President Andy Nicholson is pleased to make the following announcements for the upcoming season
Blaze will become a Co-Ed Club this coming September, fielding both boys and girls teams into the OVA competitive tournaments
"Blaze will offer Boys' Programme"
from The Post August 13, 2010 . . .
Laura Cooke, Provincial Coach, World Master's Gold Medalist, will take the position of Blaze Technical Director
Elementary Liasion Programme will include Skill Clinics in the Fall and Winter for both girls and boys
Blaze has been awarded a "GM Making Dreams Possible" grant to continue their programme to certify coaches in the Burlington Area
Blaze will work with Tourism Burlington to bring major Can-Am volleyball tournaments to Burlington as sports facilities grow in 2011-2012
Blaze is proud to welcome to our coaching staff for the 2010 - 2011 Season
*** Update August 22nd - our stellar coaching staff continues to grow
Joey Martins
National Team Player, CCAA Player of the Year,and Professional Volleyball Player returns to the Blaze Coaching Staff
Stuart Hooper
Coach of the Sheridan Bruins, West Side Volleyball Club, and College Player will introduce Boys Volleyball to Blaze
Teresa Vizzari
National and College Player, President of Hamilton Express, National Level Official will take on the positon of Blaze Setter Coach
Jennifer Eccles
Andy Nicholson is thrilled to announce that Jenn Eccles has agreed to become
the new Head Coach of our 18U girls team this season. Jenn was one of the
most coveted coaches available this summer so we couldn't be happier that
she chose to join the Blaze family! This completes our Head Coaching staff
for 2010-11, and I can truly say that this is by far the best staff, top to
bottom, in our history. We still need two more assistant coaches but once
they are on board...Face the Blaze - Feel the Heat!
Lindsay Franco
Stepping away from Ryerson University as the Captain of the Rams Women'sTeam, Lindsay returns to Blaze to begin her coaching career.
She will be a dynamic role model for our youngest players.
Welcome back, Lindsay
Matt Locke
Former West Side Club player, Matt will work alongside Stuart to bring our boys programme into Blaze.
Blaze Announces the 2010 - 2011 Try Out Schedule
Registration form -
please copy, complete and bring to the first scheduled session for your age group . . .
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Facility
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Brant Hills Community Center
2255 Brant St, Burlington, Ontario, L7R 3Z6
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Girls Team Tryouts
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Date:
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Thurs Sept. 9
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Friday Sept. 10
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Sat
Sept 11
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Monday Sept. 13
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Tuesday Sept. 14
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Wed Sept. 15
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Thurs Sept. 16
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Saturday
Sept. 18th
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13U
Team
Born 1998 or later
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Double
/Single
5:45 – 8:00pm
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Double
6:00 – 8:00pm
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Single
Gym
12-2pm
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14U
Team
Born 1997
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Double
/Single
5:45 – 8:00pm
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Single
6:00 – 8:30pm
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Double Gym
12-2pm
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15U
Team
Born 1996
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Double Gym
6:00-8:00pm
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16U
Team
Born 1995
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Double
Gym 6:45-9pm
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Single Gym 6:45-10pm
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17U
Team
Born 1994
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Double
12-2pm
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Single Gym
6:45-10pm
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18U
Team
Born 1993
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Single Gym
6:45-9pm
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Double Gym
6:45-10:00pm
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Boys Team Try Outs
As Blaze Initiates our Boys Competitive Teams, we will be using the criteria of age, skill potential and experience to determine which age groupings will be most suitable for the players who wish to join Blaze.
Although this can not be formalized until our Try Outs begin, we believe that the main interest will lie in players at the youngest levels of OVA competition - 14U - 16U
Initial Try Outs for Blaze Boys will be held at
Brant Hills Community Centre
Saturday September 18th
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Registration Form . . .
please copy, complete and bring to the try out
Beginning the week of September 20th -
Try Outs will continue or team practices will begin for the boys and the girls teams at the scheduled practice locations in the Burlington Schools. Exact days and locations will be announced at that time.