2025 Fall Development

 

Fall Development offers athletes a comprehensive training experience with targeted coaching and ample practice opportunities to enhance their individual volleyball skills. Join us in a safe and encouraging environment, where athletes can freely experiment with new techniques, receive valuable feedback, improve ball control, and have fun with our exceptional coaching staff.

Each week athletes will receive 2 hours of Strength & Agility training led by our certified coaches. This S&A session is designed for athletes to prevent injuries and increase performance on the court.

This program runs 6.75 hours / week for 6 weeks and contains two age categories: Grade 7-9 & Grade 10-12.

Check the program Dates, Times, and Location to see if this is a good fit for you!

This is a co-ed program.

(Grade 7-9) 4:30 - 6:45pm

(Grade 10-12) 7:00 - 9:15pm

  • Location:

    • 20159 115A Avenue Units 1-4, Maple Ridge, BC V2X 0Z3. (Catalyst Initiative Athletic Club)

    Program Dates:

    • Grade 7-9 (32 spots available):

      • Monday / Wednesday / Friday: 4:30 - 6:45pm

      • Monday and Wednesday: (1 hour and 15 minutes of Volleyball, 1 hour S&A training)

      • Friday: (2 hours and 15 minutes of Volleyball)

      • Monday Sept 15th - Monday Oct 29th (18 sessions)

      • *No session on Friday October 10th and Monday October 13th, (Due to Thanksgiving long weekend)*

    • Grade 10-12 (32 spots available):

      • Monday / Wednesday / Friday: 7:00 - 9:15pm

      • Monday and Wednesday: (1 hour and 15 minutes Volleyball, 1 hour S&A training)

      • Friday: (2 hours and 15 minutes of Volleyball)

      • Monday Sept 15th - Monday Oct 29th (18 sessions)

      • *No session on Friday October 10th and Monday October 13th, (Due to Thanksgiving long weekend)*

  • Volleyball:

    • This program will contain a balance of focused skill development and game-like practice opportunities.

    • Athletes will spend most of the session practicing new techniques in a safe and isolated environment, while having numerous opportunities to refine these skills in a competitive and game-like situation.

    • This program will focus on assisting athletes in development of the following techniques:

      • Serving / Serve Receive

      • Setting

      • Block / Defense

      • Attacking

    Strength & Agility Training:

    • The S&A sessions are a safe and supervised environment where athletes can train and develop in the following areas:

      • Stretching / Mobility

      • Weight Lifting

      • Plyometrics

      • Power

      • Agility / Quickness

  • Lead Coach Name: Joel Pesut (Program & Technical Director)

    Joel comes with a diverse coaching background with previous experience ranging from running atomic camps to coaching for one of Canada’s top collegiate programs.

    Former Usport Assistant Coach with the TWU Womens Volleyball Program (6 seasons)

    Highlights:

    • 1 National Championship and 4 Canada West Championships

    • Former BC Summer Games and Team BC Blue Head Coach

    • Cowichan Summer Games and Canada Cup 2018

    Previous Club Experience:

    • 10+ Years Head Coaching at a variety of ages and levels.

    • Highlights: Top 8 finishes Tier 1 Nationals at U18 (2018 and 2024)

    • Best of the West Bronze U17 (2023) Silver U18 (2024)

    • Provincial Silver Medalists U18 (2018 and 2024)

    Most Recent Club Season:

    • Division 2 Provincial Championship (U15 2025)

    • Undefeated at U15 Nationals (Tier 11)

    Joel is thrilled to be joining the Cougars program and looks forward to his role as program and technical director.

  • Program Costs:

    • Registration Fee is $475.00.

    DISCLAIMER:

    Understand that sessions are CO-ED and can have a varying level of skill. Athletes may be moved to a different session for a more appropriate skill experience.

    Refund Policy:

    • There will be no refunds for those choosing to withdraw one week before clinics are set to begin. We pay many costs up front, therefore please make sure you can attend before registering.

    • There will be a $25 administration fee for all refunds.

    • Please email us at rmcougarvolleyball@gmail.com