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Cheers - Dave Reece Dave.Reece@volleyballnewsletter.com

Hello, Just to let you know that Spikeopaths Volleyball Club have moved to www.spikeopaths.org.uk

Thanks Steve Bamford Steve.Bamford@centrica.co.uk

Hi Dave, Recently relocated from Cape Town, South Africa to Maidstone. Keen to join social Ladies Volleyball team... Do not have access to a car, would need to be on bus route. Any help you can offer in terms of getting me into contact with teams in my area would be greatly appreciated.

Kind regards, Janine joemat sun-flower@webmail.co.za

This years Festival will take place over the weekend of 14/15 August, this will be our sixteenth year at the Dowty Sports & Social Club. This year we hope to be bigger and better with sponsorship from SPORTSET and MIKASA. The venue offers excellent facilities; good food and the bar will be open all weekend. The tournament entry includes camping and all entertainment, on Friday and Saturday evening.

SPORTSET will be present all weekend with all the latest volleyball equipment and clothing. After the extremes of last years weather please remember to pack for every eventuality!!! Looking forward to meeting up with everyone in the SUMMER

MESSIER DOWTY SPORTS & SOCIAL CLUB 

The club is located midway between Gloucester and Cheltenham, approx. 2 miles from Junc. 11(N) and 11A(S) of the M5. The club is situated in extensive grounds and offers excellent shower and toilet facilities. Hot and cold meals are available from early morning until late at night. The bar is open during normal licensing hours, with a bar extension for the Festival Disco on the Saturday night. An area for FREE CAMPING is available from FRIDAY lunchtime.

FESTIVAL ENTERTAINMENT / FRIDAY DISCO in the lounge / SATURDAY FESTIVAL DISCO - 8 'til late ENTRY FEE 40 Pounds PER TEAM 

More info on our web site: http://www.geocities.com/festivalofVolleyball/  or contact Keith or Liz at festivalofvolleyball@yahoo.co.uk

Entry form: http://www.geocities.com/festivalofVolleyball/entryform.doc

Denise austin@seabirdsbandb.freeserve.co.uk

I also now have my website on line now which is: www.academyofbeachsports.com

STOP PRESS: Only a few places left.... 

Denise austin@seabirdsbandb.freeserve.co.uk

We currently play in the Wiltshire League and hope to put out two teams this coming season, good support behind the scenes is offered by a dedicated committee of players and former players.

Interested? please contact; Ray Roscoe on 01225 764569/07976 360484

or email rayroscoeathome@hotmail.com

The University of Birmingham Men's Volleyball Team require a coach (level 2+). The successful applicant will receive £16 per hour for his or her services. The team are now playing in the National League, so that the position would start from around mid August. For more information please contact Richard Gwyn on 0121 4147678 or Email: R.H.Gwyn@bham.ac.uk

Thanks for your help,
Richard Gwyn r.h.gwyn@bham.ac.uk

Recreation Officer - Performance Services
Munrow Sports Centre
The University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT

Tel: 0121 41 47678 Fax: 0121 41 44764 www.sport.bham.ac.uk

Coaver lawn was bathed in sunshine throughout the weekend as around 300 players took part in the this years Exeter Festival of volleyball.  The weekend was a sell-out yet again, with Fun 4's, Coaver Open and the evening party all full to brimming, despite increasing the capacity by squeezing in a few more teams.  Teams traveled from far and wide to join in the fun, but it was KRUSHALOT who emerged triumphant in Saturdays FUN 4's handicapped event and took home volleyballs, pump and the illustrious silverware.  This was their first ever tournament but they were able to sweep through the pools to make it to the cup. Krushalot were so enthused by the win that they refused to leave the court for a shower, food or presentations it is rumored that they stayed on court and practiced all night long (and may still be out there now).

In the Juniors Kings Batty Boys won the Under 18's, with South West Pumas winning the Under 16's event. This was no mean feat given the number of teams entered and they did it after beating SW Cougars in the semi finals. The other losing semi finalists were SW tigers. Losing quarter finalists were SW Jags and SW Lions, clearly a strong contingent from the SW squad. The Under 14's final was an all Panthers event with Panthers C beating fellow team mates Panthers D in a closely contested final. Panthers C were able to maintain there 100% win rate throughout the event. The Under 12's event was won by local team Kings Stars with Triple X taking runners up spot.

Congratulations to the successful teams and thanks to all those who came and participated, to the band of helpers who set up and cleared away, particularly to Neil Williams and Julia Chiverton, without whom the event would not have been the success it was. Also thanks to all the party goers, especially those party animals from Stroud who got everybody raving to the Dogz ! 

Martin Oram EDVA Press Officer martin.oram@devon.gov.uk

Please find enclosed an invitation for your members to attend an FIVB National Refereeing Course to be held at the University of Ulster in Northern Ireland from 14th August - 20th August 2004.

Also enclosed are:
Form A - Individual Registration Form
Form B - Medial Certificate

These forms are also available for download at:
Form A - http://www.nivb.co.uk/downloads/referee/registration.pdf
Form B - http://www.nivb.co.uk/downloads/referee/medical.pdf

The cost of the course is £150 per person + accommodation and travel expenses as detailed in the invitation. The cost for this course was kept as low as possible due to help from the FIVB. The duration of the course is 7 days. The deadline for entries is the 30th June 2004.

The course programme can be found at http://www.nivb.co.uk/courses.htm

I would appreciate it if you could publicise this course on any media available to you.

Kind Regards
Nick Wright
General Secretary
Northern Ireland Volleyball Association

t. 07966056137
f. 02890366817
e. nick@nivb.co.uk
w. www.nivb.co.uk

I am about to order new antenna for my high school program. Can I have some opinions on what is the best way to go? There are at least three different kinds and I want to know what you think is best for doing the job (staying in place) and best for durability. Velcro? Clip On? Screw On (International)?

Dan danclotfelter@yahoo.com

This may be more than you want to know about antennae, but here goes:

By far the most common among colleges are the screw-tightened clamp-on's. They work the best, and are my preference. They are not free of annoyances, though: a) clue-impaired facility workers don't "get" how they work and invariably turn things the wrong way, turn them too tight, and sometimes manage to break them with overtension, and b) the rubber bottom cap has a tendency to pop off and expose a rather dangerous cotter pin. As an official, this is why I must carry white athletic tape. On a final note, if these are used, make sure your net includes a lower net cable or lower net rope. These don't work well at all unless the net you have has such, because the lower clamp has to have something round inside the netsleeve to clamp around.

The velcro strap/sleeve ones aren't bad, but depending on the net, it's sometimes hard to get them perpendicular. There's a little "slop" involved since near the top of the sleeve, there isn't anything holding the straps together because that's where the velcro stops and the upper net tape is. Ironically, the first picture I found on the net demonstrates this wonderfully. 

The Sure-Grip clamp ones are kinda crufty, in my opinion: They have a cheap look/feel to them, and also you need to be either very tall or have a chair around in order to adjust them if they get knocked out during play. 

Finally I see that tie-on sleeved antennas are available. Haven't actually used these or seen em anywhere, but they likely suffer the same problem as the SureGrip ones--namely you have to be on a chair to adjust the top fastener to make sure the antenna is aligned with the outer edge of the sideline. 

Best Regards, Todd Haverkos tdh@vbref.org

I have used velcro and some varient of screw on and I think the screw on is a lot better. The velcro ones I used needed to be taped to keep them in place and the velcro wears out. The screw on ones should last until somebody breaks them. 

Bruno Wolff III bruno@wolff.to

These are the antennae I've played with most. My experiences are:
- They work well, stay straight and can take a hit
- I'm "clue-impaired" -- I have a hard time getting them on right
- An exposed cotter pin left a gash in my back once, and ripped my shirt another time

Ryan Petrie ryanp@ssoft.com

China v U.S.A will be the feature women’s match on the opening day of the Olympic Games Volleyball competition in Athens, Greece following the Drawing of Lots ceremony held at the ATHOC headquarters here on Monday.

The Drawing of Lots conducted by FIVB Sports Events Coordinator Mr. Lance Kelly in the company of FIVB Adjoint General Secretary Mr. Franz Schmied, FIVB Vice-President and Hellenic Volleyball Federation (HVBF) Vice-President Mr. Theofanis Tsiokris, ATHENS 2004 General Manager Sports Mr. Makis Assimakopoulos, HVBF President Mr. Athanasios Beligratis and ATHENS 2004 Volleyball Competition Manager Mr. Leonidas Karaiskos determined the order of matches in the Preliminary Round of both the men’s and women’s competitions at the Peace and Friendship Stadium.

For the women’s draw, which starts on August 14, the 12 teams qualified are split into two pools. In Pool A is Greece, Brazil, Italy, Japan, Korea and Kenya while in Pool B is China, U.S.A., Russia, Cuba, Germany and the Dominican Republic.

For the men’s draw, which starts on August 15, the 12 teams are also split with Pool A consisting of Greece, 2000 Olympic champions Serbia and Montenegro, France, Argentina, Poland and Tunisia. In Pool B, Brazil, Italy, U.S.A., Russia, the Netherlands and Australia are together.

Along with the China-USA clash, which is the world No 1 team v the world No 2, the other opening women's Pool B matches see 2000 Olympic champions Cuba take on Germany while Russia plays the Dominican Republic.

In Pool A, hosts Greece entertain Kenya, Italy play Korea and Brazil take on Korea.

The first day of the men’s draw sees Greece play Tunisia, Argentina take on France and Serbia and Montenegro play Poland in Pool A. While in Pool B, Brazil play Australia, Italy play USA and Russia take on the Netherlands.

Visit www.fivb.org for the full men's and women's draw

The International Volleyball Federation is pleased to announce that the 2006 World Championships will be the biggest World Volleyball Championships ever contested in FIVB history with an exceptional number of 165 teams (93 men’s and 72 women’s teams) already registered with eight days remaining until the late entry deadline of June 18. All five Confederations represented as follows: Twenty three teams from Africa, 33 from Asia, 57 from Europe, 39 from Norceca and 13 from South America. The previous highest entry list was 118 at the 2002 World Championships.

The drawing of lots ceremony will be held in the inspirational setting of Rome, Italy on July 15, on the eve of the 2004 World League finals.

The number of entries is a reflection of the status of this tournament, FIVB President Dr Rubén Acosta said. The World Championships is one of the most revered titles in international Volleyball and is a symbol of the global participation in our sport.

The 2006 World Championships will see national teams from nearly 100 countries competing in a record number of first and second round tournaments lasting 12 months. 

The Drawing of Lots will confirm the distribution of teams within each Confederation for the opening rounds of the 2006 World Championships, which will determine who progresses to the final round of 24 teams each for men and women for a total of 48 teams in Japan.

As hosts, the Japan men’s and women’s teams have already qualified for the final 24 along with the defending 2002 world champions; The Brazilian men’s and the Italian women’s teams. The number of vacancies for each Confederation in the final round will be determined following the late entry deadline.

Being staged every four years, the World Championships, which first started in Prague 1949 for men and in Moscow in 1952 for women, are the FIVB’s most important Volleyball competition as they incorporate a first round followed by a second round series of tournaments in a process that climaxes with a grand finale of the best 24 teams in each gender. 

The last World Championships were held in 2002 in Germany for women and in Argentina for men.

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