Club Volleyball provides opportunities for players and coaches to participate in quality programs that cater to various levels of play beyond the traditional school season. The BC club season runs from January to May – with many clubs hosting try outs in December / early January.
For players pursuing the Team BC High Performance Program, club participation is an essential part of their development.
Please read below for information on club volleyball, including, but not limited to, how to join club volleyball and our club handbook. For all club details (including try outs and training times), please contact CLUBS DIRECTLY.
We’re proud to introduce our new Safe Sport Handbook for volleyball clubs.
All the different information about safe sport can be confusing so we have decided to put it together for you in one place! This Handbook outlines the main requirements and measures you need to put in place to protect participants and respond to maltreatment and inappropriate behaviours. It covers topics such as:
There is a handy checklist for you to complete along with useful information and practical tips about how the topic is relevant in volleyball.
Download and use this Handbook as your reference tool to ensure that volleyball at your club is safe and enjoyable.
Appendices:
Persons In Authority Checklist
Sample Athlete Safety Policy
Coaching Inquiries – Ryan Adams
Email: coach@volleyballbc.org
Lower Mainland Region
Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley Regional Coordinator: Faith Sahota
Email: fv@volleyballbc.org
Regional Manager: Rhys Matheson
Phone:
Email: lm@volleyballbc.org
Fraser Valley Region
Regional Manager: Ben Robinson
Phone: 604-259-1311
General Inquiries
Phone: 604-291-2007
Email: members@volleyballbc.org
Okanagan Region
Regional Coordinator: Mel Varga
Phone:
Regional Manager: Lori Moger
Phone: 236-600-9321
Email: okanagan@volleyballbc.org
Vancouver Island Region
Regional Coordinator: TBD
Phone:
Regional Manager: David Caughran
Phone: 778-410-2410
Email: island@volleyballbc.org
North Region
Regional Manager: Noelle Young
Phone: TBD
Email: north@volleyballbc.org
Kootenay Region
Regional Manager: Jackie Desilets
Phone: 780-217-2201
Email: kootenay@volleyballbc.org
VOLLEYBALL BC AND BC SUMMER GAMES ZONE BOUNDARIES
RECRUITING POLICY REMINDER
Please ensure that you have read and understand Volleyball BC’s Recruiting Policy.
The EKVC competes in Alberta and are members with Volleyball Alberta. www.ekvcvolleyball.com
Girls: 13U, 14U, 15U, 16U, 17U, 18U
Boys: 13U, 14U, 15U, 16U, 17/18U
Contact: Karen Kettenaker: info@ekvcvolleyball.com
City / Town: Cranbrook
www.thefernieacademy.ca The FVC competes in Alberta and are members with Volleyball Alberta.
Girls: TBA
Boys: TBA
Contact: Jerri-Lynn Winters: jwinters@thefernieacademy.ca
Contact: Trent Mason: tmason@thefernieacademy.ca
City / Town: Fernie
Girls: TBA
Contact: Michelle LeHegarate: Michelle.LeHegarate@cibc.com
City / Town: Grand Forks
The HAVC competes in Alberta and are members with Volleyball Alberta.
Girls: TBA
Contact: Andrea Podrasky: andreapodrasky@gmail.com
City / Town: Elk Valley (Sparwood, Fernie, Elkford)
Girls: TBA
Contact: Joe Moreira: jmoreira@sd8.bc.ca
City / Town: South Slocan
Boys: 13U,15U, 16U
Contact: Mike Sodaro: barnowls@telus.net
City / Town: Kelowna
Girls: 14U, 15U, 16U and 17U girls
Contact Wayne Green – Energyvbclub@gmail.com
http://www.genesisathletics.ca
Girls: 13U, 14U, 15U and 16U
Boys: 13U, 14U, 15U, 16U, 17U and 18U
Contact Jadon Ward: genesisathleticskelowna@gmail.com
Girls: 12U, 13U, 14U, 15U, 16U. 17U, 18U
Boys: 14U, 16U, 18U
Contact: Rob Gowe: ed@kamvolleyball.ca
City / Town: Kamloops
Girls: 12U, 13U, 14U, 15U, 16U, 17U, 18U
Boys: 12U, 14U, 15U, 16U, 17/18U
Contact: Clara Poitras: clarapoitras@shaw.ca
City / Town: Kelowna
Girls: 12U, 13U, 14U, 15U
Contact: Jannik Eikenaar – lcvolleyballclub@yahoo.com
City / Town: Lake Country
Girls: 12U
Boys: 14U
Contact: zuidhofs@gmail.com
City / Town: Vernon
Girls: 12U, 13U, 14U, 15U, 16U, 17U, 18U
Boys: 13U, 14U, 15U, 16U, 17U/18U
Contact: Melissa LePage: info@skyvolleyballclub.ca
City / Town: Vernon
Girls: 14U, 16U
Contact: sovcvolleyball@gmail.com
City / Town: Oliver
Girls: 13U, 14U, 15U, 16U, 17U, 18U
Boys: 16U, 17U
Contact: Tammy Thomas : tammy@t2volleyball.com
City / Town: West Kelowna
Girls: 15U
Contact: Jay Jackson: jaxxon777@hotmail.com
City / Town: Vernon
Girls: 12U, 13U, 14U, 15U, 16U, 18U
Boys: 15U, 16U
Contact: Sophia Brown: info.volleytech@gmail.com
City / Town: Penticton
Girls: TBD
Contact: Mark Cooper: westkelownavolleyball@gmail.com
City / Town: West Kelowna
Girls: 14U & 17U
Contact: Jerri-Lynn Jackson westsidewavesvb@gmail.com
City / Town: West Kelowna
Girls: 15U, 16U, 17U
Contact: academy@volleyballclub.ca
City/ Town: Surrey, Langley
Girls: 13U, 14U, 15U, 16U, 17U, 18U
Contact: Dave McLeod dmcleod@acevolleyballclub.ca
City/ Town: Surrey, Langley, Coquitlam, Abbotsford, Aldergrove
www.volleyballclub.ca/cloverdale
Girls: 13U, 14U, 15U, 16U, 17U, 18U
Contact: cloverdale@volleyballclub.ca
City/ Town: Surrey, Langley
Girls: 9U (Atomic), 10U (Atomic), 11U (Atomic), 12U, 13U, 14U, 15U, 16U, 17U
Contact: Shaun Lynch: rmcougarvolleyball@gmail.com
http://www.ducksvolleyball.ca/
Girls: 10U, 11U, 12U, 13U, 14U, 15U, 16U, 17U, 18U
Boys: 14U, 15U, 16U, 17/18U
Contact: Bryan Gee info@ducksvolleyball.ca
City / Town: Tri-Cities
Girls: 12U, 13U, 14U, 15U, 16U, 17U
Contact: Amanda Dick elevate.volleyball.board@gmail.com
City / Town: Abbotsford, Aldergrove, Langley, Maple Ridge, Mission, & Chilliwack
Girls: 13U, 15U, 16U, 17U, 18U
Boys: 12U, 13U, 14U, 15U, 16U, 17/18U
Contact: Barton Lim : focusvolleyball2017@gmail.com
City / Town: Tri-Cities
Girls: 13U, 14U, 15U, 16U, 17U, 18U
Boys: 14U, 15U, 16U, 17U/18U
Contact: Girls – Carol Hofer: hofer@twu.ca
Boys – Ben Ball: boys@fvvc.com
City / Town: Langley, Abbotsford, Surrey
Girls: 14U, 15U
City/Town: Port Coquitlam, Surrey, Langley and Burnaby
Contact Info: Email info@g2athletics.com | Ph. 604.354.0645
Girls: 12U, 13U, 14U, 15U, 16U, 17U, 18U
Boys: 14U, 15U, 16U
Contact: Jenn Cook jrcascades@gmail.com
City/ Town: Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Mission, Aldergrove, Langley
https://raincityvc.wixsite.com/club/home
Girls: Mini, Atomic, 13U, 14U, 15U, 16U, 18U
Contact: Jeni Robinson: raincityvc@gmail.com
City / Town: Surrey
Girls: 12U, 13U, 14U, 15U, 16U, 17U, 18U
Boys: 13U, 14U, 15U, 16U, 17U, 18U
Contact: Shane Donen: shane.donen@seasidevolleyball.com
City / Town: South Surrey / White Rock
Girls: 17U, 18U
Contact: Jason Klassen: valleyelitevball@gmail.com
City / Town: Abbotsford
http://velocityvolleyballclub.weebly.com/
Girls: 11U, 12U, 13U, 14U, 15U, 16U, 17U, 18U
Boys: no teams
Contact: Dave Armstrong: southsurreyvelocity@gmail.com
City / Town: Surrey, Langley, and Abbotsford
Girls: 18U
Contact: Kent Middlemess: voltagevballclub@gmail.com
City / Town: Chilliwack, Abbotsford, Mission, Langley
Girls: Atomic, U13,U14, U15, U16, U17, U18
Boys: Atomic
Contact: Wayne Loewen | waynel.wcvc@gmail.com | 604-807-2803
City / Town: Langley, Surrey, Abbotsford, Maple Ridge
Girls: TBC
Boys: TBC
Contact: Bob Dharni: bob@ashrestoration.com
City / Town: Surrey
Girls: 13U, 14U
Girls: 14U
Girls: 13U, 16U
Boys: 14U
Contact: Iraj Mozaffari: toopotoorclub@gmail.com
City / Town: North Vancouver
Girls: 17U, 18U
Girls: 15U, 16/17U
Contact: Alisa Wilson – 360clubvolleyball@gmail.com
City / Town: Powell River and surrounding area
Girls: 12U, 13U, 14U, 15U, 16U, 17U, 18U
Boys: TBC
Contact: Jason Knight – crushvb.executive@gmail.com Website: crushvb.ca
City / Town: Campbell River and surrounding area
Girls: 14U, 15U, 16U, 17U, 18U
Boys: 15U, 16U, 17/18U
Contact: Phebe May – cvvcstrikers@hotmail.ca Website: cvvcstrikers.com
City / Town: Courtenay, Comox and surrounding area
Girls: 16U, 17/18U
Contact: Lisa Anderson – islanddrivevc@gmail.com
City / Town: Mill Bay, Shawnigan Lake, Duncan, Cowichan Valley and surrounding areas
Girls: 14U, 16U, 18U
Boys: 14U, 15U, 16U, 17/18U
Contact: Kim Saywell – admin@marinersvolleyballclub.ca Website: www.marinersvolleyballclub.ca/
City / Town: Nanaimo and surrounding area
Girls: 13U, 14U, 16/15U, 18/17U
Contact: info@momentumvolley.com Website: www.momentumvolley.com
City/Town: Victoria and Capital Region
Girls: 15U, 17U, 18U
Contact: porthardyvolleyballclub@gmail.com
City / Town: Port Hardy / Port McNeill and surrounding area
Girls: 14U, 15U, 16U
Contact: Kari Pick – oceansidevolleyballclub@gmail.com Website: https://oceansidevolleyballclub.com/
City / Town: Parksville / Qualicum and surrounding area
Girls: 14U, 15U, 16U, 17U, 18U
Boys: 14U, 15U, 16U, 17U, 18U
Contacts:
Girls, Kevin Scott – kevin.scott@victoriavolleyball.ca
Boys, Al Carmichael – al.carmichael@victoriavolleyball.ca
Website: www.victoriavolleyball.ca/
City / Town: Victoria and Capital Region
Girls: 14U, 16U, 17U; Boys: 17U
Contact: Cheryl Becker
City / Town: Smithers
Girls: 13U, 14U, 16U, 18U
Contact: northernsummitvolleyball@gmail.com
Website: nsvc.ca
City / Town: Smithers
Girls: TBA
Contact: Toni Eithier
City / Town: Chetwynd
Girls: TBA
Contact: Michelle Calliou dcvballclub@gmail.com
City / Town: Dawson Creek
Girls: TBA
Contact: Darren Schmidt Schmidtdarren86@gmail.com
City / Town: Ft St John
Girls: TBC
Boys: TBC
Contact: Shaun Ell
City / Town: Bridge Lake
Girls: 12U, 13U, 14U, 15U, 16U, 17U, 18U
Boys: 12U 13U, 14U, 15U, 16U, 17/18U
Contact: Dan Drezet
City / Town: Prince George
Girls: 14U
Contact: jasonvanhoang@gmail.com
City / Town: Prince Rupert
Girls: 15U
Contact: Shelley Visser
City / Town: Quesnel
a. Volleyball BC strongly encourages the cooperation of its membership to ensure all volleyball participants have a positive experience.
b. Volleyball BC has a zero-tolerance recruiting policy that will remain in effect for the 2023 club season.
c. Club representatives (coaches, administrators, team staff, parents/guardians, athletes, etc.) are not allowed to contact athletes from a club other than their own at any time for the purpose of recruitment.
d. With the implementation of the Early Signing Period, athletes are not required to provide Proof of Release.
i. Club representatives must still abide by the Recruiting Policy and are not allowed to contact athletes from a club other than their own at any time for the purpose of recruitment.
e. Once athletes have registered with a club (paid any portion of club fees or signed a contract with a club), they are committed to that club for the remainder of the season.
i. Tryout fees are not considered a portion of an athlete’s club fees.
f. Athletes that depart from their club prior to March 10, 2023, may compete for another club for the remainder of the 2023 season. Athletes that depart from their club after March 10, 2023 must wait until the 2024 club season to compete.
g. All cases will be reviewed on an individual basis by the Regional Development Committee. Club representatives are encouraged to contact Volleyball BC if further clarification regarding the Recruiting Policy is needed.
h. Violations of the Recruiting Policy can be submitted, via email, to youth@volleyballbc.org.
i. The following penalties will be assessed to members found in violation of the Recruiting Policy.
i. First Offense – $1000/violation fine to the club.
ii. Second Offense – 365-day suspension (served by the Head Coach) from all Volleyball BC events/programs, completion of “Making Ethical Decisions Module” and completion of “Making Ethical Decisions Online Evaluation”.
iii. Third Offense – lifetime suspension (served by the Head Coach) from all Volleyball BC events/programs and forfeiture of NCCP Technical Volleyball Components
The short answer is… NO.
Those individuals (or groups) would be considered a Team Representative of that club or team and the purpose of this Direct Communication would be classified as “recruitment.”
A Team Representative refers to any individual representing a volleyball club or specific volleyball team. This can include coaches, administrators, recruiters, current or former athletes, parents of current or former athletes, or any other agent facilitating communication between a team (or teams) and an athlete.
Direct Communication refers to a personalized, individual and/or directed message from a Team Representative to a specific athlete or group of athletes. At no time is Direct Communication permitted with athletes from another club.
Indirect Communication refers to a non-personalized message from a Team Representative that is either available to the general public, or is a response to a query that provides no more information than is available to all athletes.
Here are some suggestions.
It is important to note that all communication should fit the definition of “Indirect Communication” provided above.
If the athlete has initiated the contact it is permissible to provide “Indirect Communication” with information specific to your club activities, teams, programs, etc.
Communication should always take place in in the presence of adults that accompany the young athlete and additional personnel from the club are recommended. Establishing this environment is in the best interest of both parties.
All potential Team Representatives are responsible for knowing and following Volleyball BC’s Recruiting Policy.
Athletes and their families are encouraged to aid the recruitment process by ensuring that the policy and guidelines are followed, and where possible, resolve minor (unintentional and intentional) violations.
All members of Volleyball BC are responsible to:
Please contact the Technical Director at td@volleyballbc.org.
We always want to know what you think. Please email your feedback to feedback@volleyballbc.org.
Club Coaches may submit referee feedback using our Referee Feedback Form.
To submit an anonymous injury report form (for both at practice and tournaments), please click here.
To submit a full Incident or Injury report, please download the Volleyball BC Incident Injury Report Form Please complete the report and email it to at youth@volleyballbc.org.
To submit a potential Safe Sport violation, please email reporting@volleyballbc.org.
