2016 Annual Report Table of Contents

Message from CEO...... 2 America’s Masters Games...... 26 VBC Hall of Fame...... 3 Pro Beach Tour...... 29 Excellence Awards...... 8 Jim Clive Cup...... 30 BC Sports Conference...... 10 Vancouver Open...... 31 BC Athletes On the World Stage...... 11 Big West Volleyfest (Beach Provincials)...... 32 General Membership...... 13 Strategic Plan 2016-19...... 34 Youth Club Membership...... 14 Giving Back ...... 38 Club Provincial Championships...... 15 Daryl Thompson Award...... 39 Youth Beach Volleyball...... 17 Coaching...... 40 BC Summer Games...... 18 Referees...... 41 High Performance (Team BC)...... 19 Sponsors...... 42 Grassroots...... 23 Board of Directors...... 43 Adult Leagues...... 24 Staff...... 44 Adult Indoor Provincials...... 25

1 Message From CEO

Volleyball BC experienced another exciting year in excelled on the world stage for Canada during the 2016. Highlights from this past year include, our 2016, Rio Olympic Summer Games. annual Hall of Fame and Awards Gala, the inaugural Team BC athletes represented our province with season of the Pro Beach Tour and the announcement grace and class at several provincial and national of our four-year strategic plan. events. Two of the highlights of the program were Volleyball BC also enjoyed another strong year of the 16U Girls winning the National Team Challenge membership in 2016, with the largest growth area Cup and five Team BC athletes being selected to being the addition of more than 100 referees. This represent Canada at the US HP Championships in is awesome, as we couldn’t put on the events we Fort Lauderdale, Florida. do without the outstanding work of our excellent With all that excitement now in the rear view referees. mirror, we look forward to a great year in 2017. In 2016, several former Volleyball BC athletes Chris Densmore CEO, Volleyball BC

2 Hall of Fame

Each year during the Hall of Fame banquet, Volleyball BC honours athletes, teams, coaches, referees and builders who have had a significant impact on volleyball in British Columbia. The 2nd Annual induction dinner and ceremony was hosted at the Hilton Burnaby and included the induction of eight new members into the Volleyball BC Hall of Fame, as well as, celebrating the Excellence Award winner’s successes.

3 CAROLE BISHOP – ATHLETE Born and raised in Vancouver, BC, Carole Bishop is well regarded as a world class athlete, having represented Canada in the Olympic Games, and in various international championships, including the Pan American Games, World Championships, World Cup and NORCECA tournaments. Selected to the first‐ever Canadian Women’s National Volleyball Team in 1967 at age 16 to play in the Pan American Games, Carole was the first string setter throughout her 12 years on the National Team. From 1966 to 1983, Carole was also an integral part of a dominant women’s club team that won Senior Women’s National Championships in 14 of her 16 years with the club, Carole was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 1988, and into the Volleyball Canada Hall of Fame in 2004. CONRAD LEINEMANN – ATHLETE Conrad Leinemann was born in Kelowna, BC and played for the University of British Columbia (UBC) Thunderbirds from 1990 to 1994, during which time he won numerous CIS accolades including Canada West All-Star and First Team All-Canadian, was named team captain for his last two years with UBC, and received the Bobby Gaul Trophy as UBC’s top graduating athlete across all sports. Conrad went on to become a dominant beach volleyball athlete, winning the gold medal at the 1999 Pan Am Games with partner Jody Holden, as well as National Beach Volleyball Championships in 1995 and 2001, and representing Canada at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Conrad went on to compete in the FIVB World Tour for 14 seasons and clocked the fastest serve in 2005 at 104.4 km/h.

4 DALE OHMAN – COACH For over 40 years, Dale Ohman has had a hand in developing athletes from across British Columbia through coaching high school volleyball, the Winfield and Williams Lake Camps, BC Provincial Team programs, and as Head Coach of the UBC Men’s Volleyball Team. During his 25 years with UBC, he was twice named CIS Coach of the Year and Canada West Coach of the Year five times, became one of the first full-time head coaches ever in the CIS, and saw nine of his UBC athletes selected to the Canadian National Team. Dale has mentored a number of top level coaches and been instrumental in developing boy’s and men’s volleyball in BC. He served as Coaching and Men’s Provincial Team Chair for BC Volleyball Association (now Volleyball BC) and on the BC High School Boys Volleyball executive. HARISH DALPATRAM – OFFICIAL Harish Dalpatram’s contributions to volleyball in British Columbia are far reaching, but arguably his greatest accomplishments were achieved as a referee. Harish was first certified as a Provincial official in 1971, gained his National certification in 1977, and by 1983 became the youngest International referee in Canada at the age of 32. Harish officiated numerous Provincial and National Championships, and internationally at the Pacific Rim Championships, the Arctic Winter Games, and the World Junior Championships in Curitiba, Brazil. He was an administrator, evaluator, and mentor to young referees. Harish was also a dedicated coach, and Tournament Chair for BC Volleyball Association (now Volleyball BC) and the Pacific Rim Championships.

5 HOWARD HUM – OFFICIAL A well-respected leader for over 37 years in the volleyball community, Howard Hum earned his first officiating certification in 1978. A fixture at Provincial and National Championships over the past several decades, he gained his National certification in 1994, Beach National certification in 1997 and National Referee Clinician and Supervisor in 1999. Howard has held leadership roles within the provincial and national officiating groups and has long championed improvements to the officials development programs. Howard has also contributed to international volleyball as the Referee Manager at several international competitions hosted in BC. Beyond officiating, Howard has served on the board of directors of Volleyball BC and currently with Volleyball Canada. ERIC ENS – BUILDER Eric Ens, long-time resident of Richmond, BC, founded the Air Attack Volleyball Club in 1989 with one team and the vision of building a volleyball community that prioritized youth development and city- wide promotion of the sport. Eric was a founding organizer of the Junior Girls (Grade 10) Volleyball Provincial Championships, and subsequently worked to ensure the event would be hosted in communities around the province. His 28 year legacy was evidenced in 2011 when Richmond schools sent a record five volleyball teams to the High School Provincial Championships, and by the fact that Air Attack is now one of the largest volleyball clubs in BC, with 20 club teams, a house league, and a mini volleyball program for 400 male and female athletes.

6 VICTOR LINDAL – BUILDER Vic Lindal, a.k.a. “Mr. Volleyball”, is known as a visionary, leader, innovator, founder, coach, administrator, mentor, commentator, and referee. From starting the Winfield and Williams Lake Camps and Pacific Rim Championships, to setting the model for the Team BC program, to developing a training plan that led to BC’s double gold medal win at the 1975 Canada Games, to being a founding member of organizations such as BC Volleyball Association (now Volleyball BC), BC High School Volleyball programs, and Victoria Volleyball Association, it would be an understatement to say that Vic has been influential in the development of our sport in BC. Vic was inducted to the Volleyball Canada Hall of Fame in 2000 and the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 2001, and is still actively coaching today, most recently in Zimbabwe. CHARLES PARKINSON – BUILDER Charles was a member of the first Canadian Men’s Volleyball Team to win a major Games medal with a bronze at the 1979 Pan Am Games. He went on to become the captain of Team Canada before retiring and later becoming Executive Director of the BC Volleyball Association (now Volleyball BC) in 1984. Key successes while at the helm of BCVA included the growth of adult recreational indoor and beach volleyball, coach training and development, and corporate sponsorships for major events, such as the Jose Cuervo Gold Cup. To this day, Charles contin- ues to influence the sport in different ways as a Provincial Team and college coach, an early collaborator on the Long Term Volleyball Athlete Development model, and a well-known commentator for domestic, international and Olympic beach and indoor volleyball matches.

7 Excellence Awards

Athlete Excellence Award Coltyn Liu

Rising Star (25 years & under) Alicia Catalano Coach of the Year

Male High School Coach of the Year Ken Li

Female High School Coach of the Year Trish Nicholson

Male Club Coach of the Year Duncan Harrison

Female Club Coach of the Year Becki Kosinski

Rookie Official of the Year Michael Yi

Official of the Year Nik Fuess

8 Vale Savege Referee Development Award Jannik Eikenaar

Ed Neufeld Memorial Award No Award Given

Community Sport Administrator Award Bruce McElroy

Program Development Award Ashley Shannik

9 BC Sports Conference C The attendees were greeted by the emcee, Karin lose to 200 coaches and sports-minded Larsen, an award winning journalist with the CBC. professionals took in the 2nd Annual BC Sports Author, blogger and founder of the Changing the Conference at the Michael J. Fox Theatre in Burnaby, Game Project, John O’Sullivan, talked about how B.C. coaches are mentors and not just X’s & O’s guys. The event had a focus on educating attendees on Vancouver Whitecaps player, Jay Demerit, talked being the best coach they can be for every athlete, about his experience as a leader on his team and with the overall theme being how coaches can take how he worked with his coaches to ensure his an athlete-centred approach to coaching. teammates preformed at their peak level. Partners for the event included, Viasport BC, BC Canadian skicross racer and Olympic Gold Schools, Basketball BC, British Columbia Lacrosse Medalist, Ashleigh McIvor-Demerit, talked about Association, Canadian Direct Insurance and Sport both her good and bad experiences with coaches Burnaby. and how specializing in one sport too early isn’t the route to athletic success. Former pro basketball player and Co-founder of Positive Performance mental training tools, Lindsey Wilson, talked about how mental training is the key to unlocking an athlete’s full potential. And finally, Founder of Train Ugly, Trevor Ragan, talked about growth mindset, how it works, what creates mindsets and how to foster a growth mindset in yourself and in others.

10 BC Athletes On World Stage

Several, former Team BC athletes had the honour of representing Canada Internationally in 2016. The Canadian National Men’s team, which included four former Team BC players, Daniel Jansen Van Doorn, Steven Marshall, Gord Perrin, Fred Winters finished fifth at the Summer Olympics in Rio. Also in Rio competing for Canada on the beach was Victoria’s Jaime Broder. BC also had good representation on the world stage in the younger age groups, with twin sisters, Nicole and Megan McNamara of Tsawwassen winning the Bronze Medal at the FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championships in Lucerne, Switzerland. And finally, Eli Risso of Kelowna helped Canada to a Bronze Medal at the 2016 Men’s Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship.

11 Sport Canada Carded Athletes Canadian Development Program

Gord Perrin Lucas Van Berkel

Fred Winters Nick Del Bianco

Josh Howatson Jim Bell

Steve Marshall Casey Knight

Daniel Jansen VanDoorn Danny Grant

Rudy Verhoeff Jordan Or

Shanice Marcelle Byron Keturakis

Kyla Richey Irvan Brar

Lucy Charuk Joel Regehr

Brittany Page Alison McKay

Jennifer Lundquist Nikki Cornwall

Dana Cranston Mike Plantinga Marisa Field

Jamie Broder

12 General Membership

Youth Adult Total Coaches Officials Players Players Membership

2014 3685 2340 614 360 6999

2015 3740 2631 661 304 7336

2016 4008 2664 648 420 7742

Noteworthy Takeaways

Youth membership increased by 6.7% in 2016

Total membership increased by 5.5% in 2016

Officials (referee) membership increased more than 38% in 2016

13 Youth Club Membership

2014 2015 2016

Kootenays ** 10 19 4

Thompson 595 570 687 Okanagan

Fraser Valley 1151 1173 543

Fraser River/Burnaby/ 496 486 937 Delta/Richmond

Vancouver/Squamish/ 699 665 949 Sunshine Coast

Vancouver Island/ 535 640 670 Central Coast

Northwest ** 30 43 40

Cariboo/Northeast 169 144 178

*Note- Zones boundaries were changed in 2016 **Note- Both Northwest and Kootenays regions have teams that play in Volleyball Alberta 14 Club Provincial Championships

The TRADEX Centre in Abbotsford hosted 299 club teams at 2016 13/14U and 15/16U Provincial Championships over two weekends and the 17-18U Provincial Championships were held at the Richmond Olympic Oval with 71 club teams taking part in the event. Athletes in Action and Canuckstuff Volleyball were set up at all three events showcasing the latest clothing and gear.

15 Age Category Number of Teams Provincial Champion

13U Girls 42 Thunder (Vancouver)

13U Boys 15 Victoria Chargers

14U Girls 65 Club Gecko (Vancouver)

14U Boys 22 Victoria Chargers

15U Girls 60 Force (Surrey)

15U Boys 18 Seaside Sixpack (Surrey)

16U Girls 58 Victoria

Seaside Surf 16U Boys 19 (Surrey)

17U Girls 24 Airborne (Langley)

BCO Elite 18U Girls 23 (North Vancouver)

17/18U Boys 24 Force (Surrey)

Total Teams 370 16 Youth Beach Volleyball

The 2016 youth beach volleyball Age Category Provincial Champions season kicked off in June, with three seperate High School Beach 13U Girls Watson/Chang Open tournaments all taking place on the same weekend in 13U Boys Monckton/Lee Vancouver, Parksville and Kelowna. 14U Girls MacNeil/Dendes The three tournaments combined make up one of the 13/14U Boys Van Huizen/Tran largest weekends of youth beach volleyball in Canada, with a 15U Girls Hill/Boddington combined 308 teams taking to the sand in 2016. 15U Boys Prinsloo/DeGreeff Other youth tournaments throughout the summer include, 16U Girls Purdy/Godek the Vancouver Open, Big West Volleyfest (Provincial Championships) and several Sand 16U Boys Bratsberg/Marthinsen Series events throughout the province. 17/18U Girls Stone/Attieh 17/18U Boys Harder/Webb

17 BC Summer Games

The 2016 BC Summer Games took place in Indoor Volleyball Team Abbotsford, B.C., from July 21-24th. The eight provincial regions were represented by Boys Gold Fraser Valley some of the best players in the province. Selection of the teams is based on a tryout format Vancouver Island- Boys Silver Central Coast with each region naming their team in late spring. Competing for the indoor title were boys and girls, Boys Bronze Cariboo-North East 15U athletes. And on the beach side of the sport, Vancouver Island- boys and girls, 17U teams chased Gold. Girls Gold In total, 276 players took part in the Games. Central Coast Girls Silver Fraser River

Girls Bronze Fraser Valley

Beach Volleyball Team

Boys Gold Hofer/Loewen

Boys Silver Armstrong/Toews

Boys Bronze Walkey/Shand

Girls Gold Huberts/Marazzi

Girls Silver McDonald/Godek Rosenrauch/ Girls Bronze Sparks-Guest 18 Team BC

Every year Volleyball BC runs a variety of high performance programs for the best players in the province. The programs begin at the 14U age group and go all the way up to 18U age group for indoor players and 20U age group for beach players. The goal of these programs is to provide players with a chance to grow their game in an environment where they will be challenged by their peers, as well as, learn how to handle playing in a high pressure setting.

Skills Learned By Players

Time Management

Teamwork

Health & Fitness

Problem Solving

Emotional Control

Stress Management

Volleyball Skills

Commitment & Discipline

Friendship 19 14U Teams The 14U Baden Cup brings together the top players in the province who are under the age of 14. Athletes tryout in their region for the right to earn an invite to the Baden Cup. The event is a four day camp, which takes place in Richmond and Vancouver and allows players to develop skills for both indoor and beach volleyball, as well as, form great friendships with players from all over the province. The 2016 camp had 126 girls and 37 boys attend. 15U Teams The 15U program focuses on brining together the top players in the eight regions throughout B.C. to form eight all star type teams. These teams played each other at the 2016 BC Games in Abbotsford, with Fraser Valley winning the boys Gold Medal and Vancouver Island-Central Coast winning the girls Gold Medal.

20 16U Teams The 16U program sees players tryout in their regions to attend a selection camp, where two boys and two girls teams will be selected to compete at Volleyball Canada’s, National Team Challenge Cup (NTCC). In 2016, we had 136 athletes participate in the Baden Cup and 48 athletes compete in the NTCC. In girl’s action, Team BC Red won Gold at the NTCC and Team BC Blue finished fifth. On the boy’s side, Team BC Red won Silver and Team BC Blue finished fourth.

17U Teams The 17U teams provide players who are 17-years-old or under a performance team to play on and compete against other 17U & 18U teams at the NTCCs. In 2016, the 17U Team BC Girl’s Team finished fourth in the 18U Division of the NTCC, losing out to eventually champion, U17 Alberta in the semi-finals. On the boys side of the NTCCs, the 17U Team BC Boys team finished sixth.

21 18U Teams The 18U Team BC Program offers high performance training and competition for the top athletes in the province. The goal of the program is to develop the technical, tactical, physical and psychological skills and produce strong competitive results. Team BC takes part annually in the National Team Challenge Cup (NTCC) which is hosted by Volleyball Canada and the National Team. In 2016, Team BC’s 18U Men’s team finished eighth at the NTCCs and the Women’s 18U team finished sixth. Youth National Team Volleyball Canada’s Youth National Teams included five BC athletes The Youth Men’s Team finished second in Boys International competition of the, while the Women’s Team finished fourth in the 20 Girls competition of the US HP Championships in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Women Men

Kiera Van Ryk (Surrey) Fynn McCarthy (Lake Country)

Gabrielle Attieh (Surrey) Nick Mickelberry (Victoria)

Hallie Drezet (Prince George) 22 Grassroots Volleyball

Volleyball BC is committed to the continued growth of the sport while adhering to the Canadian Long Term Athletic Development standards. In 2016, Rosalynn Campbell continued to lead Volleyball BC’s grassroots programs - Atomic Volleyball and Learn to Play.

Atomic Volleyball Atomic volleyball is an age-appropriate version of volleyball, played on a smaller court with 4-on-4 play. This style of volleyball emphasizes participation, introduction to fundamental skills, and fun for all involved. Players are encouraged to work on having three contacts before sending the ball over net as a way of introducing players to the team aspect of volleyball. In 2016, Volleyball BC had 67 different Atomic programs that serviced 2,505 kids throughout the province.

Train and Play The Train and Play Program was developed for athletes between the ages of 12 and 15 years old, who are looking for instruction, guidance and coaching on the basic skills and fundamentals of volleyball. Train and Play programs are perfect for players looking to learn the game in a more relaxed environment than club volleyball. In 2015, Volleyball BC ran 47 Train and Play programs throughout the province to help further sustain youth development.

23 Adult Leagues Indoor Volleyball BC offers a variety of recreational and competitive leagues for adult members to stay active in the sport for life. In 2016, Volleyball BC had 378 teams participate in 27 different league options, including co-ed 4s, 6s and men’s and women’s 6s leagues

Outdoor & Beach In addition to the many indoor leagues available, Volleyball BC offers a wide variety of outdoor grass and beach leagues for adults to participate in during the spring and summer months. In 2016, Volleyball BC offered 18 different grass and beach leagues. The grass and beach leagues had a total of 799 teams competing in various categories, such as, co-ed 4s and 6’s, as well as, men’s and women’s doubles.

24 Adult Indoor Provincials

University of British Columbia and Sir Charles Tupper Secondary in Vancouver B.C. played host to Volleyball BC’s 2016 Adult Indoor Provincial Championships. The tournament featured 11 men’s teams, 11 women’s teams and six co-ed teams, some teams traveling from as far away as Whitehorse, Yukon to take part in the event. Provincial Championship trophies were engraved with the winner’s names and are on display at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre in Burnaby, B.C.

Men’s Women’s Co-ed 6s

Gold PacBest Cap-a-sun TWU Titans

Silver Dougy Ball Swag CATS Rainmaker

Sofa King Bronze FOT Bliss Ballz Awesomes

25 America’s Masters Games

From August 26th to September 4th, 2016, Vancouver hosted the inaugural edition of the America’s Masters Games – a multi-sport masters competition aged 30 years-old and up open to all countries around the world and accessible at all levels of performance. Over 10 days of competition, 5000 participants from 50 countries competed in 23 sports. The Games were supported by 1500 devoted volunteers. Volleyball BC assisted with putting on the indoor volleyball and beach volleyball events at UBC and Kitsilano Beach.

26 Catagory Gold Silver Bronze Steve Nash / Ben Feist / Kyle Pressaco / Jason Beach 30+ Men Krystian Wetulani Dave Beleznay Newton / Darren Noble Rachelle Thomas / Rhonda Schmuland / Tess Parent / Alice Yang Beach 30+ Women Joanna Braun Tisha Evision Bob Bayntun / Sean Sanderson / *No Winner Beach 35+ Men Peter Low Steve Corothers Jen Riley / Erin Szpilewski / Nadine Cole / Beach 35+ Women Amanda Henley Ashley Miller Bianca Knop Pat Poissant / Juan Arnold / Ryan Gandy / Beach 40+ Men Will MacLean Patrick Smith Rob Venables Jana Weir / Melanie Chartier / Rachel Armstrong / Beach 40+ Women Linda Chioccarello Michi Missier Janelle Young Mike Sieben / Stefano Gaibazzi / Roger Keating / Beach 45+ Men Paul Zonneveld Priamo Bocchi Ray Jang Novella Ines Cindy Haapenen / Kristin Fraser / Beach 45+ Women Christafoletti / Daniela Pasini Tami Seidel Sophie Yeomans Frank Fitzlaff / Mike Wicken / Rob Jenkins / Beach 50+ Men Christian Broennimann Mike Sapic Ralph Krawelitzki Kristin Nielsen / Linda Coburn / Kelli Maskiewich / Beach 50+ Women Misha Stevenson Mary Reeder Teresa Monkman Antonio Babini / Stefano Cella / Eric Macy / Beach 55+ Men Stefano Recine Massimo Rafaldi William Murray Cobi Pape-Schokker / Bea Graves / Sandi Caverly / Beach 55+ Women Mia Schokker Kelly Jacobs Hatsue Chow Igor Krutskikh / Alex Seres/John *No Winner Beach 60+ Men Eric Macy Shertobitoff/Dave Kepler

27 Catagory Gold Silver Bronze

Indoor 30+ Men Westpark Team E *No Winner

Indoor 30+ Women EZ’s Ladies *No Winner *No Winner

Indoor 35+ Women Sunshine Warriors Gryphons Prairie Chicks

Indoor 40+ Men FOG Canada Ice, Ice Baby... *No Winner

Indoor 40+ Women Amazons COTU *No Winner

Indoor 45+ Men Italian Volley Masters Poco Volley *No Winner

Indoor 45+ Women Vintage 1 *No Winner *No Winner

Indoor 50+ Men Swiss Volley Masters Dakine Seattle Indo Can Spikers

Indoor 50+ Women Vintage II Vintage Stock Air Monkeys

Indoor 55+ Men Italian Volley Masters *No Winner *No Winner

Indoor 55+ Women FOG Canada Lokahi Netchix

Indoor 60+ Men FOG Canada Cascadia *No Winner

Indoor 65+ Women Legacy *No Winner *No Winner

28 Pro Beach Tour

Volleyball BC launched its first Pro Beach Tour in Pro Beach Tour 2016, which saw pro volleyball athletes compete in five signature events from May-to-July, for a total Kits Classic prize purse of $25,000. Jim Clive Cup Events were held in Vancouver (three times), Penticton and Parksville Parksville Pro During the tour, teams compete at each event for prize money, event titles and for individual points. Kelowna Pro To win the Pro Tour Championship title, a player must have competed in all five tour events and have Vancouver Open the highest accumulated points total based on their finishes in each of the five events. 2016 Pro Beach Tour Top-5 Points are determined on a sliding scale which sees the two people on the winning team earn 182 points for a win – the second place team receives Men Women 181 points, third place team receives 180 points and Dave Beleznay Rachelle Thomas so on. 1 At the final event of the season (Vancouver Open), Men’s and Women’s Volleyball BC Pro Tour Champi- 2 Joel Caschetto Darby Dunn (tied) ons will be crowned and $1,000 will be awarded to the Men’s and Women’s individual Champions. 3 Bob Bayntun Quinci Birker (tied)

4 Ed Hulshof (tied) Alyssa Wolf Ralph Krawelitzki Stephanie Sloan 5 (tied)

29 Jim Clive Cup

Jim Clive, a Volleyball BC Hall of Fame inductee and beach volleyball legend, was on hand to watch the inaugural Jim Clive Cup at Kitsilano Beach. More than 60 men’s and women’s teams battled it out in the dazzling sunshine, at one of the countries most popular beach volleyball venues.

Results

Men Women

1 Alex Russell/Jared Krause 1 Quinci Birker/Darby Dunn

2 Jonny Wiskar/Matt Lebourdais 2 Amanda Ramsden/Emily Maglio

3 Rob Gotch/Daniel Caverly 3 Juliana Kaufmanis/Laura Worsley

30 Vancouver Open

This year marked the 25th Results anniversary for Volleyball BC’s biggest summer event – the Men Women Vancouver Open. This a three-day event, features Megan McNamara/ Sergey Grabovsky/ 1 the best pro beach volleyball 1 Fiodar Kazhamiaka Nicole McNamara players from Canada, North Jake MacNeil/ Camille Saxton/ America, and destinations 2 2 worldwide. Lucas Coleman Rachel Cockrell The event takes place at famous Denise Wooding/ Daniel Caverly/ 3 Kits Beach in beautiful Vancouver, 3 John Galloway Kumiko Chow B.C. and offers the largest pro beach volleyball purse in Canada with $15,000 dollars in prize money. The top 28 men’s and women’s teams qualify for the Main Draw, while the remaining four open slots are determined by a qualifier tournament held on the Friday prior to the tournament. There is also a 14U and 16U division beach tournament that runs with a similar format. Along with the outstanding volleyball action, the Vancouver Open features music, a beer garden, and multiple contests for spectators. 31 Big West Volleyfest

Big West Volleyfest is the Youth Beach Provincial Championships and just may be the most popular youth tournament in B.C. The event has been running annually since the ‘90s. This event gives youth athletes of all ages the chance to compete against the best teams from all over B.C. Many of our youth beach players have used this tournament as a stepping stone and gone on to play in professional tournaments and represent Canada on the International stage. In 2016, we had 143 youth teams participate in the event. There is also an adult side to Big West Volleyfest, which features two categories - Adult Amateur and Adult Pro. The winners of each category are named provincial champions.

32 Age Category Provincial Champions

13U Girls Watson/Chang

13U Boys Monckton/Lee

14U Girls MacNeil/Dendes

13/14U Boys Van Huizen/Tran

15U Girls Hill/Boddington

15U Boys Prinsloo/DeGreeff

16U Girls Purdy/Godek

16U Boys Bratsberg/Marthinsen

17/18U Girls Stone/Attieh

17/18U Boys Harder/Webb

Adult Men’s Amateur Ando/Klein

Adult Women’s Amateur Hastings/Li

Adult Men’s Pro Wiskar/Del Bianco

Adult Women’s Pro Wooding/Chow

33 Strategic Plan 2016-19 Growing the Game Our Vision Our Core Values Every person in BC enjoying quality participation Accountable- Volleyball BC will operate in an open, opportunities, and every coach, official, and athlete transparent, honest, and ethical manner. striving toward excellence according to their desires and abilities in the sport of volleyball. Enjoyable- Volleyball BC will deliver programs, information, and support to enhance people’s Our Mission natural enjoyment of sport. To provide high quality programming to participants of all stages of the CS4L model. Exceptional- Volleyball BC will deliver high-quality programming utilizing the most up-to-date practices to ensure customer satisfaction.

Professional- Volleyball BC representatives will conduct themselves in a way that confers and earns respect, and demonstrates integrity.

Collaborative- Volleyball BC will work with organizations and individuals to promote and en- courage participation in sport.

34 Operational Principles Volleyball BC will continue to focus and build upon the five operational principles required to maintain a sustainable provincial sports organization: Communication, Collaboration, Financial Stability, Governance, and Capacity.

2016-2019 Strategic Directives In 2015 Volleyball BC performed an in-depth strategic analysis of all areas of operation to identify key directives for the four-year strategic plan that are directly tied to the growth and success of the organization. The following four directives and their associated goals are the key areas of focus for the 2016-2019 Strategic Plan.

Facilities

Membership

Development

Programs

35 Facilities To create partnerships that will allow greater access within all major volleyball communities in the province.

Confirm the long-term home for Volleyball BC that meets our needs for courts, office space, and the expectations of our membership.

Facility expansion in the Okanagan, Fraser Valley, Vancouver Island, North and Lower Mainland to meet demand for increased programming.

Membership To create a value added affiliation that services all participants and members of Volleyball BC.

Deliver an efficient membership registration system and customer database that provide a seamless and consistent user experience.

Increase membership profile and communication strategy to grow membership.

36 Development Programs To offer services that develop Volleyball BC’s athletes, To offer programs and services for all stages of the coaches, clubs, and referees across the entire CS4L model participants (adult, club, elementary and province, encouraging growth and enjoyment in the high school systems, Team BC, etc.) and work sport. collectively with our partners.

Clarify the value proposition and pathway of Meet the growing demand for the ‘Active for opportunities for Team BC programming Life’ adult recreational participants through from the ‘Training to Train’ to ‘Training new programming and partnerships. to Compete’ stages of the CS4L model, and grow quality participation. Significantly grow our engagement of youth and their families with a particular emphasis Create a development framework designed on ‘Learning to Train’ athletes ages 9-12 years to recruit, train, and retain coaches. old.

Create a sustainable governance model that addresses recruiting, training, and retention of referees.

37 Giving Back I often. I could see the enthusiasm n September, Volleyball BC was and gratitude in his eyes, and we honoured to host Play for the (Volleyball BC) couldn’t be more Canadian Transplant Associations’ thrilled about hosting the event (CTA) Co-ed 6’s tournament. here at our facility.” The tournament featured, 150 The partnership then became a players, 18 teams, and helped trio with the help of Doan Nguyen recruit 35 new donors for the CTA. from Play for a Cause. Andrew Drysdale, a heart transplant “It was a great idea!” said Nguyen, recipient himself, manifested his Founder and Director of Play for long-time idea of creating such a a Cause. “There are a lot of young tournament into reality earlier this people out there, especially in summer. volleyball that I play with, that “I’ve been involved with many always mention or talk about transplant association sporting becoming donors, but we didn’t events,” said Drysdale. “In the UK, really know how.” they have an annual volleyball Needless to say, the event was tournament, and it inspired me to filled with high spirits, comradery, do a tournament with the Canadian and a celebration of the cause Transplant Association.” with the entire community, and It didn’t take long for Volleyball new and familiar friends. BC to get on board. “My favourite part was the “I was immediately touched by break, the meeting before we start Andrew’s story,” said Chris Densmore, playoffs,” said Nguyen when asked CEO of Volleyball BC. “To be a part about the highlight of the event. of such a worthy cause, raising “We recap why we’re here and awareness and helping people in what we’ve achieved. 35 new need, is something we should all donors on the list!” strive for and work towards more

38 Daryl Thompson Award I His focus on strategic leadership has been pivotal in n February, Sport BC recognized, Kelowna’s Hugh turning Volleyball Canada into a financially sustainable Wong, by awarding him the Daryl Thompson Award. organization, which has earned him the respect of Wong is a “shining example of the true spirit and international organizations, such as the North, intent of the award”. Central America and Caribbean Volleyball His experience as Coach of a Kelowna junior boys’ Confederation (NORCECA). Wong currently volunteers volleyball team in 1975, sparked his passion for as the Vice-President and Board of Administration coaching and sport leadership. Member of the Fédération Internationale de During the 1980s, Hugh was focused on growing Volleyball (FIVB). the sport of volleyball by traveling throughout BC to Wong’s contribution to growing and building organize and coach youth volleyball camps. amateur sport in British Columbia serves as an He was the one of the original founders of the example for future leaders to follow. Team BC Midget program (the first in Canada in the age class). The Daryl Thompson Award is named in honour of the late Daryl His focus on the local sport remains strong as Thompson, former chair of Sport BC. Daryl’s contributions to sport he played a key role as a founding member of the as an athlete, coach and executive officer were exemplary. This Kelowna Volleyball Club (KVC) – one of the largest prestigious award recognizes an individual who has contributed their time in an extraordinary way to sport over a long period of volleyball clubs in BC. time or has made a major contribution to amateur sport in British In his 40 years of service, Hugh helped has developed Columbia. Volleyball BC into one of the leading provinces in Canada in Volleyball.

39 Coaching Volleyball BC had 648 people registered as coaches in 2016. Of those members, 362 (56%) of them were male and 286 (44%) of them were female. This was a slight drop from 2015 when 661 coaches were registered with Volleyball BC.

2016 (Male/Female)

Kootenays* 2 (1M/1F)

Thompson 104 (62M/42F) Okanagan

Fraser Valley 84 (50M/34F)

Fraser River/Burnaby/Delta/Richmond 172 (93M/79F)

Vancouver/Squamish/Sunshine Coast 138 (69M/69F)

Vancouver Island/Central Coast 109 (60M/49F)

Northwest* 8 (5M/3F)

Cariboo/Northeast 31 (22M/9F)

*Note- Both Northwest and Kootenays regions have teams that play in Volleyball Alberta 40 Referees Volleyball BC had 420 people registered as referees in 2016. Of those members, 252 (60%) of them were male and 168 (40%) of them were female. This was a huge increase from 2015 when only 304 officials were registered with Volleyball BC. The increase is likely due to less refereeing clinics being run in 2015 due to the teacher’s strike.

2016 (Male/Female)

Kootenays 8 (5M/3F)

Thompson 65 (46M/19F) Okanagan

Fraser Valley 36 (22M/14F)

Fraser River/Burnaby/Delta/Richmond 112 (66M/46F)

Vancouver/Squamish/Sunshine Coast 106 (56M/50F)

Vancouver Island/Central Coast 72 (46M/26F)

Northwest 1 (1M/ - F)

Cariboo/Northeast 20 (10M/10F) 41 Sponsors GENERAL SPONSORS VANCOUVER OPEN SPONSORSHIP Canuck Volleyball ClearlyContacts.ca Adup Donnelly Group Baden Granville Island Brewing Canadian Direct Insurance Subway EVO CLUB PROVINCIALS SPONSORS Red Bull Tradex Davids Tea Tourism Abbotsford Cork Rolla Abstract VB Powerplant Athletes in Action Born3Eggs Capilano University BIG WEST VOLLEYFEST SPONSORS Imperial Trophies KINeSYS White Spot UFV Vancouver Sports Pics

HOTEL PARTNERSHIPS Sandman Hotel Accent Inn Best Western Abbotsford Best Western Kelowna Best Western Country Meadows Executive Hotel Burnaby Manteo Resort Hotel Ltd Ramada Plaza Travelodge Nanaimo 42 Board of Directors

THOMAS JONES JEN RILEY President Member at Large

ROB HILL BORIS TYZUK Treasurer/Secretary Member at Large

LIES REIMER RYAN GANDY Member at Large Member at Large

DORAMY EHLING Member at Large

43 Staff CHRIS DENSMORE – CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICIER ADRIAN GOODMURPHY – DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS CHRIS BERGLUND – HIGH PERFORMANCE DIRECTOR CRAIG MACEWEN - DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS MATT NG – MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR GLENN WHEATLEY – REFEREE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER ALEX PAPPAS – YOUTH PROGRAM MANAGER CHRIS DAHL - DIRECTOR OF COACH DEVELOPMENT ROSALYNN CAMPBELL – REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT MANAGER TAMARA ROSENLUND – EVENTS MANAGER BRIAN NEWMAN – NCCP COORDINATOR LORRAINE WONG – OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR DEREK STEVENS – HARRY JEROME SPORTS CENTRE MANAGER JACKIE TOEWS – REGIONAL MANAGER OKANAGAN AND KOOTENAYS STEPHEN EPP – REGIONAL MANAGER VANCOUVER ISLAND KYLE DONEN – REGIONAL MANAGER FRASER VALLEY NATHAN BENNETT – REGIONAL COORDINATOR KAMLOOPS REGION DAN DREZET – REGIONAL COORDINATOR NORTHERN REGION JAY TREMONTI – TECHNICAL DIRECTOR BETHANY TOOKE – ADULT PROGRAM MANAGER

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