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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Glenn Hoags players surrounded him on the court in celebration Saturday, moments after another memorable Olympic victory for Canada.The tradition began during an Olympic qualifier two months ago in Tokyo, where the Canadians claimed the last berth in Brazil, and has been happening ever since.It just kind of happened naturally. We had this circle and Glenn looked over and ran in and yelled, John Gordon Perrin said. Every time we win now we do the same thing. Its kind of a little energy booster and a ritual for us.It will be over the coming months, and even years, that Hoag and son Nick will truly reflect on what they accomplished by bringing Canadian volleyball back to the Olympic stage after more than two decades.Being the last team into the tournament, the Canadians knew just how tough it would be to advance from the group stage. Then they shocked the Americans in straight sets in their opener.Listen, Canadas good, U.S. coach John Speraw said emphatically. News flash for everybody here, the Canadians are really good.Canada hadnt been to an Olympics in mens volleyball since the 1992 Barcelona Games, and earned the final spot in the 12-team field at a last-ditch qualifier two months ago.Now, Hoag is making his final hurrah as coach with the whole world watching and taking notice how far the country has come to close the gap with the worlds power programs.For father and son, this time means so much even as they try to push any emotions to the side and stay in the quarterfinal race -- and Canada did its part with a straight-set win over Mexico at Maracanazinho arena. The Canadians face a tough test from Italy on Monday.Its been a dream of mine, nothing Ive wanted more in my life since I started playing volleyball, so its something thats very special and being here with Glenn is even more special, Nick said, because, who knows, maybe Ill be here in four years, maybe I wont.Nick -- formally Nicholas -- is the youngest of Hoags two sons, and the youngest on the Canadian team by eight months. He has his sights on leading this group to another Olympics four years down the road in Tokyo after his father has handed off the clipboard to a new coach.Middle blocker Rudy Verhoeff has taken time to ponder and appreciate Hoags role in reinventing, reinvigorating Canadian volleyball from the ground up while preparing to leave the program in such a positive place.Its crossed my mind once or twice this week, yeah, for sure, Verhoeff said.Nick would love nothing more than for the Canadians to still be playing by his 24th birthday on Aug. 19. Hes not getting ahead of himself.When Hoag took over as Canada coach 10 years ago, he set the tone from the start. From development and a training center in Gatineau, Quebec, to embracing ever-changing technology and ways to give the Canadians even the slightest edge.He had a plan for the national team: His players must either buy in or head out. Hoag sought to build a culture that was committed to developing players from the lowest levels all the way up to the senior squad.I was really proud of them in Japan when they qualified because I thought they really deserved it, and many other guys that are not here deserved it just for the effort, and the smart effort, Hoag said. To be able to reach our level we needed to be able to think smart, to play smart, to be considerate toward each other, to push each other, so that was my mindset when I came to the games.We got here, and youre never sure of anything. But when you put things in place and you take a group of guys like this who work for it, then its a nice gift, a nice accomplishment for the group. Thats how I feel.Hoag never considered walking away when Canada failed to qualify for London four years ago, determined to stick it out over the long haul and through the tough times.It would have been pretty easy for him to say, `OK, I did my best, I tried, but he believed in what we had going, Verhoeff said. Hes been the pioneer, hes been the captain of the ship. Hes been there before when he was back playing. He knew what it took and it was a long process. Michael Strahan Giants Jersey . Soukalova missed only one target and completed the 15-kilometre course in 40 minutes, 32.6 seconds for both victories in this seasons individual discipline. Darya Domracheva of Belarus was second, 34. Lawrence Taylor Youth Jersey . -- Team after team passed on Andre Ellington in the draft. http://www.authenticnygiantspro.com/Doug-kotar-giants-jersey/ . 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In the space of 122 deliveries in Nottinghamshire, he plundered 171, Englands highest ODI innings, to break the 23-year-old record of Robin Smith who made an unbeaten 167 against Australia, at Edgbaston, in 1993.Although Hales began this series slowly, with scores of 7 and 14, his one-day form has been impressive for much of the year. He made five consecutive fifty-plus scores against South Africa then hit an unbeaten 133 against Sri Lanka, at Edgbaston, when he and Jason Roy, who also came close to breaking Smiths record against Sri Lanka at The Oval with 162, put on a record 256.Its been a tough few weeks personally. The Test series didnt go to plan but when it comes to the white ball in the last 12 months Ive felt in good form, Hales said. I was always confident heading into this series and its nice to put it right tonight. The summer has had plenty of ups and downs.I did well against Sri Lanka but didnt do myself justice against Pakistan. Its nice to try and sweep that under the rug and try to move forwards.Hales place in the Test side is under scrutiny ahead of the Bangladesh tour - a trip which he admitted remained on his mind as he weighed up whether to travel amid the security situation - but while he is wary of linking his one-day runs to his five-day future, he did say how it had also taken him some time to settle in 50-over cricket.It was not until his 11th ODI innings that he made a half-century and it was his 21st when his maiden century came, against Pakistan, in Abu Dhabi last year.Theyre two very different games, red-ball and white-ball crickket.dddddddddddd All I can do is try to score as many runs as I can in the remaining games and keep myself in contention for that spot. Hopefully they back me. It was a tough series but when it came to 50-over cricket it took me 20 games to cement my spot.Hales was given a life in his innings, on 72, when he pulled Wahab Riaz to deep square leg, only for the TV umpire to indicate, via the trial method of him calling no-balls, that Wahab had overstepped.It was one of a litany of errors by Pakistan which began with a misfield in the opening over of the day. Captain Azhar Ali admitted it was a dire performance which allowed England to rack up a world-record 444 for 3.We didnt start well in the field. Once you have three or four fielding lapses straight away it doesnt send a good message, Azhar said. We didnt set a good tone to start with. Theres no excuse for that.Its basic stuff. You expect to field well in every game. We need to raise in all aspects of the game; batting, bowling and fielding. There were lapses everywhere.The wicket was really good and there were lots of runs in it, but 444 is a bit too much. A few no-balls and fielding lapses really cost us. Once the batsmen start going, it is hard to stop them. In the key times we missed chances, especially the wicket of Hales on 70.Throughout the early matches of this series the Pakistan players, including the captain, have insisted that they are better than their No. 9 ranking would suggest, but Azhar conceded it is a hard argument to sustain after such a defeat.I still believe that we are not that bad but we need to learn quickly otherwise well prove ourselves wrong.They have two matches left to regain some pride, but with England in such form it is hard to see anything other than a whitewash. ' ' '