultz - Niagara Rapids Volleyball Club

Alexia Zaprianov - Halton Hurricanes

Alexis Miller - SMASH Raiders Volleyball Club

Allison Van Zeumeren - Titans Volleyball Club

Alyssa Flack - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Ana Nastase - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Angelika Vidmar - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Anna Marie Horvat - Defensa Volleyball Club

Arianna Lonardi - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Ashley Logan - Mountain Volleyball Club

Athalia Duong - Titans Volleyball Club

Audrey Belanger-Griffith - Ottawa Mavericks Volleyball Club

Ava Connelly - Mountain Volleyball Club

Avangelina Cvetan - Halton Hurricanes

Ava Vos - Durham Rebels Volleyball Club

Avaya Maga - Mountain Volleyball Club

Brea De Souza - Halton Hurricanes

Brooke Woolley - Durham Rebels Volleyball Club

Callile Pottinger - Leaside Volleyball

Carina MacKinnon - Mountain Volleyball Club

Carrie Grainger - South County Bandits

Charlotte Ross - Niagara Rapids Volleyball Club

Chelsea Chew - Halton Hurricanes

Claire Fan - Defensa Volleyball Club

Cooper Jones - Halton Hurricanes

Daragh McIntosh - Ottawa Mavericks Volleyball Club

Darcie Buchanan - Ottawa Mavericks Volleyball Club

Ela Low-Ring - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Ella Dunbrack - Durham Attack

Ella Hope - KW Predators

Emma Buntic - Halton Hurricanes

Emma Perreault - Northern Chill Volleyball Club

Eva Lin - REACH Volleyball Club

Faith Hughes - Halton Hurricanes

Georgia Cartwright - Titans Volleyball Club

Giselle Wong - Storm Volleyball

Haley Gortmaker-Carroll - Georgian Cubs

Hope Simpson - Mountain Volleyball Club

Isabella Gancevich - KW Predators

Jasmine Chretien - Ottawa Mavericks Volleyball Club

Jasmine Ellison - Titans Volleyball Club

Jennifer Wu - Halton Hurricanes

Jessica Schmid - Mountain Volleyball Club

Julia Curtis - Superior North Volleyball Club

Julia Melnyk - EVP Eagles

Julia Santos - Forest City Volleyball Club

Juliane Miecz - South County Bandits

Kailie Sutherland - Ottawa Mavericks Volleyball Club

Kameryn Vanwallegham - Northern Chill Volleyball Club

Kate Fischer - Venom Vipers

Kate Quemby - Durham Attack

Katerina Iliopoulos - Leaside Volleyball

Katherine Demers - Defensa Volleyball Club

Kathryn Beresford - Durham Rebels Volleyball Club

Katrina Morse - Titans Volleyball Club

Keira Elliott - REACH Volleyball Club

Keira Mackenzie - Halton Hurricanes

 

Team Ontario Red/Black indoor boys

Joshua Lafleche - Ottawa Mavericks Volleyball Club

Julien Tran - Ottawa Mavericks Volleyball Club

Justice Smith - Durham Attack

Justin Holland - KW Predators

Kai Taylor - Pakmen Volleyball club

Keegan Ryan - Northern Chill Volleyball Club

Kevin Li - REACH Volleyball Club

Kye Young - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Leo Gao - REACH Volleyball Club

Logan Hand - KW Predators

Lucas Bouwers - Ancaster Lions

Lucas Genier - Ottawa Mavericks Volleyball Club

Luke Paul - Kingston Rock Volleyball Club

Marc Lihet - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Marcellus Robinson - London Volleyball Club

Matthew McCarvell - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Matthew Sebienga - Ancaster Lions

Matthias Cooper - Mountain Athletic Club

Michael McAlpine - Durham Attack

Michael Rendulic - Mountain Athletic Club

Nathan Gibbons - Mountain Athletic Club

Nathan McCuaig - Storm Volleyball

Nathan Onlock - REACH Volleyball Club

Nigel Mason - Forest City Volleyball Club

Nolan Reed - Mountain Athletic Club

Oliver Toomes - Unity Volleyball Club

Owen Atherfold - Ottawa Fusion

Owen Kenney - Barrie Elites

Owen Pickering - Ottawa Fusion

Parker Ocampo - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Quinn Foley - Oakville Thunder

Quinn Taylor - Milton Edge

Ray Liu - Durham Attack

Reece Witen - KW Predators

Robbie MacWilliam - Kingston Rock Volleyball Club

Sasha Thiessen - KW Predators

Tian Harcevic - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Toby Nessel - KW Predators

Trent Cherewaty - Barrie Elites

Tristan Hassell - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Troy D’Cunha - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Ty Strong - Forest City Volleyball Club

Tyler Gibson - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Tyson Cassone - Stratford Cobras

Tyson Parashyniak-Doll - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Vitorio Forte - Niagara Rapids Volleyball Club

Wes Long - SKY Volleyball

Will Basilio - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Will Brewer - Defensa Volleyball Club

Adam Hendry - Kingston Rock Volleyball Club

Adam Snider - KW Predators

Agam Minhas - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Aiden McKay - KW Predators

Alexandre Falardeau-Mercier - Niagara Rapids Volleyball Club

Andon Kiriakou - Durham Attack

Andre Harris - Ancaster Lions

Andrew Droppert - KW Predators

Andrew Voorn - Storm Volleyball

Arthur Richard - Forest City Volleyball Club

Ashton Fox-Kristensen - KW Predators

Austin Wilson - Niagara Rapids Volleyball Club

Ben Clark - Kingston Rock Volleyball Club

Benjamin Clark - Bluewater Ballistix

Ben Kuhner - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Brecken Morrison - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Brock Mackenzie - Superior North Volleyball Club

Caleb Huot - Mountain Athletic Club

Cameron Hedderson - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Carter Sedgewick - Kingston Rock Volleyball Club

Chris Hoffman - Bluewater Ballistix

Chris Tautrims - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Christian Patterson - Ottawa Mavericks Volleyball Club

Cole Crowder - Milton Edge

Cole Wiersma - Niagara Rapids Volleyball CLub

Daniel Lewis - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Danilo Borcic - KW Predators

Darren Chiang - REACH Volleyball Club

Declan Dunn - Durham Attack

Ethan Naccarato - REACH Volleyball Club

Gavin Deep - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Grant Haley - Ottawa Mavericks Volleyball Club

Hale Abbott - Ottawa Mavericks Volleyball Club

Ian Kennedy - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Iannis Toma - KW Predators

Jack Svendsen - Durham Attack

Jakob Curtis - KW Predators

Jaiden Beason - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Jacob Long - Durham Attack

Jared Kuiken - Forest City Volleyball Club

Jason Heidburt - Ancaster Lions

Jeremie Rainville - Ottawa Mavericks Volleyball Club

Jimmy Gill - Defensa Volleyball Club

Jon Droppert - KW Predators

Jordan Ku - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Jordan Wright - Niagara Rapids Volleyball Club

Joshua Beck - Pakmen Volleyball Club


Jolie Liu - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Julia Hunter - Durham Rebels Volleyball Club

Julia Istratescu - Storm Volleyball Club

Kaleya Ilao - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Kate Chipman - Leaside Volleyball Club

Katelyn Sagriff - Belleville Ravens

Kristen Huebel - Synergy Volleyball Club

Kylie Mills - Durham Attack

Lara Uler - Defensa Volleyball Club

Layla Sevor - SMASH Raiders Volleyball Club

Logan Hamilton - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Mackenzie Carriere - Ottawa Mavericks Volleyball Club

Mackenzie Reed - Storm Volleyball Club

Maija Copot-Nepszy - South County Bandits

Maili Jutlia - Northern Chill Volleyball Club

Makayla Patterson - Titanium Volleyball Club

Makenna Watson - KW Predators

Marija Jurcic - London Sharks

Marisa Carinci - Durham Attack

Marli Aitken - Defensa Volleyball Club

Maya Boutanos - Storm Volleyball Club

Melia Piercey - Cambridge Scorpions Volleyball CLub

Mia Dosen - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Mya Campigotto - Georgetown Impact

Mya Balfe - Northern Chill Volleyball Club

Myah Dellemonache - Defensa Volleyball Club

Nadia Cucuz - Mountain Volleyball Club

Natalie Wahlgren - Defensa Volleyball Club

Nola Ma - Stratford Volleyball Club

Olivia Woolley - Storm Volleyball Club

Payton Dolyny - 807 Selects

Peyton Vale - Durham Rebels Volleyball Club

Reagan Cameron - Defensa Volleyball Club

Roselyn Chamberlin - St. John School

Sadie Lupton - Kingston Rock Volleyball Club

Sara Williams - Defensa Volleyball Club

Sarah Molnar - Barrie Elites

Sonia Olar - Unity Volleyball Club

Sophie Hartley - Kingston Rock Volleyball Club

Stella Bates - Defensa Volleyball Club

Taylor Slean - Durham Attack

Taylor Namtzu - Niagara Rapids Volleyball Club

Tessa Smith - Mountain Volleyball Club

Tessa Caruso - Vision Volleyball

Vienna Ballance-Hinch - Kingston Rock Volleyball Club

Vienna Wei - Titans Volleyball Club

Yvona Dimitrova - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Zara Chavarria Bonhomme - Scarborough Titans Volleyball Club

Zile Eglitis - Mountain Volleyball Club

Zoe Horton - Halton Hurricanes

Isabella Zylbering - Cambridge Scorpions Volleyball Club

Abigail Sharrard - Durham Rebels Volleyball Club

Abigail Faris - Express Volleyball Club

Ada Ersu - Ottawa Mavericks Volleyball Club

Adelaide Cosgrove - Leaside Volleyball Club

Alexa Carating - Halton Hurricanes

Amy Renshaw - Barrie Elites

Ana Stojanovic - Forest City Volleyball Club

Angela Abboud - Halton Hurricanes

Angelina Hofman - Storm Volleyball Club

Anisa Lapointe - South County Bandits

Anisa Versi - Storm Volleyball Club

Aurora Grenier - Niagara Rapids Volleyball Club

Ava Lukey - Niagara Rapids Volleyball Club

Ava Chung - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Ava Floras - Cambridge Scorpions Volleyball Club

Avery Rutledge - SMASH Raiders Volleyball Club

Avery Mckay - Stratford Volleyball Club

Beatrice Pengelly - EVP Eagles

Braelyn Loftus - Georgian Cubs

Brooke Gunter - Niagara Rapids Volleyball Club

Calleigh Councillor - 807 Selects

Chloe Kim - Kingston Rock Volleyball Club

Chyanne Jephson - Barrie Elites

Claire Neagle - Barrie Elites

Dalia Dixon - Milton Edge

Dara Obeid - Halton Hurricanes

Dasia Smith - Synergy Volleyball Club

Daven Braumberger - Ottawa Mavericks Volleyball Club

Ella Harrow - Belleville Ravens

Ella Yap - Synergy Volleyball Club

Ella Finochio - SMASH Raiders Volleyball Club

Ellery Williamson - Leaside Volleyball Club

Emery Morden - KW Predators

Emery Stapleton - South County Bandits

Emma Underwood - North Bay Youth Volleyball Club

Emmanuelle Murphy Ives - Leaside Volleyball Club

Evelyn He - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Evyn Paroshy - Defensa Volleyball Club

Gabrielle Sharkey - Storm Volleyball Club

Hailey Ayre - Northern Chill Volleyball Club

Hailey Murdoch - Cambridge Scorpions Volleyball Club

Hannah Schad - Durham Attack

Isabella Foote - Durham Attack

Isabella Sooley - Northern Chill Volleyball Club

Isabella Cianci - St. John School

Isabella Aubin - Vision Volleyball

Jade Abi - South County Bandits

Jasmine Ming - Synergy Volleyball Club


Joshua Mok - Mountain Athletic Club

Kai Nickel - Niagara Rapids Volleyball Club

Keshav Padum - KW Predators

Kian Khademi - Storm Volleyball Club

Kyle Thornborrow - Niagara Rapids Volleyball Club

Leland Smith - Stratford Volleyball Club

Liam Doran - London Volleyball Club

Liam Moynihan - London Volleyball Club

Luca Dumbrava - KW Predators

Malcolm Bruce - Niagara Rapids Volleyball Club

Marcus Barrett

Mason Lange - Forest City Volleyball Club

Mason Wen - Oakville Thunder Volleyball Club

Mason Zhang - Toronto Thunderbolts

Mateo Castano - KW Predators

Matthew Felker - Mountain Athletic Club

Matthieu Danbrook - EVP Eagles

Max Fitzgerald - Mountain Athletic Club

Michael Wittemund - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Misha Panasiouk - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Nathan Mccarthy - Barrie Elites

Nico Hoey - Ottawa Fusion

Noah Shefa - Thundercats Volleyball Club

Owen Mckenzie - Durham Attack

Owen Busby - Halton Hurricanes

Owen Maloley - London Volleyball Club

Owen Crofton - Canuck Stuff Volleyball Club

Parker Piper Martin - Mountain Athletic Club

Pascal Morin - London Volleyball Club

Reed Fulsom - Milton Edge

Remy Wilson - Ottawa Mavericks Volleyball Club

Richard Reinders - KW Predators

Rory Turner - Ottawa Mavericks Volleyball Club

Sebastian Peña - Titans Volleyball Club

Seth Clubine - Durham Attack

Seth Duchene - Cambridge Scorpions Volleyball Club

Shaoming Wu - Toronto Thunderbolts

Taylor Whelan - Ottawa Mavericks Volleyball Club

Thomas Huang - Venom Volleyball Club

Tristan King - Ottawa Mavericks Volleyball Club

Troy Moua - KW Predators

Tyler Bae - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Will Clarmo - Milton Edge

William Pelton - Durham Attack

William Gasparotto - Forest City Volleyball Club

William Bedard - Halton Hurricanes

William Halloran - Peterborough Thunder

Zachary Scoular - Durham Attack

Zachary Sabourin - Ottawa Mavericks Volleyball Club

Adam Bertovic - Milton Edge

Aengus Adams - Leaside Volleyball Club

Aidan Campbell - Ottawa Mavericks Volleyball Club

Aleksa Rakic - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Alessandro Moretta - Northern Chill Volleyball Club

Alex Gaston - Halton Hurricanes

Alex Niu - Unity Volleyball Club

Alexander Chung - Halton Hurricanes

Alexander Mei - Toronto Thunderbolts

Andrew Rocheleau - Storm Volleyball Club

Antonio Coca - Forest City Volleyball Club

Arjun Goela - Forest City Volleyball Club

Artem Tarasov - Thundercats Volleyball Club

Ben Cushing - London Volleyball Club

Ben Dickens - Ottawa Mavericks Volleyball Club

Benjamin Sanecki - Niagara Rapids Volleyball Club

Blake Peters - Halton Hurricanes

Brendon Fu - Ottawa Mavericks Volleyball Club

Bryce Kim - Unity Volleyball Club

Campbell Harmsworth - Niagara Rapids Volleyball Club

Carson Chin - REACH Volleyball Club

Carter Staresinic - Mountain Athletic Club

Charlie Phoenix Mcvean - Leaside Volleyball Club

Chase Reimer - Niagara Rapids Volleyball Club

Christian Ermacora - Mountain Athletic Club

Cohen Messenger - Guelph Jr. Gryphons

Cole Stephens - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Connor Gunn - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Daniel Liu - REACH Volleyball Club

Davis Hinshelwood - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Diego Peralta - KW Predators

Elijah Lim - Forest City Volleyball Club

Erben Prime - Milton Edge

Eric Lapner - Ottawa Mavericks Volleyball Club

Evan Scott - Durham Attack

Grayson Comeau - Ottawa Mavericks Volleyball Club

Griffin Brown - Ottawa Mavericks Volleyball Club

Harrison Robinet - Stratford Volleyball Club

Hongyu Yang - KW Predators

Hunter Li - Unity Volleyball Club

Ian Case - Barrie Elites

Isaac Archibald - Ottawa Mavericks Volleyball Club

Jackson Findlay - Ottawa Mavericks Volleyball Club

Jacob Jones - Niagara Rapids Volleyball Club

Jameson Seo - Halton Hurricanes

Jasper Tullett

Jim Lee - Durham Attack

Jonah Dekker-Bauer - Ottawa Fusion


Girls

Aidann Dieleman - Chatham Ballhawks

Alexandra Dumitru - Leaside Volleyball Club

Alexandra Brenner - Pakmen Volleyball Club

Ania Magier - Forest City Volleyball Club

Aris Dhanoa - Storm Volleyball Club

Avery Bradish - Forest City Volleyball Club

Chloe Butler - 41Six

Ella Umar - KW Predators

Emily Weatherson - Niagara Rapids Volleyball Club

Ezrie Burke - Orillia Suns Volleyball Club

Isabella Colle - South County Bandits

Kate McCance - Kingston Rock Volleyball Club

Keely Lloyd - Scarborough Titans Volleyball Club

Madisyn Clipperton - Goergetown Impact

Makayla Downey - Guelph Jr. Gryphons

Makenna McCann - South County Bandits

Morgan Gemmell - KW Predators

Rachel Meagher - Titans Volleyball Club

Sienna Spence - Oakville Thunder Volleyball Club

Sydney Bell - Ottawa Mavericks Volleyball Club

Boys

Blake Scatcherd - Forest City Volleyball Club

Gavin Goodwin - KW Predators

Jasper Thomson - Ottawa Mavericks Volleyball Club

Josh Sanecki - Niagara Rapids Volleyball Club

Joshua Fraser - Cambridge Scorpions Volleyball Club

Luc Allison - Ottawa Mavericks Volleyball Club

Matthew Mccarthy - Georgetown Impact

Owen Mcdonald - Durham Attack

Owen Lunn

Rennick Koskela - Phoenix Volleyball Club

Riley Orr - Niagara Rapids Volleyball Club

William Dalziel - Falcons

 

2022 Team Ontario Regional Program Coaches

Congratulations to the following coaches who have been named to 2022 Team Ontario Regional Program! Welcome to Team Ontario coaches, we are so happy to have you join us this summer.

Boys Coaches

Kevin Savoury

Allison Gray

Elijah Merria

Gita Ljubicic

Tristian Reid

Sisamone Phanthasomchit

Tim Silcox

Denis King

Jordan Timpson

Zachary Ferguson

Ariel Castromayor

Tony Hage

Camilo Chacon

Erin Carter

Tommy Pham

Gary McPhee

Girls Coaches

John Curtis

David Tiet

Jenn Kelly

Marc Ferretti

Angeline Sloan

Christina Stratford

Cory Sloan

Iliana Schlechta

Erica Meagher

Dan Bainard

David Reed

Kaly Soro

Scott Naish

Daphne Choi

Cassidy Nicholson-Clarke

Carrie Welsh

The Team Ontario Regional Program will also have mentor coaches:

Lisa Watson

LP Mainville

Victoria Altomare

Keith Wasylik

Corinne Williams

Lucas Hodgson


Visit our Regional Program webpage for more information on the program

Team Ontario Elite March Break Recap

Three weeks ago, the Team Ontario Elite programs participated in a March Break camp for the first time in three years. These athletes were selected from a larger group of Team Ontario athletes that participated in the fall portion of the Elite program. For more info on Team Ontario Elite, you can visit our website here

The Boys program drove to Gatineau where they trained at Volleyball Canada’s Men’s National Team Centre. The Boys participated in a week of on court training with Men’s National Team Assistant Coach, Dan Lewis. Their week was finished by participating in scrimmages against some local competition including Algonquin College and the cegep de l’outaouais.

The Girls program ventured to Vancouver where they trained at Volleyball Canada Women’s National Team Centre in Richmond, BC. A week long training camp ensued filled with new skills, touring Vancouver and smiles. The week was completed by scrimmages against Team BC, Simon Fraser University and a Canada West Alumni program. A fantastic highlight video of the scrimmages was put together by Elite Coach Nathan Janzen and can be found on our Youtube page here: https://youtu.be/mSeI2pBf548

2022 Team Ontario Coaches

Congratulations to the following coaches who have been named to 2022 Team Ontario programs! Welcome to Team Ontario coaches, we are so happy to have you join us this summer.

Team Ontario Black (Indoor)

GIRLS

Sean Pellow

Lisa Watson

Nathan Janzen

Robin Kidd

Amy Wilson-Hands

Michael Ongley

Elaine Pilgrim-Susi

Sarah Moss

Kevin Sherriff

Jeff Farrell

Melissa Smyth

BOYS

Ian Eibbitt

David Gross

Brad McClure

Haiqi Liu

David Ta

Gilles Landry

Paul Sanderson

Michael Amoroso

Ryan Leknois



Team Ontario Red (Indoor)

BOYS

Shayne White

Brad Douwes

Jon Orrett

Lynn Thomson

Jelle Kooijman

Thomas Ellison

Kelly McGuire

Chris Ling

Francois Marfo

GIRLS

Lionel Woods

Paul Funk

John Nguyen

Karen Lee

Tammy Dibbitts

Jenny Pellegrino

Sergio Chuy

Veronica Derylo

Julia Wiercigroch

Katie Hutchinson

Andrew Carasco

Melissa Ignacio

Team Ontario Beach

Eddie Coleman

Laura Condotta

Veronica Derylo

Jeff Farrell

Madeleine Garneau

Oklend Llakaj

Jason Marchant

Kelly McGuire

Cicero Oliveira

Hugo Rosso

Jasmine Safar

Angie Shen

Laura St. John

Bonnie Tran

Stephane Vlachos

Tall Maples (Integrated)

Nancy Dool-Kontio

Sylvie Laperriere

Andrew Mallory

William Mousseau

Shane Christopher

Cole Gordon

Upcoming Team Ontario Town Halls

  1. On January 24th at 8pm the Athlete Development Team will be hosting a Team Ontario Regional Program Town Hall. This Town Hall will cover the following topics:

  • Athlete Eligibility

  • Athlete ID Process

  • Program Details

    • Dates

    • Cost

    • Logistics

Please register for the Town Hall with the link below and see you there!

You are invited to the Team Ontario Regional Program Zoom meeting.
When: Jan 24, 2022 08:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZctdeCprjwoE9I1OqKtQwSgi0LCzpHu59nt

2. On Monday February 7th at 8pm, the Athlete Development Team is hosting a Canada Games Info Session. This info session will cover the following topics:

  • Canada Games Details

  • Training group camp dates

  • Program Cost

  • Program expectations

This info session is geared towards 19U athletes who are eligible to participate. Please register for the info session with the link below and see you there!

You are invited to the Canada Games Info Session Zoom meeting.
When: Feb 7, 2022 08:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZctceGhpz0vEtXrg3BBbg33SApd_8p3LPOR


Volleyball Canada Jump Off

The OVA is excited to bring the Volleyball Canada Jump Off Physical Testing event to Ontario players in 2022 in conjunction with Ontario Championships. Alongside the competition, OVA will run a Jump Off at each event to give athletes a chance to test their physical abilities. Participating athletes will be tested for 5 important volleyball physical metrics: height, wingspan, 1-hand reach, block jump and spike touch. The statistics recorded will be entered in a Canadian database which will allow athletes to compare themselves to other athletes their age from across the country and to track their progress over the years to come. Athletes will also be able to use the results in their application to any Team Ontario 2022 programs. The Jump Off was designed to challenge and motivate youth athletes in their development by helping them recognize their potential as volleyball athletes.

 

Ontario Championships Jump Off Event Information Coming Soon!


Questions? Contact Lauren Breadner

Athlete Development 2022 Programs Town Hall

On Monday November 29th, the Athlete Development Team held a Town Hall to discuss the 2022 Team Ontario Indoor and Beach programs. The Team reviewed the different indoor and beach programs that will be running this summer including:

Integrated

Indoor

Beach

Athletes will be identified for the following programs through the virtual Team Ontario Athlete Identification process. The ID process will be live on Monday December 6th. More information on identification can be found here on Monday.

If you missed the Town Hall but would like to watch the recording, visit our Youtube page here: https://youtu.be/3SYYo_6a9ac

If you have any questions about the programs, contact lbreadner@ontariovolleyball.org

2022 Team Ontario Coach Application Process

In 2022, Team Ontario beach and indoor will be back with a full offering of in-person programs for athletes at all stages of the OVA Athlete Development Pathway. Programming will be adjusted to bridge the development gap that was created as a result of the last two seasons’ missed opportunities. More athletes and coaches will have a chance to participate in meaningful training camps that will help them achieve their volleyball goals. The 2022 Team Ontario programs will be particularly exciting with the Ontario Summer Games taking place in July and the Canada Summer Games being hosted in Niagara in August.

COACHING OPPORTUNITIES

There are many coaching opportunities available at the various levels of Team Ontario programming in 2022. The OVA is looking for coaches interested in supporting the growth of young athletes and willing to invest in their own professional development. All individuals interested in being part of any Team Ontario program must:

  • be a registered member in good standing with the OVA and Volleyball Canada

  • have a valid Vulnerable Sector Screening & Police Record Check as well as a completed OVA Screening Disclosure Form

  • have completed the following four modules available online:

    • Foundations of Volleyball

    • Making Ethical Decision Online Evaluation

    • Making Head Way

    • CAC Safe Sport Training

In addition to the above requirements, Team Ontario coach candidates should have the following skills and qualifications:

  • Practical understanding of Volleyball Canada’s Longterm Development (LTD) model

  • Interest and willingness to learn and participate in coach development activities

  • Ability to create a caring supportive learning environment free of all coercion and fear

  • Willingness to use an inquiry-based approach that puts the athlete at the centre of the learning process

  • Ability to develop meaningful relationships with athletes

  • Strong self-awareness and willingness to self-evaluate

  • Ability to exercise effective leadership that feeds and s and other members of the team support the Team Ontario culture


If you are interested in becoming a 2022 Team Ontario indoor or beach coach, visit or Coach Selection page. Deadline to apply is December 5th.

Volleyball Canada Combine Registration OPEN

The Volleyball Canada (VC) Combine is coming to the Vaughan Volleyball Centre on November 6th, 2021! With limited spots available, make sure to register!

*To register for the Combine, you will need to login or create a SportLoMo account.

The newly launched Volleyball Canada Combine, presented by PUSH, provides a high-performance testing experience for volleyball athletes in Canada. This new event offers an opportunity for athletes across the country to complete the same tests that the National Team athletes go through.

This event will provide 14-18U athletes with a chance to see how they compare to their peers and to those at the national team level. In addition to providing athletes with performance statistics, a Canadian database will be established to monitor and track the evolution of athletes throughout their volleyball careers.

To learn more about this event and stay as up-to-date as possible, please visit and bookmark the VC Combine webpage.

Volleyball Canada Combine

Date: Saturday, November 6
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: Vaughan Volleyball Centre | 8301 Keele Street (at the corner of Bowes Road)

OVA Female Leadership Program

The Ontario Volleyball Association (OVA) is looking to inspire and educate the next generation of female volleyball leaders through an upcoming leadership program aimed to promote gender equity and encourage female opportunities in the OVA.  

With the support of the Canadian Women and Sport WISE fund grant, this OVA project is giving the opportunity to 17-18U female athletes to lead activities with younger girls from their Club/Region to increase awareness about leadership skills and pathways in sport while helping them stay involved in the OVA community. By working with experienced female leaders, the athletes will be empowered and feel confident when they deliver their activities by the culmination of the program and instill the leadership lessons and experience for the younger players.  

Joining the program to help facilitate the activities are three female leaders from the Ontario post- secondary circuit: 

Jennifer Neilson

Jennifer Neilson joined the Lions coaching staff in 2018 and is the sixth coach in program history. Neilson began coaching at an elite level while attending the University of Toronto, as she spent time as an assistant coach with Team BC’s 16U women’s team in 2013 and became an assistant coach with the Team Ontario 18U team in 2014. After graduating from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Kinesiology in 2015, she became an assistant coach for the Women’s Volleyball team at the University of Windsor while she completed her Master’s in Human Kinetics. Most recently, she’s been a head coach with the Halton Region Volleyball Club, Team Ontario’s 16U women’s team, and worked with the OVA as High-Performance Coordinator and apprentice coach. Most recently, Neilson dawned the red and white assisting with the Youth National team program as they prepared for their appearance at World Championships in 2019. Neilson is also well-rounded at the administrative level, having developed and managed programming for the OVA’s high-performance plan and lead their high-performance athlete identification process. As a star outside hitter with the Varsity Blues, Neilson was named to the OUA all-star team three years in a row from 2013-15 and was named to the CIS National Championship All-Star team in 2015. The Port Coquitlam, B.C., native was also a two-time academic all-Canadian, and attended Volleyball Canada selection camps for the Senior A team in 2014 and the FISU Games team in 2015.  

Erica Nacarrato

Erica Nacarrato is a former OVA and OUA athlete and coach, spending her career competing for Ryerson University’s Varsity Women’s Volleyball team, and coaching for both the University of Waterloo Women’s Volleyball team and senior girls’ teams at Durham Attack Volleyball Club. Erica holds a Master’s Degree in Organizational Psychology, and spends much of her professional life working with high level executives and C-Suite members on their own personal leadership and team development.  

Natasha Spaling 

Natasha Spaling started her career as a member of the Waterloo Warriors Women's Volleyball team where she served as team captain for two seasons, team MVP and an OUA All-Star. After graduating with a degree in kinesiology from Waterloo, she went on to complete her Master's in Coaching from the University of Alberta, where she was an Assistant Coach with the University of Alberta Pandas volleyball team, earning two U SPORTS silver medals and a Canada West Conference Championship. Upon her return to Ontario, Spaling went on to be named head coach of Niagara College Knights Women's Volleyball program leading the team to an OCAA silver medal and a berth to the CCAA national championships.  After her time in Niagara, Spaling went on to take a position as an Assistant Coach at Queen's University for two years, during that time she also was involved in coaching with the Kingston Rock Volleyball Club. Natasha has been involved as a head, assistant and mentor coach with Team Ontario for multiple years and will be serving as an Assistant Coach with the 2022 Canada Games team. Natasha is currently an Assistant Coach with the Guelph Gryphons Women's Volleyball team where she also works as the Intercollegiate Coordinator for the Gryphons athletics department.  

Topics

Authentic Leadership  

This session is based on the theory that every individual has their own effective leadership style based on their inherent values and beliefs. This workshop will teach athletes to reflect on their own views on leadership, while discovering their own personal style. 

Values Based Leadership  

In this workshop, athletes will learn to navigate what really matters to them, explore their core values as a leader, and ultimately understand why learning and living to your values is a critical part of great leadership. 

Communications as a Leader  

In this workshop, athletes will understand why communication and communication skills are an integral part of being a leader, what characteristics of a good communicator and how to navigate challenging conversations as a listener and speaker. 

Schedule of presentations

  • October 17 @ 8:00 p.m.

  • October 31 @ 8:00 p.m.

  • November 14 @ 8:00 p.m.

  • November 28 @ 8:00 p.m.

Athlete responsibilities

17-18U athletes will be responsible to attend the four fall sessions (1 hour each). Each session will provide education on a different topic, provide instruction on how to teach the content to younger athletes and discuss takeaways from the topics they connect with.  Athletes will be assigned an OVA female coach mentor during this process. Athletes will meet with their coach mentor to discuss takeaways of each topic and to prepare for their presentation to their younger club athletes. In the new year, 17-18U athletes will lead at least one 45 min long provided presentation on the topic of leadership to the younger athletes of their own club. 

If you are interested in joining this program, please follow one of the links below to register. 

17/18U Athlete Registration

If you are a female OVA coach who would like to mentor 17-18U female athletes in the OVA, please use the following link to register. 

Female Mentor Coaches Registration Link

For general program inquiries, are asked to contact Lauren Breadner, OVA Athlete Development Lead at lbreadner@ontariovolleyball.org 


2021/22 Team Ontario Elite Roster Released

Congratulations to the athletes selected to participate in the 2021/22 Team Ontario Elite program! This program aims to provide a support system to identified 17U-18U athletes who have demonstrated a potential to play at the international level within a Junior National Team in 1-2 years. These athletes will participate in two training camps in 2021 following which a selection will be made of 12-14 athletes to attend a week long March Break training camp in 2022.

Girls Roster

Jessie Buck - Leaside

Claire Carter - Mountain Volleyball Club

Daryan Chadwick - Leaside

Giulia Chimilovski - Leaside

Briar Crerar

Abby Delamere - Titans Volleyball Club

Pascale Galarneau - Ottawa Mavericks

Christine Hachokake - Ottawa Mavericks

Isabella Henderson - KW Predators

Hailey Holland - Defensa

Mackenna Knox - Halton Hurricanes

Calinda Kok - Halton Hurricanes

Alexia Lemay-Evans - Northern Chill

Lauren MacPhail - Mountain Volleyball Club

Ella McVittie - Smash Raiders

Kennedy Millin - Mountain Volleyball Club

Oseremhen Audrey Odigie - Halton Hurricanes

Paige Owen - Mountain Volleyball Club

Lauren Perugini - Halton Hurricanes

Ella Piskorz - Halton Hurricanes

Jasmine Purakal - Evolution

Kennedy Stevens - Defensa

Maja Susa - South County Bandits

Julia Typa - Leaside

Maddison Vang - KW Predators

Delaney Watson - KW Predators

Anna Wilson - Halton Hurricanes

Olivia Zhu - KW Predators

Coaching Staff: Larissa Byckalo, Nathan Janzen, Gerry DeGirolamo & Lisa Watson

Boys Roster

Dennis Cota - Reach

Conor Doran - Thundercats

Jon Droppert - KW Predators

Leo Dufour - Ottawa Mavericks

Miguel Dumetz - Ottawa Mavericks

William Forhan - Reach

Cole Francis - Ottawa Mavericks

Daniil Hershtynovich - Thundercats

Michael Hickey - Reach

Alexander Ko - Reach

Jackie Lu - Reach

Will McIntyre - KW Predators

Owen Mellon - Pakmen

Nikola Mitrovic - Pakmen

Jacob Nowak - Pakmen

Lazar Paroski - Pakmen

Brady Paterson - KW Predators

Nathan Peters - Ottawa Fusion

Eric Reci - Reach

Kaleb Robinson - Niagara Rapids

Kaden Schmidt - Pakmen

Taydon Shantz - KW Predators

Gabe St. Pierre - KW Predators

Zachary Taylor - KW Predators

Reed Venning - Thundercats

Izaak Zabjek - KW Predators

Coaching Staff: LP Mainville & Danny Gosselin

 

For more information on Team Ontario Elite, you can visit our website here

2021 Team Ontario Rosters Announced

Congratulations to the athletes that were selected to the 2021 Team Ontario programs.

INDOOR Programs

Canada Games Bubble

Boys

Aidan Sciberras - Veno Volleyball Club

Alexander Dorling - Guelph Jr. Gryphons

Cole Francis - Ottawa Mavericks

Eric Reci - Pakmen

Eric Scott - Barrie Elites

Fehin Awobodu - MAC

Gabe St. Pierre - KW Predators

Haben Yohannes - Venom Volleyball Club

Izaak Zabjek - KW Predators

Jacob Schweyer - Northern Chill

Jasraj Nijjar - Pakmen

Kaden Schmidt - Pakmen

Kaleb Robinson - Niagara Rapids

Lazar Paroski - Pakmen

Liam Kinahan - KW Predators

Matthew Tautrims - MAC

Michael Hickey - REACH Volleyball Club

Nathan Peters - Ottawa Fusion

Reed Venning - Thundercats

Toby Jeffries - Niagara Rapids

Will McIntyre - KW Predators

William Forhan - REACH Volleyball Club

Zachary Taylor - KW Predators

Zack Reimer - Niagara Rapids

Girls

Abby Delamere - Titans Volleyball Association

Alexa Shields - Storm

Anna Scarfe - SKY Volley

Ava Ebert - Forest City Volleyball Club

Chayse Victoria - Halton Hurricanes

Ella Piskorz - Halton Hurricanes

Holly Biasi - Storm

Isabella Henderson - Halton Hurricanes

Isabella Tehrani - Halton Hurricanes

Jessica Andrews - KW Predators

Kaiya Tyson - Defensa

Kate Lamothe - Ottawa Mavericks

Lauren Perugini - Halton Hurricanes

Lauryn Hovey - KW Predators

Maddison Vang - KW Predators

Maddy Lutes - Storm

Madison Tuck - Georgetown Impact

Mikayla McBain - Halton Hurricanes

Oseremhen Odigie - Halton Hurricanes

Pascale Galarneau - Ottawa Mavericks

Payton Lightfoot - MVC

Rachael Capasso - Defensa

Sydney Scatcherd - Forest City Volleyball Club

Tara Garvey - Defensa


July 8th Team Ontario Bubble

Boys

Adam Johnston - Pakmen

Aidan Hooper - Milton Edge

Alexander Ko - REACH Volleyball Club

Andrew Lee-Valerio - REACH Volleyball Club

Antoine Cazabon - Ottawa Mavericks

Baxter Scholberg - Ottawa Mavericks

Brady Paterson - KW Predators

Cameron McGregor - Pakmen

Conor Doran - Thundercats

Edwin Yu - Ottawa Mavericks

Erik Sachik - Thundercats

Evan Moua - KW Predators

Griffin Grainger - Ottawa Fusion

Hayden White - Barrie Elites

Jackie Lu - REACH Volleyball Club

Jacob Nowak - Pakmen

Johnathan Droppert - KW Predators

Justin Gauthier-Barber - Ottawa Mavericks

Kaden Reid - Chatham Ballhawks

Kyler Francis - KW Predators

Leo Dufour - Ottawa Mavericks

Michael Dobell - Thundercats

Miguel Dumetz - Ottawa Mavericks

Nicky Fumo - Barrie Elites

Nicolas Losier - Ottawa Mavericks

Rahmane Ouattara - Milton Edge

Ryan Vriezema - Barrie Elites

Sallahuddin Khan - Oakville Thunder

Taydon Shantz - KW Predators

Yassein Elsayed - Milton Edge

Girls

Alexia Lemay-Evans - Northern Chill

Alona Clinansmith - KW Predators

Angelika Vidmar - Pakmen

Calinda Kok - Halton Hurricanes

Christine Hachokake - Ottawa Mavericks

Claire Carter - MVC

Cole Comia - REACH Volleyball Club

Daryan Chadwick - Leaside Volleyball Club

Delaney Watson - KW Predators

Emma Clements - SKY Volley

Eva Warwick - Storm

Giulia Chimilovski - Leaside Volleyball Club

Grace Melnick - Defensa

Hailey Holland - Defensa

Jasmine Purakal - Evolution Volleyball Club

Jessie Buck - Leaside Volleyball Club

Julia Typa - Leaside Volleyball Club

Kennedy Millin - MVC

Kennedy Stevens - Defensa

Kiera McCarles - Defensa

Lauren MacPhail - MVC

Lori-Ann Gaboury - Ottawa Mavericks

Mackenna Knox - Halton Hurricanes

Maja Susa - SKY Volley

Megan Di Francesco - Ancaster Lions

Meghan Kociancic - Pakmen

Olivia Zhu - KW Predators

Paige Owen - MVC

Reese Cholette - Leaside Volleyball Club

Robin Henshaw - Leaside Volleyball Club


July 20th Team Ontario Bubble

Boys

Aandon Burton - Barrie Elites

Adam Snider - KW Predators

Andon Kiriakou - Durham Attack

Brock Mackenzie - SNVC Thunder Bay

Cale Bast - Northern Chill

Caleb Huot - MAC

Daniel Naghavi - Thundercats

Daniel Nikashov - Thundercats

Darren Chiang - REACH Volleyball Club

Ethan Eiselt-Rolfe - Barrie Elites

Evan Kritz - Niagara Rapids

Ian Kennedy - Pakmen

Jack Egan - Ottawa Fusion

Jason Mcphee - Thundercats

Jonah Slootweg - Milton Edge

Jude Caruso - Northern Chill

Keagan Dunne - Thundercats

Kye Young - Pakmen

Kyle Perreault - Northern Chill

Logan Hand - KW Predators

Luke Galloway - REACH Volleyball Club

Nathan Gibbons - MAC

Nigel Mason - London Volleyball Club

Nolan Foley - Oakville Thunder

Nolan Hutton - KW Predators

Owen Pickering - Ottawa Fusion

Quinn Foley - Oakville Thunder

Ray Liu - Durham Attack

Thierry Mentor - Ottawa Mavericks

Thomas Dufour - Ottawa Mavericks

Girls

Ada Nunn - MVC

Alexandra Roberge - Niagara Rapids

Alexia Zaprianov - Halton Hurricanes

Anna Istratescu - Storm

Ava Connelly - MVC

Ava Vos - DRVC

Bridget Lyne - South County Bandits

Brooke Woolley - DRVC

Carina MacKinnon - REACH Volleyball Club

Cooper Jones - Halton Hurricanes

Darcie Buchanan - Ottawa Mavericks

Ella McVittie - Smash Raiders

Hannah Ropret - Pakmen

Hope Simpson - MVC

Jada Weir - Halton Hurricanes

Kailee Young - Pakmen

Kameryn Vanwallegham - Northern Chill

Katarina Lazdins - Smash Raiders

Lael Harrison - Scarborough Synergy

Layla Hassell - Pakmen

Lexi Nicholson Clarke - DRVC

Maddy Lamothe - Ottawa Mavericks

Madison Seo - Halton Hurricanes

Megan Hawkins - KW Predators

Mesoma Nsoedo - Pakmen

Mikayla Wong - Markham Unity

Mya Todosijevic - Titans Volleyball Club

Nadalina Jelicic - Pakmen

Sarah Bumstead - KW Predators

Victoria Potvin - Ottawa Mavericks


Beach programs

Satellite & FTG

Boys

Adam Johnston - Pakmen

Alexandru Ignat - Unity Volleyball Club

Brecken Morrison - Pakmen

Charlie Winser - Milton Edge

Christopher Tautrims - Pakmen

Colin Lash - Storm

Daniel Pickett - Bluewater Ballistix

Daniel Nikashov - Thundercats

Dejan Ljubicic - Leaside Volleyball Club

Dillan Morphet - MAC

Eric Reci - Pakmen

Ethan Olejnik - Kingston Rock

Evan Kritz - Niagara Rapids

Harrison Wilson - Northern Chill

Jack Stanley - Durham Attack

Jacob Nowak - Pakmen

Liam Thomas - Barrie Elites

Matthew McCarvell - Leaside Volleyball Club

Matt Rugosi - Pakmen

Michael Dobell - Thundercats

Oliver Toomes - Unity Volleyball Club

Reed Venning - Thundercats

Simon Bourne - Ottawa Fusion

William Egan - Ottawa Fusion

Wyatt Lightfoot - MAC

Girls

Angelika Vidmar - Pakmen

Anna Istratescu - Storm

Ashlynn Freiburger - KW Predators

Brianne Whalen - MVC

Briar Crerar - Pakmen

Brooke Woolley - DRVC

Burkleigh Smith - Titans Volleyball Club

Calinda Kok - Halton Hurricanes

Cameron Knifton - Titans Volleyball Club

Caroline Dubrovski - Phoenix

Claire Carter - MVC

Emma Braticevic - Pakmen

Emma Kunaus - Titans Volleyball Club

Jordyn Beneteau - South County Bandits

Kiki Drozd - Storm

Maia Dan - KW Predators

Maya McNabney - MVC

Meghan Vrolyk - KW Predators

Rachael O’Dell - Scorpions Volleyball Club

Robin Henshaw - Leaside Volleyball Club

Sarah Incitti - SKY Volley

Syree Tucker - Scorpions Volleyball Club

Thea Ziesmann - Titans Volleyball Club


Team Ontario Academy: Register Now!

Are you looking for another opportunity to develop in volleyball this summer?

The Team Ontario Academy (TOA) online program was created in order to make sure athletes and coaches still have a chance to stay connected to both the indoor and beach Team Ontario high performance pathways. 

TOA will offer support to athletes based on the Athlete Insights program. Coaches and sport science professionals will lead live sessions with athletes to help them further their understanding of concepts related to technical, psychological, physical and life skills. All programming will be done virtually. 

This virtual program will be a great complement to any in-person training opportunity athletes may have access to this summer, whether indoors, on the beach or on grass.  

For more program information and how to register, visit our website: https://teamontariovolleyball.org/-team-ontario-academy

On June 3rd, we held an information session on the Academy. To view the recording please visit:

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Coaches Needed for the 2021 Team Ontario Academy

Your opportunity to enter the Team Ontario coaching pathway

The Ontario Volleyball Association (OVA) is committed to providing athletes and coaches with quality development opportunities through the Team Ontario programs. The Team Ontario Academy (TOA) online program will be back in 2021 to make sure athletes and coaches still have a chance to stay connected to both the indoor and beach Team Ontario high performance pathways during the pandemic.

The OVA is looking for coaches interested in professional development to be part of the 2021 edition of the Team Ontario Academy. Participation in this program is the first step towards accessing coaching opportunities further up in the Team Ontario coaching pathway. The selected coaches will be mentored and supported through the program. 

The coach development priorities are to:

  • Develop inquiry-based coaching skills

  • Develop and apply leadership skills in a provincial level program

  • Understand the beach and indoor Team Ontario principles of play

  • Become familiar with the Team Ontario culture, mission and values

The Team Ontario Academy is an integrated program combining both indoor and beach volleyball. As part of the program, coaches will be responsible for delivering sessions to athletes in both disciplines. Coaching experience in both disciplines is not required. Coaches will be supported by experienced Team Ontario coaches from both the indoor and beach streams. 

Apply before May 12th by completing the Application Form and sending in the required documents.

Detailed information can be found in the Team Ontario Academy Coach Role Description. 

 
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Team Ontario Academy Coach Role Description

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Team Ontario Academy Application Form

2021 Athlete Development Programs Update

2021 Team Ontario Updates

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The plans for 2021 summer Athlete Development Programs have been released. On April 6th, the Athlete Development Team held a Town Hall to discuss the different Team Ontario program options. The recording of the Town Hall can be found here:

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Due to current COVID-19 restrictions, a number of programs have been updated in order to have the best chance to run this summer. All Team Ontario program updates can be found throughout the teamontariovolleyball.org website.

Athlete’s can apply to Team Ontario through an Application Process that can be found on our new online platform, Athlete Insights. Registration for the Athlete Insights Program is live and Team Ontario Applications are due on April 30, 2021.

Questions? Contact lbreadner@ontariovolleyball.org