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HP Teams

For the 2007-2008 season, the HP Program will encompass the following teams:

18U Boys
17U Boys
16U Boys
16U Girls
15U Girls

2007/08 Practice Schedule

Noteworthy HP Events!

16U HP team selected to train with National Coach GLENN HOAG!

VIEW 10 TIPS from COACH Hoag's skill clinic!

High Performance Program :: HP Coaches

High Performance Coaching Staff

Boys:

Girls:

Girls and Boys

Paul Gratton is the High Performance director of the boys program. Paul Gratton is the former Captain of Team Canada and 1984 Olympian. After 1985, Gratton played professionally in Japan, France and Italy. A frequent all-star and MVP, he was instrumental in helping his teams win a number of club championships and two silver medals at European Championships. In 1991 He founded SIM GRATTON a sports agency committed to placing volleyball players in professional teams.

As the Director of the Boys Senior High Performance Program, Paul will take responsibility for the active development of the Maverick athletes in the 16 to 18 year age groups, as well as contributing to the overall growth of athletes coming into the club. Paul has a broad knowledge of international athlete development models.

Learn more about Paul Gratton >>

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Bruce Dunning is the Head Coach for the 18U HP Boys Mustangs. He is a fully certified NCCP level 2 coach and is in the process of completing his level 3 certification.

Bruce brings to the program a wealth of playing and coaching experience. As an athlete, Bruce played at Sir John A MacDonald High School then 5 years at York University where he was an OUA All Star. He was the 1991 Canadian Amateur Beach Champion and was 5th at the Canadian Professional Championships. Bruce has also played many years of Club volleyball and with the OCVL.

As a coach Bruce's 20 plus years of experience includes Head Coach of Algonquin College (OCAA Coach of the Year honours). He has also coached numerous Regional Teams (latest team were 2006 Ontario Summer Games gold medalists). Bruce was also the assistant coach at York University and with the Ontario Provincial Men's Team.

Bruce is a professional educator and is married with three children.

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Ron Clarke is the 17U HP Boys Head Coach. Ron brings nearly 30 years of volleyball experience as a high performance athlete and coach. As a player, Ron is a past Junior Provincial champion, OUAA champion, CIS Bronze medalist, OCVL champion, Canadian Masters bronze medalist, and University of Waterloo team captain. He continues to lead the Maverick Gators men's team ... a fixture in the Ottawa volleyball community.

Ron has been coaching since 1986. While a CIS player with the Warriors and on work terms in Ottawa, he was Assistant Coach to the nationally ranked University of Ottawa GGs women's CIS team... perhaps a feat not repeated since. He has led the Gators team for twenty years, and more recently has been pursuing his NCCP coaching certifications and developing outstanding youth athletes with the Mavericks.

Ron has embraced the Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) concept in his coaching philosophy. He realizes that athletes progress at different rates, and has a focus on the process of athletic and life skill development, not just short term rewards. This is balanced with his leadership by example and an intense desire for his athletes to continuously compete to their highest ability.

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François St-Denis is the 16U HP Boys Head Coach. François' track record speaks for itself with numerous OFSAA Championships. Frank has a passion for the sport and is very knowledgeable about speed, strength and conditioning as he has worked with a long list of successful NHL athletes.

His past coaching experience includes:

François believes that sport is an ideal medium to teach the pursuit of excellence, life skills and habits including goal setting, accumulation of knowledge, learning from experiences and outstanding work ethic. Therefore for Frank coaching volleyball requires that he is assured that each individual realizes their full potential both on and off the court.

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Kerry MacLean is the 16U HP Girls Head Coach. Kerry has excelled in the coaching and development of Professional, National, Provincial Team, University and College players over his 25 years of coaching youth volleyball.

His past coaching experience includes:

Kerry firmly believes and has succeeded in developing the complete player where habits and skills that he teaches on the court can be transferred into the athlete's life off the court. He has a track record of developing high level athletes who excel at the university level and in their professional careers. Kerry is a fully certified Level II coach and in the process of completing his Level III certification.

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Maren Hansen is the 15U HP Girls Head Coach. Maren has excelled in the coaching and development of Provincial Team and University players over her 25 years of coaching female youth volleyball.

Her past coaching experience includes:

Maren recently retired from a successful career as an executive in the federal public service. She credits much of her professional success to the development, while playing in university, of habits and skills on the court that transferred into her professional life. She has a strong belief in the value of sport to the development of self-esteem in young women. She has a track record of developing high level athletes who excel at the university level but it is those who attribute professional success to something they learned on the court that keep her coaching. Maren is a fully certified Level II coach.

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Anali Maneshi is the assistant coach of the 15U girls High Performance Team. Anali has a wealth of experience as a player. She played high school volleyball for Lisgar Collegiate Institute in Ottawa while also competing in the OVA with the Kangaroos Volleyball club. Anali excelled at both sports and academics and was able to obtain the prestigious Lisgar L which is awarded for involvement in athletics, academics, and the arts. She obtained her Bachelor of Science with Honours in Kinesiology from the University of Waterloo in 2006 where she competed as an intercollegiate athlete in both volleyball and cross country running. She is currently completing her Master of Science in Human Kinetics at the University of Ottawa.

She has extensive experience working with youth sports through positions as a summer camp counselor, a residence don and the Waterloo Team-Up program which provided a motivational program for academics and athletics to elementary students. As the former conditioning coach for the Nepean Knights Junior B Lacrosse team, Anali brings an enthusiasm for strength and conditioning and is looking forward to the year ahead.

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Karen Cairns is joining the Mavericks as academic advisor for the Girls' High Performance teams. With almost 30 years of teaching experience and extensive participation as both athlete and coach in competitive sports, Karen is an excellent resource for athletes learning to balance the workload of high performance training and school. Karen earned her degree from Queen's University where she competed in two intercollegiate sports (field hockey and basketball). Upon graduation Karen became a teacher in Ottawa where she taught at Gloucester and Lisgar. Karen was the Elite Athlete Co-ordinator at Gloucester and worked as a liaison between the student-athletes and the school. At Lisgar, Karen retired as the Department Head of the Physical and Health Education and Mathematics departments. She was a mentor for over 40 student teachers as well as other beginning teachers.

Married to Brian for over 20 years and the mother of 2 teenage girls, she is looking forward to working with the High Performance athletes. Currently, Karen watches her kids play field hockey, volleyball and rugby, plays basketball in the Ottawa Women's League, rows on her ergometer, and learns to play the harmonica while researching log home construction.

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Jason McCullagh is the head coach for speed, strength and conditioning for Club's HP program.

For more information on HP programs contact John Nguyen at john@maverickvolleyball.ca

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