Club Leadership
Christian Redmann - Director
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Now retired, Christian's international beach volleyball career lasted over 15 years.
Volleyball Accomplishments: • 2 X Canadian National Champion • Top 10 world ranking • 2011 PanAm Games • Multiple World Championship appearances • 2014 Continental Champion • 2012 – Qualified a spot for Canada in the London Olympics • 10+ years with Canadian National Team Christian has been coaching youth volleyball for over fifteen years; having coached club volleyball at every age level from 13/14U developmental teams to 18U Provincial Champions, and National Medal winning teams. He Head Coached the Volleyball Program at Havergal College in Toronto for ten years. The school would win more than twenty-five Independent School Championships from 13U to 20U, and a Provincial Championship during his time as Head Coach. Ten years ago Christian and three-time Olympian and Olympic Bronze Medalist, John Child started Leaside Volleyball Club. Leaside offers both a house league and Provincial Championship winning club program - welcoming over 1000 registered youths annually. Christian now lives full time in Vancouver with his wife, Olympic Snowboarder and Dr. of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Dominique Vallee, where together they lead active and outdoorsy lives canoeing & camping in the summer and skiing/snowboarding in Whistler, BC. Christian is also the Head Coach for Canadian Men’s beach volleyball team of Grant O'Gorman & 2016 Rio Olympian, Ben Saxton. |
Natalie Eades - General Manager
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Natalie discovered her love for volleyball on the Sunshine Coast in Grade 6. After several years with the Sunshine Coast Volleyball Club, she began commuting to North Vancouver in Grade 11 to play for BCO Volleyball Club. Her hard work paid off with a scholarship to play middle for the SFU Clan in 2004. After two years at SFU, Natalie transferred to UBC, where she competed with the Thunderbirds until 2009—winning two CIS National Championships along the way.
Since graduating, Natalie has shared her passion for the game through coaching at BCO, Thunder, Argyle Secondary, and Lord Byng Secondary, while continuing to play recreationally herself. She’s now excited to help guide young athletes as they work toward achieving their own volleyball goals. |
Richard Schick - Technical Director
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Richard brings a wealth of experience, having coached at every level—from 13U club to university, as well as with both Canada’s Men’s and Women’s National Teams. As a player, he captured National Championships at the college, university, and professional levels, and as a coach, he’s guided teams to titles at the college, university, and junior beach levels. Over the years, many of the athletes he’s worked with have gone on to represent Canada on both the indoor and beach national teams.
In 2025, Richard served as head coach of the PCVC 15U Girls team, leading them to the club’s first-ever Nationals silver medal. |