Canada Games

In 2025, the Canada Summer Games will be hosted in Newfoundland. These games will include Beach and Indoor Volleyball, and VNB will be selecting teams (Male and Female) to compete in both.

Location:

Newfoundland (Saint John’s)

Dates:

Beach – August 9th – August 16th, 2025

Indoor – August 17th – August 24th, 2025

Team Composition:

Beach Female

2 Players
20 and under as of December 31, 2025
(Year of Birth: 2005 or later)

Beach Male

2 Players
20 and under as of December 31, 2025
(Year of Birth: 2005 or later)

Indoor Female

12 Players
18 and under as of December 31, 2025
(Year of Birth: 2007 or later)

Indoor Male

12 Players
18 and under as of December 31, 2025
(Year of Birth: 2007 or later)

Athlete Selection:

Canada Games teams from New Brunswick will be selected following a documented and published Canada Games Plan. Details on training camps, entry and exit points, and final selections will be available soon.

Coaching Staff:

Applications for Indoor Coaches are now open (please see the links below). Beach Coach applications will open at a a later time. 

Indoor

Coaching Applications can now be submitted. Application Deadline is January 31st, 2024.

Coach and Assistant Coach Roles and Responsibilities

Click the link below to access the PDF overview for head coach and assistant coach responsibilities for 2024-25.

Coaches Program Plan

All applicants for Canada Games Indoor are asked to submit a program plan outlining their unique intentions and goals for the program. Suggestions for what to include in your program may include:

    • Training Plan for January 2025 onward (Yearly Training Plan, YTP)
    • Competition Plan
    • Exit Point timeline for reducing Training Group Size
    • Preferred Staff (Assistant Coach and Manager)
    • Program Legacy
    • Desired Support from VNB
    • Any other details deemed valuable

Application Form

Click the link below to access the application form.

Beach

Coaching Applications can now be submitted. Application Deadline is February 16th, 2024.

Head Coach Roles and Responsibilities

Click the link below to access the PDF overview for head coach responsibilities for 2024-25.

Coaches Program Plan

All applicants for Canada Games Indoor are asked to submit a program plan outlining their unique intentions and goals for the program. Please email that to Christian Christie (email can be found in the application form).

Application Form

Click the link below to access the application form.