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14U Information

14U (Born in 1996)

14U is designed with a focus on “playing the game” and having lots of fun. This category leads to a Provincial Championship. Registered teams can compete in two Premier events followed by the Provincial Championships. In order to be eligible to compete in the Canadian West Open Championship, teams must compete in the Provincial Championship.

14U teams are not eligible to participate in 15U & 16U events.

14U will utilize the 12 subs limited rule with no libero. 14U will have a separate division in Premier tournaments and the Provincial Championships provided there are sufficient entries. Teams with a mix of 13U and 14U players must play in the 14U category. 14U girls will be split into division 1 and division 2 for the Provincial Championships. A team may choose to enter either division however; to enter division 1 a team must have played in one premier tournament. The top 2 finishers at the Provincial Championships will have their entry fee paid for by Alberta Volleyball into the Canadian West Open Championship. The Tachikara Gold will be the official competition ball for this age category.

Tryouts and training at the 14U age class level may not commence until January 1st of the current club volleyball season
 
Pandas
14U Gold - Richard Lobb, Rhonda Smith
14U Green - Val Caldwell, Shelby Larsen
 
Richard Lobb - Head Coach 14U Gold
Richard is now in his sixth year with NAVC and has coached both at the Bantam and Midget levels. Two seasons ago, Richard coached his Bantam U14 girls’ team to a silver medal at provincials and a 3rd at Western Canadians. Richard coaches Jr. High girls volleyball in the Edmonton Public league and has coached at the Jasper and Sylvan Lake Volleyball Camps and University of Alberta Summer Camps. He also coached an Alberta Summer Games team for Zone 6. Richard currently holds a NCCP Level 2 Coaching Certification. Richard is also the Gym Scheduler with the club this season and we appreciate all his time and work with this position; on top of his coaching position!
 
Rhonda Smith - Assistant Coach 14U Gold
This will be Rhonda's first year coaching with NAVC. Rhonda has been playing volleyball for 19 years and 6 of those years have been with NAVC. She has coached Junior High boys at St. Kevin and St. Mark and is currently playing for Concordia University College. Rhonda has completed the technical portion of the NCCP level 1.
 
 
Val Caldwell - Head Coach 14U Green
Val head coached the NAVC U15 Midget Green team two seasons ago and was an assistant coach with the team in 2006 and 2007. Val has also head coached the Jr. Women’s team at W.P. Wagner high school for the past two season. Val has her NCCP Level 1 certification.  
 
Shelby Larsen - Assistant Coach 14U Green
This is Shelby's first season coaching with NAVC.  Shelby is attending Concordia University College where she is a member of the women's volleyball team .
Bears
14U Gold - Steve Weinbeer, Dan Smetaniuk
14U Green - Darryl Robertson, Shamus Dowler
 
Steve Weinbeer - Head Coach 14U Gold
Steven is a graduate from Harry Ainlay High School and is currently in his Master's program at the U of A. As an athlete, Steven played for his Harry Ainlay volleyball team as well as NAVC from Bantam through Juvenile. He was captain of both his NAVC Juvenile Gold team and Harry Ainlay’s senior team, contributing to Harry Ainlay’s 10th straight City Championship. Steven has recently started playing beach volleyball and won a provincial silver medal in 2007. Steven has been fortunate to participate in tournaments across Canada, gaining experience with national level volleyball and staying current with the evolving sport. Steven began coaching with the NAVC U15 Midget team in 2006. In 2007 he wrapped up his season with the U16 Bears team with a Provincial Championship and the AVA Tachikara Coach of the Year Award! Steven has been working hard on furthering his own coaching development and is in the final process of attaining his NCCP Level 2 Certification. Steven is excited to share his experience of the game and is looking forward to yet another great year with NAVC!

Dan Smetaniuk- Assistant Coach 14U Gold
Dan attended Harry Ainlay High School where he assisted the team in winning their tenth straight City Championship in 2004. He attended the High School Provincial Championships twice during that time. This is Dan's fourth year coaching with NAVC, coming in fifth in nationals with the Juvenile Green Bears last year, achieving a gold medal in provincials and fifth in nationals with the Midget Gold Bears in 2008, and a silver medal in provincials with the Midget Green Bears in 2007. Dan aims to complete his Level 2 Coaching Certification this year. He also competes in beach volleyball, graduated from Electrical Engineering at the University of Alberta last spring and is currently working on his Masters in Electrical Engineering.
 
Darrel Robertson - Head Coach 14U Green
Although this will be Darrel's first year of coaching with NAVC, he is no stranger to the sport of volleyball.  Darrel played college volleyball at Grande Prairie College a few years back (we won't mention how many) and he played many years of competitive club volleyball.  Darrel has coached high school volleyball at W.P.Wagner and McNally, assistant coached with the U of A Bears and head coached with the Bears Jr. club team.  Darrel is currently the principal at McNally High school. 
 
Shamus Dowler - Assistant Coach
Although this is Shamus's first season coaching with NAVC, he has been involved with the sport of volleyball since he was in grade 7.  He played school, club, and college volleyball at Okanagan University Colllege in Kelowna, and continues to play with the EVA in Edmonton. Shamus has coached Jr. and Sr. high volleyball in Kelowna and most recently at S. Bruce Smith and Lillian Osborne in Edmonton.  Shamus also played high level baseball and has coached little league baseball for the past two years.