Passin Dimes Podcast

England's rising star Harry Jones joined the show to tell us about his start in volleyball, how young he was when he first represented England, playing at University, how his family is involved in every level of English volleyball and making the jump from Juniors to the FIVB World Tour!  Harry came highly recommend by friend of the show Andy Kos who competed against Harry at the U21 World Champion...

Caroline Lemay joins us all the way from Austria, where she is enjoying her first year of pro! Caroline grew up in Ottawa where she played her club volleyball and attended the University of Ottawa. With the Ottawa Gee Gees she was a 2x RSEQ Second All-Star and USports Academic All-Canadian! We learn all about her journey through volleyball, finding a pro contract and what her future goals are.  We...

Andrew Shotbolt and Toure Nwakwesi join the show to tell us all about the York Lions culture, how they plan on getting over the quarter final curse, and how the program has changed since they joined.  Both Andrew and Toure are in their 5th year with the Lions. Andrew is a OUA East 1st Team All Star, OVA Provincial Silver Medalist, Easter National Medalist and OFSAA Champion! Toure is a 2nd Team Al...

Kat & Alex Tsiofas took time out of their busy schedules to join the show after Queens played U of Toronto. We were lucky to hear about their start in volleyball, club experience, deciding to attend rival schools and how their parents found a way to support both when they met on the court! Kat & Alex are teaming up for a great event on February 1st at Queens University to support Carley's Angles....

Darby Taylor and the Brock Badgers have started the season 6-0! Darby took the time out of her schedule while visiting York to meet with us to discuss club volleyball, Team Ontario, choosing the NCAA, coming back to Canada and her next steps to turn pro. Darby was an OFSAA Champion with Eden Volleyball and their MVP in 2015. She was named to the MAAC All Rookie Team at Siena University and has bee...

USA Performance Analyst Nate Ngo joins the show to talk about qualifying for Tokyo, game prep, trends in NCAA and International Volleyball and how he got his start in the big world of stats!  Nate and the UCLA Bruins will be competing at the Can Am Holiday Volleyball Showcase Dec 28-31 in Toronto. Follow this link to see the schedule and get your tickets!  http://cahvs.com/ If you don't have a vol...

Jeremy Davies took the time out of his busy schedule to chat with us about his experience with the National Team this summer, his pro career in Finland, what it was like representing Canada in his first international Competition, and how he developed into the player he is while at the University of Brandon. If you'd like to check out Chris Voth's Volley Video please follow this link https://www.in...

Captain Doug Learoyd joins the show to teach us everything we need to know about sitting volleyball and how the Sitting Canucks can qualify for the 2020 Games! Doug has been representing Canada since he was 14, when he joined the Standing Team and helped them to a World Championship. Since the sport changed to sitting, Doug has helped Canada win 4 straight medals at the Para Pan Am Games!  If you...

This week we are joined by USports and Ryerson Ram star Lauren Veltman! Lauren is a National and Provincial Champion with Ryerson University. She has also won several individual awards including an OUA First-Team All-Star, a Second-Team OUA All-Star, member of the OUA All-Rookie Team and Ryerson Rams Female Rookie of the Year. Before attending Ryerson, Lauren was a member of the Pakmen Volleyball...

Colin Walker has coached at the University, Youth National Team, Club, Regional, and School level! He shares his knowledge and how he keeps learning after many years of experience and success  Colin is taking the lead for starting a Mens Volleyball Team at the University of Ottawa. If you'd like to get involved with fundraising or organizing events for the squad please contact Colin cwalker@sports...

This week's guest is all round beauty Jeff Millar! He is currently the head coach of the Fanshawe Falcons Women's Volleyball Team. He was recently the Fanshawe Men's Volleyball Assistant Coach from 2017-2019, where he won two OCAA championships, one CCAA silver medal and a CCAA gold medal in 2018-19. Jeff has also coached at Nipissing University, London Fire, Durham Attack, Canadore College, Camp...

Andy Kos has won 5 National Championships, competed at U21 Beach Youth Worlds, and is currently at the University of Toronto. Kos fires us up for the upcoming OUA season and hints on a few rivalries in the GTA.  We also cover his beach career which includes getting hustled for lunch by a future international star in Hermosa!  Please leave a 5Star Review and tell your friends! Stay Excellent! 

We had to chase him for a while, but we finally got Mike Plantinga to join the show! What a journey Mike has had from moving to Toronto fro a summer to earn a nomination for Youth Worlds to leaving U of Alberta early to commit to beach full time. He has been grinding since he arrived in Toronto where he was a baker, server, coach and many other odd jobs just to keep his head above water. Great sto...

While in China we were lucky enough to run into 2012 Olympian, Youth World Champion, and half of Team Llama Becchara Palmer! Becchara shares her impressive journey to playing internationally, how she manages a full time career and being a main draw player on the FIVB, playing in the AFL, World Championships, fundraising for Team Llama and so much more!  We hope you enjoy this episode! For more int...

Shanice Marcelle is one of Canada's most decorated athletes! She won a CIS/USports Championships all 5 years while she was at UBC. She has also won a Championships with her German Pro Team. This summer she earned her 8th Championship by winning Volleyball Canada Beach Nationals!  Shanice also earned CIS Player of the Year honours and was named the flag bearer at the FISU Games.  If you enjoyed thi...

Logan Mend just signed his first professional contract with Hapoel Kfar Saba in Israel. We talk about his process for deciding on a pro team, his first Cliver win, U21 World Championships, York Lions and so much more! Logan is one of the few athletes who can play Beach and Indoor at the highest levels. He is starting his pro career on the indoor side; but we hope to see him representing Canada ver...

Friend of the Show and fan favourite Tomas Sorra makes his long awaited debut on the show! Tomas is one of the few athletes to compete for Canada at the U21 level for both Beach and Indoor. Tomas is currently playing for the Calgary Dinos. He was a member of Pakmen where he medalled at Nationals and won two Provincial Championships! Tomas was also a key player on one of the best Regional Teams. We...

Toronto is hosting teams from all over North America this weekend to crown the 75th annual 9Man Major Champions! We were lucky to sit down with Edmund Chan and Jenny Hui from the hosting committee to discuss the size of the event, history, rules, and so much more! 9Man has a great community and are thankful to have the opportunity to share it with our listeners!  We hope you enjoyed this episode,...

HEATHER BANSLEY!!! Dallas and Josh were over the moon when Superstar Olympian Heather Bansley agreed to join the show. We learn about her early years in our sport, University of Toronto, her process and path to the top, tales from the road and so much more!  We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did. Please leave a 5star review and tell your friends! Stay tuned for new episodes every Friday...

Sophia and Alina currently play for the University of Toronto Varsity Blues, where they are defending OUA Champions! They both have won One Volleyball Premier Championships and have dominated on the beach. The fun doesn't end there, both played are graduated of the Ottawa Mavericks Volleyball Club! Alina also represented Canada at the FISU Games this summer! We talk about all of this and more on E...

Josh and Dallas bring some strong opinions to this episode. Who do they think will qualify for the Olympics, who is going to win Beach Nationals, who is the best multi sport athlete in vball, and who holds the most unbreakable record in Canadian Volleyball. We'd love to hear your opinions on all of these subjects and much more!  Leave a 5star review and a comment, we love hearing from you. Stay Ex...

Payton Sproule took the time out of her busy training schedule to join us! Payton is an rising star in Ontario who has already verbally committed to the University of Central Arkansas before her senior year of high school. North Bay may not sound like a volleyball hot bed to some, but thanks to the wonderful community there Payton has met many role models through Norceca Beach Tour events, OVA Gra...

Worth the wait! This week's episode features long awaited guests Jaki Ellis and Jolande Amoraal, the creators of the One Volleyball League! We cover everything from the creation of the Challenger Series, Premier League, Canada Cup, favourite players and big future plans!  We hope you enjoy this episode! The best compliment you can give the show is by telling your friends! We will also accept 5 sta...

Thanks to Grant O'Gorman for the hook up, we were able to meet with Mathias Berntsen of the Norway Beach Volley Vikings while he was in Edmonton! Mathias has played in over 30 FIVB events for Norway at the young age of 23. He has won two youth CEV events and 3 Top 5 results at FIVB Youth events.  During this episode we cover the Norway Sport System, the coolest high school, ToppVolley Norway, and...

This is a big one! This week we are joined by USA Beach Superstar, Published Author, and Top Podcast Host BILLY ALLEN! Thanks to Friend of the Show Grant O'Gorman who helped schedule all of our international guests! Billy took the time to meet with us after winning the Bronze Medal at the Edmonton 3 Star.  Billy has represented the USA on the FIVB Beach Tour over 30 times and played in over 100 AV...