Volleyball Canada announced Daniel Lewis as the new head coach of their men’s volleyball national team. Most recently, Lewis was Canada’s junior national team coach. He is also at the helm of France’s Alterna Stade Poitevin Poitiers. The 48-year-old coach takes over his new position from Finnish specialist Tuomas Sammelvuo, who guided the team to a Paris 2024 Olympic berth and the quarterfinals of Volleyball Nations League 2024, but stepped down a couple of months ago, citing personal reasons.
Lewis played professionally in Switzerland, France, Poland and Slovenia for many years and was a libero in the Canadian national team until 2016. He was an assistant coach of the Canadian men’s national team, including at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. In 2023, he led Canada to a gold medal at the NORCECA Pan Am Cup, among other achievements.
“I am grateful and excited for the opportunity to collaborate with the athletes and staff involved with Team Canada,” said Lewis. “The international men’s game requires us to continue to grow and pursue execution at its highest level. I look forward to working with everyone towards this common goal.”