Passin Dimes Podcast

That's a lot of Mustangs! Garrett May and Eric Simon, Western Mustangs Alumni and Josh Nichol a F.E. Madill S.S. Mustangs alumni break down the Ben Josephson hiring! We have nothing but love and support for coach Josephson, but the squad does have 1-2 Sharp Cuts for the decision. We also discuss what it's like to advocate for yourself as an athlete to make the team better.   Be sure to tell your f...

Elie Shermer is here! Friends of the Show would know Elie as a player in the CCAA, a coach with Pakmen, Humber College and Madawaska, and a promoter of many events including Can Am and The Volleyball Showcase, December 28-31 in Langley BC https://www.volleyballshowcase.ca/   If you're reading this far, you probably want to settle how to say "KETRZYNSKI" please use the link below to visit UCLA's si...

Steven Abrams returns to the Passin Dimes series for the third time, this time on Sharp Cuts! He brings along new friend of the show Josh Timukas. Both Josh and Steven play in the OUA with the Windsor Lancers and have represented Canada on the beach. Garrett, Steven, Josh X2 talk about biggest blunders you've made (forget your jersey, shoes, eat fast food before etc) the new FIVB Beach System, sco...

Trinity Western Spartans Coach Ryan Hofer joins the show! Ryan has lead the women's team to 10 U SPORTS championship tournaments, including five national medals, including gold in 2015, silver in 2016 and bronze in 2011, 2013 and 2017. The Spartans have earned 10 Canada West medals, including gold in 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2020. Ryan has also worked with several Team Canada teams including Pan Am Ga...

OUA Champion, Beach National Champion and all round good guy, Alex Oneid joins the show! We discuss "old guy" tactics, beach partnerships, does falling in love hurt your results, and so much more! Grant O'Gorman has teamed up with Movember to help raise awareness for testicular cancer and men's health. To donate please use the link below.  https://ca.movember.com/mospace/14260520 Be sure to tell y...

Jared Brown rejoins the show for the third time! This time to share commentary stories, this summer with Volleyball Canada, how nice it is to be back in the gym, and so much more! Jared is currently the Club Director for 204 Volleyball in Winnipeg, was an assistant coach at U of Manitoba for 5 years where they won two CIS Bronze Medals, he spent 6 years with Bison Volleyball Club (2 National Champ...

Coach Tyler Scheerhoorn ( https://coachscheerhoorn.com/ ) joins us to talk growing up with vball siblings, winning an OUA Championship with Queen's University, Canada Games, playing pro and how he got started in coaching! Be sure to tell your friends about us and please give a 5 Star review on Apple!  Grant O'Gorman has teamed up with Movember to help raise awareness for testicular cancer and men'...

USports, CCAA and Club National Champion Olivier Jannini joins the show! Olivier played for Laval, Limoilou, and Samurai where he often crossed paths with Garrett May. The squad talks about the Volleyball Combine, physical testing, player selection, how to solve the entertainment dilemma we always talk about, and so much more!  Grant O'Gorman has teamed up with Movember to help raise awareness for...

One of the greatest of all time! Randy Gingera joins the show! Randy is a 92' Olympian, 3x Canada West All-Star, 2x All Canadian, and Canada West and CIAU Player of the Year. Randy would play for our National Team for several years and play pro in Belgium, Japan, and France Please tell your friends about the show, give a 5 Star review and comment on Apple! Momentum Volleyball is the online Canadia...

Beach National Team Alumni Victoria Altomare joins the show! Vee has won Provincials, Nationals, Silver at U21, The Jason Senechal Memorial Award, and so much more! The squad talks about how snobby volleyball can be, why do we cheer the way we do, entertainment value, and so much more!  Be sure to tell your friends about us and please give a 5 Star review on Apple!  Momentum Volleyball is the onli...

Natasha Spaling joins the show! Natasha is currently with the Guelph Gryphons as an Assistant Coach, she was formally with the Queen's Gaels as an AC, Head Coach of Niagara College, Waterloo Warriors alumni and will be on the Canada Games staff for Team Ontario at Canada Games! Tash has a Masters of Coaching, hear all about her studies and more!   Please tell your friends about the show, give a 5...

Beach National Team and University of Laval Alumni Simon Fecteau-Boutin joins the show! Simon brings a lot of logic to the discussion about cegep and years of eligibility on the CCAA/Usports. We also discuss Garrett playing in a rec league and having the best time, Garrett vs Simon all time and what happened when they played together!  Be sure to tell your friends about us and please give a 5 Star...

Former National Team Libero Bryan Duquette joins the show! Bryan played for Forest City growing up where his team went from Tier 3 to becoming Tier 1 Provincial and National Champions! Bryan played his post-secondary volleyball at Dalhousie University where he is a 3x AUS Champion. He went on to make FTC and Team Canada before going pro in Germany and France. Bryan is now back in Canada and helpin...

U of Toronto Varsity Blue and former Queen's Gael Zane Grossinger joins the show! The squad gets heated discussing what would happen in an OUA vs Canada West All-Star Game. What do you think, who wins? Is it even close? We also discuss growing up with a volleyball parent and what the role of a down official really is. All this and more!  Be sure to tell your friends about us and please give a 5 St...

Mender! Paul Mend joins the show to tell his story about how a California kid became a huge part of the volleyball community in Canada! Paul grew up in the USA before attending SFU for teacher's college. Paul quickly started coaching the BC community for both school and club. Paul coached the first Provincial Beach Team in BC. Paul has also helped make the Kits Beach scene what it is in Vancouver...

Happy Thanksgiving to our Canadian listeners! This week we are joined by Beach National Team member Anna Dunn-Suen. The squad talks about volleyball drinking games and some suggestions for your next back yard game, Snow Volleyball, should short court be in the Olympics, and how can we get the refs to show off their personalities.  Be sure to tell your friends about us and please give a 5 Star revi...

Kylie Wasser joins the show to talk about her playing career, coaching and overcoming some pretty gnarly health concerns growing up. Kylie is an alumni of McMaster University where she is an OUA Champion. Kylie has coached club, Region 3, Team Ontario HP Programs and at Camp Madawaska.  Please tell your friends about the show, give a 5 Star review and comment on Apple! Momentum Volleyball is the o...

Beach National Team member Sarah-Jeanne Meunier-Bédard and Garrett's biological father, the big shooter, John May join the show. We review Sarah-Jeanne's season, the World Tour and how we should copy tennis, how Garrett has changed since he moved out west, what SJ didn't like about Ontario when she moved here, and so much more!  Be sure to tell your friends about us and please give a 5 Star review...

Canadian Superstar Nick Hoag joins the show! Nick is a 2x Olympian currently playing his 10th pro season in Turkey with Arkas. Nick has won a cup in Turkey, Italy, France and has a Champions League and World League Bronze Medal. We talk about Nick's career, his love of the serving game, how he and Team Canada have developed and what we can look forward to next. Be sure to tell your friends about u...

Super Best Friend of the Show Ben Saxton makes his record setting 4th appearance on Passin Dimes with Friend of the Show Craig Moore. The group talks about BC Volleyball, Volleyball Communities, Federation models and so much more!  Be sure to tell your friends about us and please give a 5 Star review on Apple!  Momentum Volleyball is the online Canadian hub for volleyball story telling, reporting,...

Laura Condotta joins us all the way from Cyprus where she is currently playing pro indoor! Laura has also played pro in Switzerland and was a member of Team Canada Beach. Before going pro Laura played her post-secondary volleyball at Brock University. With the Brock Badgers Laura was OUA West Player of the Year, OUA First Team All-Star, and a USports Second Team All Canadian. We talk about all of...

That's a BIG BLOCK BATTI! James Battiston joins Sharp Cuts to talk coaching, how long a coach should stay with the same team, and the squad gets into it with who is Canada's best player ever for Beach, Indoor, Men and Women!  Be sure to tell your friends about us and please give a 5 Star review on Apple!  Momentum Volleyball is the online Canadian hub for volleyball story telling, reporting, and e...

Star Setter Ciaran McGovern joins the show! Ciaran has done it all! He was Alberta player of the year and 2x Provincial Champion in High School, National Champion in Club, winner of the National Team Challenge Cup with Team Alberta and CIS Champion with the Calgary Dino. Ciaran represented Canada at the Youth, Junior and Senior level. We talk about all of this, his coaching career and so much more...

Sharp Cuts is back and so is Friend of the Show Becky Pavan! The squad talks tryouts, Ontario vs everyone, and Garrett creates the most challenging Fantasy Draft Format of all time! Be sure to comment on YouTube, Instagram and Facebook on who would be on your team!  Be sure to tell your friends about us and please give a 5 Star review on Apple!  Momentum Volleyball is the online Canadian hub for v...

Fan Favourite, Team Canada alumni, and Head Coach of SAIT Trojans Dallas Soonias joins the show! We talk about Dallas's youth career, university, winning a National Championship at U of Alberta, going pro, Team Canada, his coaching career and so much more!  Be sure to tell your friends about us and please give a 5 Star review!  Momentum Volleyball is the online Canadian hub for volleyball story te...