Jerry Lennox
Head Coach - Jerry Lennox
Jerry has been playing volleyball for 39 years and continues to do so. Injury during tryouts prevented him from playing College ball but he has remained active in the sport through several recreational leagues. Jerry started his coaching career assisting the Senior team at Rudolph Hennig Middle School in Fort Saskatchewan. He then assisted at Our Lady of Angels Middle School and is currently the Women’s Senior Team Head Coach at St. Andre Bessette in Fort Saskatchewan. Coaching is a passion for Jerry and he has a hard time turning it off. He has coached soccer and volleyball in Fort Saskatchewan and is a certified Development Coach in volleyball. He is always open to learning and is currently pursuing his Advanced Development Certification. Jerry is looking forward to the 2021/2022 season.
Kaylee Martyn
Assistant Coach - Kaylee Martyn
Kaylee has accomplished allot in her volleyball career. She started playing club ball with the Pandas for U13/U14. Moved to NAVC for U15 and finished out her club career with the Nooks for U16 and U17. Kaylee was also selected as a Metro AllStar. Once in her first year with her Senior High School team in grade 10 and again in her graduating year in grade 12. Kaylee is currently attending MacEwan University and this summer will be volunteering at Camp Kindle with Kids Cancer Care. Kaylee is a very dedicated and competitive athlete that brings her love for the game to every practice. She started her coaching career with St. Andre Bessette High School coaching the JV program. She continues to give back to her community by coaching Tim Bits soccer.
Recent U18 WOMEN BLUE News
Alberta Government announces some new public measures for larger social gatherings. No change to youth sport restrictions.
Alberta is taking action to protect Albertans against the highly transmissible Omicron variant
Alberta is taking action to protect Albertans against the highly transmissible Omicron variant by ramping up health system capacity, providing free rapid test kits, expanding vaccine boosters, clarifying indoor social gathering limits, and decreasing capacity in large venues.
Albertans are asked to reduce their number of contacts by half, limit unrestricted activities where there is a high risk of transmission, and observe all public health measures over the holidays to help slow the spread.
Businesses participating in the Restrictions Exemption Program can operate with less restrictions if they require patrons 12 and over to show proof of vaccination or a recent negative test result. New measures come into effect December 24 at 12:01am.
Read Dr. Hinshaw's tips for celebrating safely this holiday season.
Youth (under 18) sport, fitness and performance activities
Indoor group classes, training, and competitions are permitted, but participants are required to:
- screen for symptoms
- maintain 2 metres distancing, except youth while engaged in physical activity
- wear a mask, except youth while engaged in physical activity
Spectator attendance is restricted to 1/3 fire code capacity, attendees are limited to a single household or 2 close contact if living alone and must be masked and maintain 2 metres physical distancing.
Outdoor activities can continue with no restrictions.
Volleyball Alberta has adopted an Event Vaccine Policy for our 2022 events.
After an extensive analysis, including legal consultation and insurance review, Volleyball Alberta has adopted an Event Vaccine Policy for our 2022 events.
We understand and appreciate there are multiple perspectives regarding vaccinations and respect the passion that individuals have for our sport.
Due to the evolving COVID-19 situation, Volleyball Alberta will regularly review and modify our health and safety protocols as deemed necessary.
As our previously posted vaccine stance has resulted in a lot of feedback, we want to expand upon the process that we go through when requesting facilities.
Facility access has always been a challenge. To accept all interested teams for our indoor club events, Volleyball Alberta can utilize over fifty courts per tournament weekend. Even with this extensive access, we often needed to operate during extended hours at these venues to complete the necessary matches.
The pandemic has placed additional strains on facility access as a number of venues are not renting to outside user groups.
In addition to the large volume of courts we require, we also take a number of factors into consideration including:
- Quality of the facilities (court size, equipment quality, roof height, spectator seating, and crush space)
- Facility rental costs
- Location of facilities
- The number of courts per facility. Facilities that have multiple quality courts provide an improved tournament experience as they:
- Permit movement of teams between courts, allowing for shorter days with less travel.
- Provide more athletes with access to athletic therapy services.
- May have additional services on site (food).
- Create additional opportunities for referee support and development.
- Reduce support staff requirements.
Due to the intricate nature of tournament and program design, we cannot accommodate requests for individuals or teams to participate in specific venues.
The University of Alberta currently has more restrictive entry requirements than VA, as they do not accept negative testing (except for medically exempt individuals). As the Edmonton area has very limited facility access, the U of A facilities (Up to 18 courts per weekend = Saville Community Sport Centre, Main Gym, Education Gym, East Gym) are required to facilitate the size and scope of our events.
We understand that our staff will continue to receive feedback about our Event Vaccination Policy. We commit to reading every email! However, due to the incredible volume of feedback, we do not have the capacity to reply to each message.
Please continue to treat each other with respect and kindness.