The Bobcats are bringing back the popular Volleyball Coaching Summit but in a different format this year.
Normally held in September, this year’s version will be held online and deliver high level instruction and insight to volleyball coaches of all levels.
This year’s summit will be presented live on Zoom on Saturday, February 27 from 9:15 am to 3:30 pm.
Guest coaches for this year’s event include Kerry McDonald (Volleyball Canada), Olivier Trudel (Montréal Carabins) and Ron Thomson (Volleyball Alberta) as well as current BU Bobcat head and assistant coaches.
The cost of the day’s live event is $85 +GST which will include access to video recordings of the presentations after the event as well.
The Zoom link to the live sessions will be sent out via email after the registration period.
Volleyball Coaching Summit Itinerary
9:20 am – Opening Remarks – Grant Wilson
9:30 am – Using Sport Psychology with your team – Olivier Trudel
10 am – How to plan practices for your season – Ron Thomson
10:30 am – How to use video to improve your team – Lee Carter
11 am – How to get recruited in a pandemic – Ashley Hosfeld
11:30 am – Hot Stove Question and Answer – Trudel, Thomson, Carter, Hosfeld
12 pm – BREAK
1 pm – Building a successful program – Grant Wilson
1:30 pm – Strength and conditioning for volleyball – Paul Thompson
2 pm – Nutrition, sleep and taking care of your body – Scott Forbes
2:30 pm – Using statistics to make coaching decisions – Kerry McDonald
3 pm – Hot Stove Question and Answer – Wilson, Thompson, Forbes, McDonald
