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Hi all, More volleyball news from the web.

For the first time since we started the newsletter (back in 1994) our circulation has gone above the 3,000 mark.

Cheers - Dave Reece Dave.Reece@volleyballnewsletter.com

I am not sure if anyone could help, I live in Woking and would love to carry on playing volleyball around this area. I can't drive so I could only use public transport. I would love to find a local volleyball club. I am from Hungary(originally) and I really miss volleyball, I have been playing (with breaks in between) since I was 11.

Would anyone be able to direct me in the right direction? I know there is a club in Guildford however as I can not drive and the trainings are until very late, I could not get back home, I would appreciate if you could help.

Kind regards, I.Johnson ildikojohnson@yahoo.co.uk

We are seeking two highly motivated, qualified and enthusiastic coaches to develop and deliver a programme of volleyball opportunities within schools and a range of community settings in the Portway SSP in Bristol and the Wyvern SSP in North Somerset, specifically targeting Key Stage 4 pupils.

Applicants should have 2 years experience of coaching volleyball and have a minimum of level 1 Volleyball coaching qualification. The coaches will be required to work in different locations across each partnership area and may be required to work outside of normal daily working hours.

Applications to be made as CV by the closing date of 24th August 2007. Please submit cover letter and CV to Beth Mayman, Snr Competition Manager, Wesport, by email beth.mayman@uwe.ac.uk or post c/o The University West of England, Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, BS16 1QY.

Interviews will take place on 6th September 07 at University West Of England, Bristol. Job Descriptions can be downloaded from www.wesport.org.uk. For more information please contact Beth Mayman or Lisa Blacow (Competition Manager) on 0117 328 6255.

Wesport is the West of England Sport Trust which is a network of organisations across Bristol, Bath & NE Somerset , South Gloucestershire and North Somerset working collectively to increase, promote, support and celebrate lifelong participation in sport.

• Application Details
• Application Form Portway
• Application Form Wyvern

With all this rain and flooding around at the moment, you may well be thinking of taking a weekend break somewhere warm and dry. One location to consider is Barcelona, cheap weekend flights available, interesting city, nightlife and beach volleyball nets. It appears that I'm not the only one who knows about this:

Dave, If anyone is visiting Barcelona and wants some volleyball, there are beach courts on the beach and a good standard of play. The following has pictures from a local tournament on Icaria beach.

http://www.notanant.com/showsite.php?org_id=365

Saul Dobney saul.dobney@dobney.com

We are running a coaching and referee course in September, can you add to your next circulation, for more information click the following links.

• Coaching Course: Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd September Coaching Details
• Referee Course: Sat 15th & Sun 16th September Referees Details

Thanks, David Rijvers dr@goldeneye7.freeserve.co.uk
www.richmondvolleyball.co.uk

Hi, just a quick note to let you know that pictures from the Sandbanks Beach Volleyball Classic can now be viewed on my site at www.fotocom.co.uk/events

Kind Regards
Paul Graham contact@fotocom.co.uk

Sandbanks Results

Men 1 Aaron Stolberg / Steve Fee 2 Richard Payne / Brett Goslett 3 Gregg Weaver / Steve Grotowski	Women 1 Lucy Boulton / Denise Johns 2 Gabi Medricka / Denise Austin 3 Angela Clarke / Lucy Todd

In issue 216 I highlighted that we are now getting a lot of hits from Facebook web sites, the facebook community is growing and so is facebook volleyball. This is being lead by the Volleyball England Beach Tour Group run by Mark Kontopoulos markonto@yahoo.com

Group Info Name: Volleyball England Beach Tour Type: Sports & Recreation - Outdoor Sports This group is for all players, coaches, referees, organisers, volunteers, officials and supporters of the VEBT and anyone interested in beach volleyball.

The are also a number of other volleyball groups of interest, each group at the moment has between 100 to 200 members.

• English Volleyball
• English University Volleyball
• Summer Volleyball Tournaments

Anyone can join the Facebook network at: www.facebook.com

Andrea Zorzi (Brazilian superstar) has been posting his daily report and match views on the 2007 World League Final at: http://worldleague2007.splinder.com

Brasil Russia 3-1
"It was a great show: we witnessed excellent Volleybal matches and shared the passion and the joy of Polish fans. We had the opportunity to better know some of the coaches and of the Volleyball Champions. I would like to thank all of you personally, it was truly a unique experience for me. Your comments and participation have been amazing. Congratulations to all the Teams and a special tribute to Brasil".

The site also has a number of video interview with players, direct link: http://worldleague2007.splinder.com/tag/video_interview

• Andrea Zorzi - Brazilian superstar
• Alexey Verbov - Russian Team Libero
• Raul Lozano - Head Coach Poland
• Philippe Blain - France Head Coach
• Bernardinho - Brazilian Team coach
• Hugh McCutcheon - USA Team Coach

The 7th European Universities Championships are being held in Rijeka, Croatia from 16-23 July. Sheffield Hallam and Loughborough Universities have secured entry to the twenty team men's competition as a result of their success in the 2007 British Universities Championships.

They face a daunting task as the standard of the competition is very high and teams from Latvia, Russia, Turkey, Poland and Slovenia are all very experienced and powerful squads. Both Hallam and Loughborough have undertake intensive training over the past weeks in preparation for this experience. Hallam participated in 2004 in Braga, Portugal finishing 7th out of eight teams, and in 2006 in Eindhoven, Netherlands where they finished 15th out of nineteen teams.

Hallam have enjoyed the opportunity and challenge of the higher standard of play and look to use their previous experiences to their advantage. There is no British representation in the sixteen team women's competition. Referee Debra Smart accompanies the Sheffield Hallam and Loughborough teams and gains the opportunity to referee many different teams and with referee colleagues from different countries.

Lenny Barry lenny.barry@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk
British Universities Volleyball

Seventh and final hot day of the Championships in Rijeka, Croatia. British representatives Sheffield Hallam and Loughborough had their final classification matches in the morning. Loughborough defeated TOBB University (TUR) in straight sets, playing controlled and measured volleyball. This sees Loughborough end up in 19th place.

Sheffield Hallam faced INSA Lyon (FRA) and had a gruelling five setter in high heat and humidity. Despite having 12-8 and 14-11 advantages in the final set Hallam continued to show signs of fatigue and errors, despairingly losing 18-16 to finish 18th in the Championship.

Both teams enjoyed to experience, and opportunity to play teams of a higher level. Hallam will be disappointed their previous experience did not help achieve a higher ranking, which was distinctly possible.

Loughborough gained a valuable debut, and also discovered that the captain of the Athens team had already signed up for a year of study in the Midlands next year.

The finals themselves were great showcases. Played in the famous 2500 seater Mladost stadium the Russian women showed class throughout with great power hitting to see off the Slovenians in three sets.

The mens final saw Gazi, with four Turkey internationals, face the Siberian Federal State University with their three national junior team players.

A feast of skill, kill blocking, energetic defence, big hitting from five positions and total commitment. The Russians took the first set but the Turks were highly motivated and won in four.

Final Men's Result
1. Gazi University (Turkey)
2. Sibirian Federal University (Russia)
3. State Higher Vocational School Racibórz (Poland)

18. Sheffield Hallam University (Great Britain)
19. Loughborough University (Great Britain)

Full results and live scoring at www.Eucv2007.com

lenny.barry@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk

Six international greats of volleyball will be honored here in the birthplace of the sport on Thursday, Oct. 11. Bob Ctvrtlik of the United States, Kerri Pottharst of Australia, Andrea Gardini of Italy, Dimitar Zlatanov of Bulgaria, Carlos Nuzman of Brazil and Yuan Weimin of China will be inducted to the Volleyball Hall of Fame in an afternoon ceremony.

Bob Ctvrtlik (USA) - Player Category Ctvrtlik was a three-time Olympian for the U. S, Men’s Indoor National Team. He was instrumental in propelling the Americans past the Soviet team to capture Gold at the 1988 Olympic games in Seoul. He later captained the 1992 U. S. team that took the Bronze in Barcelona. Ctvrtlik is credited with improving the team’s world ranking from 15th to 4th within a mere 10 months of his return. He was awarded “Best Player in the World” in 1995, however his USA team finished out of medal contention at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996. He is currently the vice president, International of the United States Olympic Committee.

Kerri Pottharst (Australia) - Beach Player Category Australia’s most decorated indoor and beach player, Pottharst, grabbed the Gold in Beach Volleyball at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. One of Australia’s most popular sports heros, Pottharst and her team partner, Natalie Cook, were selected as one of the two “Best Women’s Beach Volleyball Teams of the Last Decade (1990 - 2000)” by the Federation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) as a part of its “20th Century Best” Awards.

Andrea Gardini (Italy) – Player Category Gardini, a key component of the FIVB-crowned “Best Volleyball Team of the 20th Century,” was a tough, effective and popular middle blocker for the “Squadra Azzurrini.” Few teams in the world of sport have been as dominant as the Italian Men's Volleyball Team of the 1990’s. Gardini and the Italian team were the first ever to win three consecutive World Championship titles (1990, 1994 and 1998). Gardini won four gold medals at the European Championships (1989, 1993, 1995, and 1999). His team dominated world league play in the 1990’s by taking the title eight times between 1990 and 2000. Gardini’s team took Olympic Silver in Atlanta 1996, in what many call the greatest volleyball match ever.

Dimitar Zlatanov (Bulgaria) – Player Zlatanov defined volleyball in Bulgaria for a generation. He was selected as one of 25, along with Gardini, to be place on the ballot to determine the best players of the 20th century by the FIVB. He was one of the great all-round players, as his abilities at every part of the game set him apart from most of his peers. He won eight championships with the CSKA Volleyball Club and competed on the Bulgarian squad in three Olympics (1972, 1976 and 1980). Zlatanov earned Silver at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow.

Carlos Nuzman (Brazil) - Leader Category President of the Brazilian Olympic Committee since 1995, Carlos Arthur Nuzman began his career as an athlete. He played volleyball with the Brazilian team for two World Championships (1962, 1966) and the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Nuzman was the president of the Brazilian Volleyball Federation from 1975 to 1995, an era of many victories for Brazilian men’s volleyball. During that time, Brazil won first place at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, and was the champion of the 1993 World League and the 1989 Youth World, Junior Youth (3 times). The Brazilian women’s team was the 1994 World Vice Champion, the 1995 Grand Prix winner and World Youth Champion (1987, 1989).

Yuan Weimin (China) – Coach Category Yuan spent his entire career in the world of sports. He lead the China Women’s National Team to gold medals at the 1982 World Championships, the 1983 World Cup, the 1983 World Grand Prix and the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. As president of the Asian Volleyball Confederation (1997 - 2001), he is credited with helping to popularize volleyball on the Asian continent, initiating new tournaments and overseeing the rapid and impressive development of Asian Beach Volleyball.

Yuan served as the president of the China Olympic committee and in 2004 served as executive president of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2008 Olympiad. At the end of 2004 he retired at the age of 65.

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