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Hi Dave, I'm trying to make as many people aware of the city of Edinburgh volleyball website I have been developing over the last couple of months. Could you please help me out and add it to the newsletter list. Your help would be much appreciated. www.cityofedinburghvolleyball.co.uk

Kind regards. Barry McGuigan barrymcguigan99@hotmail.com

hi Dave, I'm a international female volleyball player of Cameroon, I'm also a sport teacher in the bilingual high school of Yaoundé, I have the first degree FIVB volleyball trainer diploma, and I want to open a volley ball center of formation, but before that I want to do a course or seminary in the UK or IRELAND. To have a foreign experience and to increase my training knowledge and I also want to improve my English because my official language is French, please I would like to have information about course organized in these country .excuse me for my poor English, Mireille

Mireille Bela mimibela2002@yahoo.fr

Dear Dave, Please be aware that Melksham Volleyball Club has got a new site on the web it is: www.melkshamvolleyball.co.uk

Could you please update your links to our site.
Regards Steve Smith smiths32@blueyonder.co.uk

I will be running a Level 1 coaching course on the 24th and 25th April in UWIC, Cardiff. If you are interested in joining us, please contact Yvonne
Saker at ysaker@uwic.ac.uk or 029 2041 6569.

Thank you Yvonne Saker ysaker@uwic.ac.uk

2004 Exeter Ladies Challenge

Saturday 24th April 2004 (10:00 - 18:00) at the Riverside Leisure Centre, Exeter. 

The 2004 Exeter Ladies Challenge, will take place on the 24th April 2004 (10:00 - 18:00) at the Riverside Leisure Centre, Exeter. This double court, indoor tournament, will cater for all playing standards, from Beginners to National League standard. 

As well as being a Ladies Tournament, the Exeter Ladies Challenge is also a participation event and one of our aims is to help develop and encourage Ladies volleyball. Teams who are unable to field a full ladies side are still encourage to enter, please contact the organizers for more info. Exeter Ladies Challenge Entry Form

Not got a team to play for? 

If your are an individual player, with no team and would like to take part, please contact me, as we have a few places available in existing teams. 

More info and entry forms from Dave.Reece@volleyballnewsletter.com or visit our web site at www.volleyballnewsletter.com/exeter2004.htm

Fire service volleyball is on the decline and our tourney only has 5 districts currently entered. For any fire service volleyball players NOT scheduled to go then I ask them to contact either their District Rep or me. 

The tourney is on 24th and 25th April 2005 at Queens Park Sports Centre in Chesterfield . We have 2 fantastic NVL referee’s to officiate (thanks 2 Debs!). Regards, Grant Eager, FSSAA Volleyball Section Secretary. granteager@bigfoot.com

PHOTOS OF INTEREST

(full report and complete list of winner SW Junior Tournament Report)

Ron Richards RRicha7122@aol.com 

Beach Volleyball 2004 Invitation Cups Invites Posted

More info from http://invitationcups.beachvolleyball.org.uk/

Richard Cannon richard@rcannons.co.uk

Wyvern Men

Wyvern Royals

British Universities Sports Association Volleyball Finals 2004 

Over one hundred and fifty teams entered the British Universities Volleyball Championships. The top eight men and women's teams qualified for the Finals weekend at Loughborough University having played eleven matches to get there. Another five would see the Champions crowned. 

One of the pluses of university volleyball is the influx of overseas players, who bring high technical skill - and passion for the game. Seventeen different nationalities joined players from the four Home Countries, including many junior and senior internationalists, to create a feast of volleyball styles and attitudes. 

The teams played in round robin pools of four, with the top two meeting in cross over semi finals. Oxford men were comfortable in topping their group, dropping only one set to Sheffield. Defending Champions Newcastle were runners up, with a very experienced Bournemouth side, unexpectedly losing every game to finish fourth. In the other pool Sheffield Hallam, with their plethora of division one and international players came out top, despite struggling for consistent rhythm. Nottingham pushed Hallam all the way in the pool game, losing narrowly in the deciding set to finish runners up. 

Loughborough women started the defence of their crown by topping their pool, with Edinburgh runners up having taken a set off the champions. Oxford women were impressive in being unbeaten in their pool with Manchester taking the runners up spot. Semi finals saw the four triumphant teams significantly raising their games. Nottingham men made a blistering start with Maurizio Catucci in sparkling hitting form to race to a ten point lead over Oxford, winning the set comfortably. The second set was fiercely contested with Nottingham winning 25-23. Hallam were very dominant against Newcastle, controlling the net in defence. 

Edinburgh women played a very contained and controlled game to outplay Oxford. Loughborough women had a much tougher task against Manchester, but overcame the onslaught in straight sets. The women's final was tight until Loughborough put together a run of ten serves to break the Edinburgh resolve in the first set. Nip and tuck in the second with Virr and Glozeckaite putting in big hits for Loughborough but being countered by great defence by Hildebrand and Stronach. Loughborough kept their nerve to win 26-24 to retain the title. 

The men's final was compelling. High intensity, power hitting, high energy defence, it had it all. Nottingham went off at great pace with Chris Anderson and Catucci again providing the firepower to open a 17-10 lead. Hallam dug deep with some superb defence enabling them to chip away at the lead. Ward, Kent and Bussey all made big hits to see Hallam home 25-23. 

The disappointment of losing their early lead seemed to affect Nottingham who slipped behind at the start of the second set. But they fought back to draw level at 22 all. Points were traded until Anderson was just long with a back court hit to hand Hallam the title. 

London, debutants in BUSA volleyball competitions this year won both the Shield events. The men beat Loughborough 3-2 in a very closely contested final and London women beat Birmingham 3-1 to make it a double celebration.

Lenny Barry lennybarry@aol.com
British Universities Volleyball

Full report and result BUSA Volleyball Finals 2004

Hathershaw Technology College received a long-awaited financial boost, the college has received a £275,000 grant for a new netball centre, which will be home to local sports groups as well as the school’s own teams. The centre will replace the former Hathershaw sports complex which was forced to close, in 2002, leaving many local sports groups homeless. 

Head teacher David Ashley said: “I am delighted this project has finally been realised. “It will be a huge asset to my students and the community. “This has been a project that has taken a great deal of partnership working, for which I am very grateful.” Excavation work has begun on the site, which will feature six floodlit netball courts, four of which will be used for other sports, including volleyball.

Plans were first made seven years ago but had to be resubmitted several times after bodies which could provide funding changed their names and funding arrangements.

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