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Volleyball Canada announces 2013-2014 Canadian Open Volleyball Championships line-up!

by Barbara Mitchell on June 19, 2012

Ottawa – June 18, 2012 The selection of the 2013-2014 Canadian Open Volleyball Championships host cities was not an easy task for Volleyball Canada this time around. With its championships growing every year, the number of cities and hosting groups wanting to be part of these great events also grows with every cycle. For 2013-2014 Volleyball Canada is also adding another Open, going from 4 to 5 events. For the first time in 15 years, the 15U and 16U Canadian West Open will be split into single age group Opens ...

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Comforts of Home & Back to Training by Alisha Glass

by Brynn Murphy on June 6, 2012

Hello Mizuno People,It has been a crazy couple of months. Coming back from Poland and starting training with the National team has been quite the whirlwind. I got to go home, and if you’ve read my previous blogs, I got to have my favorite sandwich from Sisson’s Main Street Specialties. I’ve tried to explain how wonderful it is, but maybe this will help. While I was in Poland, I experimented with being a vegetarian, or more specifically a Pescatarian. My reasons for the change weren’t typical. I used to be a very picky eater ...

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NORCECA by Ryan Millar

by Brynn Murphy on June 4, 2012

I have officially been a part of 4 NORCECA Olympic zone qualifiers, and I have won each of them. 4 times I have been a part of those great teams, and 4 times we have booked our tickets to the Olympic Games. It is and always will be a great honor to represent our amazing country. It never gets old hearing the Star Spangled Banner played before a match, or after a tournament win. I proudly put my hand over my heart and sing along with the words. I have been fortunate enough to have done that for quite some time now. This past qualification tournament ...

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Norcecas by Brian Thornton

by Brynn Murphy on May 29, 2012

The Norceca olympic qualifier at the Pyramid in Long Beach was the best thing to happen to USA volleyball in awhile. Mind you I have not been around that long but I have never seen or heard of anything like the environment I had the privilege of experiencing last weekend. Particularly Saturday night against Canada. The day before the match I had told one of my friends that I thought it was going to be electric in there for the finals. I was wrong. it was far better than that. It is not often past college that you get to have the pleasure of playing at home. It's an entire...

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Volleyball Canada Announces it's Women's A and B Teams

by Barbara Mitchell on May 29, 2012

WINNIPEG (May 28, 2012) Volleyball Canada announced today the 34 athletes who were selected to its Women’s National A and B Teams following a 49-player camp which was held at the Investors Group Athletic Centre at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, from May 21 to 25. The 34 athletes will train together for a one month period. In late June the A team will officially be selected and the B team will return to t...

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