Ocampo Sets New Heights for Pakmen

By DAVID WINER In society, repeating a year bears a negative stigma. There’s the connotation that you can’t pass the muster. That you are a failure and a loser. Nothing can be further from the truth when scrutinizing the two-year odyssey Parker Ocampo recently completed. Playing up an age group, Ocampo helped propel the Pakmen ... More

Pakmen Are an Indomitable Force

By DAVID WINER Nightmares can be instigated by a plethora of reasons including stress, anxiety, trauma and medications. Perhaps its time lexicographers and other dictionary editors amended the meaning to include those frightful volleyball players who munch on their foes in an incessant and vigorous manner. Like their namesakes from the ... More
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Pakmen Are ‘Leeders’ of the Pack

By DAVID WINER The Pakmen Volleyball Club delivered another stellar performance at the OVA Provincial Championships last month. Taking on the best competition the province could muster up, Pakmen responded with great relish to finish atop the standings for the 15th straight indoor season. Pakmen teams earned 10, top-three finishes ... More
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Conditioning Workouts for Volleyball Players

By Pakmen Volleyball Research Staff Volleyball is a fast-changing and very dynamic game. Volleyball players have to make a lot of quick and explosive movements on the court, jump, do blocks, set the ball, make passes, dive and hit the ball during the game. It’s important to know that the game of volleyball requires endurance as well as ... More
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Impact of Video Analysis on Volleyball Player’s Performance

By Pakmen Volleyball Staff Volleyball players have to be well-prepared for the game both physically and mentally. It’s fair to say that video analysis is a key part of volleyball player’s mental preparation. Video analysis allows athletes to prepare for the game of volleyball mentally. Volleyball players have to analyze games, make ... More
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How to Perfect a Volleyball Serve

By Pakmen Volleyball Staff A serve is a key element of a volleyball game. Whether you play volleyball professionally or play recreational volleyball, you have to master the art of serving. Every volleyball team has its own servers. Volleyball players should constantly try to improve their serve. Volleyball players should get the most out of ... More
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Pakmen take centre stage at Nationals

By DAVID WINER Volleyball has many hotspots in the country. Volleyball Canada in Ottawa, the men's and women's indoor training facilities in Gatineau, Q.C. and Richmond, B.C. and the beach centre in Downsview. But, in reality, the epicenter; the country's heartbeat is in Mississauga... home of the Pakmen Volleyball Club. "The last wave of ... More
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Pakmen celebrate after a dozen medals at Provincials

By DAVID WINER Ten clubs celebrated victory at the 2024 OVA Ontario Championships, but only one club could consider itself party central. While some established big name clubs struggled, the Pakmen Volleyball Club harvested a bountiful crop of medals in the seven divisions up for grabs climbing the podium a dozen times, while just missing ... More
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Pakmen bask in beach glory at Nationals

By DAVID WINER It was just another day at the beach for members of the Pakmen Volleyball Club. Other than the pomp and circumstance associated with the annual Beach Nationals at Toronto's Ashbridge's Bay, Pakmen did what they usually do--dominate and win. It made little difference that the country's best players were in attendance vying ... More
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Star Academy continues to give Pakmen a helping hand

By DAVID WINER When COVID-19 swept across our shores in March of 2020 igniting a modern-day plague, it filled our lives with fear. Our days consisted of staring at all four walls in our homes, or waiting in ever stretching lines to purchase what little was still on store shelves In just two months, restaurants, pubs, houses of worship, ... More