Team
Cougar Volleyball Leadership
Josh Arrington - CIAC Executive Director | Cougar Club Financial Director
Lisa Arrington - Strength and Agility Program Director (BUILD)
Josh and Lisa have been involved with Cougar Volleyball since it began in late 2019 as co-founders of the club. Josh is the executive director of Catalyst Initiative Athletic Club which is the non-profit society that Cougar Volleyball is under and manages our facility and finances. Josh is also one of our BUILD Strength & Agility trainers with a sports background in football and power lifting.
Lisa is an ACE Certified Athletic Trainer and she runs the BUILD Strength and Agility program for our club. Lisa has many years of experience playing volleyball and power lifting. She is passionate about athletes being healthy and strong both on and off the volleyball court.
James Tecson - Club Director
James has been involved with the volleyball community for over 12 years, having coached club, high school, youth, and adult clinics for Volleyball BC, the cities of Poco and Coquitlam. He has run a countless number of leagues, tournaments, and drop ins for beach, grass, and indoor volleyball, and is the founder of Poco Volleyball. He is currently the Head Coach for the Pinetree Secondary Senior and Junior Boys Teams.
As Club Director, James manages all high level decisions regarding operations of Cougar Volleyball.
Gerson Nieva - NCCP Certification Coordinator
As NCCP Certification Coordinator, Gerson assists our coaches in getting them NCCP certified with Volleyball BC and Volleyball Canada
Carey Delaney - Equipment Manager
Carey looks after all the first aid kits and all training equipment related to our facility
Antonio Fiorilli - Uniforms Manager
Antonio looks after all uniform related tasks from planning fitting night, placing orders with our suppliers and coordinating delivery to our athletes.
Team Snap Admin
Our TeamSnap Admin looks after all our Team Snap Administration & Registration
Sportlomo Admin
Sportlomo Admin looks after everything related to registering for membership & tournaments with Volleyball BC
Parker Ormiston - Programs & Training Coordinator & Coach
Parker plans our tryouts & coordinates our training programs, camps & skills Clinics as well coaches some of them
Shayla Kirby - House League Coordinator & Head Coach
Shayla has coached with Cougar Volleyball for 3 years. In her first years, she was the head coach for a 14U beach team and head coach of a 14U indoor club team. Now, Shayla is our head coach for our Cougar League program which is aimed at providing a fun and safe environment for kids to play the game beyond a competitive club team.
Her heart lies with the “underdogs” and those who truly love the game of volleyball. Shayla was a bit of an underdog herself, starting volleyball at the late age of 17 and playing only one season of club volleyball that ended early due to COVID-19. Shayla did go on to play as a middle for the junior varsity team at Briercrest for a wonderful year before deciding ultimately to return home to the mountains and oceans of B.C.
Shayla loves to work with all ages and positions. Her goal is helping people fall in love with the game of volleyball and find their meaning beyond their identity as an athlete. When she is not on the court, you can find Shayla studying Kinesiology at UFV, nose deep in her bible, or playing volleyball with friends and family.