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Although the club is doing well,
Getting Kids Active Is the Ontario Volleyball Association’s Haley said they need qualified
(OVA) philosophy and mandate.”

The Goal Of Cornwall Allison and Dave have both been coaches to help the club move
forward. “We
playing volleyball for more than
are expecting to continue to grow
Vikings Volleyball Club 25 years. “We have always both but we need committed, skilled
loved the sport and we hoped that
and positive coaches who want to
our four children would also love
accommodate so many athletes
By Diane Hunter volleyball,” said Haley. “Dave has volunteer their time. This fall we
because we want to ensure they expect to field girls teams in the

coached high school volleyball for
receive quality time and instruction U13, and U18 age division. I know
he Cornwall Vikings Volleyball many years while I have refereed
on the court.” we have female athletes waiting to
TClub (CVVC) recently for the Seaway Valley Volleyball
try out for a U15 and U16 team,
completed their first season and Allison and Dave Haley began Referees Association since it’s

but to date we do not have a coach
is doing quite well. A volleyball the club and they also have youth inception. About 6 years ago, I was
for them. Dave and I coached the
season runs from September to the development programs that provide asked to bring a well-known Ottawa
boys this year and Luc and Dena
end of April. “Our programs are instruction for both competitive Club’s program to Cornwall. After
Rozon coached the girls and we all
continuing to grow through the help and non-competitive programs for running that program locally for a
thoroughly enjoyed our first season

of word of mouth referrals,” said players looking to improve their year we realized we really enjoyed
and we are looking forward to
Allison Haley, cofounder of CVVC. skills. “This fall will be our sixth coaching and we felt it was time
another year.”
“We have had to add multiple sites year running the Spikes and House Cornwall had a program of our own
and unfortunately, we sometimes League programs. All of our and so began our association with Continued on page 13
have a waiting list as we can only programs are in conjunction with the OVA.”

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Sam has stated his first

love is hockey, having
played for the Upper
Canada Cyclones “AAA”
over the past two years.
By the end of the season
and during his months
off, he will concede that
lacrosse is a close second. This year he is playing for the Bantam Celtics
lacrosse team.
A true multisport athlete, Sam has played Blazer’s soccer, Wildcats football,
Cornwall Optimist ball hockey and he also enjoys swimming, diving and
Allision and Dave Haley coaching in Waterloo, Ontario in April at

the Ontario Championships at RIM park. Like most coaches, they track and field. In his spare time he likes biking and motocross.
experience the highs and lows on the floor just as much as the players Sam’s philosophy is that he will continue to work hard both in the arena and

they coach. Photo courtesy of Digital Sports Photography. in the classroom.