Deon Goulding

Hello Looper Family:
I am excited to bring my 30 years of coaching experience from my local, regional, provincial, national and international exposure to our region.  I am a Performance Certified Coach who coached two Canada Games, multiple Eastern Elite Championships and several NL Games.  I coached Loopers high performance teams at numerous Volleyball Canada Nationals across Canada with the first in 1998 when NL played host to this event.  I first became a member of the Loopers family as a student-athlete in 1988.  I am  passionate to give back to the club and region that helped shape the foundation for my volleyball career.  I look forward to partnering with Craig Loder  to help foster this transformation and expansion of the Loopers Volleyball Club.  Go Loopers!

Craig Loder

Hello Loopers:
I look forward to bringing my successful coaching experience of SSNL Provincial Championships, NLVA Regional/Provincial Championships, Dalhousie University High School Classic Championship and a Volleyball Canada National Championship to our Loopers Volleyball Club.   My roots with Loopers Volleyball dates back to 2010 and has grown in large part from my coaching experience at Pearson Academy where I poured my heart and soul into a successful Volleyball Program over a 10 year period. I have been impressed with how this region has such a rich history and a unique passion for the game of Volleyball. It is my belief that this love and passion will only grow as we move forward with our Loopers Volleyball programs in the coming years. It’s a pleasure to partner with Deon Goulding on this venture as we embark on a new era of Loopers Volleyball.  Go Loopers!

Max Burt

Max Burt is a Gander native who returned home after a playing career that saw him at Dalhousie University along with a 9 year stint in the national team program competing in events such as Nations League, Pan American Games and the World University Games (FISU). He also competed professionally for 6 seasons in Indonesia, Czech Republic and France. Max used to spend his off-seasons coaching with the NLVA provincial programs and since settling back home has spent the past 2 seasons coaching the GC Boys volleyball team with Deon Goulding. The wealth of volleyball knowledge Max brings to our staff will no doubt filter through to our athletes for many years. 

Andrew Hicks

Andrew Hicks is a trained Physical Education teacher currently teaching at Gander Collegiate and he has been coaching volleyball the last 12 years. Andrew has been coaching school teams for 10 years in SSNL competitions and has coached regional selections for the NLVA since 2008. In that time, he has also coached three Provincial teams through the NLVA at the Eastern Canadian Elite Championships where his teams finished with gold twice. 

Shane Morgan

Shane Morgan is a trained physical educator and administrator. He has been coaching volleyball for over 12 years. During this time, he has coached various school teams around Newfoundland and Labrador in countless SSNL and NLVA events and his teams have enjoyed success bringing home many regional and provincial championships. Shane has also facilitated and coached many NLVA regional selection camps and has coached Team NL at the Eastern Elite championships on several occasions. Shane has also coached at the NL winter games. Recently, Shane was the head coach for Team NL Indigenous at the North American Indigenous Games. Shane is currently completing his advanced development certification and is excited to coach the loopers at Volleyball Canada Nationals. 

Jason Curtis

The Loopers Volleyball program is thrilled to have Jason Curtis on our coaching staff.  Jason started coaching volleyball in 1994 and was head coach of Newfoundland 2 (Hare Bay/Dover)team at the Eastern Canadian Championship in 1995. After spending many years away from volleyball,Jason got reunited with his love of this sport in 2017 coaching Smallwood Academy. Over 7 years he won several provincial championships and last year had the privilege to attend the National Volleyball Championships in Calgary with the loopers volleyball club. He is looking forward to bringing his experience as a coach to the young athletes of central Newfoundland . Go Loopers!! 

Mary Murphy

Mary joined the Loopers staff in 2022 and served as an assistant on our 17U Female Club team that won Bronze at the NLVA 17U Provincial Championship.  Mary comes to our Loopers Club with a wealth of playing experience with Team NL that spanned from 2012 to 2015.  She is working on her Advanced Development Coaching Certification and will be attending the 2024 Volleyball National Championships in Edmonton. Mary is looking forward to continuing to coach with our Loopers program, and gaining coaching skills and knowledge this season! 

Josh Hodder

Josh Hodder is a trained Advanced Development Coach.  Josh served as an Assistant Coach with our 17U Male team at the 2023 Volleyball Canada Nationals in Calgary, Alberta. 

Naomi Young

Naomi Young is a trained Advanced Development Coach.  Naomi joins Loopers with past experience as a Canada Games Coach.  She has been working hard on updating her coaching certification in preparation for her involvement in our Club Team Program.  We look forward to her contribution to the continued growth of our Program. 

Caitlin Sparkes

Caitlin Sparkes is a Trained Development Coach and will be working on her Advanced Development Certification in the new year.  Caitlin returns to Loopers for the 2nd year after serving as an Assistant Coach with our 16U Female Program last season.

Krista Blundell

Krista Blundell is a new addition to our Loopers Coaching Staff.  Krista brings her experience of coaching Junior and Senior High to our Program.  She is currently working on her Development Coach Program in preparation for her Advanced Development Certfication.

Fall 2024 Assistant Coaches

Taylor Barnes   Jayden Jacobs

Rae Gosse Ben McLaughlin

Alex Browne Daniel Payne