Amanda Purdy - Assistant Coach
(1st year players & setting)
 
 

Hometown:
Kanata,ON


Birthplace:
Mississauga, ON

Places of Residence:
Kanata / Ottawa, ON


Years of Coaching:
4 with the Gees


Years at Ottawa:
5 as a player
4 as a coach


Certification:
Level 1 coaching volleyball

Universities attended:
University of Ottawa


 
 

Personal Notes

UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
B. Sc. - Honours in Biochemistry - University of Ottawa
Certificate degree in Business - University of Ottawa

NOTES OF INTEREST
2004-05 Played professional volleyball in Norway (OsloVolley)

Current career - Associate Transformation Architect - working with xwave & Transformation Architecture as a consultant to companies and groups of people, to enable them to develop the most useful way forward, for all stakeholders, when uncertainty, risk, and/or the desire for innovation is high.

AWARDS & ACHEIVEMENTS AS A STUDENT & PLAYER
2002-03

Academic All Canadian (1999-2003)
OUA East Merit Award
OUA East All Star
Invited to attend National team Try-out Camp

2001-2002
Research in Ovarian Cancer

2000-01
Dean's List - Faculty of Science
Received Tae E. Lee Scholarship

1998
Recipient of Kanata Hydro Scholarship
Recipient of AY Jackson Commitment Award
High School Valedictorian

Recovered from ACL knee surgery (March 1998 & 2002)

1996-97
Played for Kanata Kangaroo Volleyball Club
Recipient of OVA Award of Excellence
MVP at Ottawa - Carleton allstar Game

1994-96
Carleton Board Volleyball Champion

1994-98
Honour Roll student

1992-94
Recipient of Award of Merit in swimming

HIGHLIGHT PLAYING STATS AT OTTAWA
2002-03
4th with Gee-Gees in kill % - 40.20%

2001-02
2nd with Gee-Gees in blocking -221 total.
5th with Gee-Gees in kills - 94 kills
4th in kill percentage for the Gee-Gees - 43.45%
1st serve recieve efficiency- 2.75

2000-01
1st with Gee-Gees in kill % - 46.83%
2nd with Gee-Gees in total aces - 27 total
4th with Gee-Gees in total blocks - 215 total
3rd with Gee Gees in serve recieve efficiency