Danielle Ellis

Started: She began playing sitting volleyball in 2007 in Surrey, BC, Canada. (Athlete, 15 Dec 2015) Reason: "I had played standing volleyball throughout high school and was told about the opportunity to play sitting volleyball, so I started playing at a drop-in clinic at GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre in British Columbia. From there the team started in Canada and I've loved it ever since." (Athlete, 15 Dec 2015) Ambition: To win a medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (paralympic.ca, 22 Jul 2024) Awards: In 2020 she was named Most Outstanding Player of the World ParaVolley Final Paralympic Qualification Event in Halifax, NS, Canada. (paralympic.org, 10 Mar 2020) She was named Best Defender at the 2011 Parapan American Championships in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (volleyball.ca, 01 Oct 2011) Additional Info: LEADER She has served as captain of the Canadian women's national sitting volleyball team. "I just want to be a pillar for the team. I want to be someone that you know can hold you accountable and be accountable to what you want and what you need." (cbc.ca, 09 Nov 2023) HIATUS She stepped away from international sitting volleyball after Canada failed to qualify for the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. She returned to the national team in 2016 after being invited to try out for the squad for the 2016 Paralympic Games. (bclocalnews.com, 12 Jul 2016) FURTHER EDUCATION She has completed the primary care paramedic programme at the Justice Institute of British Columbia in New Westminster, BC, Canada, and has worked as an emergency medical dispatcher. (bclocalnews.com, 12 Jul 2016; Athlete, 15 Dec 2015)