Pakmen is pleased to offer Adult Volleyball lessons this Winter 

Volleyball Tehnique Tutoring for Adults is a 10-week program held Saturdays, 12:30 to 2 pm @ Canlan Sportsplex beginning Saturday, January 13th. This program is for beginners. Pakmen coaches will teach you the basic skills of volleyball - including passing, volleying, hitting and serving. Volleyball is a Sport of a Lifetime - isn't it time ... More

Olympic Volleyball Rules

By Kiran Panicker Pakmen Research Staff Volleyball is the seventh most watched sport, played in the Olympics. Indoor volleyball has been played as an Olympic sport since 1964. Beach volleyball was introduced to the Olympics in 1996. The International Olympic Committee awards medals in volleyball to both genders, for indoor and outdoor volley... More

Volleyball Scoring System

Kaitlyn Kwan Pakmen Research Team Volleyball scoring is essential to the game. It determines which teams wins and loses. Basic rules of volleyball scoring: A side out is used as reference to an absolute rule, this is when only the serving team can score. Although, now the meaning of side out has changed . A side out now referred to when ... More

The Evolution of Volleyball

By Sijil Jindani Pakmen Research Staff At least once a week, 800 million people worldwide play volleyball. As of 2017, it is considered the fifth most popular sport in the world. It has been a part of many major sporting events, including the Olympics, the Commonwealth Games (beach volleyball only), the European Games, the Asian Games, and the ... More

Kang Interviews Pakmen’s Niko Rukavina

Jaiveer Kang interiews Niko Rukavina during a volleyball Canada Regional Excellence Program session at Canlan Sportsplex in Mississauga. Read about PAKMEN's High Performance Volleyball programs Check PAKMEN's Beach Volleyball programs More

What is Volleyball?

By Kiran Panicker and Kaitlyn Kwan Being the fifth most popular sport in the world, having over 800 million people who play volleyball at least once a week. There is no doubt that volleyball is an amazing sport. Some of the reasons for its popularity is that volleyball can be played anywhere- like in a gym-, on grass, and on a beach. The many ... More

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 has a popular blog which is filled with interesting perspectives and ideas.  If you have not read it, I highly recommend you do.  I just finished 'Ten Great ... More

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 who specialize in a single sport sustain lower-extremity injuries at significantly higher rates than athletes who do not specialize in one sport. The ... More

Volleyball Is Becoming the Choice of Young Athletes

By Prateek Yadav Pakmen Volleyball Club u18 Women's Head Coach Volleyball has become the world’s second most popular sport after of course soccer or European football. This may surprise many living in North America, where Basketball, Baseball, American Football and Hockey are so popular. Volleyball is second in the world in terms of ... More