CONESTOGA NAMES GWOZDZ NEW WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL HEAD COACH

The Conestoga College Department of Athletics is very pleased to welcome Marek Gwozdz as their new head coach of the Conestoga College Condors Women's Volleyball team in the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA).  

As far as Gwozdz remembers volleyball was always part of his life. He is very passionate about the sport which he has been playing for over 30 years. He started with a provincial junior club team in his native Poland and after arriving in Canada, he continued to play in the Ontario "AA" league. In 1993, he became the Conestoga Condors starting setter and was subsequently awarded a scholarship that year.

A few years back, Gwozdz began giving back to the sport that gave him so much by coaching girls OVA Teams with the Waterloo Tigers Volleyball Club, one of the best clubs in the region that just recently celebrated 32 years of providing volleyball to the athletes of Kitchener, Cambridge, Waterloo and surrounding areas.

"I'm really excited to be the new head coach of Conestoga College Condors,” said Gwozdz. "I am very grateful for this exciting opportunity that will allow me to further advance my coaching career at the OCAA's level."

"I believe that highly competitive players thrive in a highly competitive environment, and that leads to fun, team building and friendships that last a lifetime. These young women have an incredible opportunity to be great volleyball players at such a young age. Hopefully, I can learn from them and them from me. As a coach, it is my desire to share my love for the game with my players. My ultimate goal is to develop these young athletes into well rounded volleyball players who will further advance their volleyball skills while pursuing the excellent education that Conestoga College has to offer."

"As far as actual results are concerned, I truly believe that with hard work they will come," added Gwozdz. "I would obviously like our team to compete and challenge the best college teams in the province."

Source: Conestoga College