Dale was raised in the Merlin area and attended Merlin
District High School where he played volleyball for coach
Mort Giles. During his 30.5 years of teaching at CKSS, he
has devoted countless hours, along with other coaches, to
build the school's outstanding volleyball program into one
of the best in the province. In addition, he has been
instrumental in developing out-of-school volleyball
programs for adults and youths in the community.
1873-1998 Volleyball
at CKSS
Coached countless Kent championships at all levels
(midget, junior, and senior) - in 22 year span (1977-1998)
went to 18 OFSAA championships many at a higher level than
required - won 2 gold's (1989, 1993) and 4 bronze medals
as head coach and 2 gold's (1990, 1991) as assistant coach
- convened 2 OFSAA tournaments, 1980, 1990 - 1980's-90's -
initiated and convened Kent boys all-star nights
Club
Volleyball
Co-founded, with wife Ingrid, Chatham Ballhawks
Volleyball Club with teams in men's, women's, coed, boy's,
and girl's competitions - from 1975 to 1989, coached
men's, women's, and boy's teams - continues now to coach
youth boy's and girl's teams - 1982 - player/coach of
men's team that won Ontario "A" gold medal and
Eastern Canada bronze medal - 1985 - coached women's team
that won Ontario "B" silver medal - 1989 -
coached women's team that won Ontario "B" gold
medal - 2007- 08 he co-coached a beach girls doubles team
in Provincials and Nationals
1976
- Founded Southwestern Ontario Men's and Women's Leagues
He convened and coached in until 1989 - 1991 until
present - convener and often coach in Region 3 18U Boy's
Developmental League - 1991 co-coached, with Ingrid, Boy's
Ontario Summer Games team to gold medal - 1996-2005 -
coach at Tim Horton's Summer Volleyball Camp - 1980-85 -
coach at Olympia Volleyball Camp at Huntsville - since
1976 - Ontario Volleyball Association Provincial Official
- 1976-1990 - ran local officials' clinics for OVA -
2001-2008 - founder and president of Chatham-Kent
Volleyball Officials Association with responsibilities to
oversee, assign, and pay officials
1991-1996 Outside
Volleyball
CKSS junior soccer coach - Kent champion all 6 years
and SWOSSAA champion 5 of 6 - 1992 - Chatham Minor Soccer
14U Travel Team coach - 1973-78 - CKSS wrestling coach
with 2 OFSAA appearances - 1973-2007 - CKSS badminton
coach - 1 senior and 1 junior Kent Championship and 4
OFSAA appearances - 1972 - Merlin Juvenile boys baseball
manager who were OBA silver medalist - 1987, 1988, and
1990 - Chatham Minor Baseball travel team manager - OBA
Pee Wee silver medalist in '88 - 1976 & '77 Chatham
Minor Baseball Instructor - 1973-2007 - baseball and
slopitch umpire
Awards and
Recognition's
- 1987 - OVA "Award of Recognition"
- 1988 - OVA "Award of Achievement"
- 1993 - OFSAA "Award for Leadership in School
Sport"
- 1995 - Board of Education "Award of
Appreciation"
- 2005 - CKSS "Outstanding Contribution to
Athletics"
- 2006 - admitted to OVA Quarter Century Club for 25
years' service
- 2006 - Retired Teachers of Ontario Volunteer Award.
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