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'''Vic Lindal''' |
'''Vic Lindal''' (born March 13, 1937) is one of the founders of competitive ] in Canada..<ref>{{cite book|last1=McGuire|first1=Charles|last2=Abitz|first2=Diana|title=The Best Advice Ever For Teachers|date=2012|publisher=Andrews McMeel Publishing|location=Google ebooks|isbn=9780740786853|page=18|accessdate=27 April 2015}}</ref> | ||
==Early life== | |||
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⚫ | Lindal, was born to Victoria D Thorsteinson, and Victor Lindal Sr. in in Atlin, BC. They were married Sept 25, 1935 in Atlin, BC.<ref>{{cite web|last1=BC Archives|title=Vital Event Marriage Registration|url=http://search.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/sn-1B0C78C/view/Genealogy/find%2BLindal%2B%2B%2B%2B/1#usage|website=http://search.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/|publisher=B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13770|accessdate=28 April 2015|ref=GSU Microfilm Number: 2135989}}</ref> When Vic was two years old they moved to Victoria, BC and later ], a municipality of Victoria. In an article in the 'Spindrift', a paper created by the Cordova Bay Community Club, May 1948 Vol 1. No. 5 on page 6<ref>{{cite web|title=Club Membership|url=http://www.cbasn.com/pdfs/newsletter/archives/1947-1949%20Spindrift/SPINDRIFT%20MAY%201948.pdf|website=http://www.cbasn.com/|publisher=Cordova Bay Community Club,|accessdate=28 April 2015}}</ref> you will find Vic's father listed as a member of the Cordova Bay Community Club. Of course they have the same name, and so his membership name is 'Victor Lindal'. Vic grew up in an athletic family, and you can find his father's name once again in the old Spindrift Newspaper as the Community's sports director February, 1955 on page 3.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cordova Bay Community Club|url=http://www.cbasn.com/pdfs/newsletter/archives/1950-1958%20Spindrift/SPINDRIFT%20FEB%201955.pdf|website=http://www.cbasn.com/|publisher=Cordova Bay Community Club|accessdate=28 April 2015}}</ref> | ||
==Career== | |||
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⚫ | Lindal was the manager of the first Canadian Women's volleyball team in 1967, and Head Coach of the second Canadian Women's Volleyball team<ref name="Calonas and National Team" />. He is the founder of the Pacific Rim Volleyball Championships<ref name="Victoria Sports Hall of Fame article" /><ref name="BC Sports Hall of Fame article" />, BC High School Girls, and BC High School Boys Volleyball programs,<ref name="BC Sports Hall of Fame article" /><ref name="Victoria Sports Hall of Fame article" /> Japan / B.C. volleyball exchange programme<ref name="Victoria Sports Hall of Fame article" /><ref name="BC Sports Hall of Fame article" />, and co-founder of the BC Volleyball Association,<ref name="BC Sports Hall of Fame article" /><ref name="Victoria Sports Hall of Fame article" /> and founder of the first ever Volleyball Camp in North America at Winfield, BC. Lindal was the BC Provincial Volleyball Coach in 1977<ref>{{cite news|title=Volleyball Tour Comes to Gibson's This Sunday|url=http://historicalnewspapers.library.ubc.ca/view/collection/pentimes/item/9788|accessdate=28 April 2015|issue=Peninsula Times, Vol 14 - No 22 - Page A-5|publisher=Westpres Publications Ltd.|date=1977-04-27}}</ref>. | ||
⚫ | Lindal was a colour commentator<ref name="BC Sports Hall of Fame article" /> in the Sport of Volleyball at four Olympic Games; Montreal, Canada in 1976 with CBC, Los Angeles, USA in ], Seoul, Korea in 1988 with CBC, and Barcelona in 1992 with CTV. He was the first Volleyball Commentator for TSN, and commentated all major Canadian Volleyball events such as the CIAU and Canadian Beach Volleyball Championships. <ref name="Victoria Sports Hall of Fame article" /><ref name="BC Sports Hall of Fame article" /> On September 16, 2002 Vic won the Investor's Sport Administration Award<ref name="Camosun College Investor's Coaching Symposium">{{cite web|title=Camosun Chargers volleyball team hosts annual coaching symposium|url=http://www.zoominfo.com/CachedPage/?archive_id=0&page_id=402351660&page_url=//www.camosun.bc.ca/news/releases/09-16-02.php&page_last_updated=2005-04-23T07:59:37&firstName=Vic&lastName=Lindal|website=http://www.zoominfo.com/|publisher=Camosun College|accessdate=28 April 2015}}</ref>. | ||
He was the manager of the first Canadian Women's volleyball team in 1967, and Head Coach of the second Canadian Women's Volleyball team<ref name="Calonas and National Team" />. | |||
Vic Lindal was the only Canadian of nine finalists in the International Speaker Contest for Toastmaster International in 1980 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He won District 21 World Speaking Contest, then the Toastmasters Region 1 Finals in Seattle.<ref name=Toastmasters>{{cite web|last1=Dodd|first1=Brian|title=Famed First Canadians Members|url=http://d21history.zarcom.ca/Victoria/FirstCanadian/History/Famous.html|website=http://d21history.zarcom.ca/|publisher=Copyrighted by Toastmasters International, Inc, District 21 Toastmasters, First Canadian Toastmasters Club #38, 2010-12|accessdate=28 April 2015}}</ref> Before Volleyball, Vic was a successful athlete in many sports, including Badminton, where he won the Victoria under 18 Doubles Championships in 1955.<ref>{{cite news|last1=E.|first1=Choong|title=Badminton Junior's Success|url=http://www.cbasn.com/pdfs/newsletter/archives/1950-1958%20Spindrift/SPINDRIFT%20MAR%201955.pdf|accessdate=28 April 2015|agency=Spindrift|issue=Spindrift Vol. 8 - No. 3|publisher=Cordova Bay Community Club|date=March 1955}}</ref> He spoke at many camps and conferences regarding the need for mental training and visualization, and this lead to co-authoring the book, '''Endpoint Vision'<ref name="End Vision">{{cite book|last1=MacMaster|first1=George|last2=Lindal|first2=Vic|title=Endpoint Vision|date=November 6, 2013|publisher=Reciprocity Publishing|isbn=9780987858856|url=https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/375405|accessdate=1 May 2015}}</ref>'', and co-authoring the audio book, ''90% Mental - 7 Mental Secrets to Success In Hockey''<ref>{{cite book|last1=Fry|first1=Pete|last2=Lindal|first2=Vic|title=90 % Mental 7 Mental Secrets to Success In Hockey|date=2011|isbn=885767953987|url=http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/petefryviclindal}}</ref> | |||
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==Achievements== | |||
Vic was the BC Provincial Volleyball Coach in 1977<ref>{{cite news|title=Volleyball Tour Comes to Gibson's This Sunday|url=http://historicalnewspapers.library.ubc.ca/view/collection/pentimes/item/9788|accessdate=28 April 2015|issue=Peninsula Times, Vol 14 - No 22 - Page A-5|publisher=Westpres Publications Ltd.|date=1977-04-27}}</ref>. | |||
⚫ | *Lindal was inducted into the Canadian Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2000,<ref></ref> the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 2001,<ref name="BC Sports Hall of Fame article">{{cite web|last1=BC Sports Hall of Fame|title=Vic Lindal|url=http://www.bcsportshalloffame.com/inductees/inductees/bio?id=25&type=person|website=http://www.bcsportshalloffame.com|accessdate=28 April 2015}}</ref> and the Victoria Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2003.<ref name="Victoria Sports Hall of Fame article">{{cite web|last1=Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame|title=Vic Lindal - Volleyball (2003)|url=http://www.gvshof.ca/inductees/vic-lindal.aspx|website=http://www.gvshof.ca/|accessdate=28 April 2015}}</ref> | ||
⚫ | *Lindal won seven Canadian National Volleyball Championships as Head Coach, five with the Vancouver Calonas<ref name="Calonas and National Team">{{cite news|last1=Harris|first1=Cindy|title=Volleyball Clinic|url=http://historicalnewspapers.library.ubc.ca/view/collection/pentimes/item/3835|accessdate=28 April 2015|agency=Peninsula Times|issue=1971-09-29 Vol. 8 - No. 44 - Page A-5|publisher=Powell River News Town Crier Sechelt Times Ltd.}}</ref> Women’s Team, one for Midget Boys (under 16)m and one for the Juvenile Men division<ref name="BC Sports Hall of Fame article" />. He took Canada's National Women's Team to Canada's first-ever victory over the USA in the early 1970s.<ref name="Victoria Sports Hall of Fame article" /> | ||
==Later years== | |||
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⚫ | Vic Lindal used the most modern techniques in his instruction, whether as a volleyball coach or as a physical education teacher in the 1960s<ref>{{cite web|title=The Reach Abbotsford Musem Photo Archive|url=http://www.thereach.ca/photo/p21806|website=http://www.thereach.ca/|accessdate=28 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Reach Photo Archives Abbotsford Museum|url=http://www.thereach.ca/photo/p21802|website=http://www.thereach.ca/|accessdate=28 April 2015}}</ref>. Vic Lindal completed the Iron Man triathalon at age 50. He rode his mountain bike from Victoria, BC to Manitoba at the age of 70, to fight what he calls, 'AADD' Adult Adventure Deficit Disorder. Vic, at the age of 78, continues to be an active member of ToastMasters International, and is a personal coach and mentor to many clients. | ||
==Referencs== | |||
September 16, 2002 Vic won the Investor's Sport Administration Award<ref name="Camosun College Investor's Coaching Symposium">{{cite web|title=Camosun Chargers volleyball team hosts annual coaching symposium|url=http://www.zoominfo.com/CachedPage/?archive_id=0&page_id=402351660&page_url=//www.camosun.bc.ca/news/releases/09-16-02.php&page_last_updated=2005-04-23T07:59:37&firstName=Vic&lastName=Lindal|website=http://www.zoominfo.com/|publisher=Camosun College|accessdate=28 April 2015}}</ref>. | |||
Vic Lindal was the only Canadian of nine finalists in the International Speaker Contest for Toastmaster International in 1980 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He won District 21 World Speaking Contest, then the Toastmasters Region 1 Finals in Seattle.<ref name=Toastmasters>{{cite web|last1=Dodd|first1=Brian|title=Famed First Canadians Members|url=http://d21history.zarcom.ca/Victoria/FirstCanadian/History/Famous.html|website=http://d21history.zarcom.ca/|publisher=Copyrighted by Toastmasters International, Inc, District 21 Toastmasters, First Canadian Toastmasters Club #38, 2010-12|accessdate=28 April 2015}}</ref> | |||
Before Volleyball, Vic was a successful athlete in many sports, including Badminton, where he won the Victoria under 18 Doubles Championships in 1955.<ref>{{cite news|last1=E.|first1=Choong|title=Badminton Junior's Success|url=http://www.cbasn.com/pdfs/newsletter/archives/1950-1958%20Spindrift/SPINDRIFT%20MAR%201955.pdf|accessdate=28 April 2015|agency=Spindrift|issue=Spindrift Vol. 8 - No. 3|publisher=Cordova Bay Community Club|date=March 1955}}</ref> | |||
He spoke at many camps and conferences regarding the need for mental training and visualization, and this lead to co-authoring the book, '''Endpoint Vision'<ref name="End Vision">{{cite book|last1=MacMaster|first1=George|last2=Lindal|first2=Vic|title=Endpoint Vision|date=November 6, 2013|publisher=Reciprocity Publishing|isbn=9780987858856|url=https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/375405|accessdate=1 May 2015}}</ref>'', and co-authoring the audio book, '''90% Mental - 7 Mental Secrets to Success In Hockey'''<ref>{{cite book|last1=Fry|first1=Pete|last2=Lindal|first2=Vic|title=90 % Mental 7 Mental Secrets to Success In Hockey|date=2011|isbn=885767953987|url=http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/petefryviclindal}}</ref> | |||
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⚫ | Vic Lindal used the most modern techniques in his instruction, whether as a volleyball coach or as a physical education teacher in the 1960s<ref>{{cite web|title=The Reach Abbotsford Musem Photo Archive|url=http://www.thereach.ca/photo/p21806|website=http://www.thereach.ca/|accessdate=28 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Reach Photo Archives Abbotsford Museum|url=http://www.thereach.ca/photo/p21802|website=http://www.thereach.ca/|accessdate=28 April 2015}}</ref>. | ||
Vic Lindal completed the Iron Man triathalon at age 50. | |||
He rode his mountain bike from Victoria, BC to Manitoba at the age of 70, to fight what he calls, 'AADD' Adult Adventure Deficit Disorder. | |||
Vic, at the age of 78, continues to be an active member of ToastMasters International, and is a personal coach and mentor to many clients. | |||
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Vic Lindal (born March 13, 1937) is one of the founders of competitive volleyball in Canada..
Early life
Lindal, was born to Victoria D Thorsteinson, and Victor Lindal Sr. in in Atlin, BC. They were married Sept 25, 1935 in Atlin, BC. When Vic was two years old they moved to Victoria, BC and later Cordova Bay, a municipality of Victoria. In an article in the 'Spindrift', a paper created by the Cordova Bay Community Club, May 1948 Vol 1. No. 5 on page 6 you will find Vic's father listed as a member of the Cordova Bay Community Club. Of course they have the same name, and so his membership name is 'Victor Lindal'. Vic grew up in an athletic family, and you can find his father's name once again in the old Spindrift Newspaper as the Community's sports director February, 1955 on page 3.
Career
Lindal was the manager of the first Canadian Women's volleyball team in 1967, and Head Coach of the second Canadian Women's Volleyball team. He is the founder of the Pacific Rim Volleyball Championships, BC High School Girls, and BC High School Boys Volleyball programs, Japan / B.C. volleyball exchange programme, and co-founder of the BC Volleyball Association, and founder of the first ever Volleyball Camp in North America at Winfield, BC. Lindal was the BC Provincial Volleyball Coach in 1977.
Lindal was a colour commentator in the Sport of Volleyball at four Olympic Games; Montreal, Canada in 1976 with CBC, Los Angeles, USA in 1984 with CBC, Seoul, Korea in 1988 with CBC, and Barcelona in 1992 with CTV. He was the first Volleyball Commentator for TSN, and commentated all major Canadian Volleyball events such as the CIAU and Canadian Beach Volleyball Championships. On September 16, 2002 Vic won the Investor's Sport Administration Award.
Vic Lindal was the only Canadian of nine finalists in the International Speaker Contest for Toastmaster International in 1980 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He won District 21 World Speaking Contest, then the Toastmasters Region 1 Finals in Seattle. Before Volleyball, Vic was a successful athlete in many sports, including Badminton, where he won the Victoria under 18 Doubles Championships in 1955. He spoke at many camps and conferences regarding the need for mental training and visualization, and this lead to co-authoring the book, 'Endpoint Vision', and co-authoring the audio book, 90% Mental - 7 Mental Secrets to Success In Hockey
Achievements
- Lindal was inducted into the Canadian Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2000, the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 2001, and the Victoria Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2003.
- Lindal won seven Canadian National Volleyball Championships as Head Coach, five with the Vancouver Calonas Women’s Team, one for Midget Boys (under 16)m and one for the Juvenile Men division. He took Canada's National Women's Team to Canada's first-ever victory over the USA in the early 1970s.
Later years
Vic Lindal used the most modern techniques in his instruction, whether as a volleyball coach or as a physical education teacher in the 1960s. Vic Lindal completed the Iron Man triathalon at age 50. He rode his mountain bike from Victoria, BC to Manitoba at the age of 70, to fight what he calls, 'AADD' Adult Adventure Deficit Disorder. Vic, at the age of 78, continues to be an active member of ToastMasters International, and is a personal coach and mentor to many clients.
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- McGuire, Charles; Abitz, Diana (2012). The Best Advice Ever For Teachers. Google ebooks: Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 18. ISBN 9780740786853.
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- ^ Harris, Cindy. "Volleyball Clinic". No. 1971-09-29 Vol. 8 - No. 44 - Page A-5. Powell River News Town Crier Sechelt Times Ltd. Peninsula Times. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame. "Vic Lindal - Volleyball (2003)". http://www.gvshof.ca/. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
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- "Volleyball Tour Comes to Gibson's This Sunday". No. Peninsula Times, Vol 14 - No 22 - Page A-5. Westpres Publications Ltd. 1977-04-27. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- "Camosun Chargers volleyball team hosts annual coaching symposium". http://www.zoominfo.com/. Camosun College. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
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- Dodd, Brian. "Famed First Canadians Members". http://d21history.zarcom.ca/. Copyrighted by Toastmasters International, Inc, District 21 Toastmasters, First Canadian Toastmasters Club #38, 2010-12. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
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- E., Choong (March 1955). "Badminton Junior's Success" (PDF). No. Spindrift Vol. 8 - No. 3. Cordova Bay Community Club. Spindrift. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- MacMaster, George; Lindal, Vic (November 6, 2013). Endpoint Vision. Reciprocity Publishing. ISBN 9780987858856. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- Fry, Pete; Lindal, Vic (2011). 90 % Mental 7 Mental Secrets to Success In Hockey. ISBN 885767953987.
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