Centre of Excellence provides opportunity for any athlete GOING INTO U14-U18 the following club season. This program provides volleyball athletes an opportunity to work on and perfect skills during the summer months. This program is open for registration to any athlete from any club. Due to the nature of the program we suggest only club athletes register for this performance style program.

The Centre of Excellence program is the first step for any athlete who wants to pursue playing volleyball at a high level.

A.C.E Calgary 2025 Coaches.

Master Head Coach: Kyle Donen

Kyle is new to the Alberta Volleyball community but brings 10 plus years of experience coaching club in BC. He also spent 5 years as Head Coach of University of the Fraser Valley Men's varsity program from 2014-2019 . He has coached club for both boys and girls with Seaside Volleyball Club and Orangemen Volleyball Club, as well as various local high schools. Kyle also spent time as a Volleyball Canada Center of Excellence coach in Langley and Richmond.

Kyle played his high school volleyball at Semiahmoo in Surrey BC, with the team winning gold and Kyle earning MVP honors for their provincial championship. He played his club volleyball at White Rock Volleyball Club, University Volleyball at Thompson Rivers and represented Team BC at the 2009 Canada Games. His playing career has taken him to many international locations including Europe, USA, Korea and Israel.

Most recently Kyle led Seaside 16U girls to a 6th place finish at Provincials in 2024, and led the 16U and 17U boys teams to back-to-back bronze medals at the BC provincials in 2022 and 2023.

Kyle is excited to bring his diverse skill set to the Alberta Volleyball community for the upcoming season.


Assistant Coach #1 - Georgia Loucks (Former Olds College Women's Team)
Assistant Coach #2- TBD

This program runs in Calgary during the summer with LIMITED spots available.
Application process.

Summer Schedule 2025
6 Weeks (15 Sessions)
Ages: Group A & B Going Into U14/15 Girls, Group C & D Going Into 16-18 Girls & Boys
Location: ACE ATHLETIC CENTRE
Dates: See Below
Cost $577.50 (Tax Inc)


Tuesday and Thursdays
July 3 - (Group A & B 6:00-7:30 PM) (Group C & D 7:30-9:00 PM)
July 8/10 - (Group A & B 6:00-7:30 PM) (Group C & D 7:30-9:00 PM)
July 15/17- (Group A & B 6:00-7:30 PM) (Group C & D 7:30-9:00 PM)
July 22/24- (Group A & B 6:00-7:30 PM) (Group C & D 7:30-9:00 PM)
July 29/31- (Group A & B 6:00-7:30 PM) (Group C & D 7:30-9:00 PM)
Aug 5/7- 1 (Group A & B 6:00-7:30 PM) (Group C & D 7:30-9:00 PM)



Wednesday
July 9 6:00-7:30 PM Court 1-3 (Serve/Pass All Groups)
July 16 6:00-7:30 PM Court 1-3 (Serve/Pass All Groups)
July 23 6:00-7:30 PM Court 1-3 (Serve/Pass All Groups)
July 30 6:00-7:30 PM Court 1-3 (Serve/Pass All Groups)

PROGRAM INFORMATION