2022 Club Coaches

BCO is proud to present our star-studded line up of coaches for the 2022 Club Season! 

13U Girls Head Coach - Devlyn Lohnes

Devlyn is originally from Ontario where he grew up and attended college for marketing. He moved out to British Columbia last year to explore the West coast lifestyle that he and his wife have always wanted to have. 

Devlyn has been playing volleyball since he was 9, playing competitively throughout his teens as both a setter and left side hitter. His college did not have a varsity volleyball program, so he settled for intramural leagues during the winter and competed in local competitive beach volleyball leagues during the warmer months of the year. He has a wealth of experience coaching in other sports and is looking forward to bringing his passion for coaching and volleyball to the BCO program this year and in the future. 

13U Girls Asst Coach - Connie Kuang

Connie started playing volleyball at the age of 6. It was the first sport she ever fell in love with. She played left side for Windermere Secondary (2012-2015) and Eric Hamber(2016-2017). During her time playing club volleyball with Vancouver Volleyball Club (2014-2015), Connie had the pleasure of growing her skills as a setter and right-side player. 

Last club season, Connie assisted former volleyball champion Rachel Armstrong with coaching the Ducks Volleyball Club U14-2 girls team. Connie now coaches at the Richmond Oval for the newcomers volleyball program. 

14U Girls Black Head Coach- Rob Hill

Rob grew up on the North Shore where he enjoyed playing several sports before focusing on volleyball at UBC. Lacking the height, athleticism and skill level possessed by most varsity volleyball players, the rationale behind his selection to the varsity team in 1986 remains a complete mystery. Nevertheless, Rob found success on the court as a shagger of volleyballs during training sessions - which he did with remarkable vigor and determination for most of his first two seasons at UBC. 
 
With a lot of support from his teammates and coaches, Rob eventually found success on the court as a player and was a 3-time Canada West All-Star, an All-Canadian and team captain for his final two years. He was invited to stay on with the Men’s program as a member of the coaching staff planning and running practices which he gladly did for five years. Rob has served on the Volleyball BC Board of Directors since 2014.
 
Rob returned to the North Shore in 2005 where he and his wife Annie are raising their three kids.

14U Girls Black Asst Coach - Karen Kirkwood

Karen is a proud BCO alumni and, after completing a successful high school multi-sport
education at Sentinel Secondary which culminated with a Provincial Volleyball Championship and All-Star Team recognition, she played on the SFU varsity team while completing an Applied Science degree in Kinesiology.

After being benched by law school, lawyering, and child rearing responsibilities, Karen returned to the “game” and over the past 15 years has had the privilege of coaching 40 (and counting) school and club soccer, basketball, ultimate and volleyball teams for athletes aged 5 – 17. She is currently coaching the Sentinel Senior Boys and Bantam Girls Volleyball programs. She is very excited to share her experience and love of volleyball with BCO’s young athletes.

14U Girls Red Head Coach - Heather Hood

​Heather grew up in Winnipeg and was very involved in AAAA high school sports, but for the former setter and left side hitter, volleyball was her passion.  She was lucky enough to start playing in the late 80’s and into the early 90’s during Manitoba’s dominance in Canadian volleyball and was trained and mentored by 2-time CIAU Player of the Year and 5-time National Team Champion Wesmen’s Brenda Westwood (Boroski).  After finishing high school she went on to coach at her former school while continuing her education to become a teacher and played recreationally as an adult in Hong Kong and back home in Canada.

Heather has been an educator for almost 25 years and is currently a part-time elementary teacher in the West Vancouver School District.  She has experience coaching new volleyball players at the high school and college level and has taught PE at various schools in her district.  She is very excited to join the coaching team at BCO and to share her passion for volleyball and team sports with young players.

14U Girls Red Asst Coach - Tania Percy

Tania is a BCO Alumni from the ‘80’s whose passion and love for volleyball hasn’t waned with the passing of decades.  Tania has coached male and female youth sport in gymnastics, basketball, soccer, track and field, and volleyball, with her most recent volleyball coaching experience at the Bantam level at Handsworth Secondary School in 2021. 

​Tania attended UBC and McGill and after a few years in Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto, she found her way back home to the North Shore where she grew up.  Tania is an Occupational Therapist in private practice for over 25 years who approaches volleyball coaching with attention to biomechanics, neuromuscular strength and conditioning, positive engagement, and goal-setting to improve athlete development.  She is thrilled to be involved with BCO 14U to assist in advancing athletes to realize their potential as individual players and a team.

15U Girls Head Coach - Kat Dolguikh

Originally from Ontario, Kat moved out to the West Coast to study at SFU, where she played 5 seasons as a defensive specialist/libero. She has coached a BCO team 5 of the last 6 years, and is very excited to be back at the 15u age group. Kat loves sharing her love of volleyball and is eager to grow the sport and keep athletes playing as long as possible.

15U Girls Asst Coach - Hannah Shelemey

Hannah is a fourth year, outside for the Capilano University Blues. In high school, she played for her school and BCO Volleyball Club team. When she was in her 15U year, she made the switch from her SCVC team over to BCO, where she stayed for her remaining years of club. Over the last three years, Hannah has assisted with Sunday leagues, camps, and teams. She can’t wait to help athletes develop and reach their goals!

15U Girls Asst Coach - Shannon Hopkins

This is Shannon’s 5th consecutive year coaching for BCO Volleyball Club. As a BCO alumni, Shannon returned back to the club in 2016 following the completion of her varsity career as an outside hitter at Queen’s University. Shannon has a variety of experience coaching North Shore athletes. She has coached a range of club age groups, coached at North Vancouver’s Volleyball Canada Regional Excellence Program, and was an assistant coach with the women’s varsity team at Capilano University. Shannon loves to help young athletes strengthen and develop the foundational volleyball skills. ​

16U Girls Head Coach - Chris Ruse

Chris has been a long time fixture in the volleyball community, both as a player with the UBC Men's volleyball program and coaching high school and club teams at all ages. He began coaching with BCO in 2017. As a teacher, Chris is naturally passionate about helping young students and athletes work towards their full potential. Don't let the photo scare you off, Chris is actually a very nice guy - just passionate!

16U Girls Asst Coach - Quinci Birker

This is Quinci's first year as a coach with BCO Volleyball Club. Over this past year, she was an assistant coach for Sideout Beach Club and the head coach for the Crofton grade 8 team. Quinci has recently graduated from Stetson University where she played Div 1 beach volleyball, in Florida. She has gained a lot of experience from playing internationally in Mexico, China, and all throughout the United States. Her main goal for coaching is to teach young players how to mentally and physically prepare themselves for competing at the highest level.

17U Girls Head Coach - Frank Lee

Frank grew up in Langley playing volleyball in the Fraser Valley and was fortunate to play a season with the Jr. Varsity Men’s program at UVic. Hired in the late 90’s by the North Vancouver school district as a music educator, he was "invited” to coach volleyball as an assistant to Mike Rockwell and Cal Wohlford. During his 23 years of coaching high school volleyball and 12 years coaching for BCO, he has enjoyed taking part in the journey student athletes take towards a deeper passion for the sport. After a 10 year break from coaching with BCO, he’s excited to return to the club that has created so many opportunities for youth.

17U Girls Asst Coach - Emily Fitzgerald

Bio coming soon...

18U Girls Head Coach - Maverick Hatch

Maverick doubles as BCO's Technical Director and the 18U Girls Head Coach. He spent 8 years with the Beach Volleyball National team. Some of his playing accomplishments include:
• 2 x Open Canadian National Champion
• 6 years playing on the FIVB World Tour 
• 2014 Continental Champion (NORCECA Beach Volleyball)
• 2 x Vancouver Open Champion
• 2008 CCAA silver medal (College indoor)
• 2 x BCCAA gold medallist (College indoor)
• CCAA All-Canadian (College indoor)
• Alumni of Malaspina University-College men’s volleyball team (now “VIU”)

Maverick has also coached youth and senior national team athletes for over 10 years - his biggest focus and goal as a coach is to develop athletes, plain and simple. Currently completing his Advanced Beach Development Coach certification (formally NCCP Level III) and is a certified Indoor Development Coach (formally NCCP Level II) his long term goals are to drive the development and athlete support systems in beach volleyball for BC, while also contributing to BCO's indoor club volleyball teams as a head coach.

18U Girls Asst Coach - Alysha Cooper

This is Alysha's first year as a coach with BCO Volleyball Club. Over the summer she coached youth summer camps through the the club and is excited to be coaching a regular club season. She has various experiences coaching all age groups from elementary school to senior high school, and loves giving back the knowledge she has gained from volleyball to the community, and upcoming generation of athletes. Alysha played for a variety of different clubs starting with CBVC, then to BCO, and ending her club career at FVVC. She then went on to play volleyball at the University of the Fraser Valley for three years as a middle blocker. She is now in her fourth year of studies at Simon Fraser University. Alysha's biggest goals as a coach is to see athletes have fun, and get 1% better each time they step foot onto the court. 

17U Boys Head Coach - Vince Lok

Vince grew up in East Vancouver and has been coaching volleyball since 2009. He has coached teams at four schools across Vancouver and North Vancouver and in 2015-2016 trained a rural team in Spain. He has coached many athletes into volleyball from other sports. As a coach, he is competitive, enjoys working with athletes toward achieving individual goals, and emphasizes success through teamwork. As a teacher, he continues to work at growing boys' volleyball on the North Shore through BCO and his school teams. Vince joined BCO in 2017 and is looking forward to his fifth season with the club and providing youth with safe and fun opportunities to play volleyball.

17U Boys Asst Coach - Gabe Pingol

Oswald Gabriel, who is called "Gabe" by his friends, grew up in a small town in the Philippines. He first started playing volleyball in his first year in High School, and then instantly fell in love with the sport. Although he started playing later in life, you can never tell because his competitiveness and enthusiasm radiates whenever he is inside the court. He moved in BC when he was 18, and brought his skills from his homeland to New Westminster Secondary School where he spent his last year in High School playing the sport that he loves. 

Currently, he is a Second Year Psychology student who is aiming to pursue a career in Counselling, or be a Sports Psychologist. Outside of the volleyball scene, he plays guitar, writes poetry, cooks, and he sings with his choir called Vancouver Youth Choir.