Passin Dimes Podcast

Team Canada Beach athlete, Thundercats Coach, and Durham College Alumni Rouzbeh Rahnavard joins the show. Rouzbeh has already represented Canada on the beach earning a silver at U23 Norcecas. At Durham College Rouzbeh helped the Lords earn an OCAA Silver and a spot at Worlds. Rouzbeh has been involved with coaching for a long time and is a big part of the Thundercats Club. We cover all of this and...

Trent Excalibur Charlie Winser & Daniel Austin join the show! The squad reviews Nationals, home court advantage, should there be a cap on eligibility, OUA Awards, and things get a little spicy during Player and Clown of the Week! We hope you enjoyed this episode! Please leave a 5star review and tell your friends! Stay Excellent! 

USports Women’s Volleyball National Champion and Tournament MVP Elise Petit joins the show. We hear all about her journey from being born in Canada, growing up the in the USA, attending Dartmouth before attending UBC for her Masters. Elise shares the behind the scenes of of how the Thunderbirds recovered from a CanWest quarter final loss to becoming National Champions!  We hope you enjoy this epis...

York Lions Luke De Greeff and Martin Prinsloo join the show! Risking having to many BC guys on one show! The squad gets into stereotypes on every team, teams on social media, OUA Awards, and of course we never miss an episode without including Player and Clown of the Week and so much more!   We hope you enjoyed this episode! Please leave a 5star review and tell your friends! Stay Excellent! 

U of Alberta Superstar Jordan Canham joins the show! Jordan was recently named USports MVP, is defending USports National Champion and was named MVP of last year's championships. Jordan's impressive resume doesn't stop there, has made the National Team for beach and indoor. Jordan grew up in small town Ontario, getting his start in volleyball at the Cornwall Vikings before going to the Ottawa Mave...

Beach National Team Member Tynan Gannett joins the show! The squad gets into technical skills, unsolicited advice, should CCAA/USports have an age limit and  of course we never miss an episode without including Player and Clown of the Week and so much more!   The nation's best are coming to Hamilton! The Marauders are proud to host the 2023 U SPORTS Men's Volleyball National Championship and will...

Team Canada Beach Athlete Eric Girard joins the show! Before coming to the beach Eric was a journeyman in volleyball playing for Nipissing, Algonquin, Mohawk, Ryerson (TMU) before playing pro in Spain and Sweden. Hear all the details from his journey in this episode!  We hope you enjoy this episode. If you've read this far please, please, please leave a comment, a 5 Star review and the best compli...

On this episode the pros address the tough questions. Has Layne learned to drive a standard car yet? What adventures have her and Hilary been on lately? How is her team looking going into playoffs? Will Pierce get a new bed? Will his squad go undefeated? Will they travel near or far for their first round playoff match up? On a serious note Alina Dormann's league has been off due to the earthquakes...

York Lion Jasraj Nijjar joins the show! The squad gets into the deep subject of can you be hard on someone if you established enough trust? If so, how do you earn that trust? Of course we couldn't miss an episode without including Player and Clown of the Week and so much more!   The nation's best are coming to Hamilton! The Marauders are proud to host the 2023 U SPORTS Men's Volleyball National Ch...

Windsor Lancer Anthony DeGirolamo joins the show! Anthony and the Lancers are currently preparing for their final 4 match up and are one win away from competing at USports Nationals. Growing up Anthony started his volleyball career on the beach before jumping into the club world with Storm where he is a Provincial Champion and National Medalist. Anthony has also represented Team Ontario at the Can...

Acadia Axewomen Becky Dorsey joins the show! The squad gets into a deep topic, should every club be chasing high performance? Should winning while having the most fun or getting the most people playing time be the goal versus winning everything? Of course we couldn't miss Player and Clown of the Week and so much more!   We are happy to partner with Betstamp! Betstamp  is a mobile app in the sports...

Humber Hawk Jake Gomes joins the show! Jake has an impressive resume and he's not done yet, he is already a CCAA Silver Medalist, 2x OCAA Gold Medalist, 2x OCAA Silver Medalist, 2x All-Canadian, OCAA Player of the Year, Humber Athlete of the Year, and holds the single season ace record, all time assist leader and all time ace leader. We hear all about his career and journey in our sport.  We hope...

Friend of the Show Andrew Kos joins the show! Andrew grew up playing for Pakmen where he won multiple provincial and national medals both indoor and beach before attending the University of Toronto. Andrew has also represented Canada on the beach at Youth Worlds as a player and coach! This week we get into playing to your strengths, is club season to long, Player and Clown of the Week and so much...

Western Mustang Lindsay Kleuskens joins the show! Lindsay has already accomplished so much in her young career. She is a National Champion and Silver Medalist with TMU (formally Ryerson) before going to play pro in Germany. She has since returned home to continue her education at Western. We hear all about this and her journey from the C team in Club to being a pro player.  We hope you enjoy this...

Canadian Olympian, FIVB Best Blocker Award Winner, York Alumni Brandie Wilkerson joins the show! The squad covers the social media game, the new FIVB Ball, Josh goes on a rant about playoff formats, Players and Clowns of the Week and so much more!  We are happy to partner with Betstamp! Betstamp  is a mobile app in the sports betting space that shows you the odds from every sportsbooks in one spot...

University of Saskatchewan Huskies Star Levi Olson joins the show! The Huskies are having a big year and Levi is a big part of this! The 5th year OH has earned the reputation of being one of USports best servers! We hear all about how he walked on to the Briercrest Clippers of the ACAC before walking on once again to the U of S Huskies. Levi has worked himself into the player he is today, we are s...

Slippery floors, crunch time, travel stories, and the behind the scenes of how SVG Lüneburg took down Modena! This week we hear from Lexi Pollard, Anton Napolitano and Pearce Eshenko Tune in Wednesdays where we will hear from current professionals sharing updates on their season, on court and off court stories, rivalry games, who gets the aux cord in the team room, and so much more!  The nation's...

Hawaii Star Amber Igiede joins the show! Amber just finished her junior year at Hawaii, and has accomplished so much! She is an All American, member of the US Women's Indoor Volleyball National Collegiate Team, and has won several Big West Awards! We hear all about her journey through our sport, her mindset, and so much more!   We hope you enjoy this episode. If you've read this far please, please...

Coaching changes, hard training, new clubs, winning and a fan club that has hit the streets of Canada! This week we hear from Gabi Maciagowski, Pierce Johnson, and Brett Walsh Tune in Wednesdays where we will hear from current professionals sharing updates on their season, on court and off court stories, rivalry games, who gets the aux cord in the team room, and so much more!  We are happy to part...

Friend of the Show Sean McKay returns Sharp Cuts! The squad covers loyalty,  Can West, new ball, and everyone's favourite Player and the Clown of the week! We hope you enjoyed this episode! Please leave a 5star review and tell your friends! Stay Excellent!  We are happy to partner with Betstamp! Betstamp  is a mobile app in the sports betting space that shows you the odds from every sportsbooks in...

National Team Member, Halton Hurricane Alumni and current Queen's Gaels star Arielle Palermo joins the show! Arielle is part of the youth movement with our Women's National Team, she represented Canada at VNL and World Championships this season at only 22 years old! The Queen's star is enjoying a solid season with her squad where she enjoys the challenge of switching to left side for her USports t...

Waterloo Warrior, KW Pred Alumni, and Ken Davies Award winner William McIntyre joins the show! We cover everything from the start of his career, playing 4 years of 13U, winning 18U, Canada Games, bouncing back from a serious injury and so much more!  We hope you enjoy this episode. If you've read this far please, please, please leave a comment, a 5 Star review and the best compliment you can give...

We're Back! This week we hear travel stories, holiday breaks, outlooks for the second half, someone owes their team cakes and so much more! Hear from Pierce Johnson, Layne Van Buskirk, and Logan House Tune in Wednesdays where we will hear from current professionals sharing updates on their season, on court and off court stories, rivalry games, who gets the aux cord in the team room, and so much mo...

Part 2 of clips from our best episodes!  Dave Preston 1:06  John May 16:18 Christine Biggs 34:30 Matt Kruger 45:25 Derek Epp 1:04:09 Jay Blankenau 1:14:18 Brie King 1:32:27 Megan Nagy 1:42:39 Alex Oneid 1:56:21 Craig Moore 2:25:45 Garrett May 2:37:11    We hope you enjoy this episode. If you've read this far please, please, please leave a comment, a 5 Star review and the best compliment you can gi...

We're changing it up this week! This week we bring you some clips from our best episodes!  Mark Heese 1:17 Eric Loeppky 17:34 Fred Winters 24:10 Dallas Soonias 31:28 Gavin Schmitt 40:46 Josh Binstock 54:29 Sarah Pavan 1:11:31 Hilary Howe 1:18:23 Tori Gorrell 1:33:13 Nick Hoag 1:50:20 Samantha Bricio 2:06:15    We hope you enjoy this episode. If you've read this far please, please, please leave a c...