Coaches

Two coaches on the court, every session.

I'm head coach across both programs. Two coaches on the court every session. I handle the overall program and beach-specific training. Local players Addison Wissink and Olivia Macdonald coach the junior camp with me, and Andrew Walcott brings four years of high-level OCAA volleyball to the senior camp.

Simon Bourne, head coach and founder of Lanark County Beach Volleyball
Head Coach & Founder

Simon Bourne

From Lanark County. I study Business Management at Redeemer University in Hamilton and captain the men's volleyball team there.

Canadian U18 National Champion in beach volleyball. I've represented Team Ontario, spent four years with one of the country's top indoor volleyball clubs, and now captain the varsity team at Redeemer University. I have coaching experience locally as well.

What you learn from me: the beach game itself, not indoor volleyball on sand. Reading wind, controlling footing, siding out under pressure. The things only someone who has actually competed at the beach level can teach.

Lanark County, ON Beach & indoor
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Andrew Walcott, assistant coach for the LCBV Senior Camp
Assistant Coach · Senior Camp

Andrew Walcott

Andrew Walcott was my co-captain on the Redeemer University men's volleyball team. Four years of high-level OCAA volleyball. A libero through and through: one of the most technically sound and hardest-working players in the conference.

His speciality is defence and passing. If you want to learn to read the game, dig anything, and pass consistently under pressure, Andrew is the person who will make that happen.

Libero · OCAA Mon & Wed
Addison Wissink, assistant coach for the LCBV Junior Camp
Assistant Coach · Junior Camp

Addison Wissink

Addison is a local player through and through: she plays on her high school team and competes with the Lanark United Volleyball Club — the same club many of our junior campers come from.

She's a strong, smart player and exactly the kind of coach younger players look up to. Juniors will see her one night a week all summer.

Lanark United VC One night per week
Olivia Macdonald, assistant coach for the LCBV Junior Camp
Assistant Coach · Junior Camp

Olivia Macdonald

Olivia is a local high school volleyball player with a calm, encouraging way on the court. She's patient, positive, and great at breaking a skill down into pieces a young player can actually use.

She coaches the junior camp one night a week alongside Addison and me.

High school volleyball One night per week
How sessions are coached. All skill levels are welcome. Drills run in progressions so a beginner and a club player can do the same drill at different intensities. Every session includes one-on-one pull-aside time with a coach, and with two coaches per twenty players, no one slips through the cracks.
Questions about coaching

Want to ask about a specific child before signing up?

Simon answers his texts. Phone or Instagram works too.

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