Ten Great Reasons to Love Volleyball

By Kelly Smith Pakmen Volleyball Club Founder and President John Kessel is Director of Sport Development for USA Volleyball and one of the most articulate leaders in the game. He […]
Volleyball Digging Drills

As you probably know, the success of a volleyball team depends a lot on its defensive players. The job of defensive volleyball players is not to allow the opposite team […]
Light is Finally Shed on Myth of ‘Talent’

by Shayaan Aziz and Kaushik Chatterjee Research Staff Pakmen Volleyball Club Volleyball has become a first choice for many young children. But many get frustrated if they do not see a […]
Exciting News for Pakmen Plus players!

We are happy to announce that we are making some important changes to our Pakmen Plus programs. First, we are expanding the grade 7&8 program in Mississauga to 2 hours […]
Are Coaching Courses Killing Coaching?

By Kelly Smith Pakmen Volleyball Club Founder and President I read an interesting blog today, ‘How Coaching Courses Killed Coaching‘ by Wayne Goldsmith. Goldsmith argues that almost everything taught in […]
Kang Interviews A Regional Excellence Program Athlete

Teen celebrity broadcaster Jaiveer Kang interviews an Athlete during a Sunday morning session of Volleyball Canada’s Regional Excellence Program (REP) at Canlan Sportsplex in Mississauga. Read about PAKMEN’s High Performance […]
Vernon-Evans Makes the Rapid Ascent from Prospect to Star

By DAVID WINER Mississauga Pakmen graduate Sharone Vernon-Evans has leapt from prospect to blue chipper, to burgeoning star on the world stage of volleyball all in a matter of weeks […]
Vitamin D Gaining Respect

By Prateek Yadav Pakmen Volleyball Club Head Coach u18 Women’s Team I recently came across an interesting article, “Vitamin D – A Key Player in Boned Heath, Sports Performance and […]
You Need to Recover!

By Reid Hall Pakmen Volleyball Club Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Strength and Conditioning Coaches need to effectively manipulate their training based on the needs of the athletes. It is […]
Specialization can lead to higher injury rates?

By Prateek Yadav Pakmen Volleyball Club u18 Girls Head Coach A recent study conducted by the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health concluded that high school athletes […]