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Re-Signing & Club Approval dates
August 1-23:
Clubs register to participate in re-signing and Fall Tryout Periods.
September 8:
Recommended for clubs to participate in an Open House.
September 8-11:
Opportunity to re-sign 15U-18U athletes only
October 6-9:
Opportunity to re-sign 13U-14U athletes only
To see the full Indoor Signing and Tryout Process for the 2024-2025 season: General Information – Volleyball Alberta. We will be populating more information for clubs and athletes over the coming months.
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Fundraisers
Volleyball Alberta's casino is scheduled for July 13 & 14, 2024 in Edmonton at the Grand Villa Casino (downtown ICE District in Rogers Place). In past cycles, VA’s Executive Council, Board of Directors, Referees, Club Members, VA Staff, Friends, & Family have been very gracious in offering some time to help with this program, and we're hoping some of you are able to sign up for a shift or two. If you live outside of Edmonton but may know someone in the area who could work a shift, please forward them this information. Included in the “sign up link” is a schedule indicating positions, shifts and availability. Please sign up today! We are looking for 18 adults on both days. Proceeds from the casino will go to aid Volleyball Alberta programs as approved by the AGLC. More information is posted on our website's latest news story: Call for Casino Volunteers
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Volleyball Alberta is proud to announce the 2024 Mikasa Achievement Award Recipients.
For more information on the awards, please visit our Mikasa Achievement Awards page.
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Incoming Inductees - Class of 2024
Three outstanding contributors to our volleyball community are being called to the Volleyball Alberta Hall of Fame as the Class of 2024.
We are honoured to welcome:
- Blair Bann, Athlete.
- Laurie Eisler, Coach.
- Leigh Goldie, Builder.
To view a list of Volleyball Alberta’s Hall of Fame Inductees and their bios, please visit the Hall of Fame page on our website.
The Awards Ceremony is being held on Saturday, June 22 in Red Deer. 2024 is a special milestone year for Volleyball Alberta as we are celebrating our 50th Anniversary as the official governing body for volleyball in Alberta (established in June 1974). We are also commemorating 20 years since the inaugural Hall of Fame induction ceremony in 2004. So much to celebrate and acknowledge, so let’s make this a grand reunion and a time to reconnect with friends old and new! Tickets can be reserved by emailing info@volleyballalberta.ca. We look forward to seeing you!
Latest News Story
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SUMMER CAMPS
Looking for a great way to learn volleyball? Join the FUN in an open, inclusive, non-competitive learning environment for kids ages 6-11 years old for Volleyball Alberta's Smashball Camps!
SMASHBALL is volleyball for kids aged 6-12 played on a modified court in a 3 vs 3 format. There are 5 progressive levels that provide a fun, safe and developmentally appropriate environment for kids to learn volleyball. In SMASHBALL you get to learn to smash/spike right away, there is lots of time to play and learn the cycle of actions that is used in full 6 vs 6 volleyball.
Both of our camps have morning (9 am -12 pm) or afternoon (1 pm - 4 pm) options available for ages 6-8 and 9-11.
Edmonton Camp: July 15-18 (4 days)
Spruce Grove Camp: August 19-22 (4 days)
Cost is $225.00 + tax per half-day camp.
For any questions, please contact Dia Syed at earlystages@volleyballalberta.ca
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BEACH PROGRAMS EDMONTON
Youth Beach Programs and Adult Leagues at John Fry Park in Edmonton started last week.
Beginner Level Beach Skill Development (12U-14U)
- starting Wednesday, June 5 (in-progress)
- starting Wednesday, July 3 (open)
Youth Beach Skill Development (14U-17U)
- starting Tuesday, June 4 (in-progress)
- starting Tuesday, July 9 (open)
Youth Coed 2’s League (14U-17U)
- starts Thursday, June 6, 2024 (in-progress)
- starting Thursday, July 11 (waitlist)
Adult League registrations are now closed.
Good luck to all the teams participating in the Women's 2's. Coed 4's, and Men's 2's league nights.
If the program is full, please add yourself to the waitlist as we may be able to expand!
Visit our Beach Youth Edmonton Programs page for more information.
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BEACH TOURNAMENTS
Beach season has been both crazy and awesome so far this year! We have blown away our previous year's registrations. We have been expanding the beach tournaments into multiple locations and cities this year! We are moving into our fourth weekend and will have a brief break before heading back to Sylvan! We have seen great volleyball action and excellent sportsmanship, keep up the great work!
We are currently working on increasing capacity in the beach tournaments even more in hopes of getting more teams participating. Although this has been challenging, we have been working very hard to achieve this goal. As mentioned, we have two weeks of Sylvan tournaments coming up in July, and then back to Calgary where we will host two separate provincial events.
This has also been the first year we brought back adult tournaments to the beach scene. Although registrations are low, we are looking forward to the June 22-23 weekend for our first adult beach tournament since 2019.
Thanks to all the parents and athletes for creating a need for beach development. We are eager and excited to watch this sport grow!
Youth Beach Tournaments page: click here
Adult Beach Tournaments page: click here
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After a months-long selection process and thorough evaluation of hundreds of athletes, we're excited to announce all invitations to the Team AB Training Center for 15U girls, 15/16U boys, and 16U girls have been sent out. Additionally, following last month's 17U Selection Camp, we're thrilled to release the finalized competition team rosters for our 17U Men and Women teams.
The Team Alberta Training Camp will begin on July 7th and run until the 22nd. By July 13th, the 15U and 16U programs will have further evaluated athletes and solidified their finalized competition team rosters. After this training period, all teams will showcase their skills at the Canada Cup in Calgary, taking place at the Seven Chiefs Sportsplex & Jim Starlight Centre from July 24th to the 28th.
Thank you to all athletes who applied and congratulations to those selected. We are incredibly excited to welcome athletes to the Training Center and help them prepare to represent the province on a national stage.
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St. John's 2025 Canada Summer Games Beach Team Announcement
Held every two years, alternating between winter and summer, the Canada Games are the country’s marquee event for amateur sport representing the highest level of national competition for thousands of up-and-coming Canadian athletes. As the best in their age group, these young competitors come to the Games having trained long and hard to be among those chosen to represent their respective province or territory.
Volleyball Alberta held a Canada Games Beach Training Group selection camp in Calgary last weekend and are thrilled to have the following athletes in our 2024 Team Alberta Beach Program.
Women: Alexa Landmark, Ella Layzell, Erika Bang, Kiara Keibel, Sasha Pasloski, Veronica Hmelevski. Head Coach: Erik Peterson.
Men: Brandon Burnside, Cole Czepuryk, Mason Doering, Thomas Andersen. Head Coach: Corey Cowper.
The athletes will train throughout the summer and compete in the Vancouver Open, Calgary Open, and Volleyball Alberta Provincials.
2025 Canada Games website
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Team Alberta Beach
Volleyball Alberta is hosting a high performance training and identification camp for 16U and 18U athletes interested in the Team AB Beach program.
The selection camp will be hosted in Calgary on June 22 – 23, 2024. ✨ Registration closes June 19th.
Registration is open on the Sportlomo VA-Events Registration portal.
For more information, please visit:
https://www.volleyballalberta.ca/beach-team-ab/
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Volleyball Alberta Performance Planning Seminar Series
Volleyball Alberta and the Canadian Sport Institute Alberta are offering a series of workshops guiding an open learning opportunity for performance planning. This series will facilitate a guided series through the development of training objectives for a season, and the corresponding programming and load management recommendations during an athlete's complete year of training for a club volleyball season in order to achieve identified athletic objectives in the correct sequences and at the most appropriate times of the year.
Training principles covered in these 90 minute workshops have been developed through sport science, and participants will be asked to explore the application of these training phases to their own coaching practices for young athletes within the sport of volleyball.
Workshop Dates:
Monday, June 17th - Training Phase 1 - "General Preparation"
Monday, June 24th - Training Phase 2 - "Specific Preparation"
No session July 1st (Canada Day)
Monday, July 8th - Training Phase 3 - "Pre-Competition"
Wednesday, July 17th - Training Phase 4 - "Competition"
All sessions will be hosted online. It is recommended that participants attend and actively participate in all 4 sessions, however all sessions will be recorded and sent out to all registered participants following the conclusion of each session. This event is available only to VA members with a “Leader” membership.
See https://volleyballalberta.ca/clinics-and-symposiums/ for more information and how to register.
Contact Ben Saxton at highperformance@volleyballalberta.ca if you have any questions.
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2024/25 Membership Registration
Key dates:
• July 29: New season membership registration guides will be posted on our website.
• August 1: New season membership registration forms and club approval application forms open.
• August 31: Current season memberships expire.
• Sept 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2025: Membership year.
2024/25 Memberships purchased in August will have a status of future start date. Members in this status are considered registered and active. On September 1, the member status will automatically update to show the active status on the member ID card in Sportlomo profiles and will be valid until August 31, 2025. Future start date and active status members will be able to register for new season clinics (referee and coach clinics) and programs (GO Sports Programs and sanctioned club activities).
The Volleyball Alberta Membership year is September 1 to August 31 of each year. Volleyball Alberta requires Players, Coaches, Referees, and Club Personnel to become members prior to acting within the scope of their duties on behalf of Volleyball Canada (VC), Volleyball Alberta (VA), and affiliated Clubs. An active membership is required to register for any of our programs and events and must have a valid email address.
Volleyball Alberta registrations are all done online on the Volleyball Registration System (VRS) – Powered by SportLoMo since 2021/22. Please go to volleyballalberta.ca > Registration > How To Register page for all your registration needs and registration guides.
Insurance
As of May 3, 2024, please be advised that Volleyball Alberta has recently changed its Insurance Broker to NFP Canada Corp. The limits of liability and coverage remain the same with K&K. New certificates are available for the 2024-2025 term, expiring 2025/06/01.
As of June 1st, 2024, we are now accepting certificate of insurance requests for the 2024/2025 season from registered clubs. We ask that clubs submit 1 form with their full list of potential gym rentals needing to be named on the COI in the initial request to lessen the number of emails we need to relay to the insurance office and to speed up the process and turnaround time. The COI request form link can be found on our website > About > Insurance > expand the COI section banner. When listing the facility, city/town, and school board (specific schools do not need to be named; naming the School Board includes all of its schools), please make sure the certificate holder’s Name, Address and Postal Code are included for each. Additional COIs may be requested throughout the season.
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Did you know the Abuse-Free Sport Helpline is free and available to all Canadians? If you have questions about maltreatment or discrimination in sport, professionally-trained operators will:
➡️ Listen and provide support;
➡️ Advise you on the reporting process; and
➡️ Refer you to the relevant reporting mechanism for your individual situation, as well as other resources.
Anonymous, confidential and bilingual, the Abuse-Free Sport Helpline is open 7 days a week, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
https://abuse-free-sport.ca/helpline
October 2023 Announcement To All Stakeholders
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