Lakehead University

Every year we strive to assist in the growth and development of Volleyball in our community and surrounding region. This year we have run 2 Jr. aged tournaments for both Boys and Girls with 12 teams in each, as well as assisted many teams with their practices. We have held a successful 1st ever Coaches seminar which helped in the development and growth of 50 coaches. 

 

" I am extremely proud of my athletes for their willingness to get up early Saturday and assist me with the promotion of our team, University and and community. This is a great chance to work with our local athletes to promote the game. I thank the parents of Manitouwadge and of course their coach,  Ted Lalonde, who is always looking for ways to help his athletes, for their time and efforts to let us be apart of their athletes lives."

 

After the weekend encounter with the Western Mustangs, which saw the first annual "Breast Defense", Breast Cancer awareness campaign and 2 High school Matches ( Jr- Manitouwadge vs Hammarsjold and Sr Girls: St. Pats vs St. Ignatius), along with Fundraising for the Canadian Breast Cancer Society, the Thunderwolves continued their develoment locally with a regional team, the Manitouwadge Wolverines.

 

After playing a feature match the night before against Hammarskjold, Manitouwadge stayed in town to watch the match between the Thunderwolves and Mustangs as guests of the Women's Volleyball team. 

Saturday Morning the 12 athletes and 2 coaches came into the CJ Sanders Fieldhouse for a 2.5 hour clinic and some Volleyball action against the Thunderwolf Women's team.

 

The athletes were treated to 6 stations each of which lasted  25 minute. After each 25 minutes they rotated to learn a different skill taught by the LU Women's Volleyball Team. The athletes were taught many of the same skills through drills as the LU women work on everyday, covering Bumping,  Setting, Attack, Blocking, Serving and Defense. 

 

The morning was capped off with scrimmages where Manitouwadge was split into 2 teams of 6 and competed in  25 point sets against  LU womens teams of Sara Reid, Sonja Wolski, and Jorie Daymond and the second team of Michelle Cournoyer, Tessa Mendel, and Morgan Lowe.

 

It was a great morning and a great way for the ladies to help out with the young athletes in our region.