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Friday, October 6, 2017 3 Brooklin Town Crier Brooklin resident Mike Slean was recently awarded the Ontario Volleyball Coach of the Year at the OVA 2017 Awards Banquet for his work with the Durham Attack Volleyball Club. Mike and his team finished the 2016 campaign with victories at the 16U Provincial Championships in Waterloo and 16U National Championships in Calgary. The 2017 season finished with a 17U Provincial Championship in Waterloo and a 5th place at Nationals in Saskatoon. In this past season, Mike also was the head coach for a new 12U Developmental Boys team and worked with a 13U Boys team weekly. Mike's business, Team 12 Training, is responsible for training all 18 Durham Attack teams. This season Mike is taking on an exciting new role with the Durham Attack Club. He is partner- ing with 2013 Ontario Coach of the Year Kevin Hellyer (and fellow Brooklin resident) to work with the youngest age divisions in the club from 12-14U. Boys born in 2003 to 2006 will work with Coach Slean and the girls will work with Coach Hellyer. As two of the more experienced coaches in the club, Mike and Kevin are hoping that exposure for these young athletes to quality coaching early will pay dividends in the future.