Courses
Athletic Excellence
Our volleyball training programs are designed to specifically to prepare OVA Rep athletes who are committed to the sport of volleyball and preparing to pursue their volleyball career. Being a part of this program will give you the opportunity to train and excel, with a focus on developing your skills and prepare you for the college, university, provincial and national team levels. Assisting with this process of development will be our elite coaching staff of former National or Olympic player or NCCP volleyball certified.
Fundamental Training
Coach: Huang Bo
Location: APLUS
Overview:
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Focuses on core skills: passing, setting, serving, spiking, blocking, and digging
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Builds consistency, control, and confidence through targeted, technique-driven drills
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Each 120-minute session includes warm-ups, skill drills, and scrimmage play
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Ideal for beginners and intermediate players preparing for advanced training
Position Training
Setter
Coach: Nikolina Malic
Location: APLUS
Key skills:
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Hand positioning, footwork, decision-making, back-setting
Drills:
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Setter-to-Hitter Connection: Repetitive sets to outside and middle hitters to build timing and accuracy
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Movement & Reaction: Quick transitions from defense to setting to improve court awareness
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Dump Shots: Practicing deceptive plays that disguise attacks as sets
Position Training
Hitter & Blocker
Overview:
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Refine hitting mechanics to maximize power, timing, and hitting efficiency
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Master advanced blocking techniques, including hand positioning, footwork, and tactical anticipation
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Develop high-level on-court communication to orchestrate seamless defensive transitions and offensive execution
Coach: Huang Bo &Dan Dearing
Location: APLUS
Position Training
Libero
Coach: Victoria D'Acre
Max 12 players
Location: APLUS
Key skills:
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Passing accuracy
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Digging
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Rolling saves
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Serve receive
Drills:
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Serve-Receive Repetition: Practice passing from multiple court zones
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Defensive Reaction Drills: Dig against both hard-driven and off-speed attacks
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Floor Defense: Train diving and sprawling techniques for low balls
Game Strategy
Coach: Huangbo
Max 12 players
Location: APLUS
Overview:
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Learn offensive and defensive systems (5–1, 6–2, serve-receive formations)
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Improve decision-making, positioning, and real-time adaptability
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Develop court awareness through small-sided games and coached scrimmages
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Weekly focus on serve-receive, combination plays, defensive systems, and scouting
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Best for players ready to elevate their game with structured, strategy-based training
Beach Volleyball
2026–2027
May -Aug 6-8 weeks, 2-3times/week
Coach: Dan Dearing Kaylee & Emma
Location: UTM & Huron Park
U13–U18 Beach boys and girls volleyball
A fun, skills-based program for beach athletes:
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Focus on : serving, passing, setting, hitting
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Build confidence, communication, and sportsmanship
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Fun, active sessions to keep players engaged
Key skills:
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Underhand & overhand serving
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Forearm passing and footwork
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Overhead setting technique
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Basic hitting and approach
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Intro to blocking & defensive movement
Private Sessions
Aplus Training Facility
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Niko — Europe professional league, Setter
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Jennifer — Waterloo University team, Left Side
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Victoria — Former Team Canada Libero
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Dan — Olympic and team Canada beach outsider
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Kaylee — Current team Canada beach outside hitter
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Huangbo — Former team China national middle
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Ella — OVA18u ,Left side
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Vincent — OVA 18U, Libero
