(January 21 updates in red)The Government of Alberta has extended the mandatory public health measures in the province. These public health measures are in place to protect the health system and slow the spread of COVID-19. Considering the updated measures, Volleyball Alberta has adjusted dates pertaining to the signing process (tryout...
Nov 24 Province of Alberta COVID-19 Announcement
Posted: November 26, 2020 The Government of Alberta has recently implemented new public health measures in communities across Alberta. These public health measures are in place to slow the spread of COVID-19, which impact indoor team sports significantly. Volleyball Alberta is making adjustments to the tryout period and our Premier...
Club & Team Program Sanctioning
Posted: November 13, 2020 Volleyball Alberta developed the VA Premier Leagues for the 2020-21 competitive season to temporarily replace our Premier Tournament Series due to COVID-19. The league structure has been developed to align with the Government of Alberta’s guidance documents for Sport, Physical Activity and Recreation so volleyball can be under the safest...
COVID Safety Considerations, Best Practices & Mask Wearing
Posted: November 13, 2020Updated: Nov. 19, 2020 Volleyball Alberta held a COVID Safety, Best Practices & Mask Wearing zoom meeting on November 18 with the following Presenters: Dr. Kerry MacDonald - Volleyball Canada (Director, Sport Science, Medicine and Innovation) Laurie Eisler - University of Alberta (Head Coach Pandas Volleyball) Brock...
Mandated Two Week Suspension on Team Sports
Posted: November 12, 2020Revised: November 13, 2020Revised: December 9, 2020 On December 8, the Government of Alberta announced further mandatory restrictions that apply provincewide and will be in place at least until January 12, 2021. Please go to the following News Story for more details on this new announcement The province will suspend...
Fall 2020, 8 Week Programs
Fall 2020, 8 Week Programs Volleyball Alberta is ready to relaunch our Atomic 1, Atomic 2 & Tripleball programs in Edmonton at the Saville Community Sports Centre. Safety measures that follow the current AHS guidelines & the Volleyball Alberta Return to Volleyball document will be put in place, including a...
2021 Membership Fees & Tournament Entry Fee Update
Membership Fees & Tournament Entry Fee Update Posted July 7, 2020 Planning for 2021? RE: Membership fee & tournament entry fee update Due to COVID-19, Volleyball Alberta will defer the setting of tournament fees (VA Premiers & VA Provincial Championships) until competition models/structure can be developed. This motion was approved...
New Leadership Team for Volleyball Alberta
New Leadership Team for Volleyball Alberta The Volleyball Alberta (VA) Annual General Meeting was held virtually on Sunday, July 5, 2020. We would like to thank the following individuals for their long-time service to the board: Leigh Goldie for his 33 years on the Board of Directors – holding the...
Planning for 2021? Indoor Tournament Schedule preview
2020-2021 Club Premier Leagues We are linking all documents and information needed to know what is being organized for the upcoming Volleyball Alberta Premier Leagues and how to plan for it on the new Club Premier Leagues page. To go to the new page click HERE (https://www.volleyballalberta.ca/node/876) Planning for 2021? - the...
Load Management Considerations For Return To Volleyball
ZOOM INVITE Volleyball Alberta Members! Join us as we go live with Carlyn Stilling and David Gil to talk about Load Management Considerations For Return To Volleyball for athletes. Please note there is a limited number of registrations for the live session and not all who register will be sent...