Team Canada Women’s Sitting Volleyball Team

Volleyball Canada’s Women’s National Sitting Volleyball program is designed as a hybrid centralized training model, where athletes travel to Edmonton from their home cities for extended training periods around monthly training camps. The women’s coaching staff is currently based out of Edmonton.

In Edmonton, the Women’s Sitting National Team trains out of the Edmonton Volleyball Pickleball Center (EVPC). This 49,000 sq ft centre is Edmonton's first dedicated Volleyball and Pickleball facility, offering up to 11 Volleyball courts and 17 Pickleball courts for booking. Team Canada trains on a dedicated sitting volleyball court.

The program is supported by Own the Podium, the Canadian Paralympic Committee and the Canadian Sport Institute - Calgary, which works with Volleyball Canada to provide sport science support and services. These services include, but are not limited to, nutrition, strength and conditioning, physical testing, sport psychology and athlete wellness through the Game Plan and Match program. The program is also supported by Volleyball Alberta, Edmonton Volleyball Centre Society and the University of Alberta.

Team Canada Men’s Sitting Volleyball Team

Volleyball Canada’s Men’s National Sitting Volleyball program is a training camp-based program, where athletes and staff travel to Calgary from their home cities for monthly training camps. The men’s coaching staff is currently based out og Alberta and British Columbia.

In Calgary, the Men’s Sitting  National Team trains out of the Volleyball Academy. Home of the Dinos Volleyball Club, the Volleyball Academy boasts two volleyball courts with sprung hardwood flooring, a physical training centre, a meeting room and a clubhouse.

The program is supported by the Canadian Paralympic Committee and the Canadian Sport Institute - Calgary, which works with Volleyball Canada to provide sport science support and services. These services include, but are not limited to, nutrition, strength and conditioning, physical testing, sport psychology and athlete wellness through the Game Plan and Match program. The program is also supported by Volleyball Alberta.

For more information on Volleyball Canada’s Sitting Volleyball programs, please contact Ian Halliday, High Performance Director for Sitting Volleyball.