Canada Games Indoor Head Coaches Announced

Lisa DePaoli will take on the Head Coach position for the boys. This will be Lisa’s third time heading to Canada Games. The first time was as an athlete and the second time was as an assistant coach. Lisa is a Level 3 NCCP certified coach. Lisa’s had been a Team Nova Scotia head coach in the past leading teams that competed in the National Team Challenge Cup and Eastern Elite Championships. Lisa’s wealth of experience extends to the club and school system where she has coached Horton High School, The Waves and Axe Volleyball to numerous Provincial medals.

I am very excited and proud to have the opportunity to coach the Nova Scotia 2017 Canada Games Male Volleyball Team.  Being a part of the development process and working with a group of elite athletes, for the next two years, means a great deal to me both as a coach and as a person who loves the sport of volleyball. I look forward to being able to share in this great experience with the athletes and everyone else involved with preparing for the Canada Games.” Lisa DePaoli, Canada Games Boys’ Head Coach

We are pleased to announce Jon Elliott as the Head Coach for girls’ Canada Games team. This will be Jon’s fourth time attending Canada Games and first as a head coach. Jon has head coached Team Nova Scotia at NTCC’s three times, and at Volleyball Canada age class nationals on numerous occasions with the Lakers, Hurricanes and Tigers Volleyball Club. Jon, a level 3 NCCP certified coach, also has several years experience coaching at the post secondary level with Dalhousie University and King’s College.
 
"I am very excited and honoured to have been chosen to guide the next great group of Nova Scotian volleyball players and coaches. I am looking forward to the next year of training and competition, all building towards a peak performance at the 2017 Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg." Jon Elliott, Canada Games Girls’ Head Coach
Volleyball Nova Scotia is extremely lucky to have two outstanding coaches work with our provincial team athletes over the next two summers and represent our province at the Canada Summer Games.” – Jason Trepanier, Executive Director