Gryphon Volleyball Recreation Camp | Ages 9-12 & 11-15

Volleyball Recreation Full Day Camp | All Genders, Ages 9-12 & 11-15

Gryphon Volleyball Camp is designed to help athletes who are newer to the sport to develop their individual volleyball techniques (setting, passing, serving, defense, etc). Players will be divided into groups of same ability levels to ensure that they are taught skills and techniques which suit their skill level.

Volleyball Program Specifics

Volleyball Camp for 9-12 years includes recreational swimming twice during the camp week.

Volleyball Camp for 11-15 will combine opportunities to play both indoor, as well as, outdoor/beach volleyball (weather permitting) and instruction on the differences between the indoor and beach volleyball games. There will be plenty of playing opportunities in many different formats.

Paul Funk Head Coach, University of Guelph Women's Volleyball

• 17th season as head coach of the women's volleyball program at the University of Guelph.
• 2x OUA West Coach of the Year 
• Served as the head coach for the OVA's High-Performance Centre for the past 10 years
• Team Ontario head coach in 2011.
• Assisted with team Canada's women's national team programs at various levels since 1999, including the 1999 Pan-Am Games in Winnipeg, 2 NORCECA Championships (Bronze and Silver medals), 2 Olympic qualifying tournaments for Sydney 2001, 2 Montreux Volleymasters tournaments (Montreux, Switzerland), 1 FISU World University Games (Mallorca, Spain 1999), 1 Pan-American Cup tournament, and various tours of Japan, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, and Italy. 
• Regular guest coach at various National team selection camps.

→ Read Coach Funk's full bio here. 

Cal Wigston Head Coach, University of Guelph Men's Volleyball

The 2023-24 campaign marks Cal Wigston's 18th season as head coach of the men's volleyball program at the University of Guelph. Prior to taking over head coach duties, Coach Wigston served as an assistant coach with the Gryphons from 1998 to 2006. In the past five seasons, Cal has twice led the Gryphons men's volleyball team to OUA Final Four appearances (2016-17 & 2018-19), including a podium finish during the 2016-17 season when the Gryphons captured an OUA bronze medal. Since taking over the head coaching duties in 2006-07, Cal has helped the Gryphons men's volleyball program produce 23 OUA All-Stars and 3 U SPORTS All-Canadians, including Jonathan Pickett, who was named a U SPORTS Second Team All-Canadian following the 2021-22 season. 

Outside of the OUA, he has also had extensive experience coaching the U-21 men in the Ontario Volleyball Association. Under Coach Wigston's leadership, the Guelph Gryphon Junior Men’s Club team has captured 4 gold and 2 silver medals in eight years at the provincial championships. At the 2002 national championships, his team defeated Manitoba to capture the bronze medal. Coach Wigston, who is an NCCP Level II-certified coach, was also voted Ontario Volleyball Coach of the Year in 2004. He and his wife, Sue, have 3 children, Brady, Kaj and Emma.