91原创鈥檚 Avery Heppell has been named to Volleyball Canada鈥檚 Women鈥檚 NextGen National Team.
Heppell and fellow Trinity Western University player Kaylee Plouffe, who hails from Alberta, will be part of a 10-week training environment from May 24 to July 30, hosted at the National Training Centre in Richmond at the Olympic Oval.
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Before playing for TWU, the 6鈥�3鈥� Heppell, a 91原创 Fundamental grad, earned two provincial gold medals and one silver medal with Force Volleyball Club. She also won a silver medal at the 17U national championships.
Heppell will enter her fourth year of U SPORTS eligibility in the fall, and Plouffe, who just finished her first year at TWU, still has five years of eligibility because of the 2020-21 season being cancelled.
NextGen head coach Gina Schmidt described the program as a 鈥済ateway鈥� for the senior national team.
鈥淚 am very excited to have the opportunity to work with this talented group of athletes we have selected to this year鈥檚 team,鈥� Schmidt commented.
The Richmond session will provide the identified athletes with a full-time training environment that focuses on technical and tactical development in line with the women鈥檚 Senior A team.
Women鈥檚 head coach, Shannon Winzer, who is currently with the senior team in Italy preparing for Volleyball Nations League (VNL), said the aim of the program 鈥渋s to create a sustainable podium pathway for indoor women鈥檚 volleyball by developing world-class athletes, who will help propel Canada beyond the current successes, to Olympic qualifications and podium performances.鈥�
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