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The following Newsletter has been forwarded to you, from the Volleyball Newsletter E-Mail list. The UK's leading on line Volleyball News service, providing up to date volleyball information, direct to newsletter members throughout the UK and Ireland. Articles are collected from a variety of sources and credited appropriately. The Volleyball Newsletter uses advertising sponsorship to support our free and non-profit making service to newsletter members. To advertise your volleyball events or products, direct to players, club and league secretaries throughout the UK & Ireland, then please see our web site for details or contact Dave at Dave.Reece@volleyballnewsletter.com |
| Issue 196 (21/05/2006) - Circulation: 2800 - Regular Items: Letters to the Editor / Tournaments / International News / Photos of Interest / On-Line Calendar. |
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Hi all, more news from the web. Cheers - Dave Reece Dave.Reece@volleyballnewsletter.com |
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White Eagles are celebrating their 30th anniversary
White Eagles are celebrating their 30th anniversary on 9th September 2006 with a tournament for past and present players as well as others who we have crossed paths with over the years. Following the tournament we are planning a party late into the night. If you have a connection to the club and are interested in joining us in September, please e-mail us on WhiteEaglesVC@hotmail.com and let us know how you were involved to receive more information. David Jenkinson david@davenkat.co.uk |
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Volleyball Coach Required
Kennington Assoc are looking for a Level 1 volleyball coach to work with Ecuadorions who play at the Lillian Bayliss school site, just off Lambeth Walk. If anyone is interested please contact Kenningtonassn@aol.com Geoff Hollett geoffhollett@hotmail.com |
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Olyimpic Captain looking for a team
My name is Doris Wefwafwa I'm a student at Campbellsville University (USA), I will be playing my senior year from september. I have a level one FIVB Certificate, and I captained the National Team Volleyball of Kenya in the Sydney 2000-Olyimpics, I' have various honors including being ranked number 11-21 in the world after various world cup and world championships, and other African cups winners competitions, All-Africa Games, and first all American 2004 and 2005. I wish to reguest you to get me a club to be with over this summer, since we have closed the schools until August when we will be starting our Volleyball seasons.
God Bless you. |
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Lancashire Volleyball Association (LVA) Update
I have recently updated the lancashire volleyball association (LVA) website and also have created a volleyball forum for the north west. If you have a website yourself please could you add/update the following links and will add you to LVA website if not already done so.
Lancashire Volleyball Association
North West Beach/Volleyball Sports Club Forum Thanks Karl Stobbs kstobbs@hotmail.com |
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Players and Coach - Thames Valley VC
Thames Valley Volleyball Club is looking for a new coach and players. Recently promoted to Mens NVL Division 1 following 3 hugely successful seasons, Thames Valley are Berkshire’s premier volleyball team. In its write-up of the 2004/05 National Shield Final, 3Touch described us as an ‘experienced’ team – our average age was nearly 10 years greater than our opponents’! We are therefore looking to develop a new generation of players who want to make their mark in the top flight for the 2006/07 season and beyond. At the same time, we are seeking a new coach capable of consolidating on our recent successes. If you are interested in playing or coaching, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact Keith Shields (email: keith.shields@lstrillium.com) or Harvey Lewis (email: harvey.lewis@detica.com) for more details. |
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Melton Volleyball Club
Melton Volleyball Club was established last year and we compete in the East Midlands Regional League, which we won this season. We are looking for players in the Melton area that are interested in playing at regional or possibly national league level. We train on Sundays from 7.30-9.30pm. Further details can be found on our web site at http://www.meltonvolleyball.co.uk I would appreciate if could mention this in your next newsletter. Best regards, Andreas Wicht andreas_wicht@hotmail.com |
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SW Beach Championships Date
The SW Beach Championships will be help at Exmouth on the 3rd September. All entry forms for all 3 Exmouth Beach events are now on the SWVA web site http://www.swvolleyball.org.uk Thanks Mike Halse mike.halse@gmail.com |
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Peterborough Volleyball Festival 2006 - June 23rd / 24th / 25th
Full Details at:http://www.escott.dk/pvf/ This is the volleyball extravaganza that aims to be the biggest and the best in the midlands so get your entry in early to guarantee your place. Utilising the excellent facilities of Perkins Sports Association, look what we have to offer:-
* To play in a junior team players must be under 17.
ENTERTAINMENT THE OFFICIAL CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES IS 31ST May 2006 after this date, entries will only be accepted if they do not upset the planned schedule. Martin Garfield martin@mgarfield.euro1net.com |
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Bridlington Beach Tournament
Dave Speers davespeers@ntlworld.com |
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British Volleyball Rolls Out Olympic Plan
The British Volleyball Federation has appointed interim project staff and programme managers to organise performance and talent identification development camps for the London 2012 Olympics. BVF Chairman, Richard Callicott said “This is a major step in our Olympic preparation plan and that working with UK Sport, Volleyball has demonstrated that it can rise to the task of producing Olympians for the world stage” These first 100 day interim arrangements will be headed up by former England captain Richard Dobell as Project Manager; former Scotland coach Tommy Dowens from Scotland to head up the Men’s Programme, former England coach Jefferson Williams to lead the Women’s Programme and Atlanta Olympian Audrey Cooper leading the Beach Programme. The BVF has proposed the Beach Squads will be located at the University of Bath, where the existing facilities for this sport are to be supplemented with links to venues on the South Coast including Bournemouth, Weymouth and Brighton to provide for outdoor training and competition. Ged Roddy, Director of Sport at the University of Bath, welcomed the news and said “It’s exciting to add a sport like Beach Volleyball to the family of sports at Team Bath who are preparing for the forthcoming Olympic Games and I am sure Beach Volleyball will benefit from our multi-sports environment here at Bath”. TeamGB Men’s and Women’s Squads are looking forward to using the English Institute of Sport facilities in Sheffield as their base. The England Men’s development squad has been based in Sheffield for many years and has produced many of the current England team and rising stars like Ben Pipes, currently playing professionally in Spain. Wayne Coyle Head of Sport and Director of Olympic and Paralympic Strategy for Sheffield said “I am delighted that the BVF has selected the city for its training base and Olympic preparations. We have had an excellent working relationship with the sport for a number of years and we look forward to working with the BVF to meet their development and performance objectives”. Contact Details: Rebecca Lee rlee@eng-volleyball.demon.co.uk Communications & Promotions Officer Volleyball England |
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Brighton Beach Volleyball - Update
Yellowave, are the company behind the UK’s first permanent beach sports venue being developed in Brighton, and they have now taken over the management of the current seafront sand court. ‘Running the single court in Brighton is a great opportunity for us to get local people and business’s excited about beach sports, ready for next year when we open the 6 court venue’ said Katie. ‘We’ve been inundated with requests from schools, companies, tourists and family groups either booking the court or booking coached beach volley sessions’. For the first time, Brighton now has weekly beach volleyball, beach soccer and tag beach rugby clubs for kids along with adult’s beginners beach volleyball sessions. Katie said 'We ran the first beach volleyball kids club for 6-10yrs followed by the Juniors for 11-15yrs. Both were fully booked on the first day of the season.' Yellowave are also offering local business’s fun beach volleyball tournaments providing an alternative team building activity. Katie said ‘The court is situated in such a great position, overlooking the beach and with plenty of beach bars available for post tournament drinks – it’s a perfect way to wind down from a busy day in the office and keep fit. Beach sports are certainly a visitor attraction with a difference and from March 2007 Brighton will have a venue specifically built for them. The site is currently being developed along Madeira Drive and will offer six beach volleyball courts which can be transformed into an international beach soccer pitch or two 5-a-side soccer / beach rugby pitches. The project is supported by Brighton & Hove Council and is part funded by SEEDA. Business’s interested in sponsoring any of the above events or the venue are invited to contact Yellowave on T: 01273 273625, E: Katie@yellowave.co.uk For details on booking the court go to: http://www.yellowave.co.uk |
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Eurosport to show 8 Hours of none stop Beach Volleyball - 28/29th May
Eurosport to show 8 Hours of none stop Beach Volleyball - 28/29th May
Beach Volley: Swatch-Fivb World Tour China |
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Macron Teamwear
A brief line to say we have recently been appointed sole Devon & Cornwall distributors for Macron Teamwear. Italy's second largest volleyball teamwear supplier offer a range of seven designs in 29 colours specifically designed for womens volleyball. With four sponsored teams in Italian competition, their range if technical teamwear is hard to beat, and at excellent prices. Click the following link to explore the entire range: http://macron.com/e_sport.asp?s=300 If you are considering new clothing, I would be pleased to forward you Macron's full colour catalogue for your consideration. As a local supplier, we can number, transfer sponsors logo's and embroider crest as you need, all at excellent prices. Kit supply from stock is 4 days. If you'd like to know more, please forward a postal address for the catalogue and we look forward to being of service.
Sincerely, Simon Hughes enquiries@castleteamwear.co.uk |
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Brazilians Claim Top Spot to Start SWATCH-FIVB World Tour
Modena, Italy, May 14, 2006 - It's the start of the 15th-season on the women's SWATCH-FIVB World Tour and Juliana Felisberta Silva and Larrisa Franca of Brazil have validated their 2005 points championship by defeating reigning Olympic and World champions Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh of the United States for the gold medal here Sunday at the US$200,000 Play Station Portable Italian Open on the Foro Boario centre court. Played on a picture-perfect day with an over-flowing crowd of 3,500 with sprinkling of Brazilian supporters, the second-seeded Juliana and Larissa scored a 21-19 and 27-25 win in 55 minutes over the top-seeded May-Treanor and Walsh to share the $32,000 first-place prize in the season opening event on the 15-stop women's international tour. It was the second win in the last three meetings for the young Brazilians over May-Treanor and Walsh. The two teams split a pair of title matches in Mexico and South Africa as both tandems each won six SWATCH-FIVB World Tour gold medals in 2005. Overall, the Americans have won six of the eight meetings, including a victory in the finals at the 2005 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships last June in Berlin. This one is for our mothers, said the 22-year old Juliana. We have been working hard to beat Misty and Kerri and make ourselves the top team in the world entering the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008. They are such a talented team, but we made the plays to win the match today. We our almost perfect this season, but we still have a lot of room for improvement. In honoring their mothers on Sunday, Larissa also added the SWATCH most outstanding player trophy to her gold medal and assorted gifts from the Italian promoter. The Americans are considered the best, but we were better today. Except for a slow start, we played extremely well. This was a perfect place to launch our season as the Italians were great host, the 24-year old Larissa added. We look forward to coming back since Italy has been a great place to play for us. The win was the second Italian title for Juliana and Larissa as the pair captured the Play Station Portable Italian Open last June in Milan where they defeated Vasso Karadassiou and Vassiliki Arvaniti of Greece in the finals. The Greeks eventually won the 2005 European Championships in Moscow and also defeated Juliana and Larissa in the Stavanger SWATCH stop. May-Treanor and Walsh, who defeated the Brazilians in the 2005 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour season finale in Cape Town after losing a three-setter in Acapulco a month earlier, split $22,000 for the silver medal finish. The Americans are now 21-8 in SWATCH finals with Juliana and Larissa are 8-7. They played great, said May-Treanor after the match. They were the best team today and we had our chances in both sets. Juliana and Larissa are the leaders on this tour right now, so we are the ones chasing them along with all the international teams. There are no Olympics or World Championships this season, so everyone is playing to get ready for the next Olympic cycle. Hopefully, we'll play them again next month when we return to Athens. The Americans jumped to a 10-6 edge in the first set before Juliana and Larissa tied the match at 17-17 and 18-18 before scoring three of the last four points. In the second set, the Brazilians raced to 6-2, 7-3, 8-4, 11-7, 12-8 and 14-10 leads before May-Treanor and Walsh tied the match at 16-16 on an interference call on Juliana after a long rally. The Americans served once for match point at 21-20, but Juliana and Larissa were able to regain the advantage at 22-21 and were able to overcome a dig by May-Treanor to put away the second set. Sunday was not a good day for American Beach Volleyball as 22nd-seeded Wang Jie and Tian Jia of China scored a 15-21, 21-18 and 15-11 win over fourth-seeded Rachel Wacholder and Elaine Youngs of the United States to share the $16,000 third-place prize. Wacholder and Youngs earned $12,000 for placing fourth in the first of 15 women's events on the SWATCH circuit. Round two on the women's SWATCH-FIVB World Tour will be staged May 24-28 in Shanghai where the men open their international season a day earlier. The SWATCH circuit returns to Europe May 31-June 4 in Athens (women) and Zagreb (men). FIVB E-News FIVB_E-News@lb.bcentral.com |
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CEV AND GERFLOR SIGN FOUR-YEAR CONTRACT
Convinced by the technical performance of the Taraflex sports flooring as well as by the established collaboration with 'Gerflor', the European Volleyball Confederation has renewed the contract with its partner for another four years. The renewed partnership with 'Gerflor' will run during the seasons 2006 to 2009, thus including a complete competition cycle with the men's and women's European Championships 2007 and 2009 (four courts placed at organisor's disposal), the men's and women's Junior European Championships 2006 and 2008 (four courts placed at organisor's disposal), the annual Final Fours of the men's and women's Indesit European Champions' League (one court placed at each organisor's disposal), the annual final of the European League (one court placed at organisor's disposal), as well as the European qualification tournaments for the Olympic Games 2008 (two courts placed at organisor's disposal). |
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NESTEA European Championship Tour 2006
With the qualification rounds having started on Wednesday, 17th May 2006 the Turkish Masters from 17th to 21st May in Alanya promises to be a hot season kick-off to the NESTEA European Championship Tour 2006.
The tournaments of the NESTEA European Championship Tour 2006:
For more information please view The live score can be followed at http://www.eurobeachtour.com Shelly Bickendorf CEV Press Officer communication@cev.lu |
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| 27/28 | May | 06 | SCOTTISH OPEN, PERTH | |||
| 27/28 | May | 06 | ADUR DOUBLE AND TRIPLES - SOUTHWICK |
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| 10 | Jun | 06 | www | NOTTINGHAM TOURNAMENT |
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nvt@thevolleyball.net |
| 17 | Jun | 06 | 12:00 | COAVER FUN FOURS, EXETER |
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martin.oram@devon.gov.uk |
| 17 | Jun | 06 | SCOTTISH BEACH TOUR, PORTOBELLO BEACH | |||
| 18 | Jun | 06 | 10:00 | COAVER OPEN, EXETER |
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martin.oram@devon.gov.uk |
| 18 | Jun | 06 | 10:00 | JUNIOR OPEN, EXETER |
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martin.oram@devon.gov.uk |
| 17/18 | Jun | 06 | CROYDE BEACH TOURNAMENT |
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| 17/18 | Jun | 06 | HAWKS 4-A-SIDE TOURNAMENT |
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| 24 | Jun | 06 | SCOTTISH BEACH TOUR, ST ANDREWS | |||
| 23-25 | Jun | 06 | www | PETERBOROUGH VOLLEYBALL FESTIVAL |
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martin@mgarfield.euro1net.com |
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| 8 | Jul | 06 | LOWESTOFT BEACH 3-A-SIDE | |||
| 9 | Jul | 06 | EPSOM MIXED & JUNIOR TOURNAMENT |
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crice@btinternet.com | |
| 9 | Jul | 06 | www | EXMOUTH BEACH FOURS |
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mike.halse@gmail.com |
| 15/16 | Jul | 06 | www | BRIDLINGTON BEACH TOURNAMENT |
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davespeers@ntlworld.com |
| 15/16 | Jul | 06 | SANDBANKS BEACH CLASSIC | |||
| 16/17 | Jul | 06 | POOLE BEACH TOURNAMENT | |||
| 20/23 | Jul | 06 | EDINBURGH BEACH - TBC | |||
| 22/23 | Jul | 06 | DARTFORD BEACH & GRASS FIESTA | |||
| 23 | Jul | 06 | www | EXMOUTH BEACH PAIRS |
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mike.halse@gmail.com |
| 22/23 | Jul | 06 | JERSEY BEACH MIXED FOURS | |||
| 28-30 | Jul | 06 | WEYMOUTH BEACH CLASSIC | |||
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