Volleyball Canada applauds the new Abuse-Free Sport National Registry Volleyball Canada supports the recent launch of the Abuse-Free Sport National Registry as another tool to enhance sport safety in Canada. “We were very encouraged that the National Registry was launched and view this as another important step to improve sport safety in Canada,” said Mark Eckert, […]

Volleyball Alberta is introducing a Cash Raffle to our Provincial Championship weekends! To play, please scan the QR Code at your Provincial Championship venue. The on-site venue coordinator can help you find the poster to scan & play! Funds raised by this raffle will go towards supporting our Team Alberta programs. 2024 Provincials, Raffle Dates: April […]

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: March 27 2024 Newsletter March 01 2024 Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter to keep up […]

26 March 2024 Volleyball Alberta Provincial Championships are fast approaching!Head Coaches are required to have all 2024 Mandatory Requirements completed: As well, Head Coaches must have the appropriate NCCP Certification status at the Development Coach and/or Advanced Development Coach levels.   Volleyball Alberta has developed a 2024 Volleyball Alberta Provincial Championship Coach Eligibility Exemption Request Form Exemption […]

Casino volunteers needed for the 2024 Volleyball Alberta Casino Volleyball Alberta has been slotted to host a casino on 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 […]

COORDINATOR, EARLY STAGES & CAMPS (Part-Time) Volleyball Alberta is hiring for the full-time position of COORDINATOR, EARLY STAGES & CAMPS (Part-Time) based in Edmonton (Calgary office may be considered but Edmonton is strongly preferred).  All interested individuals must submit a cover letter and resume by e-mail to the Selection Committee c/o Jen Telfer at pathways@volleyballalberta.ca by Tuesday April 2, 2024. […]

Celebrating Excellence: Shawn Shepherd Wins Volleyball Canada’s 2023 Dennis Pomeroy Leadership Award We are thrilled to announce that Shawn Shepherd, a dedicated member of Volleyball Alberta, has been awarded the prestigious Dennis Pomeroy Leadership Award by the Volleyball Canada Referees’ Association. This award honors individuals who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in developing volleyball referees at […]

Volleyball Canada (VC) will be hosting the 2024 National Championships in Edmonton, Alberta from May 15th– 26th, 2024. Volleyball Canada is looking for Event Crew as they host 14U boys, and 15U- 18U girls and boys club teams from across the country under one roof at the Edmonton EXPO Centre. Teams from across Canada will […]

The Volleyball Alberta (VA) Annual General Meeting was held in Red Deer on Saturday, December 9, 2023. Prior to welcoming our 2023-2024 Directors, we need to thank our outgoing directors. We would like to thank the following outgoing Directors as we recognize their completed terms of service: Bruce Edwards – 5 years of service (2018-19, […]

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: November 2023 Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter to keep up to date with everything Volleyball […]

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: October 2023 Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter to keep up to date with everything Volleyball […]

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 […]