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Pierce Johnson returns to the show to talk about his pro season that started in Portugal but quickly changed to Sweden where he is a Cup and League Champion! Pierce has represented Canada at FISU Games twice and with the Beach National Team, won OUA West Player of the Year, and is a 2x Windsor Lancer Male Athlete of the Year.  If you enjoyed this show or any of the previous episodes please give a 5 star review on Apple, leave a comment and remember the best compliment you can give us is telling your friends about the show! Stay excellent! 

Pro Player for AS Athlesi Mytiline (Greece), SAIT Trojans Alumni and Provincial & National Team Coach Tyler Latu'ila joins the show! Tyler is also currently studying a Master of High Performance Sport. We talk about growing up in Australia and New Zealand before making the trip to play post secondary in Canada. Tyler had a great experience playing for coach Sean McKay that lead him down a path to pursue coaching further. We cover all of this and more!  We hope you enjoyed this episode. Tell your friends, leave a comment and a 5Star review! Stay excellent friends!    

Trent University Associate Head Coach Rebecca van Staalduinen joins the show! Rebecca grew up playing for the Ganaraska Wolves and DRVC before attending Fleming College and Trent U. At the post secondary level she is an OCAA Bronze Medalist, Academic All Canadian, All Star, and more. Rebecca was an assistant coach with the squad before being named interim head coach and now is Associate Head Coach with friend of the show Head Coach Colin Walker.  We hope you enjoyed this episode. Tell your friends, leave a comment and a 5Star review! Stay excellent friends!  

Women's National Team member Natasha Calkins joins the show! Natasha played for Santa Clara University before transferring to Florida State. Her pro career includes season's in Sweden, Austria, Finland and Turkey, including where she transferred Turkish clubs in the same season. We cover all this and also get into her National Team journey that started way back in 2015!  We hope you enjoyed this episode. Tell your friends, leave a comment and a 5Star review! Stay excellent friends!  

Brandon U Bobcats Coach Grant Wilson joins the show! Grant has been with the Bobcats since day 1, first as an assistant before taking over the first chair. Grant has also coached club, high school, regional team, provincial team, Canada Games, FISU Games, Volleyball Canada Next Gen, you name it! We hear about this, the Bobcats culture, how they convince Australians to live in northern Manitoba and so much more!  We hope you enjoyed this episode. Tell your friends, leave a comment and a 5Star review! Stay excellent friends!  

CCAA Player of the Year Sebastian Lethbridge returns to the Passin Dimes family, this time making his debut on Sharp Cuts. Seb has done it all, player of the year, OCAA Champion, every colour medal you can win at the CCAA, represented Canada on our Youth and FISU Games Teams, a great club career, winning Mr. Volleyball in London.  We get into tactics when switching levels, why he stayed in the OCAA, a new idea on how refs and captains can communicate, what are the etiquette of the game we can't break, Player and Clown of the Week, and so much more!  We hope you enjoyed this episode! Please leave a 5star review and tell your friends! Stay Excellent! 

Double Feature! Jesse Mighton played for Scarborough Solars and Falcons before representing Ontario at the Canada Games, before making the jump to the JR National Team. Jesse started his post secondary career with Queens before he transferred to Dalhousie  Dan Ota has coached the Dalhousie Tigers for over 20 years, winning AUS coach of the year 16 times. Dan has also coached Canada Games, been an Executive Director and was recently named to the Next Gen coaching staff.  We cover the early parts of their careers before we take a deep dive into the Dalhousie culture and traditions.  We hope you enjoyed this episode. Tell your friends, leave a comment and a 5Star review! Stay excellent friends!  

Adam Schreimer returns to the show, this time as a USports National Champion Coach! Adam and Ben Ball lead the TWU Spartans to a National Championship this season. We hear all about Adam's journey from player to coach, his philosophy, what he's enjoying in the role and so much more!  As a player Adam earned USports Player of the Year, 2x National Champion, 2x National Silver Medalist, Pro Player and National Team Member  We hope you enjoyed this episode. Tell your friends, leave a comment and a 5Star review! Stay excellent friends!  

CCAA National Champions Jenay Varga & Kaylie Lueck from the Lakeland Rustlers join the show! The squad covers what it takes to win at the highest level, Player and Clown of the Week, Garrett tries out some new segments, and so much more!   We hope you enjoyed this episode! Please leave a 5star review and tell your friends! Stay Excellent! 

Canadian Legend Murray Grapentine joins the show! Murray is a CCAA Champion with Red Deer and CIS Champion with U of Alberta. He played for the National Team for over 10 years where he earned several best blocker awards and captaincy. Murray played pro in Spain, France, and Italy. We hear all about his journey and more!  We hope you enjoy this episode. If you've read this far please leave a 5 Star review and the best compliment you can give the show is telling your friends about us! 

Western Mustang and now LMU Lion, Jaeya Brach joins the show! We covers Robin (last week's guest) endorsing the show to get Jaeya on, how she got a senior night at Western after only 2 years, switching to beach, Player and Clown of the Week, and so much more!   We hope you enjoyed this episode! Please leave a 5star review and tell your friends! Stay Excellent! 

Pro Player, AUS Champion and UNB Alumni Connor McConnell joins the show! Connor is currently playing for Merkur Maribor in Slovenia where the squad is looking to advance to the finals of league play. We cover Connor's career from club, UNB, to pro and so much more!  We hope you enjoy this episode. If you've read this far please leave a 5 Star review and the best compliment you can give the show is telling your friends about us! 

From Clown of the Week to special guest, York Lion Elina Zvigelsky answers the call and brings new friend of the show Western Mustang Robin Henshaw. The squad covers Elina bailing, but finding her own replacements. Elina and Robin were both coached by Garrett in club so we have to revisit some great moments, should players get to keep their jerseys and of course we also cover Player and Clown of the Week!  We hope you enjoyed this episode! Please leave a 5star review and tell your friends! Stay Excellent! 

Team Canada Beach athlete, Thundercats Coach, and Durham College Alumni Rouzbeh Rahnavard joins the show. Rouzbeh has already represented Canada on the beach earning a silver at U23 Norcecas. At Durham College Rouzbeh helped the Lords earn an OCAA Silver and a spot at Worlds. Rouzbeh has been involved with coaching for a long time and is a big part of the Thundercats Club. We cover all of this and more!  We hope you enjoy this episode. If you've read this far please leave a 5 Star review and the best compliment you can give the show is telling your friends about us! 

Trent Excalibur Charlie Winser & Daniel Austin join the show! The squad reviews Nationals, home court advantage, should there be a cap on eligibility, OUA Awards, and things get a little spicy during Player and Clown of the Week! We hope you enjoyed this episode! Please leave a 5star review and tell your friends! Stay Excellent! 

USports Women’s Volleyball National Champion and Tournament MVP Elise Petit joins the show. We hear all about her journey from being born in Canada, growing up the in the USA, attending Dartmouth before attending UBC for her Masters. Elise shares the behind the scenes of of how the Thunderbirds recovered from a CanWest quarter final loss to becoming National Champions!  We hope you enjoy this episode. If you've read this far please leave a 5 Star review and the best compliment you can give the show is telling your friends about us! 

York Lions Luke De Greeff and Martin Prinsloo join the show! Risking having to many BC guys on one show! The squad gets into stereotypes on every team, teams on social media, OUA Awards, and of course we never miss an episode without including Player and Clown of the Week and so much more!   We hope you enjoyed this episode! Please leave a 5star review and tell your friends! Stay Excellent! 

U of Alberta Superstar Jordan Canham joins the show! Jordan was recently named USports MVP, is defending USports National Champion and was named MVP of last year's championships. Jordan's impressive resume doesn't stop there, has made the National Team for beach and indoor. Jordan grew up in small town Ontario, getting his start in volleyball at the Cornwall Vikings before going to the Ottawa Mavericks. We hear all about his story and more!  We hope you enjoy this episode. If you've read this far please, please, please leave a comment, a 5 Star review and the best compliment you can give the show is telling your friends about us!  The nation's best are coming to Hamilton! The Marauders are proud to host the 2023 U SPORTS Men's Volleyball National Championship and will welcome the top men's volleyball teams in Canada to McMaster University  - 8 teams, 11 games, only one champion. Secure your spot now and be there to catch all of the action! Your seat awaits – tickets are available at marauders.ca/tickets.

Beach National Team Member Tynan Gannett joins the show! The squad gets into technical skills, unsolicited advice, should CCAA/USports have an age limit and  of course we never miss an episode without including Player and Clown of the Week and so much more!   The nation's best are coming to Hamilton! The Marauders are proud to host the 2023 U SPORTS Men's Volleyball National Championship and will welcome the top men's volleyball teams in Canada to McMaster University  - 8 teams, 11 games, only one champion. Secure your spot now and be there to catch all of the action! Your seat awaits – tickets are available at marauders.ca/tickets. We hope you enjoyed this episode! Please leave a 5star review and tell your friends! Stay Excellent! 

Team Canada Beach Athlete Eric Girard joins the show! Before coming to the beach Eric was a journeyman in volleyball playing for Nipissing, Algonquin, Mohawk, Ryerson (TMU) before playing pro in Spain and Sweden. Hear all the details from his journey in this episode!  We hope you enjoy this episode. If you've read this far please, please, please leave a comment, a 5 Star review and the best compliment you can give the show is telling your friends about us!  The nation's best are coming to Hamilton! The Marauders are proud to host the 2023 U SPORTS Men's Volleyball National Championship and will welcome the top men's volleyball teams in Canada to McMaster University  - 8 teams, 11 games, only one champion. Secure your spot now and be there to catch all of the action! Your seat awaits – tickets are available at marauders.ca/tickets.