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Ben Josephson, head coach at 黑马磁力鈥檚 Trinity Western University, will be among some of the top volleyball minds from across North America on hand to share their knowledge as part of the coaching symposium next month鈥檚 Volleyball Showcase at 黑马磁力 Events Centre.

The Volleyball Showcase features the men鈥檚 volleyball teams from the TWU Spartans, UBC Thunderbirds, Alberta Golden Bears and Laval Rouge et Or. Those four teams have combined to win 13 of the past 15 Tantramar Trophies, presented to the top Canadian men鈥檚 university team each year.

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Josephson, with fellow head coaches; UBC鈥檚 Mike Hawkins, Alberta鈥檚 Brock Davidiuk and Laval鈥檚 Gino Brousseau will be among the speakers at the Coaching Symposium.

Other university coaches scheduled to speak at the symposium include Matt Krueger, the lead assistant with UBC鈥檚 men鈥檚 program; Gina Schmidt, the head coach for SFU women鈥檚 volleyball; and Laurie Eisler, the head coach for Alberta women鈥檚 volleyball.

And there will also be coaches with national team experience on both sides of the border with current Team Canada Women鈥檚 National Team Head Coach Shannon Winzer, and former U.S. National Team coaches Doug Beal and John Kessel. Beal led the U.S. Men鈥檚 National Team to the Olympics three times while Kessel has more than 30 years experience in a variety of roles with USA Volleyball.

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鈥淚t is fantastic to see such great coaches and leaders in the sport give back so effortlessly. It is a testament to the strength of the volleyball community,鈥� said Elie Shermer, the creator and founder of The Elements Toronto (TET), the organizers behind the showcase event, created to give volleyball fans the opportunity to see some of Canada鈥檚 top men鈥檚 university programs and superstar players compete for mid-season bragging rights.

The coaches鈥� symposium is set for Dec. 28 and 29, beginning at 9 a.m. both days.

As for the action on the court, the teams will play a round-robin tournament Dec. 28 to 31 with the top two teams from that set to play for gold on Dec. 31.

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