FCVC Coaches: Dedicated To Success
FCVC remains one of the most successful clubs in Canada due in large part to its group of dedicated, knowledgeable, volunteer coaches. Our coaches put the hours in the gym for the love of the game and to see their young athletes develop their volleyball skills. If you're passionate about volleyball and want to give back to the next generation, we'd love to work with you!
If you are interested in joining our coaching group, please contact our VP of Volleyball at vp_volleyball@forestcityvolleyball.com with a summary of your experience and availability. We welcome newcomers and long-timers alike... if you're an FCVC coach it's your dedication that sets you apart.
Competitive Team Head Coaches
2017-2018
- Susan BuckmanGirls 12USusan BuckmanGirls 12U
More than 15 years experience coaching club volleyball.
- OUA, CIAU all-star and team captain, University of Ottawa Women's Volleyball
- OVA Developmental Coach of the Year
- Graduate of Kineldiego Volleyball Club, precursor to FCVC
NCCP Level 2 (in training)
Ask not what your teammates can do for you. Ask what you can do for your teammates. (Magic Johnson)
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- Peter SumGirls 13U - GreenPeter SumGirls 13U - Green
Coached club and highschool for more 5 years.
- Worked 3 years as a youth development coach
- Selected as Region 3 assistant coach for Ontario Summer Games gold-medal winning team
- Worked as leader in Summer Camp
NCCP Level 2
The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime. (Babe Ruth)
- Chuck ChelladuraiGirls 13U - BlueChuck ChelladuraiGirls 13U - Blue
More than 10 years experience coaching club volleyball.
- Head coach for 8 years of club soccer
- Assistant coach with national championship FCVC 16U girls team
- Graduate of Kineldiego Volleyball Club, precursor to FCVC
NCCP Level 1
I can't play being mad. I go out there and have fun. It's a game and that's how I'm going to treat it. (Ken Griffy Jr.)
- Peter GauldGirls 14U - GreenPeter GauldGirls 14U - Green
More than 15 years experience coaching boys and girls volleyball at the high school and club level.
- Multiple OFSAA and OVA provincial championships with both boys and girls teams
- Provincial and National championship winning girls club coach at 13U and 14U
- National bronze-medal winning girls club coach at 15U
NCCP Level 1
Do not let what you can not do interfere with what you can do. (John Wooden)
- Dean LowrieGirls 15U - GreenDean LowrieGirls 15U - Green
More than 20 years experience coaching at university and international level.
- Multiple OUA championships and 282-80 win/loss record as Western University Women's Head Coach.
- Asst Coach, Senior Nat'l Team, Head Coach, Youth and Junior Nat'l Team
- Former Technical Director, Alberta Volleyball Association
NCCP Level 4 (in training)
Excellence is not a singular act but a habit. You are what you do repeatedly. (Shaquille O'Neal)
- Bob MannGirls 15U - BlueBob MannGirls 15U - Blue
More than 15 years experience coaching club volleyball.
- Youth Development Chair, Forest City Volleyball Club
- Head Coach, Acorn Sunday Edition
- Former Region 3 and Ontario Summer Games coach
NCCP Level 2
When you win, say nothing, when you lose, say less. (Paul Brown)
- Lloyd RumbleGirls 17U - GreenLloyd RumbleGirls 17U - Green
More than 20 years experience coaching at the high school, club, regional and college level.
- Two-time OCAA Coach of the Year, Fanshawe College Women's Volleyball
- Winner of multiple OVA provincial championship medals
- Qualified NCCP Level 1 Coach Instructor
NCCP Level 3 (in training)
There are only two options regarding commitment. You're either IN or you're OUT. There is no such thing as life in-between. (Pat Riley)
- Corey CrossanGirls 17UCorey CrossanGirls 17U
Corey Crossan is an exceptional athlete in the true sense of the word. She excelled at multiple sports during her youth career - hockey, volleyball, track & field - and ultimately attended Eastern Michigan University on a golf scholarship. An FCVC graduate, Corey comes to coaching with knowledge, enthusiasm, intelligence and dedication.
Welcome Corey!
To uncover your true potential you must first find your own limits and then you have to have the courage to blow past them. (Picabo Street)
- Tom KerkhoffBoys 14U - GreenTom KerkhoffBoys 14U - Green
More than 25 years experience coaching volleyball, hockey, basketball and soccer.
- Former Western Men's Volleyball player
- National Championship winning coach at midget boys level
- OFSAA gold and silver medal winning coach
NCCP Level 1
Never give up, never give in, and when the upper hand is ours, may we have the ability to handle the win with the dignity that we absorbed the loss. (Doug Williams)
- Jason McKeeBoys 15U - GreenJason McKeeBoys 15U - Green
More than 20 years experience coaching volleyball, basketball and hockey.
- London Conference champion and OFSAA champion Head Coach, Oakridge Secondary School
- Head Coach of OVA Champion and National silver-medalist teams, Forest City Volleyball Club
NCCP Level 1
It's not the will to win that matters - everyone has that. It's the will to prepare to win that matters. (Paul "Bear" Bryant)
- Dave PhoenixBoys 18UDave PhoenixBoys 18U
More than 25 years coaching experience at the high school and club level.
- National Championship, provincial championship winning club coach
- Four-time WOSSA, OFSAA championship coach
- Former Head Coach, Region 3 Ontario Winter Games team
NCCP Level 2
Competitive sports are played mainly on a five-and-a-half inch court, the space between your ears. (Bobby Jones)