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Women's Volleyball

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Coach's Bio

The 2011-12 season will be Benj Heinrichs’ 13th year as a head coach at Medicine Hat College.  Heinrichs’ volleyball experience began in 1989 as a player and over the course of 10 years he competed for the Red Deer College Kings, University of Calgary Dinosaurs, Team Canada, and played professionally in France. Heinrichs won a national championship with the Dinos in 1993 and was named an ACAC and Canada West All-Star.  Heinrichs competed in the 1995 Pan American games in Mar del Plata, Argentina and the 1997 World University Games in Sicily, Italy.  He was also the 1997 US Nationals Senior Men’s MVP while playing for Canuck Stuff and the 2002 Canadian Nationals Senior Men’s MVP while a member of FOG.  From 1995-1997 while obtaining his Master of Kinesiology degree (in The Art and Science of Coaching) Heinrichs was an assistant coach with the University of Calgary Dinos.  Heinrichs completed his NCCP Level III training in 2006.

Heinrichs began his head coaching career at Medicine Hat College at the start of the 1999-2000 season.  He coached the men’s team for four seasons before switching to the women’s program in 2003.  Heinrichs was the ACAC Coach of the Year in 2007-08 and employs the Positive Coaching Alliance philosophy.  His program vision is: Rattlers Women’s Volleyball consistently fields competitive teams comprised of competent student athletes who are team oriented, disciplined, respectful and make a difference.

Recruitment

For more information on the Women's Volleyball program contact Benj Henrichs at 403.529.3837 or bheinrichs@mhc.ab.ca

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