Madawaska Volleyball Camp
The Beginning
In the late 1960’s, Paul Brownstein served as Coaching and Development Chairman for the Ontario Volleyball Association. When selected as the Canada Games coach for Ontario, Paul ran a number of developmental camps across the province to identify the athletes who would qualify for this team. He had implemented a similar camp in B.C., the first of its kind in Canada, and a number of these B.C. athletes where chosen to join the 1967 Canadian Pan American squad.
After the Canada games, Paul felt the need to improve the calibre of volleyball in Ontario and through the OVA, started Cayuga and Borden camps. These campers were primarily for elite athletes. Paul recognized the need for additional venues for intense volleyball instruction in camp like settings.
Paul subsequently met Ted Cole, owner of Camp Walden located in Bancroft, Ontario. They became friends and Ted helped change Paul into a "volleyball for all" camp director, which allowed him to focus on giving every athlete the "passion" to play and coach, regardless of their skill level.
When camp grew in popularity, the OVA felt they could no longer administer these large numbers and asked Paul and his wife Shelley, to run the camp from their home and the OVA would simply be the "sponsor".
Madawaska flourished! For over 30 years, Paul and Shelley operated the camp together from their home office. Thousands of athletes and coaches world-wide from places like Ireland, Japan, Czechoslovakia, California, Venezuela and Chile were captivated with the Madawaska experience.
Paul believed that Madawaska should be more than just a skill development camp. He wanted Madawaska to be a life experience for young men and women looking to hone their volleyball skills and knowledge of the game while enjoying the overnight, residential camp environment. Campers having fun was paramount to Paul and he strived to create a place where campers with similar goals could share their love and passion for the sport of volleyball.
Paul and Shelley retired from Madawaska in 2006 leaving their legacy in the hands of loyal members of the Madawaska extended family. Paul and Shelley with the support of their children Norman and Dina created a magical place for volleyball enthusiasts and those who’ve had the opportunity to participate at Madawaska are thankful for their time, effort and tenacity required to build this empire called Madawaska!
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2013-03-20
Madawaska Staff Selected to Coach 18U Men's and Women's Provincial Teams
Madawaska Volleyball Camp is very proud to promote the successes of our exceptional coaching staff in the sport of volleyball outside of the one week we share together at the end of every summer. Recently the announcement of the Men's 18U Provincial coaching staff includes three Madawaska staff members. Head Coach Matthew Andrews-Harris will be assisted by Ian Eibbitt and Peter Millsap. This selected coaching combination will …more
2013-03-04
Congratulations to our Madawaska Alumni for their 2012/2013 OUA, OCAA and CIS Athletic Awards of Recognition
Madawaska Camps would like to congratulate the following alumni for their OUA and CIS athletic achievements in the 2012/2013 season. We are very proud of you and wish you the best in years to come.
Madawaska Alumni 2012-2013 OUA / CIS Awards and All-Stars
WOMEN - OUA FIRST TEAM ALL-STARSWOMEN - OUA SECOND TEAM ALL-STARS
*Charlotte Sider, Toronto
*Jorie Daymond, Lakehead
*Christina Grail, Ottawa …more
2013-02-25
Early Bird Deadline is this Thursday!!
Every dollar counts! Register your camper by Thursday, February 28th and receive our early bird discount! Contact Carrie at the camp office for further information: carrie@madawaskacamps.com
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2013-01-31
Register Now for Madawaska All-Sport and Volleyball Camp!!
There is still time to take advantage of our Early Bird Savings! Register before March 1st to save on camp fees.
All-sport camp is a great opportunity for kids ages 9-17 to experience a wide variety of land and water-based sports in an overnight camp setting.
Volleyball camp provides athletes the opportunity to hone their skills in a condensed amount of time in preparation for volleyball …more
2010-03-25
Stuck On You Labels
In an effort to reduce lost and found we have joined forces with Stuck on You. This innovative company has been taking the headache out of searching for lost property and parents the expense of replacing it for over 14 years now. Stuck on You offers a selection of camp packs for everything that goes to camp (so that it returns home!) …more
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