Joe’s involvement in the sport of volleyball began through coaching volleyball in 1977 at Mt. Sentinel in South Slocan, BC where he was a teacher. Joe was very involved in volleyball development camps, provincial tryout camps and regional camps in the Okanagan and the Kootenays. Joe has been instrumental in the development and operation of the Kootenay Volleyball club and served as a Volleyball BC regional representative for the Kootenay’s region. Joe has officiated at the local, regional and provincial level and acted as the Zone Official Chair for the Kootenay’s for over 30 years. For over 15 years Joe served as head coach for the Williams Lake volleyball camp, impacting over 300 athletes each summer. Notable coaching accomplishments include winner four Provincial A High School Championships, three silver medals and ten bronze medals as coach of Mt. Sentinels girls teams.