The 2017 Season will see Keith return to the NAVC coaching staff after a one year hiatus which during that time Keith guided the Edmonton Christian Lions Sr. Women’s Team to the 2015-16 2A Provincial Championship Title. Wills will return to lead the Lions once again in the 2016-17 Season.

Keith brings a wealth of experience to the club at every level. Keith joined NAVC after a successful stint with Ontario Volleyball where he served as an Athlete Development Chair and played an integral role in the implementation of the LTAD platform within Ontario Volleyball. As Head coach of Ontario Volleyball Regional Teams, Keith experienced considerable success winning Gold Medals at the 2006 & 2008 Ontario Summer Games and Silver at the 2007 Ontario Regional Games, and was awarded the 2007 Ontario Volleyball Coach’s Recognition Award. In the summer of 2009 Wills helped guide Team Ontario U17 to a 4th place finish at the 2009 National Team Challenge Cup. Keith is a graduate from the University of Alberta, with a Physical Education degree specializing in Sport Performance as well as an NCCP Level III coach, and an NCCP Level 1 Course Conductor.

In the past 7 years Coach Wills’ teams have consistently been ranked in the top 5 in Canada in their respective age category. In 2014 and 15 club seasons Keith guided U16 and U17 NAVC teams to two of the best NAVC seasons ever as the team finished as the top team in Western Canada both years, placing athletes on the All-Star team both seasons. During the 2014 season he represented Alberta at the 2014 Western Canada U16 Elite Volleyball championships with Team Alberta White as an Assistant Coach.

This is Cassidy's second season coaching with NAVC.   She played club volleyball for six years and was a member of Team Alberta at U16 and U18.  She has played a total of three years of post secondary volleyball, all with MacEwan University. Her first year was when MacEwan was still part of the ACAC in which she received the ACAC rookie of the year award.  She is now in her third year of CIS with Macewan.

Cassidy is working towards a Bachelor of Science degree and eventually hopes to get a graduate degree in physiotherapy after she completes her undergrad studies.

This is Mallory’s fourth year as an assistant coach with NAVC. Mallory is a former NAVC player and competed in each age category from U13 to U18. She played high school volleyball for McNally and Jasper Place. Mallory went on to play ACAC volleyball at Kings University College, and played two seasons there. Mallory is currently studying nursing at Macewan University and is representing them in the sport of rowing. In rowing, she has represented Team Alberta at the Western Canada Summer Games in 2011 and the Canada Summer Games in 2013.

1. OH - Kassidy Kowalski
2. OH/MB - Kaitlyn Melenka
3. S - Kaitlyn Dyck
4. L - Alicia Easthope
5. S - Kendall Roehl
6. OH - Courtney Starzynski
7. OH - Vanessa Nelson
8. MB - Shayla Freund
9. DS/L - Madison Carr
10. MB - Kristyn Shannon
11. OH - Calandra Bychyk
12. OH - Justine Collin