When the University of Toronto women's volleyball team travels to Kingston to take on Queen's on Saturday, it will kick off Kristine Drakich's 34th season as head coach of the Varsity Blues.
The Toronto native joined the U of T staff by way of Sport Canada's coaching mentorship program after her playing days ended. Drakich was a member of Canada's national volleyball and beach volleyball teams, as well as captaining the Varsity Blues.
"Every season and every generation leaves a mark and influences me," Drakich told CBC Sports. "I can't remember everybody, but over my 30-plus years, I can pretty much recall every season and something wonderful, magical, horrible, sad, incredible or uplifting in every season.
"Every season, no matter how successful results-wise it was or not, there were always some incredible moments and learnings. And yet my memory in terms of games is not that strong."