Huskie Volleyball Club

The goal of the Huskie Volleyball Club is to prepare athletes for university volleyball and national level competition.

Thank-you to all the players, parents, and coaches that made the 2018 such a successful season for HVC! All 11 teams finished in Tier 1 at provincials, and the club took home 5 medals including 3 provincial champions (18U Female, 18U Male, 13U Female), a silver (17U Male), and a bronze (16U female).

MENS OPEN TRYOUTS

The Huskie Volleyball Club will be holding OPEN tryouts for their 16U and 17/18U Men's teams. We invite all interested players out to participate...no experience necessary.  

The tryout will be on December 2 from 8 am-noon at the Physical Activity Centre, University of Saskatchewan. The HVC coaches are asking participants to arrive at 7:45am for this Sunday morning tryout. This will allow us to finish in-person registration by 8:15am. There will also be a $5 fee for tryouts payable in cash upon registration Sunday morning. Thank you for your assistance.*****  

Please note: 
16U boys are born between Sept.1, 2002 to Dec. 31, 2003 and later 
17U boys are born between Sept.1, 2001 to Dec. 31, 2002 and later 
18U boys are born between Sept.1, 2000 to Dec. 31, 2001 and later.  

Please submit an email to the appropriate coaches if you wish to register for tryouts:  
16U--Jordan Nowakowski at jordan_nowakowski@hotmail.com 
17/18U--Tom Graham at tom.graham@usask.ca

2019 HVC Club Tryout Registration

SUNDAY, NOV. 4, 2018 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM 14U
(U OF S EDUCATION GYM) 10:00 AM – NOON 15U

SUNDAY, NOV. 18, 2018 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM 13U & 12U
(U OF S EDUCATION GYM)

SUNDAY Nov. 25, 2018 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM 16U
(U of S PAC GYM)
10:00 AM – NOON 17U, 18U

PLEASE GO TO THE LINK BELOW TO REGISTER FOR THE TRYOUT! THERE WILL BE A $20 FEE PER PLAYER

Register Here

2019 Club Coaching Staff

Robyn Flaman will be coaching the HVC 13U A team for the 2019 season! Robyn had an excellent playing career spending 4 seasons on the U of S Huskies team. After her playing career ended she gave back by coaching provincial teams and recently club volleyball. Robyn has her Advanced Development Coach certification and brings the following coaching experience to her team:

2000’s – 16U Female SK Provincial Team
2012 – 16U Female Sol VC
2013 – 17U Female Sol VC
2014 – 18U Female HVC, Tier 1, Div 1 – Provincial Silver Medalists
2018 – 13U Female HVC, Tier 1, Div 1 – 7th place

Bryan Lundsten will be coaching the HVC 16U B team for the 2019 season! Bryan, an Advanced Development Coach, brings the following coaching experience to his team:

Many seasons with Wakaw Volleyball
2017 – 14U Female HVC
2018 – 15U Female HVC, Tier 1, 8th Place

Helping Bryan again this year will be Chad Anderson. Chad was co-coach with the HVC 15U Female and assistant coach with the HVC 13U Female teams in 2018, and assistant coach in 2017 with HVC 14U Female team.

Jay Magus will be coaching the HVC 14U A Female team for the 2019 season! Jay set 5 years for the U of S Huskies and was Canada West First-Team All-Star 4 times, and U-Sports First-Team All-Canadian twice. He also played 3 years with Team Canada Men’s Team and participated in the 1991 and 1993 FISU Games, the 1995 Pan Am Games, the 1995 World Cup, and the 1993 and 1995 NORCECA Championships. Jay, an Advanced Development Coach, brings the following coaching experience to his team:

1998 – U of S Huskies Men, Assistant Coach, U-Sports Silver Medalists
1999 – U of S Huskies Men, Assistant Coach, U-Sports Gold Medalists
2003 – 18U Male Niagara Rapids VC, Nationals, Tier 1, Div 1, 5th place
2004 – McMaster University Men, Assistant Coach
2005 – 19U Male Team Canada, Assistant Coach, NORCECA, 4th place
2005 – U of C Dinos Men, Assistant Coach
2006 – 17U Male Canuck Stuff VC, Tier 1, Provincial Silver Medalists
2006 – 17U Male Canuck Stuff VC, Tier 1, Div 1, National Silver Medalists
2017 – 13U Female HVC, 13th place
2018 – 13U Female HVC, Tier 1, Provincial Champions

Two great assistant coaches will be helping Jay this year. Darla Lee-Walde played several seasons for the U of S Huskies in the 1990’s and then played women’s football as a founding member of the Valkyries Football Team and winning several national titles. Scott MacDonald played volleyball for the U of R Cougars for 5 years and then gave back by jumping into coaching. He has previously coached club volleyball in Prince Albert and also with Darla and Jay the last two seasons with HVC.

Denise Chapman will be coaching the HVC 15U A Female team for the 2019 season! Denise was a setter for the U of S Huskies for 5 years from 1994 thru 1998. After her playing career Denise, a certified Development Coach, turned to coaching:

2000 – 13U Female JCVC Assistant Coach
2003 – St. Joseph High School Senior Girls Assistant Coach, Provincial Bronze Medalists
2011 to 2015 – U10-U12 Wave VC Development Program
2012 – 16U Female Sol Volleyball Club, Tier 1, Div 1 – 7th Place
2013 – 17U Female Sol Volleyball Club, Tier 1, Div 1 – 5th Place
2014 – 18U Female HVC, Tier 1, Div 1 – Provincial Silver Medalists
2016 – 13U Female Wave VC
2017 – 13U Female HVC, Provincial Silver Medalists
2018 – 14U Female HVC, Tier 1, Div 1 – 6th Place, and 28th Place at Nationals

Assisting Denise will be Kaitlyn Robin. Kaitlyn played for the Saskatoon Chaos VC from 2006-2014. Recently she has begun her coaching career:

2015 – 13U Female HVC
2018 – 14U Female HVC, Tier 1, Div 1 – 6th Place, and 28th Place at Nationals

Tracy Hazen will be coaching the HVC 17U Female team for the 2019 season! Tracy played volleyball for Red Deer College for 2 seasons. Tracy, a Certified Performance Coach, brings the following coaching experience to her team:

2013 – 13U Female JCVC, Tier 1, Provincial Silver Medalists
2014 – 14U Female JCVC, Tier 1, Provincial Silver Medalists
2015 – 15U Female JCVC, Tier 1, Provincial Bronze Medalists
2016 – 16U Female HVC, Nationals, Tier 1, Division 4 Silver Medalists
2016 – Sask Summer Games Female Team, Bronze Medalists
2017 – 17U Female HVC, Tier 1, Provincial Bronze Medalists
2018 – 18U Female HVC, Tier 1, Provincial Champions
2018 – 18U Female HVC, Tier 1, Nationals, Tier 1, 11th Place
2018 – 15U Female Team Sask, Assistant Coach, Canada Cup

Matt and Anna Erickson will be assistant coaching the HVC 17U Female team for the 2019 season! Matt played 4 seasons for the U of S Huskies and Anna brings experience from 4 seasons playing at the Columbia Bible College. Matt, a Certified Development Coach, brings the following coaching experience to the squad:

2016 – Today, U of S Men’s Team, Assistant Coach
2016 – 18U Male HVC, Tier 1, Provincial Bronze Medalists
2017 – 15U Female HVC, Tier 1, 4th Place
2017 – Aden Bowman Senior Female Team, City Bronze Medalists
2018 – 16U Female HVC, Tier 1, Provincial Bronze Medalists

Anna, a Certified Development Coach, has the following coaching experience:

2011 – 15U Female Columbia VC, Assistant Coach
2012 – 18U Female Columbia VC, Assistant Coach
2015 – 16U Female Surrey Christian School, Head Coach
2014 thru 2016 – Columbia Bible College Female Team, Assistant Coach
2016 – 15U Female Surrey Christian School, Head Coach
2017 – 15U Female HVC, Tier 1, 4th Place
2018 – 16U Female HVC, Tier 1, Provincial Bronze Medalists

Troy and Regan Wiebe will be coaching the HVC 18U Female team for the 2019 season! Troy, who will be the head coach, just finished playing his 3rd season for the U of S Huskies as a setter, and prior to this played 2 seasons for Grande Prairie College. Regan played 3 seasons for Brandon University, and will be playing her 2nd season with the U of S Huskies in 2018-19!

Troy and Regan were both assistant coaches with the 16U HVC Female team last season, and Regan was also an assistant coach with the 18U HVC Female team in 2017.

Jayden Weber will be coaching the HVC 16U A Female team for the 2019 season! Jayden played several summers on provincial teams, and two seasons for the U of S Huskies. Jayden is a Certified Development Coach, and brings the following coaching experience to her team:

2016 – 16U Female HVC, Nationals, Tier 1, Division 4 Silver Medalists
2017 – 17U Female HVC, Tier 1, Provincial Bronze Medalists
2017 – 16U Female Provincial Team Assistant Coach
2018 – 15U Female HVC, Tier 1, 6th Place
2018 – 17U Female Provincial Team Assistant Coach

Emily Humbert will be coaching the HVC 15U B Female team for the 2019 season! Emily, a 5 year Huskie, played as a middle blocker for the University and was a U-Sports Academic All-Canadian. Emily is a Certified Development Coach, and brings the following coaching experience to her team:

2014 to 16 – HVC Female Assistant Coach, placing top 2 in provincials each year
2018 – 17U HVC Female, Tier 1, 4th place

Leanne McGettigan will be coaching the HVC 14U B Female team for the 2019 season! After winning the Gold medal at the 1989 Jeux Canada Games, Leanne played university volleyball for 5 years as a left side hitter, and was U-Sports All-Canadian 3 times. In 1991 she won a Silver medal at the U-Sports Championships, and also was a member of Team Canada’s B team. Her coaching resume is equally impressive:

Masters degree in Human Kinetics in coaching science
Graduate of the National Coaching Institute
1993 and 2009 – Jeux Canada Games Female Team Sask, Assistant Coach
2000’s – 16U Female Team Sask’s – Gold and Silver finishes at NTCC’s
1990’s – UBC Female Team, Assistant Coach
2000’s – U of S Female Team, Assistant Coach
2000’s – Numerous club teams at all groups
2018 – 13U Female HVC, Assistant Coach, 7th place

Jodie Wagner will be the assistant coach for the HVC 16U A Female team for the 2019 season! Jodie is a 5 year Huskie playing for the U of S from 1993-98 after playing in the 1993 Jeux Canada Games for Team Sask. Jodie, a certified Development Coach, has the following coaching experience:

2011 to 2013 13U Female Wave VC
2014 – 13U HVC Female, Tier 1, Div 1 – Provincial Silver Medalists
2015 – 14U HVC Female
2015 – 13U Wave Female
2016 – 13U HVC Female, Tier 1, Div 1 – Provincial Silver Medalists
2016 – 15U HVC Female Assistant Coach
2017 – 14U HVC Female
2017 – 16U HVC Female Assistant Coach
2018 – 15U HVC Female, Tier 1, Div 1 – 6th Place

Deane Martin Gray will be an assistant coach with the U13 female A team for the 2019 season! Deane has a long connection with Sask volleyball as an athlete, coach, and official. She has over 26 years of successful coaching at the high school level, and has coached at many camps as well. She is a two time SHSAA 4A provincial champion, SK Winter Games silver medalist, and Co- Ed National Bronze Medalist. This is her second year coaching with HVC.

Sandi Scissons-Nieth will be coaching the HVC 12U team for the 2019 season! Sandi is a physical education k-12 specialist whose focus in on fundamental skills and technique making her a great addition to this age group! Sandi has coached in the Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools and has won numerous city and provincial titles at both the junior and senior levels. Sandi has her NCCP Level 1 and brings the following coaching experience to her team:

2015 – 16 St. Joseph Junior Blue Girls Volleyball City Champions
2015 – 16 St. Joseph Junior Green Girls Volleyball City Champions
2016 – 17 St. Joseph Senior Girls Volleyball City Champions
2017 – 18 Elite Academy FUN-damental Volleyball Camp

TOM GRAHAM, 17U/18U HVC Male Team, Head Coach . Tom Graham will be the head coach of the HVC 17/18U Male team for the 2019 season. Tom’s volleyball experience is unmatched:

Member of 1976 Canadian Olympic volleyball team
Won 2 U-sports National Championships as a player at the University of Manitoba
1987 Jeux Canada Games Men’s Volleyball Gold Medal, Team Saskatchewan, Head Coach
1988 U-Sports Men’s Volleyball Gold Medal, University of Saskatchewan, Head Coach
1987 U-Sports and Volleyball Canada Coach of the Year
1986 – 1992 University of Saskatchewan, Head Coach, 3 Canada West Championships
2015 – 2016 University of Saskatchewan, Assistant Coach, Canada West Silver, and U-Sports 4th Place
2017 Enshrined in the Saskatchewan Volleyball Hall of Fame

JORDAN NOWAKOWSKI, 16U HVC Male Team, Head Coach Jordan Nowakowski will be the head coach of the HVC 16U Male team for the 2019 season. Jordan recently completed playing 5 years for the Huskies and 2 seasons professionally in Italy, and is currently an assistant coach with University of Saskatchewan Men’s team. Jordan’s experience includes:

2008, and 2010 to 2013, member of Team Saskatchewan
2011 – 2016, 5 year member of the University of Saskatchewan Men’s Volleyball team
2015 – 2016, Team Captain, University of Saskatchewan Men’s Volleyball team
2015 – 2016, Canada West silver medalist, and 4th in U-Sports
2015 – 2016 U-Sports Playoffs, multiple 30 kill matches
First CIS kill on my 19th birthday – Nov. 3rd, 2011
2015 – 2016 U-Sports National Championship Tournament All-Star
Finished career in the top 10 of multiple categories as a Huskie:

3rd in attack attempts (2,079)
4th in aces (81)
4th in digs (491)
5th in career kills (925)
7th in total points (1,072.5)

2016 – 2018 Played 2 seasons in Italy

SARAH KARWACKI will be coaching the HVC 13U B female team for the 2019 season! An alumni of the HVC club and the Holy Cross high school programs we are excited to have her involved!

2012 – Team Saskatchewan member
2012 – 5A Senior Women’s Provincial Champions, Holy Cross
2013 – Holy Cross High School Senior Women’s Team Captain
2013 – Monica Astaloche Award, Holy Cross High School Senior Women’s Team
2014 – HVC 18U, Silver medalist, Tier 1 Div 1
2014 – HVC 18U, Team Captain

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