Associate Coach - Tristan Gerrie

Tristan Gerrie is currently a teacher at Rudolph Henning Jr. High School. This will be his 11th year of coaching, and his 9th year of coaching club Volleyball. He is currently the Head Coach of the Senior boys team at Rudolph Henning, coaching his 6th season of Jr. High Volleyball, after previously holding the Head Coach position at Bev Facey High School for five years. He is a level two certified coach, and this will be his second season of club at the 16U.  

After spending the last four years coaching the 17U/18U category, Tristan is excited to work with younger athletes to focus on their technical aspects and vision of the sport. He hopes to pass on his experience and knowledge taken from previous years to a new group of athletes. His philosophy is a based on a simple process over result ideology, and believes that through determination accompanied by endless effort, results will be achieved.

Associate Coach - Matt Lischynski

Matt is entering his seventh season coaching with NAVC and is very excited to be back again for the 2018/2019 season.

Outside of NAVC, Matt is the Head Coach of Strathcona High School Junior Men's Volleyball program where he coached the team to a City Championship. Matt has also been the Zone 6 Head Coach for the Alberta Winter Games where his teams have won a gold, silver and bronze medals.

Matt strongly believes in developing volleyball players in both the technical and mental aspect of the game. He has a philosophy of creating strong character in his athletes on and off the court. Matt’s passion for coaching Volleyball and the energy he brings to his teams results in a positive and high energy environment in which his athletes thrive in. 

Matt is currently completing his level 2 coaching certification.

Assistant Coach - Mark Van Drunen

Mark is currently a teacher and Sr. Boys Head Coach at Salisbury Composite High School in Sherwood Park.  He also has 15 years of playing experience including playing for Team Alberta U16 and U17, Grant MacEwan for 4 years and the University of Alberta for 2 years.  During his playing days, Mark won a Canada West and CIS National Championship in 2014.  Mark has also been a coach with Grassroots Volleyball under Brock Daviduk and is a level 2 certified coach.

As a Coach for the past 6 years with NAVC, Mark has led his team to 5 top 3 finishes at provincials. Most Recently Winning Gold at U16 Provincials in 2019.

Mark's Philosophy is simple:  He believes that every year is a process, and if the process is not appreciated then success will be hard to attain.  It's the work and dedication athletes put into practices that make the difference between achieving goals and not.  There is a purpose to every individual contact made and once that's realized, positive steps can be made as team. You get what you put into it.