About the Club

The Pandas Volleyball Club was started in 2010 under the tutelage of Laurie Eisler, Head Coach of the University of Alberta Pandas Volleyball team, with the aim of developing female athletes to be future leaders in women’s volleyball.

Excellence in the Pandas Volleyball Club is not measured by wins and losses, but by our athletes’ long-term development.

Training

The Pandas Volleyball Club aims to train the whole athlete. Athletes will experience the physical, mental, and technical aspects of the sport.

Practices

12U, 13U, and 14U
2 on-court practices per week

15U
2 to 3 on-court practices per week

16U, 17U, and 18U
3 to 4 on-court practices per week

** Practices vary from week to week depending on gym availability; there are no set days each team will practice.

Physical Training

Pandas Volleyball Club in partnership with Connect Physiotherapy and Exercise provides Pandas Club Performance Training throughout the year.

Visit the Connect Physiotherapy and Exercise website for more information.

Mental Training

The Winner Will

Athletes are introduced to the mental side of the game. Run by Gisele Kreuger, The Winner Will session helps elite student-athletes overcome the obstacles that impede performance so that you can reach your full potential in sport, school, and life.

Teams and Team Size

The Pandas Volleyball club runs teams in the 12U, 13U, 14U, 15U, 16U, 17U, and 18U age groups. 

The 13U program will be run as a cohort model to develop the younger athletes.

13U

28 to 36 athletes - 3 competition teams

The Pandas 13U team will practice as one large team and divided into competition teams for tournaments. Teams will be different at each competition and will be selected prior to each competition.

14U & 15U

24 athletes - 2 competition teams

Teams will run with an adjusted version of the 13U system. The two teams will have the opportunity to train together however, there will be two separate teams that will remain together for the duration of the season.

10U, 12U, 16U to 18U

One team at each age group consisting of 12 athletes. 

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