My passion for volleyball started as an athlete but quickly carried over to coaching. Coaching, to me, felt like a bridging of the gap between my two passions— teaching and sport. My first coaching gig started when I was in high school helping out with my alma-mater junior high team. From there I was hooked and decided to dedicate time towards pursuing a career in coaching.
I have been found coaching various high school teams in both Alberta and British Columbia, Club teams like the Northern Alberta Volleyball Club, Rattlers Academy Volleyball Club, Lethbridge Volleyball Club, and other volleyball programs for Alberta Winter Games, Pursuit Volley, Volleyball Alberta, and Lethbridge College.
My current coaching priority is as an assistant coach at Lethbridge College, while I still engage with youth from the Lethbridge Volleyball Club and the Lethbridge School Division. My coaching philosophy is geared towards empowering the youth I work with through the Positive Youth Development model. Athletes are people first, and athletes second. By treating athletes like gold and encouraging them to be the best version of themselves, they have proved time and time again to be their best, when their best is needed.
Prior to focusing solely on coaching and academics, I was a post-secondary varsity athlete in both the Alberta College Athletic Association (ACAC) at Medicine Hat College and the University Sport (USport) league at MacEwan University. I have played Volleyball for over 14 years and have been in love with it ever since. I am very thankful for the experience I have had as an athlete for it has taught me key qualities of teamwork, leadership, grit, and a steady pursuit to excellence.
I have been found coaching various high school teams in both Alberta and British Columbia, Club teams like the Northern Alberta Volleyball Club, Rattlers Academy Volleyball Club, Lethbridge Volleyball Club, and other volleyball programs for Alberta Winter Games, Pursuit Volley, Volleyball Alberta, and Lethbridge College.
My current coaching priority is as an assistant coach at Lethbridge College, while I still engage with youth from the Lethbridge Volleyball Club and the Lethbridge School Division. My coaching philosophy is geared towards empowering the youth I work with through the Positive Youth Development model. Athletes are people first, and athletes second. By treating athletes like gold and encouraging them to be the best version of themselves, they have proved time and time again to be their best, when their best is needed.
Prior to focusing solely on coaching and academics, I was a post-secondary varsity athlete in both the Alberta College Athletic Association (ACAC) at Medicine Hat College and the University Sport (USport) league at MacEwan University. I have played Volleyball for over 14 years and have been in love with it ever since. I am very thankful for the experience I have had as an athlete for it has taught me key qualities of teamwork, leadership, grit, and a steady pursuit to excellence.
Volleyball Achievements (Coach)
2009/2010- U13 Volleyball Alberta Provincial Silver, NAVC Volleyball Club
2010/2011- U14 Volleyball Alberta Provincial Bronze, NAVC Volleyball Club 2011/2012- U16 Volleyball Alberta Beach Provincial Champions 2012/2013- U15 Volleyball Alberta Provincial Bronze, NAVC Volleyball Club 2012/2013- U17 Volleyball Alberta Beach Provincial Champions 2012/2013- ASAA High School City Conference Champions, W.P Wagner High School 2013/2014- U16 Volleyball Alberta 8th Place, NAVC Volleyball Club 2015/2016- U16 Volleyball Alberta 4th Place, RAVC Volleyball Club 2016- Alberta Winter Games- Zone 1 2016/2017- U16 Volleyball Alberta Provincial Champions, NAVC Volleyball Club 2017/2018- U17 Volleyball Alberta Provincial Champions, NAVC Volleyball Club 2018- Alberta Winter Games Bronze- Zone 6 2019/2020- Early Season Finish due to Covid-19 2020- Alberta Winter Games Bronze- Zone 5 2022/2023- LSAA Zone Championship Silver Medal, Lethbridge Collegiate Institute |
Volleyball Achievements (Player)
2007/2008- City Champions, Ellerslie Junior High
2007/2008- Volleyball Alberta Provincial Bronze, NAVC Volleyball Club 2009/2010- City Champions, W.P Wagner High School 2009/2010- Volleyball Alberta Provincial Gold, NAVC Volleyball Club 2009/2010- Volleyball Alberta National Gold, NAVC Volleyball Club 2010- Edmonton Journal All Star 2010/2011- City Conference Bronze, Jasper Place Volleyball 2010/2011- Junior Olympics Gold 2012- U21 Volleyball Alberta Provincial Bronze 2013- U21 Volleyball Alberta Provincial Bronze 2014/2015- ACAC Provincial 4th Place 2014/2015- ACAC All Conference All Star 2014/2015- ACAC All Academic Athlete 2014/2015- CCAA Academic All Canadian 2015/2016- ACAC All Conference All Star 2015/2016- ACAC All Academic Athlete 2015/2016- CCAA Academic All Canadian 2016/2017- USport Academic All Canadian |