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

Gryphon Camps offer a variety of camps that are categorized into Activity Camps or Sport Camps. Volleyball sits within Sport Camps umbrella.

Minimum Age: Campers must be no younger than the minimum age or be turning that age by the upcoming September 1st.

Maximum Age: Campers must be no older than the maximum age by the end of the calendar year (December 31st).

Our Volleyball Recreational Camps will have groups of 2 staff with 18 campers (a ratio of 1:9)

Outdoor/Beach

Instruction on differences between indoor and beach volleyball games. This is exclusively for the 11-15 year old camp.

Outdoor/Beach

Outdoor Beach Volleyball

High Level Coaching

Groups

Individual Development

Technique

Outdoor/Beach

Outdoor Beach Volleyball

High Level Coaching

Groups

Individual Development

Technique

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.

Volleyball Camp (Recreational) - July 22-26/24 - Ages 9-12

This 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. Campers will have the opportunity for recreational swimming twice during the camp week.

Activity Details

Currently not offered

Volleyball Camp (Recreational) - Aug 19-23/24 - Ages 11-15

This camp is designed to help athletes 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. Exclusively to this camp, we 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.

Activity Details

Currently not offered

Meet The Coaches

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.