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16U FIRE

 16U FIRE ATHLETES

Aubrey P.

Kenda S.

Evan H.

Dahlia P.

Piper W.

Peyton H.

Peyton P.

Erin F.

Everleigh N.

Alice B.

Miranda L.

Bailey D.

Nikolina B.

 16U FIRE COACHES

Tauri Caputo

Head Coach 16U Fire

Tauri is the Smash Raiders Volleyball Club  President/Technical Director.  He is also currently serving as the president of Region 3  for the OVA.

A fully trained NCCP Level 3 Performance Coach, this will be his 11th season as a coach in the OVA. He is focused on technical proficiency and developing the whole athlete.  Tauri runs technical clinics for athletes from all over the province and strives for continuous improvement.

Mark Stevens

Assistant Coach 16U Fire & 16U Rockets

A Certified Developmental Coach and a Trained Advanced Development Coach. He is the former President of the Waterdown Raiders VC until merging clubs with Smash VC in 2019.

Mark was an active athlete in many sports including basketball & volleyball over his lifetime. He was re-introduced to the sport with the development and popularity of beach volleyball in the late ’80’s. Ever since he has been involved with volleyball in some way as an athlete, coach, organizer and Club President in both Youth & Adult programs. Mark’s accomplishments and successes take a backseat to his passion and dedication for the sport.

Mark is a competitive and caring coach who gets the most from his athletes. He believes that developing a love for the sport is the first priority for coaches in developing young athletes. Building on this, a coach needs to provide a supportive, knowledgeable and challenging experience to promote an athlete’s desire to succeed in their sports career.

Douglas Laing

Assistant Coach 16U Fire

Doug fell in love with volleyball when he started playing in high school, after his Mother would not let him play football. The adage of Mother knows best has proven to never be more true. 35 years later, he continues actively playing, and having fun. More impressive he is still friends with many of those original teammates.

Doug is looking forward to developing his skills on the sidelines as an assistant coach. He wants to help athletes bring out their best on and off the court. His two main tenants for volleyball are make loud calls and crush some balls.

Doug is a Federal Environmental Enforcement Officer. He has received an insane amount of training including First Aid/CPR (standard, wilderness, and marine), defensive driving, white water rescue, predator protection, self-defense, and most importantly when dealing with teens, verbal judo (de-escalation). He is also a certified small vessel operator (ship), pilot (drone), restricted radio operator, and Krav Maga Instructor (IKF-CQB).

Kamila Haase

Assistant Coach 16U Fire

Kamila brings a wealth of high-level playing experience to the court. She competed for four years at McMaster University, where she helped lead the team to an OUA silver medal in one season and earned multiple accolades throughout her time there. After McMaster, she went on to play professionally in Hungary for two seasons, earning recognition as the league’s top middle blocker for points in her first year and the league’s best blocker in her second year.

Having endured and overcome three ACL surgery recoveries, Kamila understands firsthand the challenges athletes face with sports-related injuries. This journey has shaped her passion for developing not only technical volleyball skills, but also the physical strength and mental resilience needed to thrive both on and off the court. Her philosophy is rooted in helping athletes grow into the best versions of themselves, as players and as people.

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