Episodes
Friday Aug 25, 2017
E10 | International Ties
Friday Aug 25, 2017
Friday Aug 25, 2017
Volleyball in Alberta has benefited from its worldwide connections. Hear how the sport's extensive international community helped local players, coaches and officials (and how Canadians are now giving back).
Friday Aug 18, 2017
E09 | School’s in for Alberta Volleyball
Friday Aug 18, 2017
Friday Aug 18, 2017
When Volleyball entered gym classes - it was a tipping point for the sport in Alberta. Hear how elementary, junior, senior high schools along with college and universities fostered volleyball, as only they could.
Friday Aug 11, 2017
E08 | Calling The Game
Friday Aug 11, 2017
Friday Aug 11, 2017
Tuesday Aug 08, 2017
E07 | Volleyball on Wheels
Tuesday Aug 08, 2017
Tuesday Aug 08, 2017
Start the van, pack the balls and nets, Volleyball is going on a road trip to small town Alberta. Hear how the sport was transported all across the province in the 1980s and 90s with a simple but innovative concept.
Friday Jul 28, 2017
E06 | Volleyball Nation comes to Alberta
Friday Jul 28, 2017
Friday Jul 28, 2017
There was no such thing as a national volleyball team in Canada until the 1950s, and even then training only lasted eight weeks. Hear when all that changed and how Alberta was a big part of it.
Friday Jul 21, 2017
E05 | Changing The Rules
Friday Jul 21, 2017
Friday Jul 21, 2017
Volleyball rules have grown and changed over the years. Well-respected volleyball official, Harold Mori watched this evolution first-hand right here in the province. He counts down the Top 5 rule changes from the early days of the sport in Alberta.
Friday Jul 14, 2017
E04 | Gender Roles in Play
Friday Jul 14, 2017
Friday Jul 14, 2017
At the start of volleyball in Alberta, the game didn't appeal to most men—leaving space for women to give it a go. Hear why that didn't last and how the sport evolved to play to both male and female strengths.
Friday Jul 07, 2017
E03 | Trajectory Change in just 3 Weeks
Friday Jul 07, 2017
Friday Jul 07, 2017
Three weeks in the summer of 1974 changed the trajectory of volleyball in Alberta forever. Hear how Jasper Volleyball Camp came to be, the skills and community it fostered and the legacy it continues.
Friday Jun 30, 2017
E02 | Kitchen Table Beginnings
Friday Jun 30, 2017
Friday Jun 30, 2017
Not an office or a conference room but a kitchen table—that’s where volleyball in Alberta first got organized. Find out how it went from there to where it is now, with a full-time staff, an official office and many programs.
Saturday Jun 24, 2017
E01 | The Pioneers
Saturday Jun 24, 2017
Saturday Jun 24, 2017
Meet the people who lived and loved volleyball to its place today as a popular sport in Alberta. Together the 15 key players will tell the story of how volleyball grew up in Western Canada, on this 10-part series.