Passin Dimes Podcast

Finally! We got him! One of the best personalities in our sport, Irvan Brar joins the show! Irvan played at UBC where he helped them capture a National Championship. Brar has represented Canada on the youth, FISU, and Next Gen National Team. He's also played pro in Germany, Saudi Arabia, and Denmark. We talk about all of this and his overall love for our sport and how he finds ways to give back. If you enjoyed this show or any of the previous episodes please give a 5 star review on Apple, leave a comment and remember the best compliment you can give us is telling your friends about the show! Stay excellent!

York Lion Alex Ko joins the show! We talk about his path from Unity, Reach to York and the 9man Circuit with Toronto Qilin Volleyball Club. Alex has worked his way into being a USports starter. What makes it even more impressive is he went from a club and provincial team middle to starting libero and left side in the OUA. We also get into his favourite 9man venues and what he loves about the sport If you enjoyed this episode please pass it on to any members of the volleyball community you think would benefit or have a good laugh. Thanks, and stay excellent!

Friend of the Show Craig Moore returns to the show! We talk club volleyball, Side Out Beach Volleyball, and the best tournament of the year, the Vancouver Open! Cmoore always gives great coaching tips and his passion for our sport is contagious If you enjoyed this episode please pass it on to any members of the volleyball community you think would benefit or have a good laugh. Thanks, and stay excellent!

3x OUA Champion, National Team Member, and one of the creators of Air Time, Maxime Gratton joins the show! We talk about Max's sport background growing up, the moment he realized his father was an Olympian, winning the Ken Davies award, committing to and playing at MAC, National Team programs and so much more! We also discuss how he is a high performance athlete with diabetes and the strategies he uses to make sure he's ready on game day. If you enjoyed this show or any of the previous episodes please give a 5 star review on Apple, leave a comment and remember the best compliment you can give us is telling your friends about the show! Stay excellent!

Mathias Elser joins the show! Mathias grew up in Calgary playing for Canuck and Team Alberta before attending NEP and committing to Trinity Western where he is a 2x Can West Champion and National Champion. He's represented Canada at many levels, including making our Senior A team at a very young age. We discuss all things volleyball, his family's love of sport, his values, turning pro and so much more! If you enjoyed this show or any of the previous episodes please give a 5 star review on Apple, leave a comment and remember the best compliment you can give us is telling your friends about the show! Stay excellent!

Alberta Panda Justine Kolody joins the show! Justine was the starting setter on this year's squad that won USports Silver and Can West Bronze! She also set on Team Manitoba that took down Canada Games in 2021. We talk about her start in our sport, playing at the cottage, her love for setting, learning as a first year starter, National Team experience and so much more! If you enjoyed this show or any of the previous episodes please give a 5 star review on Apple, leave a comment and remember the best compliment you can give us is telling your friends about the show! Stay excellent!

Western Mustang Amit Sayal joins the show! Amit is a 2x Ontario Champion and National Champion with Durham Attack. With the Mustangs Amit earned a starting spot and was part of one of the toughest teams to play against. We also get the inside details on the Indian Circuit where Amit plays for Indocan. Also we finally get some intel on who was behind one of the best Instagram Accounts, Not Western Mustangs. If you enjoyed this show or any of the previous episodes please give a 5 star review on Apple, leave a comment and remember the best compliment you can give us is telling your friends about the show! Stay excellent!

If you build it, they will come. The builder of Deadman's Beach, Derek Dedman joins the show! Derek played for Lakeland College before moving to the Ottawa area where he built the court, plays in the OVL, Coaches at Mavericks and Fusion and so much more! If you enjoyed this show or any of the previous episodes please give a 5 star review on Apple, leave a comment and remember the best compliment you can give us is telling your friends about the show! Stay excellent!

Canada's newest Next Gen athlete Amy Ozee joins the show! Growing up in Maui Hawaii Amy started playing beach at a young age. She would go on to play at the University of Hawaii and Cal Poly in the NCAA. Amy's father is Canadian and represented us as a professional downhill ski racer and world class windsurf racer. When it became time for Amy to decide who she would represent on the FIVB World Tour she followed her gut feeling and tried out for Team Canada. We hear about all of this and more. If you enjoyed this show or any of the previous episodes please give a 5 star review on Apple, leave a comment and remember the best compliment you can give us is telling your friends about the show! Stay excellent!

Team Canada Men's Indoor IST and S&C Lead Michael Cook joins the show! Michael has been with the squad since 2019 and has helped the program in so many ways. We dive into all the layers of his role, plus cover his journey from growing up in Sunderland, England, playing professional Rugby, working at the University of Alberta and so much more! If you enjoyed this show or any of the previous episodes please give a 5 star review on Apple, leave a comment and remember the best compliment you can give us is telling your friends about the show! Stay excellent!

Friends of the Show Nolan Langley (6th appearance) and Josh Timukas (3rd appearance) join the show to do a very special USports Nationals Preview. We jump into the matchups and make our predictions. Be sure to make your own bracket and follow both the men's and women's events on CBC! If you enjoyed this show or any of the previous episodes please give a 5 star review on Apple, leave a comment and remember the best compliment you can give us is telling your friends about the show! Stay excellent!

Katie Hutchinson is involved at every level of our sport! She is the current OVA President, Region 5 President, coach with Leaside Volleyball and does so much more! Katie has won the Ontario Volleyball Association Female Development Coach of the Year and is an OVA Recognition Award Winner for her work in the community. We discuss her start in our sport, her love of coaching, building team culture, developing athletes and so much more! If you enjoyed this show or any of the previous episodes please give a 5 star review on Apple, leave a comment and remember the best compliment you can give us is telling your friends about the show! Stay excellent!