July 27, 2023 Congratulations to all of the Alberta Summer Games Zone Teams on an awesome weekend of beach volleyball. On behalf of Volleyball Alberta and our teams, thank you to all of the volunteers, staff, and organizers that made the Games such a great experience! After a full round robin and several exciting playoff […]

July 25, 2023: September 16 – 24, 2023 marks the nineth annual National Coaches Week.   It is a time to celebrate the positive impact coaches have on athletes and their communities across Canada.   The annual campaign is an opportunity to recognize coaches for the integral role they play by saying #ThanksCoach. Sport Organizations are encouraged […]

Posted: July 13, 2023 JOIN THE REFEREE ADVISORY GROUP! Join the Volleyball Alberta Referee Leadership Advisory Group (RLAG) as our Provincial Lead – Administrative Leadership and Strategy and take charge of administrative operations with a touch of leadership expertise working with our RRC and Courtside Coordinator. As the Provincial Lead – Administrative Leadership and Strategy, you will […]

Posted: July 11, 2023 Volleyball Canada Announces 2024 Youth Nationals Dates July 6, 2023: Volleyball Canada is proud to announce the dates and locations for the 2024 Youth National Championships, highlighted by a festival atmosphere, twelve-day event in Edmonton, Alberta. From May 15 to 26, 2024, Edmonton will play host to the 14UB through 18U […]

Posted: June 30, 2023 2023 Team Alberta Training Centres begin Monday! We are thrilled to have the following athletes in our 2023 Team Alberta Indoor Program. Congratulations to the following athletes who have been invited to the Team Alberta Training Centre! 17U Boys: Cole Barlage , Cole Czepuryk , Cooper Bourke , Drew Dykstra , Ethan […]

Posted: July 11, 2023 The North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) are being held July 15-23 in Kjipuktuk (Halifax), Dartmouth, Millbrook First Nation, Sipekne’katik. The Games will bring together more than 5,000 athletes, coaches and team staff from 756 Indigenous Nations to celebrate, share and reconnect through sport and culture.  Volleyball is one of sixteen sports […]

Posted: June 30, 2023 Volleyball Alberta Participant Fee Structure 2023-2024 Volleyball Alberta announces its Membership, Premier & Provincial Event Fee Structure for the 2023/24 competition season, as approved by the Volleyball Alberta Board of Directors on June 24, 2023. All Volleyball Alberta (VA) and Volleyball Canada (VC) registrations will be done on the Volleyball Registration […]

Posted: June 29, 2023 We are thrilled to have the following athletes and coaches in our 2023 Team Alberta Beach Program!  Team Alberta Beach 16U Men: Perrin Bazant/Jason Guo, Darvn Wang/Brock Reinsch, Casey Needham/Makai Yoo, Head Coach: Ben Saxton Team Alberta Beach 16U Women: Ally Doty/Jocelyn Guo, Addison Clement/Katherine Li, Aimee Layzell/Sarah Thompson, Ave Kryway/Maddie Tudor, Head […]

Posted: June 29, 2023 What an incredible summer for Beach Volleyball! So far we have seen increasing team registrations at each event, which is AMAZING! We are thrilled! But more teams means we need more courts and tweaking a few logistics to make it all work SO Volleyball Alberta would like to know sooner than […]

Posted: June 29, 2023 Volleyball Alberta is extremely excited to announce the release of this year’s beach provincial gear pre-orders. We had a huge response to our Instagram survey and are proud to release the design. The online order form is now open. Order yours today!   https://volleyballalberta.formstack.com/forms/2023_beach_provincial_shirt_order_form Looking forward to seeing teams rocking the […]

June 21, 2023  Volleyball Alberta is proud to announce our 2023 Alberta Summer Games Teams. Athletes competed at Zone Playoffs or Tryouts for the chance to represent their Zone at the Summer Games, which will be held in Okotoks & Black Diamond from July 20-23.  Congratulations to the athletes on their selection and good luck […]

NEW WORKSHOP – NCCP Development Coach  (LG0623)DATE: June 19 – 28, 2023DELIVERY: Online live facilitated modulesCOST: $150PREREQUISITE: Foundations of Volleyball eLearning Module, https://coach.volleyball.ca/ REGISTRATION OPENS Saturday, June 03, 2023 at 6:00pm MT.  Volleyball Canada Coaching Centre (register early, numbers are capped at 16 coaches to facilitate the workshop effectively) DEADLINE: Wednesday, June 18, 2023 Workshop ScheduleMonday, June 19 – 6:30pm-7:00pm (Introduction)Wednesday, June 21 – 6:30pm-9:00pm (Module […]

Posted: 05 June 2023 Play to Lead – Unleashing Women’s Power Through Sport Play to Lead – program focuses on enabling high-school aged female participants from low-income families to become leaders in sport and through sport, by offering participants an opportunity to:  This year, Play to Lead will bring together 200 female-identifying high-school athletes and their coaches to participate in a […]

Posted: May 29, 2023 The 2023-2024 Signing & Tryout process for 16U-18U athletes allows clubs to re-sign athletes who have played in the current season (2022-23).  We understand this will involve certain decisions to be made by athletes and clubs and acknowledge some tough conversations will occur.  We encourage everyone to be open, honest, and transparent within […]

Posted: May 1, 2023 Congratulations Kandis Mcleod on winning Volleyball Alberta’s May 9-20, 2023 50/50 cash raffle! Winning ticket number: C-1298 Winner takes $200.00 The draw took place at the Volleyball Alberta South office on May 23, 2023 using Rafflebox RNG. Your support is greatly appreciated! More info on this raffle can be found on […]

May 19, 2023 Below is clarification and updated details on the 2023-24 Indoor Tryout & Signing Policy. A reminder to everyone that the 2022-2023 Indoor Season of Play runs until May 31. This means athletes are still committed to their current clubs as Letters of Intent expire at the end of the VA Club Season (May 31). Athletes […]

May 8, 2023 With this raffle, Volleyball Alberta is partnering to support Volleyball Canada’s Para National Program in pursuit of the podium at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. Our Go For Gold raffle will open May 9th at 8:00 AM and will close May 20th at 11:59 PM with the draw taking place at […]

May 19, 2023 Volleyball Alberta’s Hall of Fame was officially opened with the first inductions on June 12th, 2004 at the 2004 Awards Banquet in Edmonton. The Hall of Fame awards are presented to recognize outstanding achievements in Volleyball Alberta. The awards are presented in the following 5 categories: Athlete, Team, Coach, Referee, and Builder. […]

May 16, 2023 For the first time ever, the sport, physical activity and recreation (SPAR) sector has come together to provide a common voice for the provincial election advocacy. A group of SPAR leaders have been working hard behind the scenes over the past year to develop the SPAR Matters campaign which includes the Election […]

May 9, 2023 A working group of club coaches & directors was formed to review Volleyball Alberta’s signing and tryout process; they researched options based on the challenges and circumstances with the current Letter of Intent (LOI) policy. We understand that many clubs outside of the major centres do not utilize an early signing process […]

April 26, 2023 We were filled with immense sadness upon learning about the passing of Rob ‘Skip’ Meckling.  Known to some as “Mr. Volleyball”, our former Team Alberta Indoor Coach (2010-2013) served as a dedicated member of our sports community for over thirty-five years. His many notable accomplishments and accolades were well earned as he […]

Posted: April 28, 2023 Our Volleywire newsletters are packed with important information, club volleyball updates, Volleyball Alberta seasonal programs, Team Alberta announcements, coaches corner, referees corner, tips for parents, employment opportunities, and more! In case you missed our latest edition, you can view it here: April 2023 Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter to keep up to […]

Posted: May 1, 2023 Congratulations Jill Hankins on winning Volleyball Alberta’s April 29-30, 2023 50/50 cash raffle! Winning ticket number: C-1562 Winner takes $ 400.00 The draw took place at the Volleyball Alberta South office on May 1, 2023 using Rafflebox RNG. Your support of the Team Alberta program is much appreciated! For more info […]

Posted: April 24, 2023 Congratulations Lance Farwell on winning Volleyball Alberta’s April 22-23, 2023 50/50 cash raffle! Winning ticket number: D-1276 Winner takes $ 365.00 The draw took place at the Volleyball Alberta South office on April 24, 2023 using Rafflebox RNG. Your support of the Team Alberta program is much appreciated! For more info […]