Our Story
NORTH VANCOUVER'S OLDEST & MOST WELL-KNOWN YOUTH VOLLEYBALL CLUB
BCO Volleyball Club is a registered non-profit youth volleyball club based in North Vancouver, BC. It was founded in 1978 by Canadian Men's National Team athlete and certified Indoor/Outdoor International referee, Mike Rockwell, and Handsworth Secondary School teacher, Neil Salkus. Mike and Neil recognized a need for a grassroots program on the North Shore to help young athletes develop the skills and experience necessary to compete at the university level and beyond. Their dream was to help as many players as possible pursue and reach their goals of one day competing at the Olympics. Based on this, they decided on the name BCO (British Columbia Olympic) Volleyball Club.
After 40 years of success, in 2019, the Club was taken over by two-time Canadian Beach National Champion and 2012 Olympic qualifier, Christian Redmann. Also assisting Christian is two-time Canadian Open National Champion, Maverick Hatch, and 2016 Beach Volleyball Olympian, Jamie Hatch (Broder).
BCO is a non-profit organization and a member of the North Vancouver Recreation Commission, Volleyball BC and Volleyball Canada. Our NCCP-certified coaches provide their expertise to assist young athletes to achieve excellence in volleyball. Our development programs prepare players for high level competition in high school, college and beyond.
Unlike many clubs, BCO’s primary focus is player development and team success follows as a consequence. The vast majority of all BCO Elite graduates have secured placement at a post-secondary institution in Canada or the USA, and eighteen graduates have played for our National Team, including current Canadian National team members Kyla Richey, Kiera Van Ryk and Sarah Chase. Many BCO Alumni have played professionally in various international venues as well. Check out our Alumni Page for a full list of our alumni success stories.
After 40 years of success, in 2019, the Club was taken over by two-time Canadian Beach National Champion and 2012 Olympic qualifier, Christian Redmann. Also assisting Christian is two-time Canadian Open National Champion, Maverick Hatch, and 2016 Beach Volleyball Olympian, Jamie Hatch (Broder).
BCO is a non-profit organization and a member of the North Vancouver Recreation Commission, Volleyball BC and Volleyball Canada. Our NCCP-certified coaches provide their expertise to assist young athletes to achieve excellence in volleyball. Our development programs prepare players for high level competition in high school, college and beyond.
Unlike many clubs, BCO’s primary focus is player development and team success follows as a consequence. The vast majority of all BCO Elite graduates have secured placement at a post-secondary institution in Canada or the USA, and eighteen graduates have played for our National Team, including current Canadian National team members Kyla Richey, Kiera Van Ryk and Sarah Chase. Many BCO Alumni have played professionally in various international venues as well. Check out our Alumni Page for a full list of our alumni success stories.
Club Leadership
Christian Redmann - President
Christian was a professional beach volleyball player who competed for Canada on the Beach
Volleyball World Tour for 15 years. Some of his accomplishments include:
• 2 X Open Canadian National Champion
• Top 10 world ranking
• 2011 PanAm Games
• Represented Canada in multiple World Championships
• 2014 Continental Champion (NORCECA Beach Volleyball)
• 2012 – Qualified a spot for Canada in the London Olympics
• Canadian National Team for over a decade
He has also been coaching youth volleyball for 15 years. Christian has coached club volleyball at just about every age and level from 13/14U developmental teams all the way up to 18U Provincial Champions, and National Medal winning teams. He was the Head of the Volleyball Program at Havergal College in Toronto for 10 years where the school won more than 25 Independent School Championships from 13U up to 20U and a Provincial Championship.
Ten years ago Christian and 3 time Olympian and Olympic Medalist, John Child started Leaside Volleyball Club. The club offers competitive team that have won numerous Provincial Championships as well as a house league that has over 1000 kids playing annually. He now lives full time in Vancouver with his wife, Olympic Snowboarder and Dr. of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Dominique Vallee.
Christian is also the head coach of the top Canadian Men’s beach volleyball team, 2016 Rio Olympian Ben Saxton and Grant O’Gorman.
Christian was a professional beach volleyball player who competed for Canada on the Beach
Volleyball World Tour for 15 years. Some of his accomplishments include:
• 2 X Open Canadian National Champion
• Top 10 world ranking
• 2011 PanAm Games
• Represented Canada in multiple World Championships
• 2014 Continental Champion (NORCECA Beach Volleyball)
• 2012 – Qualified a spot for Canada in the London Olympics
• Canadian National Team for over a decade
He has also been coaching youth volleyball for 15 years. Christian has coached club volleyball at just about every age and level from 13/14U developmental teams all the way up to 18U Provincial Champions, and National Medal winning teams. He was the Head of the Volleyball Program at Havergal College in Toronto for 10 years where the school won more than 25 Independent School Championships from 13U up to 20U and a Provincial Championship.
Ten years ago Christian and 3 time Olympian and Olympic Medalist, John Child started Leaside Volleyball Club. The club offers competitive team that have won numerous Provincial Championships as well as a house league that has over 1000 kids playing annually. He now lives full time in Vancouver with his wife, Olympic Snowboarder and Dr. of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Dominique Vallee.
Christian is also the head coach of the top Canadian Men’s beach volleyball team, 2016 Rio Olympian Ben Saxton and Grant O’Gorman.
Jamie Hatch (Broder) - Vice President
Growing up in Victoria BC, Jamie started playing Volleyball when she was 15 years old and fell in love with the sport immediately. She started her indoor volleyball career as a right side at Vancouver Island University, but after three years transferred to University of British Columbia. Originally recruited to UBC as a libero, Jamie’s fiery personality lead her into a starting left-side position within her first season there. By the time her five-year indoor career came to an end she had helped UBC win their first CIS championship in 30 years and kick started their CIS dominance of 6 repeat championships. She also finished as a CIS Championship tournament all-star.
Jamie's biggest claim to fame is the fact that her and her partner Kristina Valjas competed in Women's Beach Volleyball at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio where they placed 9th overall. She also made Canadian history in 2015 by winning the first ever medal for Canadian Women’s Beach Volleyball, a gold medal at the FIVB Open in Fuzhou China.
Jamie is a favourite with smaller athletes as she stands only 5’7” tall yet manages to not only compete at the highest level, but win, too. Having just completed a Masters Degree in Business Administration, Jamie brings a wealth of knowledge to the club from a playing, coaching, and business perspective.
Jamie is a favourite with smaller athletes as she stands only 5’7” tall yet manages to not only compete at the highest level, but win, too. Having just completed a Masters Degree in Business Administration, Jamie brings a wealth of knowledge to the club from a playing, coaching, and business perspective.
Maverick Hatch - Technical Director
Maverick 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.
Maverick 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.
Natalie Eades - General Manager
Natalie played for BCO from 2002 to 2005 and is thrilled to be back with the Club that played such a pivotal role in launching her volleyball career. She discovered volleyball on the Sunshine Coast in Grade 6 and, after playing for the Sunshine Coast Volleyball Club for several years, began commuting to North Vancouver in Grade 11 to join BCO. This experience paved the way for her collegiate career, playing for the SFU Clan from 2004 to 2006 and then for the UBC Thunderbirds from 2006 to 2009. During her time at UBC, Natalie won two CIS national championships with the team.
Since graduating from UBC, Natalie has brought her passion for volleyball to coaching, working with teams at BCO, Thunder, Argyle Secondary, and Lord Byng Secondary. She also continues to play recreationally. Natalie is excited to now help young athletes achieve their own volleyball goals through the opportunities BCO provides.
BCO Board of Directors
BCO Volleyball Club is a registered non-profit organization. The current Members of the Board are:
Christian Redmann - President
Jamie Hatch - Vice President
Maverick Hatch - Technical Director
Cal Wohlford - Board Member
Natalie Eades - Board Member
