The following are offered to all TSVL members free of charge to develop and improve their volleyball skills and knowledge:
1 Captains and Leaders mentoring
2 Player Development Clinics
3 Team Development Clinics
4 Referee Clinics
If you are interested in attending or volunteering, please email the Development Coordinator at development@tsvl.org.

Call out for Volleyball Development Trainers!
If you are someone who's well-versed in volleyball drills (or willing to learn) and want to support or assist the Volleyball Development program in TSVL. We are looking for you! Please email Leo @ development@tsvl.org

Development Clinics Schedule TBA

STRUCTURE OF SKILLS DEVELOPMENT CLINICS
Time: 6:30pm – 9:30pm (dates on schedule)

Location: Danforth Tech (800 Greenwood Avenue one block North of Danforth/Greenwood; enter in the lane just East of the parking lot.)

Session #1: This will introduce players to the following basic volleyball skills:

serving: underhand, overhand
footwork
passing: bumping and setting
recreational-style positioning: theory and practice
cool down and volleyball game (time permitting)

Session #2: Players will review and practice the skills from Session#1. We will build on the skills and introduce spiking and blocking.

serving
passing: bumping and setting
blocking
spiking
cool down and volleyball game (time permitting)

Session #3: Players will continue to practice the basic skills introduced from Session #1 and #2. There will be more focus on game-play situations.

serving
passing: bumping and setting
blocking
spiking
With the last quarter remaining amount of time, the participants will end on playing a recreational-style game.

Session #4 will focus on:

passing: bumping and setting
blocking
spiking
competitive-style positioning
cool down and volleyball game

Session #5: Participants will be split into 4 groups. The groups will go to four drill stations for warm-up drills on passing: bump and set.

Participants then will play a full competitive-style game (with mentors as captains).

The TSVL-run Referee Clinics consist of a classroom portion and a practical session on the next night of regular competitive division play. Players who have attended a TSVL Referee Clinic in the past and want a refresher can attend the second part of the classroom session, but all participants will have to do the practical session.

The class room portion will focus on the theory of refereeing. There are two streams: (1) beginner / intermediate and (2) advanced. The streams are taught at different times. You may attend one or both.

The class room session will be followed by a practice session on the following Monday where you will put those skills gleaned from the theory session to refereeing actual teams playing that night.

Ontario Volleyball Association: Level 1 Indoor Referee Clinic—Online Theory

We are excited to announce a new partnership between TSVL and the OVA (Ontario Volleyball Association) to support the ongoing development of our members!
TSVL members can now register for the Level 1 Indoor Referee Online Theory Course at a special discounted cost of only $16 (reduced by 15% for TSVL members only). Completion of this online course is open to all players and is highly recommended for all captains.
The Level 1 Online Theory program is a self-guided learning tool that takes the prospective Level 1 official through the Level 1 theory material; helping candidates familiarize themselves with the rules. This course will replace our popular Ref 101 Clinics for now. Some of our Board members are taking the program and it is excellent.
In addition, members who complete the online theory course will be eligible to apply their learning at various One Day Tournaments.

We’re also working on additional benefits to completing any of the Development opportunities offered. Continuous improvement on the court as a player, captain or ref makes the full experience in TSVL better for everyone.

This private link is for TSVL members only: https://mrs.ontariovolleyball.org/Event/Details/818
When registering, if you are not already a member of the OVA, you will need to create an MRS account first. When creating an account, please select the “Volunteer” role to avoid paying any membership fees.
You will receive two emails—one from easygenerator granting them access to the course and a second email from the course administrator providing further instruction on how to do that.

Contact the course administrator, Kelvin (kcheng@ontariovolleyball.org), if you have any difficulties accessing the module.

Want more information? Please do not hesitate to contact Leo, our Development Coordinator, at development@tsvl.org.

If you are a captain and you want to practice as a TEAM. We have gyms available for you and your team! Any TSVL team is allowed to book practice gyms, which are available on Monday nights at Danforth Tech between 6:30PM and 9:45PM.

To reserve practice time use the link below

Practice gym reservation link

Questions?  Email Leo B:  development@tsvl.org

The following identifies the policies for booking/use of TSVL practice gyms (St Mike's, Danforth):

Practice Gym Policies

1. Only current TSVL members, in good standing, may book the TSVL practice gyms.  Only TSVL members are permitted in the gyms.
2. Captains are responsible for the equipment, set-up and correct storage depending on the location.  They must also follow all safety protocols.
3. Teams are responsible for setting up the court.  The Development Coordinator will arrange with the team captains of the first session with registered teams to pick-up the equipment bag and which team(s) are responsible for court set-up.
4. Teams from the final practice session must support equipment tear-down and gym clean up and exit the facility before 10:00pm. Teams from the final practice session must support equipment tear-down and gym clean up and exit the facility before 10:00pm.
5. No one is permitted to be compensated for coaching while using the gyms.  The only exception is when TSVL has hired a coach/organization or someone has been previously approved by the Development Coordinator.
6. Captains/teams may book a specific court or half court and must be respectful of other teams also booked at the same time.  It is permissible to share the full court for hitting practice or to scrimmage but only if both sides are in full agreement.
7. Should any of these policies be abused, the captain and/or team will be banned from future bookings.

Read and understand the policies before confirming your reservation.  To reserve practice time use the link below:

Practice gym reservation link

Questions?  Email Leo B:  development@tsvl.org

Development is always looking for helpers to assist in instructing its development clinic sessions. If you have solid skills in volleyball and have that yearning to contribute back to TSVL, please don’t hesitate to email development@tsvl.org. Thank you!

Mentoring is offered to all who are interested in becoming or developing as captains or referees, or want to build their knowledge and skills to become a leader within the TSVL.

TSVL encourages veteran/experienced captains, referees and leaders to share their knowledge – please feel free to consult them. In addition, you can contact the Development Coordinator or your Division Coordinator (i.e., Recreational, Intermediate or Competitive) if you have any questions – e.g. responsibilities, coaching, etc.