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
3 on-court practices per week

17U
3 to on-court practices per week

18U
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 & 14U

24 - 2 competition teams

The Pandas 13U team will primarily practice as one large group, but will be split into their competition teams early in the season.

The 14U 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.

12U, 15U to 18U

One team at each age group consisting of 12-13 athletes. 

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