• Cougar Beach 15U - 18U

The Cougar Beach Volleyball Program is designed to improve the athlete’s beach volleyball skills in a fun but challenging setting.

Athletes will be grouped by age first & then skill level so their training can be designed appropriately.  Athletes  sign up as individuals and can request to be paired so they can create & train together as team mates. Athletes who register as individuals will be paired with same age category/gender/skilled athletes to form teams of 2 accordingly.

First night  of training will be a seeding session to sort the athletes into their appropriate skill level & gender groups. 

As allowed, the Club will try and organize 2 tournaments for each age group category (15u-18u) and (13u-14u) over the summer sessions for the teams to compete in. Other beach club teams may be invited to participate to offer a variety of competition for our athletes.

Consequently, teams can also register for any Volleyball BC Beach Tournaments being offered by Volleyball BC.

Registration & costs for these tournaments will be extra and will be on a first come- first served basis with priority registration being given to our Cougar Club Athletes first for the Cougars hosted beach tourneys. Tourneys cost will approx. be $50 per team.

*Please note this is an advanced program. Club experience is highly recommended*

COST $425

REGISTER HERE
REGISTER HERE

  • Lead Coach:

    Shub Wander

    At the age of 25, volleyball has been part of my life for 20 years, where I have progressed in club to earn provincial and national gold medals, played for the University of the Fraser Valley and went overseas for a professional contract in Denmark as an athlete for the men’s team. As well, I have been a coach for the Canadian women’s professional team, with the latest venture of joining Capilano as an athlete and assistant coach. While indoor is my main focus, I have played beach for 5 years and joined the KBVA for there tournaments at Kits Beach and this year will be joining the Vancouver Open. While thats a short summary of my athletic career, as a coach I have been present for 13 years, where I have coached at multiple clubs, and as mentioned above, coached a women’s professional team in Denmark with the latest venture of coaching the men’s Capilano team.

    While my journey continues and my knowledge and experiences change my initial view, one constant remains which is the belief that an athletes imagination is the only limiting factor for their potential growth in the sport, especially when considering beach volleyball.

    Assistant Coaches:

    Keira Bowering

    Keira has 5+ years volleyball experience including club volleyball with Cougars and Ducks. Current collegiate volleyball player with Columbia Bible College Bearcats. Competed in BC Summer Games beach volleyball in 2024. Coached volleyball at Maple Ridge Christian School for 4 years. 

    Liam Sampson

    Liam played club volleyball for the Cougars in U17, then had to privilege of Red Shirting at Cambrian college in 2025 where we won a silver medal in the OCAA, after he transferred to Columbia Bible College where he finished 5th in kills in the PacWest. He now has the privilege of being signed to play at the USport level next year at MacEwan University. 

    Nickolas Konopacki

    Nick has five years of playing volleyball, three years of beach volleyball, four years of high school volleyball, three years of team BC, one year of post-secondary volleyball at Trent University. 

    Nick coached volleyball this last 2 years, with the grade nine team at Riverside last year. 

    Tyler Juhasz

  • Program Cost:

    - $425 per athlete Includes the Following

    - 18x Practice Sessions (36hrs Total) of High-performance Beach Training

    - 2x Cougars’ In-House Playdates (8hrs Total) Dates/Prizing TBD

    - 1x Cougars’ Tank Top (Girls) & (Boys)

    * Should you choose to participate and attend a VBC Sand Series event or equivalent, you will need to register for these tournaments on your own.

    Capacity:

    - 40 Players

    Refund Policy:

    - There will be no refunds for those choosing to withdraw two weeks before the program is set to take place. As many costs are paid up front, please ensure you can attend before registering. Refunds are subject to a non-refundable $25 administrative fee.

  • Location:

    Albion Sports Complex Beach Courts (Court 1-3)

    23667 104 Ave, Maple Ridge, BC, V2W 0G8

    Tuesdays & Thursdays (5:00pm-7:00pm):

    June 2nd - July 30th, 2026

    June 2,4,9,11,16,18,23,25,30

    July 2,7,9,14,16, 21,23,28,30

    In-House Playdates: Aug 8th, 9am - 3pm

    40 Athlete Cap