August 22, 2024: Volleyball Canada has announced the men’s National Excellence Program (NEP) athletes for 2024.

"I am very excited to get to work with the NEP 2024 group,” said Dave Preston, who is head coach of the program. "Having a chance to meet everyone at the Canada Cup in Calgary earlier this summer was very helpful. It looks like a great group with some really good potential."

The National Excellence Program (NEP) is designed to prepare athletes to perform at the highest level of our sport and to continue their development towards the National Senior Team Program and/or playing professional volleyball. It offers individual technical and tactical skill development as well as team play refinement.
Athletes are exposed to an array of sport services, dispensed by leading Canadian practitioners in a holistic, high-performance environment. NEP athletes, through training and exhibition competitions, are introduced to leading international volleyball programs and clubs.

The program is based at the National Training Centre in Gatineau, Quebec.

Roster
Daniel Lewis, Setter (Brampton, ON)
Julien Perron, Setter (Boucherville, QC)
Silas Schalk, Setter (St. Albert, AB)
Eliot Chamberland, Opposite (Longueuil, QC)
Brayden Long, Opposite (Calgary, AB)
Reuben Veith, Outside Hitter (Prince Albert, SK)
Kai Miles, Outside Hitter (Edmonton, AB)
Mathieu Gilbert, Outside Hitter (Saint-Georges, QC)
Connor Spencer, Outside Hitter (Ottawa, ON)
Lukas Wright, Outside Hitter (Edmonton, AB)
Grayson McDonald, Middle Blocker (Edmonton, AB)
Liam Ulrich, Middle Blocker (Edmonton, AB)
Simon Tate, Middle Blocker (Delta, BC)
Aiden Vandenheuvel, Middle Blocker (Puslinch, ON)
Parker Ocampo, Libero (Burlington, ON)
Carson Francis, Libero (Ottawa, ON)

Staff
David Preston, Head Coach
Lionel Bonnaure, Statistician
Louis-Jean Tremblay, Strength and Conditioning
Brendan Dinsdale, Mental Performance Coach
Melissa Healy, Medical Lead
Michael Cook, IST Lead
Matheus Braz, Coordinator
Cassandra Nicol, Coordinator
Julien Boucher, High Performance Director

Volleyball Canada Media Contact:
Jackie Skender
jskender@volleyball.ca
Mobile: 613-794-7676