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Kyla Richey: It’s a Choice. And It’s Your Choice

Posted on August 6, 2020 by Derek Thiessen

Kyla Richey is a professional volleyball player who has been representing Canada for more than a decade. Over her career, she has received multiple awards including a CIS Player of the Year award and 2 CIS Championships MVP awards. Along with that, during her tenure as a UBC Thunderbird, she went 5/5 by winning the CIS National Championship every year she played. She has since played professionally around the globe everywhere from Italy to Azerbaijan. […]

Playing to be Seen: My Biggest mistake as an athlete

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Mike Grypma

Daily reflection is an important habit. And finding time to reflect on the day-to-day events will always be valuable. But every once and a while it’s necessary that we perform a reflection on the years that have passed. Better yet, just reflect on your whole life. I mean this whole Daily Athlete venture started with […]

What We Learned: Taylor & Nick Living in France

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Taylor Poulin

As part of the territory of being a Daily Athlete, there comes the inevitability of choosing to play professionally. Depending on your sport and skill level, that can look a little different for everyone. When it comes to team sports like Volleyball, basketball, or soccer, there is a high likelihood you will be heading somewhere […]

Head Down, Eyes Up [Athlete Stories]

Posted on August 19, 2020 by Jordan Or

I’d be lying if I told you that my dream since the beginning was to become a professional volleyball player. I don’t think I dreamt much as a kid (apart from the unrealistic ones, such as wanting to be a dinosaur), but I can tell you for certain that playing volleyball overseas wasn’t one of them, for a couple of reasons: […]

Why I’m Not an Olympian, But Here’s How You Could Be

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Derek Thiessen

Click to play the audio version of this article Part 1: The View From My Couch In the summer of 2016, I found myself on the couch watching the Canadian Men’s Volleyball Team compete at the Rio Olympics. It was the first time the team had qualified in 20 years. It was a momentous occasion […]