Passin Dimes Podcast

Julia Murmann & Kat Georgiadis are teammates on the Leaside Volleyball Club 18U Team, Youth National Team and this summer will represent Canada again with the Junior National Team! Julia Murmann is a defending 18U National Champion with Leaside and was last season's Nationals MVP. Julia will attend the University of Toronto next season.  Kat represented Canada for the second season last summer. Sh...

This is a big one!!! World Champion Melissa Humana-Paredes joins the show to walk us through her journey from being around high level beach volleyball her whole life to becoming one of the best players in the world. Melissa grew up watching her father coach Canadian Legends Mark Heese and John Child, while training at the Elite Beach Club where dozens of top Canadians were introduced to beach voll...

Superstar Alexandra Poletto took time from her busy schedule to join the show when she was back home in Toronto. Alex is currently representing Canada on the beach while training with p1440 in California. Alex attended USC where she played NCAA Beach. Before USC she attended Colorardo State as a star middle with the indoor team. As a youth athlete she was a Provincial Champion and National All Sta...

Super Best Friend of the show Ben Saxton makes his long awaited return to the Passin Dimes Podcast! Ben is an Olympian, has represented Canada for over 15 years on the World Tour, a CIS Champion, President of WeCoBeVo, and the creator of the NBVL! We hear all about the NBVL finals between Calgary and Vancouver, coaching Pacific Elite Beach Volleyball, and learn about his upcoming season with Grant...

This is a big one! Volleyball Legend Scott Koskie joined us to talk about his 13 year career with the National Team, being named captain for 6 of those seasons, his 10 year professional career in Spain, Austria, France, and Qatar, his career at the University of Manitoba where he won 2 National Championships, was a 3 time All-Canadian, National Player of the Year, and a University of Manitoba Athl...

Rising Star Justin Lui joined the show to talk about all the details that go into being a top libero. Who better to teach us about the position than a Four-time OVA Provincial champion (2014-17), Two-time National Champion (2014, 2016), USA HP champions (2017), Canada Games champions (2017), OVA Ken Davies Award winner (2018), member of the Junior National Team and started for Stanford in the NCAA...

Olympian & National Team Middle Daniel Jansen Van Doorn joined us all the way from Belgium to discuss the Olympic Qualifier in Vancouver, his current pro season in Belgium (spoiler alert we recorded this before Daniel and the squad won the Belgian Cup!) his pro career and CIS success with Trinity Western. We hope you enjoyed this episode! Dan JVD had some great stories, be sure to tell your friend...

Defending National Champion Simon Fecteau-Boutin finally joins the show! We have been asking Simon since the show started and are over the moon we finally got him! Simon lead us through his journey from growing up in Quebec, attending Limoilou and Laval, moving to Toronto to commit to beach full time, early travel stories and what he's looking forward to this season.  Simon is a 2x National Champi...

TWU Spartan Jacob Kern joins the show during his bye week to discuss the current season, Trinity Western's culture, his work ethic, the Can Am Showcase, and his future plans! Jacob is a 3x USports Champion, USports Silver Medalist, 3x Canada West Championships, CanWest Silver Medalist, Youth & Junior National Team member!  We hope you enjoyed this episode, thanks for listing! The best compliment y...

Beach National Team member Alex Russell joined us to discuss why he gave up his indoor pro career to join the Beach National Team. Alex shares stories about growing up with his siblings, Dalhousie Alumni mother and Olympian father. Alex climbed the ladder from club volleyball in BC, the Provincial team, University of British Columbia, the Canadian Junior National Team twice, and a professional car...

Canadian Adam Spragg joins us from Newcastle England where he is currently completing his masters at Northumbria University. Before traveling to England to complete his studies Adam grew up in Ontario playing most of his club ball for the Aurora Storm and beach on the OVA Beach Tour. After high school Adam attended Dalhousie University (once a Tiger, always a Tiger) in Halifax, Nova Scotia where h...

Canadian National Team setter Brie King joins the show after being highly recommended by friends of the show Autumn Bailey and Jen Cross! Brie joined the National Team this summer and jumped from the Next Gen Squad to the Senior Team in just 4 months. She gives us a behind the scenes look at their Olympic Qualifier and leaving school early to go play pro to help the National Team. She also tells u...

Canadian Beach National Team athlete Will Hoey joins the show to talk about his success last season, dealing with injuries, qualifying for a 3Star, Winning Provincials, Queen's Volleyball, Football and taking the lead on organizing a fundraiser for the Beach National Team!  We hope you enjoyed this episode. Please leave a 5Star review and remember the best compliment you can give the show is tell...

TJ Sanders becomes our first returning guests! His first episode was a tough act to follow, we can say without any bias, that this is his best episode yet! TJ gives us a behind the scenes look at the Olympic Qualifier in Vancouver as well as his decision not to return to his professional club this year, what makes the National Team Program so competitive and what he enjoys about coaching! We cover...

Zeid Hamadeh joined the show to tell us about Pacific Elite Beach and all the exciting things they are up to. Zeid started playing volleyball in the Ottawa area before moving to the GTA. After winning an 18U Ontario Championship with the Durham Attack. He then went on to play varsity for the Western University Mustangs and University of British Columbia Thunderbirds. Zeid is currently working towa...

Superstar Eric Loeppky joined the show just before the Can Am Holiday Showcase to teach us about the Trinity Western Spartan's culture, coaching staff, and winning history. Eric also tells us about his National Team experience and if he has considered going pro before graduation. Loeppky is a 2x USports Champion, USports Silver Medalist, 2x Canada West Champion, Manitoba High School AAAA Champion,...

McMaster Marauders Head Coach Dave Preston joined the show to discuss the program, culture, the Can Am Holiday Showcase, National Team and so much more!  With McMaster Dave won six consecutive conference titles, and nine in total! Since Dave joined McMaster they have competed at 12 U SPORTS Championships. MAC has won two silver and four bronze medals at the national championship tournament between...

Alberta Golden Bears Head Coach Brock Davidiuk joined the show to talk about the Can Am Holiday Showcase, the Golden Bears current season, his playing career, and how to train the setter.   As a player Brock dominated Canadian Volleyball with back-to-back CCAA National Championships in 2002 and 2003, 2x First-All-Tournament Team at CCAA Nationals, CCAA Academic All-Canadian, CCAA Most Valuable Pla...

Superstar Derek Epp joins the show to tell us about Trinity Western's season so far and what they expect from the Can Am Holiday Showcase happening in Toronto from December 28-31 in Toronto.  We also learn about how Derek progressed from the Youth to Junior, then to The National B team and finally suited up for the National A Team this summer! Derek also teaches us about the Saskatchewan Volleybal...

USports Player of the Year, 2x National Champion, 2x National Silver Medalist, Pro Player and National Team Member and now Coach Adam Schreimer joins us to discuss his career and experience! Adam has accomplished everything in our sport and is now moving onto his coaching career at Trinity Western.  Adam shares his tactical knowledge and what the big "secret" is to TWU's success. If you're one of...

Head Coach of the Lewis University Flyers, Dan Friend joins us to talk about the Can Am Holiday Showcase, Lewis's upcoming season and his experience USA Volleyball!  We hope you enjoyed this episode! The best compliment you can give the show is telling your friends, leaving a 5 Star review and a comment! Stay Excellent Friends! 

Ohio State Senior Kyle Skinner joins the show to discuss the Can Am Holiday Volleyball Showcase in Toronto December 28 – 31, 2019. We also discuss their upcoming season, his film degree, and it wouldn't be a Passin Dimes episode if we didn't cover his experience representing the USA on the beach at U19 and U21 World Championships!  We hope you enjoyed this episode. The nicest compliment you can gi...

The logo Garrett May finally makes an appearance on the show! Garrett is a Provincial, National, and World Champion! We discuss his start in volleyball, his mental toughness and belief, what it takes to play at the highest level and sooooo much more!!  We hope you enjoyed this episode. Please tell your friends, leave a 5 Star review and a comment (we enjoy hearing from you)  Stay excellent friends...

Ohio State Buckeye’s coach Kevin Burch joined the show to share his experience with 7 National Championship teams, how the East has levelled the playing field after the West dominated NCAA Men's Volleyball for so long, what it looks like when the Buckeyes are at their best and so much more! If you enjoyed this episode please tell your friends, leave a comment and give us a 5 Star review! Stay Exce...

Jen Cross joins us all the way from Bulgaria to discuss the National Team, Champions League, Pro Volleyball, University of Michigan, Beach, playing on one of the best club teams ever and sooooooo much more! We hope you enjoyed this episode. Remember the best compliment you can give the show is telling your friends! Please leave a 5 Star Review and a comment. Stay Excellent!