Durham Lords Volleyball & Durham Attack Night

Come check out the top college volleyball players in Canada at Durham College. Admission is free!!!

January 6-7 – Women’s Volleyball Adidas Cup
Top 12 teams in Canada – All Day

Saturday, January 14
Durham vs. Boreal
Women’s 6 p.m. – Men’s 8 p.m.

Sunday, January 15
Durham vs. Cambrian
Women’s 12 p.m. – Men’s 2 p.m.

Friday, January 27 – Durham Attack Night!!!
Durham Attack Night poster…  Free admission and popcorn.  Wear your DA jersey or jacket.
Durham vs. Algonquin
Women’s 6 p.m. – Men’s 8 p.m.

Saturday, January 28
Durham vs. La Cite
Women’s 6 p.m. – Men’s 8 p.m.

Tuesday, February 7
Durham vs. Loyalist
Women’s 6 p.m. – Men’s 8 p.m.

All games are at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Centre.

Admission is FREE!

Check out www.durhamlords.com for more information

Sitting Volleyball Starts Jan 20th at Frenchman’s Bay PS

Our Sitting Volleyball program is running on Fridays from 6-8 PM, at Frenchmans Bay Public School in Pickering, starting on January 20th.  It is open to all – including disabled and able-bodied athletes.  From these sessions we will be filding a team in the inaugural Ontario Provincial Sitting Volleyball Championship at RIM Park in Waterloo in April.  If you are interested in trying it out please contact Lawrence Flynn – flynn_lawrence@hotmail.com.

Durham Attack Teams – sitting volleyball is a great way to develop skills, and a lot of fun.  Again this year, if you support our program on a Friday night by attending as a team, we will contribute $100 towards a team dinner afterwards.

 

 

 

For Those Days When You Don’t Feel Like Working Out

Catching up on email, and found a message I had saved in a special folder.  An email from my daughter Lauren, who plays for Mac, with the message “For those days when you don’t feel like working out”.  Its been a bad week, this video helps.

Looking for House League Coaches!

Our houseleague program begins on Sunday, January 15.  We are still looking for a few coaches to work with the athletes and are hoping that some you will take advantage of this opprotunity to give something back to the club and help foster the love of volleyball in younger athletes.

We are in specific need for coaches with our Bantam program which runs from 10:30-12:00 and/or12:00-1:30. Coaches can either receive community service hours, 15 in total, or receive a $75.00 fund-raising credit.

Coaches will be given a team to work with for the ten weeks of the season. Each session involves 30 minutes of skill development. There will be coaches who will plan and demonstrate the drills and help the young coach work through the drills with their team. Players rotate through all of the positions so substitutions are not an issue either.

If anyone is interested, please have them send Chris an email at uncfan97@yahoo.ca.

Thank you for your support. Your assistance helps us develop our athletes.

14U Vibe Poker Night ***Cancelled***

***Note – this poker night has been cancelled. ***

The 14U Girls Team Vibe are hosting a poker tournament on January 27 at the Ajax Wanderers Rugby Club. Tickets are $55 which includes dinner and 2000 chips. Sign in and reception is from 5-6 and cards will be dealt at 6. For more details or to purchase tickets, please contact Teresa Brooks brooks3@personainternet.com or 705-357-1409.

16U Boys Bahamas Getaway Draw

16U Boys will be drawing the winning ticket for the Bahamas Getaway at Shoeless Joes in Brooklin this Sunday January 15th, at 4 pm.  The draw caps a great weekend for us – after a great 16U tournament in Barrie on Saturday, and afternoone training with Mike on Sunday.  Come join us for the festivities!

At stake is the prize – a week of your choice at a private residence on Windermere Island in the Bahamas, and $1000 for airfare.

In Memory of Marcel Vandenheuvel

It is with deep sadness that I write that our close friend and colleague Marcel Vandenheuvel passed away the morning of December 27th, while at home with his family. Marcel was a very important member of our club executive and an integral part of our club, and we are deeply indebted to Marcel and to his family.

Marcel managed our uniforms and registration for a number of years and worked year round to make sure that our athletes and coaches had the best clothing available. While battling cancer for the past year Marcel continued to attend to the myriad of details required to get our club up and running, and our athletes outfitted, for this season. It was only within the past few weeks that he stepped down from his position.  Marcel’s daughter Nicole is a long-standing member of our club and a coach of our 16u girls team this season. Marcel’s wife Leslie worked alongside Marcel each year in taking care of registration and uniforms.

Marcel is a shining example of all that is good about community sports organizations and volunteerism.   He will be deeply missed both as a friend and colleague and as a member of our volleyball community.

We have offered the family the full support of their friends and colleagues during this difficult time. As we become aware of anything we can do to help we will let you know.

A funeral service will be held at:

The Simple Alternative Funeral Centre
1057 Brock Road, Pickering

Visitation:  Wednesday January 4th; 2:00 – 4:00; 6:00 – 8:00

Service:  Thursday January 5th at 11:30 am

Reception:  At the funeral home immediately after the service.

***I’m told that parking is limited, so please car pool if you  are able.***

Condolences can be sent to:

The Vandenheuvels,
1021 Moorelands Cr
Pickering, ON
L1W 3K3

We will keep you informed as we learn of any other details.  Please keep Marcel’s family in your thoughts during this difficult time.

Permit Cancellation – Pineridge – Jan 12/2012

Our permit at Pineridge on January 12/2012 is cancelled, due to a school event.

OVA Award Recipients

Congratulations to our coaches who were recently recognized at the OVAtion Awards Dinner for their outstanding contributions to the sport of volleyball.

• Kevin Hellyer
• Rob Piccione
• Mike Richardson
• Linda Naccarato
• Lawrence Flynn

And thank-you to Janet Cairns for working so hard to nominate these coaches and others just as deserving.  Durham Attack coaches were awarded one quarter of the recognition awards, which speaks volumes about our coaches’ dedication to our club!

Regional Team Tryouts

Each year the OVA Regions each select and train a boys and girls Regional Team that competes in a provincial tournament. This year is the first year that the OVA has moved the regional program to the winter games, and this year’s regional teams will compete at the Ontario Winter Games in Collingwood from March 9-11, 2012.  We will be announcing our regional team coaches shortly.

The regional team is limited to:

• Girls: athletes playing at 15u or younger levels
• Boys: athletes playing at 16u or younger levels.

You must reside within the bounds of Region 4, regardless of where you play your club volleyball.  Regional boundaries are on the OVA web site.

Tryouts: Tryouts for our Region 4 teams will be held on December 10/11th at Maxwell Heights Secondary School in Oshawa.  The cost of tryouts is $15.

Cost: For athletes on the Regional Team the cost of the Regional Team program is:  $185 OVA player fee (estimated; payable to OVA Jan 15) and $160 player fee (payable to Region 4 January 1, 2012.)  This covers uniform, gym time for practices, accommodation and meals at Ontario Winter Games.

Boys:

Saturday: 9:30 am to 12:30 pm

Sunday: 9:30 am to 12:30 pm

Registration starts at 8:45 am so they are ready to go at 9:30.

Girls:
Saturday: 1 pm to 4pm
Sunday: 1 pm to 4 pm
Registration starts at 12:00 pm so they are ready to go at 1:00 pm.

Questions?

If you have any questions please contact our Region 4 ADP chaire – Curtis Gilfillan – at curtis.gilfillan@hotmail