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PASSING
Don't swing. Pass with your legs.
A technique setup with A_Line athletes. The arm-swing habit makes passing inconsistent — here's what to do instead.
The long game.
Adam Thompson has spent twenty years closing the distance between where the ball is and where he wants it to go.
Now he's teaching the athletes he used to be.
LOC
49.27°N · 123.15°W
WIND
SW · Steady
SESSION
06:30 — 09:00
OPEN
Accepting athletes
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Who
Adam coaches beach volleyball at Kitsilano Beach, Vancouver.
Before he coached, he played — five years in U Sports, five seasons with Team Canada Beach on the FIVB and NORCECA tours. Before that, he turned down multiple professional indoor contracts to chase the sand.
His sessions move slowly on purpose. You'll work one thing at a time, rep by rep, until it stops being a thought and starts being a movement. He calls it the long game because that's how skill actually gets built.
01Watch
Three reps.
Swipe through.
Live coaching from morning sessions at Kits. Each one a different fundamental.
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BLOCKING
When — and when not — to peel.
Adult A_Line athletes learning to read the play and pull off the net at the right moment. From a morning men's session.
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ATTACK
Approach & arm swing.
Adult athletes working on timing, rhythm, and contact. The mechanics league players almost never get the reps on.
02Numbers
The résumé
in digits.
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Seasons on Team Canada Beach
FIVB World Tour & NORCECA
.000
Kill percentage · Y5 captain
University of Windsor, U Sports
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In Canada — solo blocks
U Sports, Y4
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Provinces coached to podium
ON · MB · SK · BC
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Seasons assistant coaching
U of Manitoba · with Pischke & Ludwig
0000
Canada Games, Team Manitoba
Sherbrooke, Québec
03Résumé
The long
walk to
the sand.
Every coach has a story. Adam's is a series of deliberate turns toward harder ground.
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MB
The Manitoba pipeline.
Grew up playing for 204 Volleyball, finishing 5th in Division 1 at nationals. Team Manitoba at the 2013 Canada Games.
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5 yrs
U Sports · University of Windsor.
Five seasons in the CIS/U Sports. In year four, ranked 3rd in the country for solo blocks. In year five, team captain with a .418 kill percentage.
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Offer
A Dutch agency, pro indoor contracts.
Multiple professional indoor opportunities lined up in Europe. Adam turned them down — Team Ontario's beach program had called, and his coach had planted an Olympic dream in the sand.
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5 szns
Team Canada Beach.
Full-time sand training. A spot on the national program. Five seasons competing on the FIVB World Tour and NORCECA.
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Asst
University of Manitoba, assistant coach.
Two seasons alongside Garth Pischke and Arnd Ludwig. Clubs and programs across Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and BC. Podium finishes, plural.
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Now
Kitsilano Beach, Vancouver.
Still competing. Coaching mornings on the sand — men's, women's, semi-private, bring-your-own-group. Every session starts at six-thirty.
04Train
Ways to work
with Adam.
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Primary
Beach volleyball coaching.
- — 1:1 technical coaching
- — Semi-private (2–4 athletes)
- — Morning men's & women's group sessions
- — Bring your own group — we'll build the plan
- — League & tournament prep
Book a session→
Kitsilano Beach · Drop-ins welcome
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Also offered
1:1 coaching off the court.
For athletes and non-athletes working on the inner side of performance — habits, focus, the quiet stuff that decides what your body will actually do under load. Weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly cadence. Starts with a free 15-minute call.
Learn more
"
Good coaching is mostly getting out of the way. You set up the rep, you watch what the athlete does, you adjust one thing. Then you do it again. And again. Nothing clever. Nothing rushed.
— Adam's approach, in his own words
i.Practice, not performance.
ii.Read first. React second.
iii.Rep by rep.
05Words
"Adam was intentional, flexible, and personable. His support was invaluable."
"I was very impressed with Adam. His demeanour and intelligence was wonderful."
"I appreciate the time Adam took to listen and give constructive suggestions."
Book a session
Come train
at Kits.
Morning sessions on the sand, year-round. Bring yourself, a partner, or your whole group.
Reach out to Adam