Summer wrapped up on the youth beach volleyball season on August 21 with the final day of youth nationals coming to a close.  The Alberta Beach provincial team athletes arrived in Toronto on August 14 and spent several days training with the Ontario provincial teams prior to participating in Youth Beach Nationals.  All 12 teams who participated showed great improvements throughout […]

During the Volleyball Summit hosted by Volleyball Alberta in June, the Season of Play & Signing Date were discussed in depth. Volleyball Alberta has adopted an official Signing Policy using an offer & commitment process for the 2016-17 season. The following reasons outline the decision to adopt the new policy: Volleyball Alberta has outlined important […]

Canada’s men’s volleyball team are at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. It’s been a long 24 year drought, so come out and celebrate with Edmonton’s Volleyball Community. In their first match, Canada beat 5th world ranked USA in straight sets.  Next up for Canada is NORCECA rival Mexico, come watch it FREE on a Big Theatre Screen at […]

The Canadian Women’s Sitting Volleyball Team will be playing five matches against the Netherlands as part of their final preparations for the Rio Paralympics. https://www.facebook.com/events/276173662740162/ Admission is FREE and all games are at the Saville Community Sports Centre on Court 7A. The times are as follows:Friday August 5: 10am & 6pmSaturday August 6: 10am & 6pmSunday August 7: 9am Come […]

The 2016 Alberta Summer Games were held in Leduc over the July 15-17 weekend.  On the men’s side Zone 8 came away with the gold medal while on the women’s side it was Zone 4 who won the final.  Thank you to all the volunteers who helped make the weekend such a great success! Final Standings  […]

Team Alberta had some great performances and results at the National Team Challenge Cup (NTCC), headlined by the women’s 17U and 18U teams who met up in the gold medal final. The 17U team came out on top winning 3-1 in a very close match. Also on the women’s side, Alberta Blue defeated Ontario Black to bring home a […]

Updates posted in red: Already planning for the 2017 Indoor Volleyball Season? Here’s a peak at Volleyball Alberta’s 2017 Indoor Tournament Schedule. Locations and venues will be released in October/November and as we secure additional facilities. 2017 Volleyball Alberta Indoor Tournament Schedule *This schedule is subject to change – DRAFT version 1* published July 6th, […]

Volleyball Alberta is pleased to announce that HTG Sports has signed on to be its new Housing Partner.  The multi-year partnership will ensure our clubs and teams receive excellent service, quality hotels and great rates at Volleyball Alberta Host Hotels To read press release click here

The Team Alberta program is set to begin another summer of training and competition. The athletes check in for the program on June 30th in Edmonton: they will spend the first couple of days traning at the University of Alberta before heading back to the Saville Community Sports Centre.  Just under 150 athletes from three different age […]

Volleyball Alberta held two weekends of selection camps for the 16U and 18U Team Alberta Beach Programs.  Tryouts were held in Calgary in June and over the two day selections the coaches selected the following athletes who will represent Team Alberta at the provincial championships in Calgary, as well as at the national championshiops in Toronto this […]

Congratulations to former Volleyball Alberta Staff Member Kerry MaDonald on his new position as Head Coach with the UBC Thunderbirds Men’s Volleyball Program! With files from UBC Thunderbirds VANCOUVER – The UBC men’s volleyball team has a new head coach whose resume includes both a CIS National Championship and experience within Canada’s national team system. […]

Volleyball Alberta is excited to introduce two new programs in conjunction with its Sylvan Lake Volleyball Camp – the Sylvan Lake Half Week Camp and the Sylvan Lake Position Specific Camp.  Wether you are looking to improve your game with high level training or just have a great time on the court, these new programs are great ways […]

Volleyball Alberta is proud to announce the athletes who will be representing us as part of our Team Alberta Indoor program this summer.   Selection Camp #1 took place in Edmonton April 30, while Selection Camp #2 ran in Calgary from May 21-23, 2016. We would like to thank all of the athletes who participated in the camps!  While […]

Congratulations to all our Alberta medalists from the 16U West Volleyball Canada Championships held in Calgary, AB May 21-23, 2016! Our 16U Boys claimed the SILVER medal in Division 1 Tier 1. Congratulations to the Nooks Blue team!   The Nooks Blue Edmonton squad lost to Durham Attack (Ontario)  2-0 (28-26, 25-23) in a very close final. In the Tier 1 Bronze medal match, the Red Deer Central Alberta Kings lost […]

Congratulations to all our Alberta medalists from the 17U & 18U Volleyball Canada Men’s Championships held in Saskatoon May 13-15, 2016! Our 18U Men claimed both the GOLD and BRONZE medals in Division 1 Tier 1; Congratulations to both the FOG Black 18 and Canuck Dinos 18 teams.  The Edmonton FOG Black squad defeated the Pakmen Gold from Mississauga 2-1 (25-20, 27-25, 15-12) […]

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 annually to recognize outstanding achievements in Volleyball Alberta. The awards are presented in the following 5 categories: Athlete, Team, Coach, Official, and Builder. Volleyball Alberta […]

Congratulations to all our Alberta medalists from the 17U & 18U Volleyball Canada Championships held in Edmonton May 6-8, 2016! Our 18U Women brought home some serious hardware, claiming both the GOLD and BRONZE medals in Division 1 Tier 1; Congratulations to both the Dinos 18 and Pandas 18 teams.  Alberta athletes Hilary Howe (Dinos 18), […]

Welcome back to the beach!  Tournament registration is now open for all adult and youth events kicking off with Senior High provincials May 28 and the first adult event in Edmonton on June 18th.  Make sure to check out our player handbook for updated rules and regulations and reminder that there is a new late […]

Volleyball Alberta needs your input.  We are collecting our stakeholder opinions and information on topics to be discussed at the June 18, 2016 Volleyball Alberta Summit.  Some of the topics include our season of play, tryout process and our competition format.  We appreciate your feedback as we work together to provide the best possible development […]

Congratulations to Volleyball Alberta’s President Leigh Goldie on 41 wonderful years at Grand Prairie Regional College! To read more about his Legacy please refer to the news article:http://www.dailyheraldtribune.com/2016/04/24/leighs-legacy

Call for Nominations | Mikasa Achievement Awards 2016 The Mikasa Achievement Awards are presented to athletes, coaches, officials and volunteers who have made an outstanding contribution to volleyball in Alberta for the indoor club season.  Award nominations are based on the following criteria:

To: Club Contacts & CoachesRe: Neutral Minor Officiating Program Policy Change Volleyball Alberta would like to sincerely thank the large number of coaches and club directors who took the time to reply to our survey in regards to the Neutral Minor Officiating Program. The responses provided thoughtful and detailed explanations about the respondents’ position on […]

Our Team Alberta North volleyball teams had a fantastic week at the Arctic Winter Games in Nuuk, Greenland. Both teams went undefeated through the round robin, and advanced to the gold medal finals.  The women’s team had a great battle against Alaska, but came up a little short in the fifth set 25-18, 14-25, 23-25, 25-17, 9-15, bringing home silver.  The […]

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