The Difference Between Beach and Indoor Volleyball
A lot of people usually prefer to play the game of volleyball in summer. In fact, there are two main types of volleyball – beach volleyball and indoor volleyball. Beach […]
PAKMEN’S 5th Annual Christmas Party
Party # 1 Who: All Pakmen members, their friends and families What: Free Party with games, music, food, and prizes When: Friday, December 11th, 5 pm to 9 pm. Where: […]
A Case for the Two Point Play
by Orest Stanko The Federation Internationale de Volleyball’s (FIVB) latest tinkering with the rules of volleyball has done nothing to make the game more exciting. And, it’s nothing new. Net […]
TIME OUTs: DO’s & DON’Ts in Volleyball
by Orest Stanko Game management is an area of volleyball that is not often on the agenda at coach clinics. Ordinarily topics include technical skill development, offensive and defensive systems, […]
The History of Volleyball
Today, the sport of volleyball is extremely popular in the United States and other countries of the world. Without a doubt, volleyball is a wonderful game. There are both men’s […]
Catching-up With the Rest of the World
by Orest Stanko Recently Canada’s national teams accounted themselves very well at several important international competitions: Canada’s U21 men’s team finished a very respectable eighth at the FIVB World Championships […]
First Touches: Keys to Success in Volleyball!
by Orest Stanko If you ask any athlete that I have coached to date, “…what is Orest’s singular preoccupation as a volleyball coach?” he/she will undoubtedly remark, “…first touches”. Simply […]
The Game is Played Across the Net
by Orest Stanko In case you haven’t noticed, the game of volleyball is played across a net that separates two (2) opposing teams. My statement is not meant to be […]
GTA Premier League for Girls Keeps Growing
It was almost ten years ago that Pakmen started the GTA Premier League – a high quality volleyball league for girls who also played on their school teams. The league […]
Every Touch Counts!
by Orest Stanko Athletes and coaches alike have undoubtedly heard the phrase, “…you play the way you practice” or “…practice the way you want to play, and play the way […]