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National Coaches Week is a week-long public awareness campaign that encourages people in Canada to say thanks and to celebrate the tremendous positive impact coaches have on athletes and their communities. This week puts a spotlight on coaches and gives this, largely volunteer, integral part of Canadian sport a thanks.
With events held across the province and country to celebrate coaching, National Coaches Week provides coaches with the recognition they deserve for the time they devote to ensuring people in Canada live an active, healthy lifestyle. This week, encourage yourself to say thanks coach!
Throughout September, all NCCP multi-sport modules will be discounted up to 50% off, and all Core Training modules will be $25. Take advantage of the FREE eLearning modules offered during National Coaches Week!
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Upcoming Volleyball Alberta Development Coach Workshops
- October 10, 17, 21, 24, 2024 (LG1024)
- October 16, 20, 24, 27, 2024 (CH1024)
- November 04, 07, 12, 14, 2024 (LG1124)
- November 06, 07, 08, 10, 2024 (CH1124)
For more info and to register, please visit our website:
https://www.volleyballalberta.ca/coaches-courses-education/
More workshops will be offered in December and in the New Year! Register early, numbers are capped to facilitate the workshop effectively.
Volleyball Canada requires all head coaches to have a minimum of Development Coach Workshop to earn their Trained status for VC Nationals. Similarly, Volleyball Alberta has the same NCCP requirement for eligibility for Provincial Championships.
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Leaders
Effective Complaint Management & Interviewing in Sports: This training is available for Directors, Board, Staff and Volunteers involved in volleyball organizations. We strongly encourage every club to assign 1 representative to attend this training. Dates: September 24, October 1 & October 8 from 7-9pm MST. Click on the following link for more Information & Registration Details.
September 25 is Alberta Concussion Awareness Day! For more info on resources available in Alberta: Alberta Sport.
National Concussion Awareness Week is Sep 23-29, 2024. Volleyball Alberta Concussion Resources are available on our website: Club General Information page
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Good luck to all athletes and clubs participating in the Fall Tryouts. We encourage everyone to refer to the 2024-2025 Tryout & Signing Process for details and information. Volleyball Alberta and the Alberta Schools' Athletic Association (ASAA) would like to clarify a point in the VA & ASAA Joint Memo. 15U aged High School athletes can participate in the 15U tryout week (September 29-October 6), in the same spirit as the 16U-18U tryouts (without eligibility ramifications).
LOI registries and additional information can be found on our website, under the 2025 Indoor Signing & Tryouts heading.
Please read through the posted documents on our website, Club General Info page, and familiarize yourself with the forms and resources linked on this page that may be of interest to you, your club, teams and parents: https://www.volleyballalberta.ca/club_general_info/
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As athletes are preparing for the Fall and Winter Tryout Periods, we have created a resource to help guide the decision to select which club(s) you would like to try out for and things to consider prior to signing a Volleyball Alberta Letter of Intent (VA LOI).
volleyballalberta.ca > Indoor > Club > General Info Page > under the 2025 Indoor Signing & Tryouts section: Club Volleyball Considerations for Athletes & Families.pdf
Find a Club Click on the club name to find a link to their website for more information on club programs, teams, tryouts and opportunities.
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Preview of what you can find on our website Club General Info page: | | |
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Looking to gain some volleyball experience? We have spots still open in our GO Sports Edmonton Tripleball (ages 12-13) and our GO League (ages 14-17). These programs will focus on skill and game play that kids and youth can take back to their school or club!
These programs are great for kids new to volleyball or having some experience. The goal is to provide the foundational skills kids and youth need to be successful in the game of volleyball.
Registration closes next week. Spots are limited, Register today! Fall programs start the first week of October!
Volleyball Alberta offers these recreational programs in the Fall, Winter, and Spring at the Saville Community Sport Centre in Edmonton. For more information, please visit our website: GO Sports Edmonton page.
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We're Hiring!
Looking to impact the next generation of volleyball players? Come join us this winter. We are hiring coaches for our Winter 2025 GO Sports sessions that start in January. Currently, we have assistant coach openings for the following programs:
- Atomic 1 (Mondays 5-6:30 pm)
- GO League (Wed 5-6:30 & Sun 7-8:30 pm)
- Mini Volley (Thursdays 5:15-6:15)
Interested? Visit our website Employment Opportunities page.
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School Sessions:
We are excited to launch an initiative in Edmonton and surrounding areas to help grow the game of volleyball for kindergarten to grade 6. We are now booking in-class sessions with schools to introduce Volleyball Canada’s newest version of Volleyball – Smashball.
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.
After each session, we will provide teachers with resources to continue to teach the game in their physical education curriculum.
We also provide PD-day sessions where we offer resources and instruction to teach smashball to students.
For more information on cost or to book your in-class session, please reach out to our Early Stages and Camp Coordinator, Dia Syed, at earlystages@volleyballalberta.ca.
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REFEREE LEVEL 1 THEORY CLINICS | | |
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Are you interested in becoming a certified volleyball referee?
Visit our website’s New Referee FAQ page.
> Leadership tab
>> Referees
>>> volleyballalberta.ca/new-referee-faq/
Here are a few reasons to become a referee: Flexible schedule, extra income, earn school credits, stay involved in the game you love, community involvement, social activity, give back to the sport of volleyball, increase confidence and independence... Become a referee today!
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Upcoming Referee Clinics
Please visit the Referees - Upcoming Clinics page on our website for a list of clinics by zone. Please note: The minimum age to register is 16. Participants must reside in the zone the clinic is being offered.
If you have questions about a certain zone, please refer to the Development Lead contacts.
> Leadership tab
>> Referees
>>> volleyballalberta.ca/referees-upcoming-clinics/
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Please visit our website www.volleyballalberta.ca > Registration > How To Register page for all your registration needs and registration guides, such as:
- Youth Player Membership Registration Guide
- Coach Registration Guide
- Referee Registration Guide
- and more ... click to register and expand the Membership Registration Guides section banner for more info on our website.
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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.
Athletes must register to the VA-Membership portal as a TRYOUT PLAYER before they can participate in any tryouts. Please read the Youth Player Membership Registration Guide.
Volleyball Alberta registrations are all done online on the Volleyball Registration System (VRS) – Powered by SportLoMo since 2021/22.
If you need assistance with your membership registration, please contact the Volleyball Alberta office at 780-415-1703 ext 1 or email info@volleyballalberta.ca.
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Abuse-Free Sport Helpline | | |
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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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*NEW* For the 2024/25 season, members are required to visit https://sportconsent.ca/login to review a 15min video and sign the consent form. Volleyball Canada is a Signatory Organization of the Abuse-Free Sport program, and as such is bound by the Universal Code of Conduct to Prevent and Address Maltreatment in Sport (UCCMS). Members are required to abide by the UCCMS and sign the Abuse-Free Sport Participant Consent Form as a condition for participation with Volleyball Canada.
If you do have any questions regarding the content of the consent form, please reach out to:
info@osic-bcis.ca.
For any technical difficulty with the Platform, please reach out to: support.respectgroupinc.com
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