This is my hero when it comes to Basketball. Who is yours?

107 session coming up.

Last but the most exciting is our list of sessions.  We have 107 sessions starting on Monday, January 6 all the way up to Making the Cut Camp in August for the Volleyball, Basketball and Youth academy.  Register early, if the last three months are any indication of how 2020 is going to be at the academy they will start to fill.   Register now and guarantee your spot.

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New gym for 2020

In 2019 we found out we needed to seek a new home gym for the academy sessions and we will be working out of the Ecole Canadienne-Francaise on 2320 Louise Avenue.  Unless posted otherwise all basketball, and volleyball sessions will be at this school.  Enter through the west parking lot entrance, the doors will be open 15 minutes before a session.   Do not be late as the doors will be locked once a session starts.  If you are going to be late let me know and we can make arrangements to let you in.

Possible Snow Volleyball ball.

Possible Snow Volleyball ball.

While in Mexico for Christmas I found two of these balls in a department store, so I bought them and I will put them outside and see how hard they get in the cold.  It will be interesting if I find a ball we can use for our snow volleyball tournament in Mexico.   I am still seeking the Mikasa Snow Volleyball which is used for the Snow Volleyball world tour but until then maybe the Mexican snow volleyball will work.

Some Points about the academy

• The Volleyball Elite Academy has grown by word of mouth and through a developed digital media advertising campaign.   Word of mouth is still the king of advertising so if you know of a young volleyball player (grade 4-7) or basketball player (grade 6-12) tell them about the academy and help us grow.
• The academies are only as good as their coaches so we are always seeking good mature coaches who have worked with the targeted age group of the academies, again if you know of some talented coach let them know about us.
• Suggestions and comments are always welcome and we will continue to take them seriously as we continue to grow.  We will make mistakes but will always attempt to grow from them.
• Register early for sessions as we did have to turn interested people away due to a large number of people attempting to register for the volleyball sessions. 
• Participants of all skill levels and gender can come to the same sessions as each will take something different away as they will all be at different skill levels.
• We do not run or recruit players for teams and will not be recruiting athletes to play for the Elite academy.  (Beach volleyball has a unique setup as it trains doubles teams to play in tournaments but the teams are not built by the academy)
• We try to stay away from the politics of sports, tryouts and formal play situations and more strive to put the fun back into skill training and the game.
• Our goal is to pay coaches, cover gym costs and administration costs to run the academy and offer the cheapest sessions possible.  Suggestions and comments to continue to strive towards this goal are always welcome.

Poster from 2017

The following was the first poster designed for the academy in 2017 and it is still a goal we are working towards.

2020 What's new for this Year

From the inception of the Canadian Elite Academy, the design was to create a system under which any sport, art, music, drama or academic skill training can be done. 

The last three years have been a process of developing a system and community in which the realization of the motto “Taking your skills to the next level”.  The Volleyball Elite Academy was the first of the academies and was used as a test sport and has grown into a product that has been challenging for myself as the developer and for the parents, guardians, and participants as we worked the kinks out of the system.  Thank you for your patience and support during this development time.  We now have a system that will continue to improve but has made it possible to start to introduce new academies.  The Youth Volleyball academy and the Basketball academy have coaches in place and now just needs to be advertised and adopted by the community so it reaches the same standard as the volleyball academy currently functions.
With the system in place, it is now possible to introduce new academies based on my ability to find appropriate coaches or instructors.  So, stay tuned for new academies during this new year as we hope to continue to grow, develop and progress.   If you would like to run an academy under the Canadian Elite Academy umbrella it is possible just contact us and if it fits under the philosophy of the academy anything is possible.