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Coach Clinics and Symposiums

Last Updated: 28 October 2025

In an effort to improve coach development opportunities, Volleyball Alberta is pleased to offer coaching clinics and symposiums within the province.
Each of these events showcase a collection of high-profile speakers and presenters delivering topics relevant to the modern-day game of volleyball and sport in general. Many of these clinics and symposiums will offer PD points for trained coaches.

Check back often for upcoming events or see below to explore past offerings.

2026 EVENTS

The EmpowerHer Sport Summit is specifically designed for female athletes between the ages of 15 years and 25 years and their community of supporters.

Coaches, parents and all sport allies are encouraged to register and take part in the summit.

GET TICKETS HERE

The event’s primary objective is to spotlight the skills often overlooked in the pursuit of excellence, and create awareness as to their potential impact on the unique journey of the female athlete. Identifying and understanding the often unquantifiable aspects of performance and how they can shape experience and enjoyment of sport are vital to realistic goal-setting. The intentional development of these skills are keys to continuous improvement, sustainable performance and success in life and sport.

Past Events

Digging Deeper: 2025 Volleyball Alberta Coaching Symposium – Friday, June 20th & Saturday, June 21st, 2025

Schedule with speaker bios

This 2-day event was a chance to connect with coaching colleagues and presenters from a high-performance background. Specific topics included transitioning from indoor to beach, intentional training for middles and liberos, elevating your setter training and load management using Vert technology.

Featured Session Leads + Keynote Speakers:
TJ Sanders, two-time Indoor Volleyball Olympian (2016, 2020) who spent over 10 years with the Senior Men’s National Team and multiple professional seasons in Netherlands, Switzerland, Poland, and Turkey, partnered with Elite Resilience to share some strategies for sport leaders to mentally prepare and be in their best mindset to perform in a leadership role.
Sarah Pavan, two-time Beach Volleyball Olympian (2016, 2020) and 2019 FIVB World Champion, spoke about the nuances of teaching and coaching beach volleyball skills with an indoor background, and some things that helped her transition successfully onto the beach court after spending a significant amount of her career indoors.

2024 Female Sport Summit – January 6, 2024

NORCECA Final 6 Coaching Clinic (info on poster below) – Sunday, September 24th, 2023

Volleyball Alberta hosted their 1st Annual Coach and Referee Symposium on December 14, 2019 at Mount Royal University in Calgary, AB.

This multi-stream symposium brought together Alberta’s volleyball coach and referee community for a day of professional development and sharing of best practices. As leaders in the volleyball community within Alberta, participating coaches and referees had the opportunity to learn from each other and from leading experts in their respective fields.

The 2019 Coach and Referee Symposium featured a coach education stream and a referee education stream, as well as combined sessions throughout the day where all participants came together to share experiences and best practices.

2019 Volleyball Alberta Coach and Referee Symposium Handbook

2019 Volleyball Alberta Coach and Referee Symposium Videos (click on the link to view):