NAVC 14W Griffins Coaching Staff

After taking a year off from everything to gallivant around the world, Richard returns, excited to get back to coaching.  He has been with NAVC for over a decade and has coached every age group picking up a Canada West Tier 1, Div 1 bronze, a provincial championship and two provincial silvers along the way.  Richard has also been on the Team Alberta U16 Girls coaching staff four times, collecting a complete set of medals at the Western Elite competition.  In addition, he spent time in the ACAC with the NAIT Women, assisting with them during the 2013 season.

This is Rhonda's 8th year coaching with NAVC. She has 20+ years playing experience with 2 of those years at Concordia College. In her early years she played club ball with NAVC from U13-U18. Rhonda has coached Jr High boys for St. Mark and St Kevin, 2 years assistant coaching at Ross Sheppard High School with the Sr girls team and 1 year assistant coach at M.E. Lazerte High School with the Sr boys team.

This is Leah’s second season coaching with NAVC. Leah played 5 years of club volleyball with the Dinp's Volleyball club in Calgary and was part of Team Alberta in her U16 year.  After high school Leah went on to play two years of post-secondary volleyball for the Red Deer College Queens. During those two years Leah helped the team win back to back ACAC provincial championships and CCAA national championships. It was at the 2014-2015 national championship tournament that Leah received the most valuable player award.

Leah recently completed her Bachelor of Kinesiology degree from the University of Alberta and is now pursuing a graduate study in rehabilitation medicine.

Kendra graduated from Notre Dame high school in Red Deer as Female athlete of the year.  She played 6 years of club volleyball with the Red Deer Queens and went on to play two more years with the Queens at the post-secondary level.  During her time at Red Deer College, Kendra won back to back ACAC provincial championships and CCAA national championships (2014, 2015). This will mark her third year of coaching as she has previously coached in the Queens club at the U13 and U15 level.  Kendra is very excited to be apart of the NAVC team this year, and can’t wait to share her love of volleyball.  Currently Kendra is taking a General Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Alberta, and hopes to further her education in graduate studies of rehabilitation medicine.