We are pleased to introduce this year's all-star roster of Pacific Coast Club Coaches!
12U Girls
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Caroline Livingston
Coach New to the club scene, Caroline is beyond excited to bring 15 years of playing experience, and 10 years of coaching experience to PCVC this season. Recently retired from Team Canada’s Senior Women’s National Team, Caroline has 5 years of experiencing competing on the world stage and playing professionally around the world in countries such as Switzerland, France, Greece, and Indonesia. Prior to her career as a full-time professional athlete, Caroline completed a Bachelor’s degree in Life Science at Queen’s University where she competed for the Gaels. She is originally from Kelowna, and having grown up in the provincial team and club systems in BC, she is thrilled to finally have the opportunity to give back to her local community, and help young athletes reach their full potential - not only on the court as athletes, but off the court as young women too. Outside of working with PCVC, Caroline has most recently served as the lead instructor for the school volleyball program at West Point Grey Academy’s Junior School, working with Grades 3 - 7, as well as leading the Wolves’ Grade 7 Volleyball Team to gold at this year’s ISEA Championships. |
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Allyssah Fitterer
Coach Recently retired from the Canadian National Team, Allyssah is thrilled to be joining PCVC to coach at the 12u level alongside teammate Caroline Livingston. With over 12 years of playing experience, Allyssah played internationally and started in top NCAA programs, including Michigan State University and the University of Hawaii beach volleyball, helping achieve top 5 rankings. Having coached young athletes throughout her career abroad, Allyssah is excited to be giving back to young athletes in BC and Canada. She values teaching sportsmanship and the character of a good teammate as much as she values improving technical skills. With a degree in Design and a Master’s in Intercultural Communication, she approaches coaching (and life) with creativity and respect. In tandem with her commitment to volleyball, Allyssah has worked as an illustrator and science communicator in health research, youth education, and mental health spaces. Her passion for helping others has led her to pursue a degree in Counselling Psychology with a focus in Art Therapy techniques. When she's not working, you can find Allyssah playing beach volleyball, drawing, and studying at Kits Beach. |
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Catalina Bobadilla
Coach Cata started playing volleyball at age 8 in her home of Santiago, Chile. She played competitive club volleyball throughout her youth and early adulthood. She joined the Chilean youth national team at age 12 which led her to compete internationally. In 2008 she represented Chile in the U18 Women’s South American Volleyball Championship held in Peru. Today Cata plays indoor and beach volleyball recreationally and has a growing passion for coaching. With a degree in Educational Psychology and a Master’s in Education, she approaches coaching with dedication and care, fostering a supportive and constructive environment for players. Outside of volleyball, Cata works at Simon Fraser University in academic and career advising. |
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Michelle Burt
Coach Michelle has finally decided to make the leap to coaching after playing competitively since the age of 16. She played volleyball in Toronto ON with the Scarborough Solars Volleyball Club, was selected to the Regional team x2 years and the Ontario Provincial Team x2 years. She was the starting middle blocker for the University of Toronto Varsity Team for 3 years and for the University of Manitoba Bisons Varsity Team for 1 year. Considered an “undersized” middle player, Michelle worked hard to secure her starting position by focusing on the fundamentals. She brings this same philosophy and dedication to the fundamentals to her coaching. Michelle’s motto is “all players, even middles, should be 6 rotation players” |
13U Girls
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Cole Beevor-Potts
Head Coach - 13U Black Cole has been coaching volleyball for over 5 years, working with many of the PCVC affiliate programs. His approach as a coach is development focused, prioritizing the long term success of athletes both within and outside the gym. As a player, he played indoor volleyball at Camosun College from 2016-2018 and now plays beach competitively within the BC circuit. |
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Nick Mickelberry
Assistant Coach - 13U Black Nick has been coaching volleyball for the past 7 years, with experience as a coach in Canada as well as coaching junior professional programs in Europe. Nick has experience providing young athletes with the tools to excel at the club level as well as future ventures in post-secondary. As a player, Nick played for 5 years at UBC, being a part of the 2018 National Championship team, before going abroad to play 2 years of professional volleyball. |
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Catherine Chow
Head Coach - 13U Red Catherine (Chow) Hughesman is new to coaching having coached elementary school volleyball teams for the past three years. As a mom to two Club and beach players, Catherine’s can-do attitude supports the team, athletes and parents to enjoy the best playing experience possible for all. Catherine is an avid beach player, and she just returned to playing indoor 6s for fun this year. Together with her spouse Curtis, they are proudly part of a family obsessed with volleyball and hockey; Catherine also enjoys an executive legal career and is a UBC law professor. |
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Gavin Hastings
Assistant Coach - 13U Red Gavin has played volleyball since Grade 8. He played for the Victoria Volleyball Association for 5 years in high school and was selected for Team BC tryouts in 2009. He has coached multiple teams from elementary age all the way up to 18U. In 2023, he coached the 16U PCVC boys team to a top ten placement in provincials. Gavin is excited to be returning to PCVC for his second year with the club! |
14U Girls
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Willa Zhu
Head Coach This is Willa's 4th year coaching for Pacific Coast. Willa was previously a coach in the Ontario Volleyball Association for 3 years. Last year, she led the PCVC 13U girls alongside Jeremy Bednar to a provincial championship. Coaching has brought her the pleasure of acting as a positive role model for young girls, by motivating them both on and off the court. Her love for the sport began when she was just 8 years old while training with Husky Volleyball club in Connecticut. She went on to earn bronze at Nationals and gold at Provincials playing for Eclipse Volleyball in Toronto. She has been seen as a leader on many teams including a 9man volleyball league where her team claimed the championship title in 2019 & 2022. Outside of volleyball, Willa is a CPA and currently works as a Senior Financial Analyst. |
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Jeremy Bednar
Assistant Coach Jeremy played three years with the UBC Men’s volleyball team as a libero. In his second year they won the U sports national championship. Jeremy is now focusing on beach volleyball and plays in tournaments across BC. Jeremy has coached for PCVC for the past six years as both a competitive club coach and as a skills clinics/camps leader. |
15U Girls
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Brandon Nguyen
Head Coach Brandon started playing volleyball in his junior year of high school where he quickly fell in love with the game. Since then he's been an active member of the indoor, beach, and grass volleyball communities where he coaches, plays and simply engages as a fan in the amateur and professional scenes. Brandon is a Certified Development Coach and trained Advanced Development Coach. He has experience coaching indoor and beach volleyball with school and club teams across various ages since 2011. He now enters his fifth year of coaching with PCVC and is looking forward to sharing his knowledge and passion for the sport with this year's 15U team. Outside of coaching Brandon works as a geological engineer and in his spare time he enjoys ranting about the Canucks! |
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Meltem Kocak
Assistant Coach Meltem is from Konya, Turkey. Her volleyball career started when she was 9 years old with a school team and Club team. Besides volleyball, she participated in other sports such as swimming, track and field (long distance running) and skiing. However, her main sport was always volleyball. She has represented her school and her club with both junior and youth teams and earned many achievements with her team. At age 17, she signed her first professional Volleyball contract with Eregli Belediye Sport club where she was already playing for its youth team. She played for this team till age 20. Then she signed a contract with another super league team called Ted College Sports Club. Furthermore, she studied at Istanbul University in the department of Physical Education and Sport Science. She represented her university in Volleyball and skiing from 2010 to 2016. Most of her volleyball experience is as a player for 18 years and she has over 5 years coaching experience. Outside of Volleyball, she loves mountain biking, backcountry skiing and hiking. |
16U Girls
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Lainna Buch
Head Coach After coaching with Christian at Leaside Volleyball club in Toronto for 4 years, Lainna now enters into her 10th year of coaching club with PCVC. She is a certified Advanced Development Coach. She brings lots of energy and focus, and is truly passionate about the sport and its athletes. She was a member of the University of Waterloo Warriors Volleyball Team from 2009-2012, and in 2013 she played for the Humber College Hawks Volleyball team. That year she helped the team to win their 6th consecutive OCAA championship and bring home 4th at Nationals. Lainna is inspired and driven to coach not only players, but young women to be the very best people they can be, and is very excited to bring her strengths to Pacific Coast Volleyball Club athletes. |
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Mika Chow
Assistant Coach Mika comes from a family of volleyball players, so has been around the sport for most of her life. Her high school and club teams were consistently top 4 in Alberta. After high school, she played for two NCAA schools (Virginia and Hawaii) and a university in Tokyo before coming back home to finish her eligibility at Capilano. She currently plays in the Volleyball BC beach pro tour and is also a competitive powerlifter. As an undersized player, Mika has always had to work extra hard on defence, ball control, and athleticism to keep up with the taller players. Her goal as a coach is to help young athletes develop those same skills and work ethic. |
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Bri Robinson
Assistant Coach Bri started playing volleyball at the age of 13. She has over 15 years of experience as an athlete and 10 yeras as a coach. Having played multiple sports growing up, Bri chose soccer in Univeristy but quickly realized her true love resided with volleyball. She left her professional soccer career behind to represent her hometown, New Brunswick, in the Beach Volleyball Canada Games in 2013. She then joined the beach volleyball training squad for Kuopio in Finland during her stay there in 2015. Recently, Bri had the privilege of being the assistant coach for the 2022 Canada Games Women’s Beach Volleyball Team NB. She has also coached for the Reds U18 indoor club team, Thunder Beach Volleyball, Volleyball BC, PCVC clinics and camps, and the Richmond Oval High Performance program. Her true passion has always been and will always remain with Volleyball. |
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Dan Roed
Assistant Coach Dan has played volleyball for a total of 17 years, including time on the junior and national team of Norway. He also played 5 years for Thompson Rivers University graduating in 2017. Dan has coached camps and club teams on and off since the age of 18. He recently settled down in Vancouver after playing a year professionally in 2018. |
17U Girls
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Irem Eren
Head Coach Irem is from Izmir, Turkey. She started to play volleyball when she was 6 years old. Besides going to volleyball practices, she also did gymnastics and swimming for a couple years. However, volleyball was her favourite. Thus, she started to focus on volleyball once she got recruited to a professional club team. Irem and her teammates won the youth Nationals a couple times and their worst ranking was 5th in the country. Then, she got recruited to the professional league when she was in 9th grade, signing her first contract. Irem then came to the UBC Thunderbirds to study Biology and play on the varsity volleyball team. After a year, she had to take a break from playing high level due to a medical condition but she never stopped practicing volleyball. Irem started to play beach volleyball in 2020 and had her first competitions in 2021. She won a couple tournaments including a 2 star Volleyball BC tour. |
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Daniel Papillon
Assistant Coach Daniel has worked as a teacher and volunteered as a volleyball coach in elementary schools for the last 22 years or so. He also coached club volleyball (12U-17U) and high school volleyball (junior and senior) for a combined total of 10 seasons. He started playing volleyball when he was 13 years old and continued throughout high school. He eventually ended up playing volleyball for Langara College when he moved to Vancouver in 1998 and still plays recreationally up to this day. Dan is now excited to start his second season as an assistant coach with PCVC! |
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Adam Darcie
Assistant Coach Adam's journey into the world of volleyball began as a middle blocker in indoor volleyball, where he quickly developed a deep appreciation for the sport's teamwork and strategy. While he has also dabbled in beach volleyball, his love for the game was further fueled by regularly spectating high-level beach volleyball matches. Before he found his interest as a volleyball coach, he had some memorable moments in high school sports, winning two provincial championships in soccer and earning the title of "Best Defender" in basketball. These experiences instilled in him the value of defence, sportsmanship, and the thrill of competition. Adam's journey continued at the University of British Columbia (UBC), where he reached the finals multiple times in intramural volleyball and truly fell in love with the sport while watching high-level competitive volleyball. With a solid foundation in team chemistry and movement mechanics Adam is excited to share his knowledge and expertise with our team. |
18u Girls
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Jana Weir
Head Coach Jana began playing volleyball on the beach as an adult and it quickly became a major part of her life. Her successes on the beach include: 2016 North American Masters Over 40 Champion 2017 BC Adult Provincials Champion 2019 NBVL Champion (as a player) 2020 NBVL Champion (as a coach) 2022 Kamloops Open Champion Jana has approximately 15 years of coaching experience on both the indoor and beach volleyball court. When it comes to indoor volleyball, she coached high school and club volleyball for several years and this will be her second year with Pacific Coast. She is a Certified Development Coach, Trained Advanced Development Coach and USAV Beach Impact Certified Coach. Jana is dedicated to fuelling a love of sport through teamwork, discipline and individual success. |
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Alda O'Grady
Assistant Coach Alda grew up in a small town in Eastern Ontario and discovered her passion for volleyball at the age of 13, playing competitively as a libero during her teens. After graduating, she continued to play recreationally and assisted with coaching summer camps, club teams and high school teams. Alda's focus is on creating an inclusive environment to help athletes develop and achieve their goals. Off the court, Alda completed her Bachelor's degree in Kinesiology at Western University in Ontario and moved to BC in the summer of 2021 to work at SFU as a Research Project Manager. This will be Alda's third year coaching with PCVC, she is very excited to work with the team and foster the love of the game among the athletes. |
14U Boys
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Steve Woo
Head Coach Steve is a dedicated volleyball coach who rediscovered his passion for the sport through his children's involvement in high school and club volleyball. His journey as a coach has been nothing short of remarkable, marked by a deep love for the game and an unwavering commitment to nurturing young talent. One remarkable achievement stands out in Steve’s coaching career – was his very first club team that clinched silver medal at the National Championships. It was a testament to his ability to inspire and motivate young athletes to reach their full potential. Steve instilled in his players not only the technical skills required to excel but also the values of teamwork, sportsmanship, and perseverance. Steve's passion for volleyball burns as brightly as ever. He continues to coach and mentor today's youth, passing on his knowledge and love for the game to the next generation of players. His coaching philosophy is simple but effective: work hard, play with heart, and never stop learning. |
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Kyle Tsuji
Assistant Coach Kyle has been an active member of the volleyball community at David Thompson and is commencing his second year as a club coach with the PCVC 14U boys. He began training last summer and recently coached DT's junior boys volleyball team to a City Championship, and the VVC 16U boys team. This season, he is captain of his schools varsity volleyball team, with hopes for them to reach provincials. Club 2021-2023 Apex Accolades 2021-22 Provincial Gold medalist 2022 Vancouver City Sr Boys Bronze (playing) 2022 Vancouver City Jr Boys Gold (coaching) 2022 High School Provincial 8th place |
15U Boys
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Mike Hughes
Head Coach As a player, Mike played setter at Langara College from 1994-1997. As a coach, he has an impressive resume spanning 24 years, including: BCO U18 Girls Assistant Coach: 1997-2000, 2005-2007 Langara Men’s Assistant Coach: 2001-2003 UBC U21 Men’s Assistant Coach: 2001 UBC U21 Men’s Head Coach: 2002 UBC Men’s Assistant Coach: 2003 - 2005 BCO U17 Girls Head Coach: 2004 (Provincial Champs) LFA Sr Girls Assistant Coach: 2007 Capilano Blues Women’s Assistant Coach: 2014 - 2018 PCVC U13-U14: Boys Head Coach - 2019-present 2023 Season with PCVC Bronze @ provincials - U14 Boy’s Tier 1 5th place Nationals - U14 Boy’s Tier 1 2022 Season with PCVC Silver @ provincials - U14 Boy’s Tier 1 5th place Nationals - U14 Boy’s Tier 1 |
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Steve Gotch
Assistant Coach |
16U Boys
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Iraj Mozafarri
Head Coach Iraj played volleyball for 20 years in international and national levels. He has been coaching various ages and levels since 2003. He has an International Coach diploma from FIVB (Levels 1 & 2). This is his second year coaching boys with PCVC. |
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Aidan Simone
Assistant Coach Aidan has many years of both playing and coaching: from 2013-2018 he played with the University of Waterloo as well as many provincial indoor and beach teams. He now brings his expertise to our boys programs. Aidan continues to play in our beach and indoor leagues while pursuing his studies. Aidan believes we are not only teaching sports, but teaching young boys great values and to be the best person they can be. |
17U Boys Black
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Jared Krause
Head Coach With over 20 years of experience on both the beach and indoor volleyball courts as a setter for UBC; having played professionally for over a decade, Jared now brings his knowledge and experience into a coaching role. He also competes domestically on the beach volleyball circuit. |
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Rich Schick
Assistant Coach Bio coming soon. |
17U Boys Red
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Andrew Remedios
Head Coach Andrew has been around the sport of volleyball as a player, coach and referee ever since his junior high school days. He was a starter on every team he represented including placing third at BC senior high school provincials, a silver medal at BC summer games, and several competitive adult club teams. He still enjoys playing recreationally and was part of a team that won gold in the over 40 category at the world masters games. From 2019 to current, he has focused on coaching club and high school volleyball. In his day job he serves as an advisor to a highly successful Canadian business family. He enjoys spending time with his wife and two kids. A highlight each year is the annual fishing trip with his brother, son, and nephew who also spend time on the volleyball courts. |
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Geoffrey Yip
Assistant Coach Geoffrey has been playing volleyball (among other sports) for most of his life. He began his coaching career over seven years ago, as he saw a void that needed to be filled. He started coaching in the school system at Burnaby South until 2020, which led to him coaching club volleyball as well. Since then he has moved to Moscrop Secondary where he has recently been coaching several teams. Some of Geoffrey's recent accomplishments include: Burnaby South Rebels - 2018-2020 Jr Girls district championship finalist 2018-2019 Jr Girls district champions 2019-2020 Moscrop Panthers - 2021-2022 Jr Girls district champions 2021-2022 Sr Boys district champions 2021-2022 Sr Boys Fraser North Zone Finalists Sr Boys Provincials 8th place Moscrop Panthers - 2022-2023 Jr Girls Fraser North Zone Finalists 2022-2023 Sr Boys Fraser North Champions 2022-2023 Sr Boys Provincials 11th place Coaching is Geoffrey's way to give back by helping our youth grow through sports. He is looking forward to being a part of the PCVC family! |