University of New Brunswick volleyball player Heather Benko testified that she felt harassed, constantly belittled and psychologically unsafe while playing under former head coach Richard Schick at his wrongful dismissal trial in Burton.
Richard Schick fired in October 2023, seeking lost wages, benefits and damages
Allyson McCormack · CBC News
· Posted: Aug 13, 2025 11:09 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
Heather Benko was one of six members from the University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds women’s volleyball team who filed formal complaints against Richard Schick. (Allyson McCormack/CBC)
University of New Brunswick volleyball player Heather Benko testified Tuesday that she felt harassed, constantly belittled and psychologically unsafe while playing under former head coach Richard Schick.
Schick was fired as UNB’s head coach in October 2023. In December, he filed a notice of action in the Court of King’s Bench in Fredericton, claiming breach of contract and wrongful dismissal.
Benko was one of six members from the UNB Varsity Reds women’s volleyball team who filed formal complaints against Schick in May 2023, under the university’s discrimination, sexual harassment and harassment policy. It prompted a third-party investigation that led to his termination.
At the single-day trial in Burton this week, Benko described a grueling pre-game practice in Halifax, after they played poorly the night before, where she said Schick “used this drill to take his anger out on us.”
Richard Schick served as coach of the UNB women’s volleyball team from May 2021 until he was fired in October 2023. » Read More
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