Best volleyball players in B.C. training in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS — Ahead of the National Team Challenge Cup starting on Wednesday, the best youth volleyball players from across the province have been training in Kamloops.
The U-16 and U-18 Boys and Girls competing for Team BC will compete against other provinces — July 13-24 in Kingston, Ontario for the boys and July 13-17 in Richmond for the girls. But they’re also there to show off their skills to national scouts looking for that next big talent.
“It’s a national championship every year,” says U-16 Boys coach Nathan Bennett, who’s also an assistant coach with the TRU Wolfpack women’s team. “These tournaments are a chance to make the national program, so it’s a tryout as well at the same time as the tournament.”