Passin Dimes Podcast

The Nate Ngo Show EP. 41

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 volleyball bro participating in Movember, Passin Dimes' own Josh Nichol is growing a moustache to change the face of men's health. Donate to his page with this link https://mobro.co/joshnichol?mc=1 
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The Jeremy Davies Show EP. 40

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 linkhttps://www.instagram.com/volleyvideo/
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The Doug Learoyd Show EP. 39 (BONUS EPISODE)

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 are eligible and interested in trying out for Canada's sitting programs please contact Manager of Para High Performance Nicole Ban nban@volleyball.ca
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The Lauren Veltman Show EP. 38

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 Club where she won a Provincial Championship and National Silver medal in her 18U year. She was an OVA All-Star in her 17U and 18U and Volleyball Canada All-Star in 17U. Fun fact, Lauren was a star lacrosse player, making the provincial team in 2010. 
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The Colin Walker Show EP. 37

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@sportscan.ca  
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The Jeff Millar Show EP. 36

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 Madawaska and many other teams I'm sure we're forgetting. 
Jeff takes us through his coaching philosophy and also shares some tips for development! We hope you enjoyed this episode! Please leave a 5 Star Review and Subscribe to the show! Stay Excellent Friends! 

The Andy Kos Show EP. 35

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! 
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The Mike Plantinga Show EP. 34

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 story and great guy to root for! Mike is a National Champion, Top 4 Finish at Pan Am, an proud owner of the Galaxy Volleyball Club. 
Mike is an amazing family man, and with that you can hear his recently turned 1 year old son in the background a few times. It is not our best audio to date, but who could be mad at the little guy and Mike gave an amazing interview. Thanks for your understanding and enjoy the show!
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The Becchara Palmer Show EP. 33 (BONUS EPISODE)

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 interviews with Olympians we've had TJ Sanders, Heather Bansley and Super Best Friend of the Show Ben Saxton. For international guests check out The Mart Tiisaar & Kusti Nolvak Show, The Mathias Berntsen Show and The Billy Allen Show. 
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The Shanice Marcelle Show EP. 32

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. 
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