ANDY NICHOLSON
Coaching Experience:
1977 - 1978 Assistant Coach – Lord Elgin Senior Girls volleyball
1984 - 1987 Head Coach – Burlington Y Clancy’ Senior B Woman’s Provincial Silver & Gold OVA Champions
1987 - 1989 Head Coach - Lester B Pearson Senior Girls – Halton Finalists
1989 - 1993 Head Coach – Bishop Redding HS, Halton Region Champions 1990
1990 - 1991 Head Coach – Peel Selects Juvenile – OVA Provincial Silver Medalists
1991 - 1992 Head Coach – Waterdown Raiders Juvenile – OVA Provincial Silver Medalists
1992 - 1993 Head Coach – Waterdown Raiders Midget
1993 - 1996 Head Coach – MM Robinson HS Senior Girls – Halton Finalists twice
1993 Founded Burlington Blaze VBC
1993 - 2000 Head Coach of numerous Blaze teams
2000 - 2004 Head Coach Vancouver Thunder VBC 18U – Silver Medalist T2
2001 - 2002 BC 18U Provincial Team guest coach
2002 - 2004 Head Coach Point Grey HS, Vancouver – City Champions 2002, 2003, 2004, Provincial Champions 2004
2004 - 2005 Head Coach Blaze 18U – Consolation Champions New Orleans Cajunland Classic
2005 - 2006 Head Coach Blaze 17U & 18U teams – 17U T2 Provincial Silver Medalists
2006 - 2007 Co-Coach Blaze 14U & 17U teams
2007 - 2008 Assistant Coach University of Guelph Women’s Varsity Volleyball Team
Certification:
NCCP Level 1: Basketball, Soccer.
NCCP Level 2: Volleyball
CVA Volleyball Referee – Provincial
Career Highlights:
I have two very important highlights in my coaching career: Firstly, being asked to form the Burlington Blaze in 1993 plus, having the honour to coach the Bishop Redding Senior Girls to a Halton Championship in 1990. What made that so special was that we were the first team to win the Halton Championship, other than Georgetown HS, in 10 years and we defeated Georgetown to achieve it!
Coaching Philosophy:
Always remember that a coach is not truly successful unless he/she develops a great citizen, not just a great athlete.