Expecting to compete: Hudson’s Hope volleyball coach and mom forms new club

HUDSON’S HOPE, B.C. — A new sports club has been founded in northeast B.C. and it isn’t shying away from competition.

Amber White is the founder, president and head coach of the Hudson’s Hope Volts, a new volleyball team just getting off the ground.

She told Energeticcity.ca the Volts aim to embrace competition.

White is looking for sponsors and donors to get her club over the initial financials surrounding formation, establishment and tournament fees, telling Energeticcity.ca the club hasn’t formed a full board yet.

“It has literally just been founded,” said White. “We haven’t even formed a full committee yet. It’s in the very early stages.”

White says she decided to form a new club after serving as a volleyball coach at Hudson’s Hope Elementary-Secondary School, where her daughter plays.

“There’s a lot of passion for the game,” said White. “However, there isn’t a very big pool of players, so it hasn’t been a thing in the past that they’ve been able to do [in the town.]

“It is definitely driven by the passion of the players that I was coaching during the school season.”

White told Energeticcity.ca she hopes to eventually have U-13 and U-18 programs for players in the area, but for the time being, the 11-player roster will feature a mix of ages within those groups.

 “We can only accommodate one team so it’s a mixed team,” said White. “In the future, if our club becomes more established, we could open it up to other communities.”

Right now, White said she has already received membership within the province’s governing body, Volleyball BC, and her squad will participate in several tournaments in the region.

“We have already landed spots in the 2026 Icebreaker tournament in Fort St. John and the Velocity Volleyball Tournament in Grande Prairie,” said White.

The team will hold practices at the Hudson’s Hope Elementary-Secondary School gym on Tuesday and Thursday nights, and White feels her team will be able to compete against more established clubs by next season.

“This season we will just be working out the kinks,” said White. “So definitely by next season [we will be competitive].”Those interested in learning more about the Hudson’s Hope Volts can contact White directly by email at ambermichelle.white@gmail.com.