CHELSEA NIELSEN
Club Director and Coach
Chelsea has been a head coach with the Killam Spartans since the 2019 club season. Prior to that, she coached U15 club volleyball with the Strathmore Chaos Volleyball club. She has also coached Senior High Girls in Cardston, and is currently the coach of the Junior High girls at Killam Public School along with Candace.
Chelsea was a member of the Killam Spartans Volleyball Club from 2005-2007, and her team won the 2006 Division 1 Provincial Championship.
Chelsea is a teacher at Killam Public School. In addition to coaching and directing club volleyball, she plays competitive volleyball twice a week, and enjoys skiing, bicycling, and traveling.
BROOKE GROVE
Coach
Brooke has been a coach with the Killam Spartans since the 2019 club season. She has also coached her son’s junior high volleyball team a few years ago. In addition to coaching, Brooke is also currently the treasurer of the Spartans Volleyball Club and helps out with behind the scenes organizing.
Brooke was a member of the Spartans volleyball club from 1994-1997, in that time winning a provincial championship and two provincial bronze medals. She has also played in the mixed volleyball league in Camrose.
Brooke is the Finance Manager at Flagstaff Family & Community Services and spends most of her time running with her two kids, Kailum and Adison, and the numerous athletic teams they are a part of.
CANDACE MACKINNON
Coach
Candace has been coaching with the Killam Spartans since 2021. She has also coached the Senior High Girls at Central High in Sedgewick, and coaches the Killam Junior High Girls volleyball team with Chelsea.
Candace grew up in Killam, playing school volleyball at KPS and then at Central High where the high school team won Provincials in 1999. She was a member of the Spartans from 1995-1997. Candace played her 17U and 18U club years in Edmonton with NAVC and finished her competitive volleyball experience with the Grant MacEwan Griffins in 2001.
Candace studied Agriculture Business Management at the University of Alberta and currently farms with her husband and three daughters outside of Killam. In addition to coaching volleyball, she also volunteers with the local minor hockey association and her daughters' 4-H club.
KELSEY MCPHERSON
Coach
Kelsey coached the Killam Spartans in 2006 and is excited to return to the Spartan Family. She has also coached the Junior High girls at CHSPS in Sedgewick, Vauxhall Junior High volleyball team, and Mecca Glen volleyball team.
Kelsey grew up in Killam, playing sports at KPS and then at Central High where the team won provincials in 1999. She was a member of the Spartans from 1994-1998 and her team won Division 1 provincials in 1995 and silver in 1998.
Kelsey is a teacher at Central High Sedgewick Public School. She lives on a family farm with her husband and two daughters.
BOBBI DELOWSKY
Coach
Bobbi Delowsky started her coaching career with the Spartans Volleyball Club in 2006-2009 under Bob Gabruck's wing. Bobbi also coached the Daysland Senior High Girls from 2006-2012. In 2011, her team lost a close one in the semi-finals of Provincials. Bobbi had two daughters and took a break from coaching to return to CHSPS from 2017-2019.
Bobbi played for the Spartans Volleyball Club from 1994-1997. She has a provincial Gold and Bronze medal. She played her high school years in Daysland. She played her first year of college for Augustana Vikings, winning the league in 2000. Bobbi also played for Dickinson State University from 2003-2005.
Away from Volleyball, Bobbi operates her own massage business, Myo-Kinetic Therapy, and also runs a fitness class, the b. Class®️, in Killam. She is a full-time mom of two girls, Brittyn & Lennox. She loves golfing, lake time, and just focusing on her girls! She still plays competitive volleyball and loves the sport!