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16U ICE

 16U ICE ATHLETES

Danica M.

Victoria D.

Claire H.

Eshaneer J.

Jenna U.

Grace H.

Sasha B.

Ash D.

Eve D.

Chloe G.

Cecilia C.

 16U ICE COACHES

Sara Nazari

ASSISTANT COACH - 16U ICE ASSISTANT COACH - 14U COUNTER ATTACK

Sara Nazari began her professional volleyball career at 16. For 7 years, she played as a libero on the national team in the under-18, under-23, and adult categories. 

A major milestone in her career was participating in the *Tokyo 2020 Women’s Qualifying Tournament*. Over the course of 9 years, she competed in the professional volleyball league, building her skills and experience throughout high-level university matches and tournaments. With a bachelor’s degree from the prestigious University of Tehran, Sara is also certified as a personal trainer, group fitness instructor, and physiotherapy assistant.

Currently residing in Waterdown, her next goal is to pursue the physiotherapy program at McMaster University and continue her volleyball career there. In addition to her playing career, she has gained valuable experience as an assistant coach, contributing to her overall expertise in the sport. 

Dervon Lewis

HEAD COACH - 16U ICE

Dervon has been playing competitive indoor volleyball since 1989.  He has played at all levels – high school, club, university and on the Jamaica National team as an outside hitter. He continues to play intermediate rec level volleyball intermittently.

Dervon received his first coaching certification in 1994 through the FIVB SAP Program.  He has coached at the university (men’s and women’s) and senior club level between 1994 and 2014.  A recent immigrant to Canada, Dervon is excited to be back coaching at Smash Raiders where he worked with the 14U team last season, and is looking forward to another rewarding year at the club.  Dervon became a Certified Development Coach in Canada in 2024.  He also hopes to resume service as a volleyball referee.

Dervon’s coaching philosophy is the following:

Winning is not the goal of coaching.  The goal is to develop a group of individual athletes into a team based on their capacity, goals, and expectations.  With this athlete centric focus, winning becomes a by-product of their development.

With a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Civil Engineering and a master’s degree in engineering management from Florida International University in Miami, Dervon works as a Construction Project Manager.  He lives in Burlington with his wife Annie and their three children.

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