Coaching Staff
Announcement: Beach Program Early Bird Registration Closes April 1
Meet Our Coaches
Sophie Bukovec – Founder & Technical Director
- Team Canada Beach Volleyball
- Olympic Hopeful
- Beach Volleyball World Championship Silver Medalist 2022
- U21 FIVB World Champion 2014
- University of Southern California WBVB Alum 2015-2017
- 3x NCAA WBVB Champion 2015-2017
- 2x PAC 12 WBVB Champion 2016, 2017
- 2x All American
- Big West Champion WVB @ Long Beach State 2014
- OUA Champion WVB @ McMaster University 2013-2014
- Assistant Coach WVB @ Ryerson University 2019-2022
Will Hoey- Women’s Program Lead Coach
- Team Canada Beach Volleyball
- Queen’s University MVB Alum 2012-2017
- Represented Canada at U19 FIVB World Championship 2012
- Represented Canada at U23 FIVB World Championship 2013
- Represented Canada on Senior FIVB World Tour
- Ontario Beach Provincial Champion 2017 & 2019
- Coach at Markham Revolution VBC 2017-present
Mikayla Law-Heese – Women’s Program Lead Coach
- Team Canada Beach Volleyball
- Team Ontario Beach Alumni
- University of Alabama at Birmingham Beach Volleyball Alumni
- Florida Atlantic University Beach Volleyball
Marie Alex Belanger- Head Coach
- Team Canada Beach Volleyball
- Senior National Champion 2023
- Represents Canada on Senior FIVB World Tour
- University of Montreal WVB Indoor Alumni
- 4x Provincial Championships
- Mary Lyons Award – U Sport Women’s Volleyball Player of the Year
- BLG Award- U Sports Female Athlete of the Year
- Represented Team Canada Indoor, 9 Years
Jake MacNeil – Men’s Program Lead Coach
- Assistant Coach Team Canada @Tokyo Olympics
- Team Canada 2014-present
- U21 Team Canada World Championship athlete
- U19 Team Canada World Championship athlete
- Youth Olympic Games athlete
- 5 international medals
- Canada National Champion
- Ontario Provincial Champion
- 5th place PanAm Games
Arran Chambers – Men’s Program Head Coach
Steven Abrams – Men’s Program Head Coach
- Team Canada Beach Volleyball
- U21 Team Canada Indoor World Championship athlete
- U21 Team Canada Beach World Championship athlete
Additional Services
Reid Hall: Strength & Conditioning SST-Burlington
Evan Eindhoven: Apex Optimal Performance, Acclaimed Health and Sports Performance Clinic
Want to Join Our Team?
Contact us for more information, or to answer any questions you may have about our academy. We look forward to hearing from you. Together we can continue to grow the game in Canada!