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Hi all, More news from the web.

Cheers - Dave Reece Dave.Reece@volleyballnewsletter.com

I'm the webmaster for Nottingham Rockets and wondered if you could link to us on the website www.nottinghamrockets.com Nottingham Rockets are a memeber of the National Volleyball League division 3 North. This website is the place for all the club's latest news, information, fixtures and match results. New Members are always welcome to join in the training and play for us. Previous experience is required. Training takes place Thursdays 8:00pm - 10:00pm at Southglade Leisure Centre.

Peter Carvell volleyball@nottinghamrockets.com

Tuskers Ladies are looking for a new coach for next season. They have been yo-yoing between the top of National league division 2 and National league division 1 for many years.

Tuskers are based in South East London, Dulwich, Peckham.

Tuskers volleyball club also has London league teams for both Ladies and Men, as well as a junior development program. If you are interested, please contact me to find out more.

Jonathan Doyle jonathan@tuskers.org.uk

Beach Volleyball in Ireland now has a new web site: www.beachvolleyballireland.com

The Volleyball Asociation is also looking for volunteers to help make the 2nd running of the Coca Cola Beach Volleyball Festival at Bray, Co. Wicklow, the best Beach Volleyball Event ever in Ireland!

We need help in stewarding and general duties. The specially constructed Pro Arena will be located on Bray Seafront (opposite Esplanade Hotel) and will be the venue for a spectacular 2-day event on July 14th and 15th. If you can spare anything from a half day to two days please fill in the online form and join us for an extravagant and fun filled weekend. Volunteers must be 18 years of age or over.

www.beachvolleyballireland.com

In issue 212, we highlighted that you can now watch the FIVB Beach world tour live online via the Eurosport web site at: www.eurosport.co.uk/mclivevideo.shtml. This week Eurosport appears to have handed over the management of their web site to Yahoo. The live feeds appears to have disappeared and the sport of Volleyball (according to Yahoo) no longer exists!

I have reported this to Yahoo and it would be great if everyone else could also send a quick fault report to them ( via the following link: http://help.yahoo.com/fast/help/uk/sports/cgi_feedback?subject=bugs) asking were is the Eurosport volleyball information for the FIVB Beach Tour and the World League.

Dave Reece Dave.Reece@volleyballnewsletter.com

Reading Volleyball Club is ideally situated in central Reading, only 25 minutes away from London Paddington via train and just a few minutes off the M4 at Junction 11.

It has both men and ladies teams. The men's first team will be vying for promotion into NVL 1 next season, England's top-flight after only just 3 years in National League.

The Club will also be running recreational sessions, led by a highly qualified coaching staff. Membership of RVC is open to absolutely everyone irrespective of ability. The club has players from all over the world and is a very friendly club, where everyone knows how to enjoy themselves, on and off the court.

If you are interested in playing this great sport with us, we would love to hear from you. We offer trial memberships to give you a chance to see what we offer and we are confident that you will like what you see. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us.

info@readingvc.com
www.readingvc.com

In the Final Round of the Women’s European Championships 2007 Small Countries Division, which took place from 11-13 May 2007 in Glasgow (SCO), candidate city for the Commonwealth Games 2014, Iceland claimed the gold medal ahead of Luxembourg, Cyprus, Liechtenstein and host Scotland.

After four matches won, Iceland was sure of having seized the gold medal, so that the final tiebreak defeat against the hosts from Scotland didn’t change the final ranking of the five participant teams. It was the first gold medal for Iceland in the history of the Small Countries’ European Championships. Luxembourg took silver (same as in 2005) and defending champion Cyprus finished third.

The European Championships of the Small Countries was an ideal preparation for the Games of the Small States of Europe (GSSE), which will take place in Monaco from 4-9 June 2007 (www.monaco2007.mc). In the 2005 edition, which was held in Andorra, San Marino took the gold medal in front of Cyprus (silver) and Luxembourg (bronze). Luxembourg’s President Mr. Peter Eichstädt is looking ahead confidently to Monaco, stating: “We are aiming for the gold!”

Final Ranking
1. Iceland 7 (11:5), 2. Luxembourg 7 (9:7), 3. Cyprus 6 (9:8), 4. Liechtenstein 5 (5:9), 5. Scotland 5 (6:11)

For further information please view www.cev.lu and www.scottishvolleyball.org

Newbury Volleyball Club was selected by Volleyball England as their Club of the Year in April this year. They were then put forward to the Central Council for Physical Recreation (CCPR) to be considered as Sports Club of the Year (SCotY). The CCPR is an organisation which pulls together 270 national governing and representative sports bodies in the UK.

We were fortunate to be selected as one of only six finalists out of over 200 original submissions. This meant that four club members had to attend the awards ceremony and dinner on the 8th May at Grange City Hotel in London.

Footballing legend Sir Bobby Charlton and sports minister Richard Caborn were to make the presentations to the winners. The SCotYs as they are affectionately known are made in association with the Foundation for Sport and the Arts. We all enjoyed a dinner during which we met other nervous finalists, sponsors and members of sports bodies.

We were delighted to be awarded second place and a cheque for £3,000. The award was made to mark the club’s contributions sport in the community, by ensuring members attain maximum opportunities for development as player, coach and referees. The panel were particularly impressed by our work with young people and inclusion of disabled athletes.

Tim Lamb, Chief Executive to CCPR said, “Their volunteers devote countless hours of their time encouraging participation in sport and it’s only right that their contribution is highlighted on nights like this”.

Richard Cottle richardcottle@hotmail.com
www.newburyvolleyballclub.co.uk

In order to complete its team, the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) is advertising for the positions of Marketing Assistant, Beach Volleyball Coordinator and Competitions Secretary.

If you’re interested to work in the international field of sports, the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) based in Luxembourg City could be the right address. Currently the second largest Continental Confederation under the auspices of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) with a total of 55 national federations affiliated, the CEV is looking to fill the following job positions:

Marketing Assistant
Beach Volleyball Coordinator
Competitions Secretary

Deadline for applications is Friday, 1 June 2007.

www.cev.lu

The 9th CSSC Volleyball Invitational was held at Leeds University on May Bank Holiday weekend 5/6 May 2007. The Invitational provides the competitive outlet for the Civil Service National Teams. The following players were invited to represent CSSC:

Men

Matt Parris	DSTL	Wessex NVL 2, ex GB A
Martyn Johnstone	Companies House	Jets SNVL 1
Scott Deans	Scottish Prisons	NUVOC, SNVL 1
Dave Packard	Prison Service	ex Liverpool City NVL 1
Alan Stephen	ex BT	Bon Accord, SNVL 1
Stuart Brown	BT	Team Fife, SNVL 1
Dave King	Home Office	ex Malory NVL 1 & ex England
Mike Griffin	ex Prison Service	Bristol NVL 3
Colin Patterson	ex DERA	ex Warwick NVL 1
Steven Jackson	Scottish Prisons	Kilmarnock SNVL 1, ex Scotland

Women

Michelle Patterson	ex LSC	ex Birmingham, Liverpool NVL1
Chantel Mortimer	FCO	ex Malory NVL1, ex England
Gillian Lyall	ex SPS	Troon SNVL 1, Scotland
Lindsey Bunten	SPS	Troon SNVL 1, Scotland
Lindsay Coburn	HMRC	Su Ragazzi SNVL 1, Scotland
Tracy Hunt	HMRC
Lynn Hales	HMRC
Emily Ledder	Natural England
Michelle Brooking	SOCA
Wendy Stubbs	HMPS	Telford NVL 3
Angelika Guttmann	HMPS	Plymouth NVL 3
Val Reid	GRoS	Cavalry Park, SNVL2
Celia Gregory	HMPS	Nottingham NVL 2

Civil Service had strong and experienced squads, but lost a number of players in the two weeks before the event due to injuries and three ladies (Lyall, Coburn and Bunten attending Scotland national training camp). A representative team will always have the disadvantage of not playing or training together regularly compared to a club side, but they should balance that with ability and talent.

The Invitational saw teams from Ireland and England offer stiff opposition to the Civil Service squads - Aer Lingus men and Newbridge women are Irish Champions, Warwick strong NVL Division One teams, England Junior men and English Universities women always a threat.

The competition format is a round robin league, played over the weekend, with an incentivised scoring system - teams awarded one point for reaching 17 points in a set, another point for reaching 21 in the set, and two points for winning that set. Winning a match 2-0 gains four points, and winning 2-1 gains two point bonus. The idea is to encourage teams to maximise effort for every point, and it means that the overall result is often down to the last matches.

Warwick men set the benchmark and, despite only dropping one set, were pushed all the way in many matches. Many sets with only two point gaps showing how competitive the contests were.

Civil Service men were able compete in most matches but the continuity of club teams told as crucial errors were punished and enabled teams to take advantage. Civil Service women were greatly depleted by Scotland absences, and an inexperienced squad found it tough going but improved over the weekend. English Universities women proved to be the more resilient of the big teams and edged out Warwick.

Mervyn Stanley, CSSC Management Committee member, attended the second day and gave out prizes, accepting positive feedback from the teams and match officials.

RESULTS

Men
1. Warwick 5, 2.Aer Lingus, 3. Leeds, 4. England Jnrs, 5. Chester, 6. Civil Service

Women
1. English Universities, 2. Warwick, 3. Aer Lingus, 4. Newbridge, 5. Chester, 6. Civil Service

Lenny Barry lenny.barry@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk
Civil Service Volleyball Association www.csscvolleyball.org

Austrian Masters Women's results

Vassiliki Karadassiou and Vassiliki Arvanity from Greece took the first NESTEA European Championship Tour title 2007 in Austria, beating Norway’s Nila Ann Hakedal and Ingrid Toerlen, runner-up of the FIVB Shanghai Open 2007.

The Norwegians were defeated by the Greeks for the third time in a final of the NESTEA European Championship Tour. Following final match defeats at the Swiss as well as the Turkish Masters 2006, Hakedal/Toerlen were burning for revenge in St. Pölten, but yet again had to admit defeat in a third set (18-21, 22-20, 15-17). “It’s like a jinx”, a disgruntled Nila Hakedal said. Their opponents had entered their match with a lot of respect for their counterparts, Vassiliki Karadassiou attesting: “Hakedal/Toerlen finished second on the World Tour in Shanghai which shows how good they are.” After the final of the Austrian Masters, Karadassiou commented: “We both played on the same level today, so I guess luck was on our side.”

The sibling duo Erika and Emilia Nyström won the bronze medal in the women’s tournament against Belgians Liesbeth Mouha and Liesbet van Breedam (23-21, 21-18).

Austrian Masters Men's results

Julius Brink and Christoph Dieckmann from Germany won the first men’s gold of the NESTEA European Championship Tour 2007, beating Dutch Reinder Nummerdor and Richard Schuil, winner of last year’s Spanish Masters, 15-12 in the final set.

Following a ninth and a fourth place in this season’s FIVB World Tour, the Germans managed to climb the podium in St.Pölten, on a good way to defend their European Champion title 2006. “The development of European teams is moving fast”, stated Brink after winning €8’500 Euros and 300 ranking list points, “The Brazilian and American teams have always had the advantage of being strongly challenged on their national tours. We are very glad to be experiencing a similar trend on the European Tour now. The level of competition and match play is able to compete with the world elite.”

Nummerdor/Schuil, winners of the World Tour tournament last week in Bahrain, tried everything to secure their second victory on the NESTEA European Championship Tour. They had celebrated their first title in Valencia in 2006, but in St. Pölten the European Champions Brink/Dieckmann, who had defeated Estonians’ Kristjan Kais and Rivo Vesik in the semifinal, proved too strong.

The Estonian team finished with the bronze medal without having to play, as one of their German opponents Eric Koreng suffered a muscle injury in the previous semifinal match. Kais/Vesik received €4’500 Euros and 240 ranking list points for third place, whilst Klemperer/Koreng were presented with €3’250 Euros in prize money and 210 points.

For more information please view www.test.co.ukwww.cev.lu and www.eurobeachtour.com

Description: Volleyball is played on 8 courts in a mud-pit the size of a football field. Dirt courts are tilled up and are flooded with water making the volleyball extra MUDDY and extra FUN. 48 teams playing. Each team plays 5 games in round-robin format for the first part of the day; top 24 teams move on to single elimination where best out of 3 games decides who moves on!

Team: Teams of 6-8 players. 6 on the court (at least 2 women at all times), and up to 2 subs on the sidelines. All ages and skill levels are playing.

To learn more details about the event, please visit the website: www.MuddySunday.org

From RSV: Eric Launderville

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