Moo Park is a name known not just within the volleyball circles in BC or Canada, but around the world. Moo came to Canada in 1974 when he was hired to become the first full-time National Women’s Team coach to develop and prepare the team for the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal. He brought his innovative techniques and gameplay to Vancouver, which would become the National Team’s training centre. Moo travelled across the country to recruit the best Canadian female volleyball athletes to train on the West Coast. In the lead up to the Olympic Games, Moo took the team to several high level tournaments including three NORCECA championships, an 8th place finish at the 1974 World Championships, and a bronze medal at the 1975 Pan-American Games, putting Canada on the map for Women’s Volleyball. Canada finished 8th place at the Montreal Olympics putting up strong competition against some of the best countries in the world. After the Games, Moo decided to stay in the Lower Mainland and coach the Vancouver Chimos, winning two Women’s National titles. He later would work with Volleyball BC and run high-performance programs out of the Harry Jerome Sports Centre where he trained some of the top young men and women in the province. Moo’s hard work and dedication turned the Canadian Women’s program into one of the top 15 in the world.

Listen to Moo’s Hall of Fame Induction Podcast HERE