2021 Development Coaches of the Year announced

Female Development Coach of the Year

Jamie Brownlee

When Jamie Brownlee first began coaching in 2016, everything just clicked. Upon completing her developmental training, she landed a role as a head coach for a 15U girls team with the Simcoe Xtreme Volleyball Club and took that squad all the way to the top, rewarded with a silver medal at the Ontario Championships and a gold at Nationals.

After a few seasons with the Xtreme and hosting various programs and camps, Brownlee took notice that there was a need in her local community; a need for additional opportunities for youths to participate in recreational and competitive club programming. As a response, she co-founded the Norfolk Volleyball Club in 2017 and its ensuing Beach Program a couple years later.

The inaugural year of the Norfolk Volleyball Club (or Chaos Volleyball) saw only one team – the 12U Girls, but Brownlee quickly went to work to promote the Chaos locally. Soon the word spread and four years later the Club has amassed 100 athletes, 16 coaches and has expanded to offering 12-18U programs. The beach program Jaime started was hot out of the blocks with 32 teams registered in its first season. In fact, the program is so popular that it has a waiting list each year. For the Club, it’s a good kind of chaos to have.

Jamie continues to coach a multitude of teams at her Club, tirelessly working to grow the sport in her community. Her efforts and demeanor as a coach are lauded by the parents of the Norfolk membership with many requesting their children to be placed on her team.

Thank you for your passion and dedication to the sport and for inspiring your community through your coaching. Congratulations, Jamie on this very deserving award!