Hi all, more news from the web.

Some MAC viewers have been unable to get any sound on our match DVD's (DivX), it appears that MAC users need to install a program called "Perian 1.1" to get the correct sound files loaded. Free copies of "Perian 1.1" are now available via our video page, many thanks to Alan for lending me his MAC. MAC's also appear to come preconfigured with DivX Player V2.x.x, please upgrade to the latest version V6.x.x (also available on our video page).

Paid Coaching Position

Skilled coaching is an investment worth paying for! Newbury Volleyball Club is seeking a thoroughly professional coach for their new Men’s Div 3 team. We were the first club in the country to be Volley2 accredited, and have just achieved Volley3. We were voted Volleyball England Club of the Year, for good governance and community engagement. We came second in the Central Council for Physical Reaction, Sports Club of the Year awards.

Our aim is to make volleyball the sport of choice amongst local young people, and create a conveyor belt of talented players. Having won local league a number of times, we have successfully applied to join NVL. If you want a club that is clearly going places, join our coaching team, headed by a Volleyball England Staff Coach. E-mail richardcottle@hotmail.com

NVL Players

Aug 29th – Nivea Sun VE Junior Beach Volleyball Championships, NIVEA SUN Yellowave, Brighton (entry on Volleyball England website)

Aug 30-31st – Nivea Sun VEBT Finals, NIVEA SUN Yellowave, Brighton (FREE spectator seating)

Sept 3-7th – SWATCH FIVB U21’s World Champs, NIVEA SUN Yellowave, Brighton (tickets on sale now ranging from £2.50-£20 for a season ticket. Buy in person at NIVEA SUN Yellowave or online at Volleyball England website)

We are a social team who also play in the London leagues. Social volleyball is on Wednesday nights, this is for sporty people, rusty / semi retired players and of course any other volleyball players. The standard is pretty good but its intended to be social.

We are also wanting to start recruiting now for the next season of matches so we are very keen to hear from intermediate / experienced players wanting to train with us and maybe go forward to play matches for us next year in the London League. We run both ladies and mens teams, in Div 2 London.

We have a great atmosphere, and Wednesday night is all about playing lots of games and having fun - come and join us :) Please email us on : putneyvolleyball@gmail.com

The 2008 Volleyball England Beach Tour (VEBT) is starting at the beginning of June. Once again, the Tour is presenting a dynamic and action-packed summer of beach volleyball! Now in its third year and with "Blue Wahoo" as its brand new kit sponsor, the VEBT will be bringing Opens and Grand Slams around the coast and in land to beach volleyballers around the country.

The season kicks off with the Skegness Open, on the 7th - 8th of June. This season-opening event promises to be a big one, with £3,000 prize money up for grabs and, for the first time in VEBT history, the top twelve finishing teams in each gender receiving a share of the cash!

You can register for the summer as a beach volleyball player, and enter this and other events on the VEBT via the Volleyball England website (online entry will be available shortly). The season culminates on the 30th and 31st of August at the Nivea Sun VEBT Finals in Brighton, at the Nivea Sun Yellowave beach sports venue. An awards evening will also be held over the finals weekend, celebrating the summer's best in beach volleyball.

Keep track of results and rankings, and stay up to date with VEBT developments in the Beach pages of the Volleyball England website. www.volleyballengland.org/Beach/index.php

I know that it is really late in arriving but we have started to get together a bit of a volleyball website for Cardiff Tigers at: http://cardifftigers.pbwiki.com

It isn't complete yet but has our contact details on and we need to recruit some new players so would be grateful if you could add this whilst we try and pad out the site a bit more

7th - 8th June 2008 Volleyball England Level 1 Coaching Course, Peterborough.

Cost £80, please contact Scott Beasley for details scott.beasley@peterborough.gov.uk

Sunday 13th July Exmouth Beach Fours

Exmouth Beach Juniors U12 / U14 / U16 /U18

See you all on the beach
Dave Reece Dave.Reece@Volleyballnewsletter.com
www.exmouthbeachvolleyball.com

Sat/Sun 5th/6th July 2008, Salisbury Outdoor Volleyball Tournament, Laverstock Sports and Social Grounds.

Entry fee of £70 per team includes:

Tournament entry Parking, Camping Entry into the Club house Bar open: 12noon to Midnight Friday- 12noon to 1am Sat- Disco Saturday night (limit to 250 people)

Mens, Ladies and Mixed £70 per team (Camping from Friday) 14 courts 84 teams Parking

Volleyball equipment clothing suppliers Sports Massuese Ice cream van

Outside Kitchen next to the Football pitch dugout will be open all day selling bacon/sausage rolls/sandwiches, hot/cold drinks, etc from breakfast time onwards. / Personal BBQ's permitted (in the designated BBQ area next to the campsite/area)

Click to download the Entry Form - Closing date: Friday 4th July.

If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me, I look forward to hearing from you and receiving your entry/ies.

Another Great Event for 2008 on Poole's Olympic Training Beach 5/6 July 2008 We always thought Poole's Sandbanks Beach was something special and know we know it! Our superb sand has been chosen as an Olympic training base, so if you fancy your chances for 2012, come to the Sandbanks Classic this year and show us how good you are! Once again we are hosting the British Junior Championships along with one of the three Grand Slams on the Volleyball England Beach Tour plus recreational level tournaments for adult teams. So send your entry for the Sandbanks Classic 2008 now!

Download Your Entry Form Here

Adult entry form (Word doc) Adult entry form (pdf)

Junior entry form (Word doc) Junior entry form (pdf)

Great Britain
Jennifer Thom, 2 Lucy Wicks, 3, Nichola Osborne (Captain), 4 Rachel Laybourne, 6 Jennifer Taylor, 7 Maria Bertelli (Libero), 8 Rachel Bragg, 9 Joanne Morgan, 12 Elizabeth Reid, 15 Stacey O'Connor, 16 Janine Sandell, 18 Grace Carter.

Results from a tough and close match: 2-3 (22-25, 26-24, 25-21, 21-25, 16-18).
Pleasing was playing steady, being down 24-21 in the 2nd set and winning, third set was solid but 5th set saw us up 14-12 and making an error which cost us the match in the end.

Another step in the right direction was the bottom line. Starting for us was Lucy Wicks (S), Jen Thom (PH), Paula Scott (PH), Rachel Laybourne (RS), Nicky Osborne (CBL), Grace Carter (CBL) and Maria Bertelli (L).

Three more matches with them - May 27th, 30th and 31. Nigeria has shown intention to come around the 20th of June but not confirmed at this date.

Lorne lsawula@compusmart.ab.ca

Just had a positive match tonight and a reversal from Sunday. The team responded quite well after losing the first two sets 22-25 and 15-25. The third set was a nail bitter with us coming out on top, for a change, 25-23. Set 4 was ours all the way winning 25-19. The fifth set was strange one, with us going up 9-3, then hitting the wall and it ending up 9-8 before we stopped their run. Then it was some good volleyball but we dropped down to 12-13 before a big kill made it 13-13. Liz Reid finished the match with a block for the 14th and then, again, for the 15th point.

Everyone contributed to the win (very special focus by our starters and subs) and our blocking was superb - I don't know how many right now but close to 20 (which will be a team high). I think that Luch will go more to their middles for our next match on Saturday. Starting most of the time was: Lucy Wicks (S), Liz Reid (RS), Rachel Laybourne (P2), Rachel Bragg (P1), Grace Carter (C1), Stacey O'Connor (C2) and Maria Bertelli (L). Jo Morgan (S), Jen Thom (PH), Paula Scott (Ph) also saw lots of action, starting in Sets 1 and 2. Dressed but not playing were Nicky Osborne (CBl) and Rachel Colley (S).

Despite being the oldest team in the Northern Ireland League, with an average age approaching 40, the Civil Service Men’s first team saw off their younger opposition to take the NIVA Division 1 title for 2008. Their near-perfect match record of 14 wins from 15 games gave them the league title for the first time with a clear 6 point lead over rivals Portadown Aztecs who finished second on 38 points.

Their success is due to the instruction and guidance from their Polish Coach, Marcin Koscielny, who has raised the standards in the club over the past 2 seasons. Considering that the majority of the team only took up the sport a few years ago he can be proud of his achievement.

The photograph shows Northern Ireland Volleyball President, Mr. Paddy Murphy presenting the league winners shield to team captain, Barry O’Donnell. Player/coach Marcin Koscielny, pictured wearing no.2 was later awarded the Club’s MVP trophy for his excellent contribution all season.

Saul Dobney went to Barcelona to watch the GB Girls in actions, click to read his full report.

Boulton and Johns look like a strong well drilled team extremely capable of playing at the highest level but once again failed to make it out of qualification losing 2-0 against a strong Ukranian team.....

Tickets for the SWATCH FIVB Junior (Under 21) World Championships in Brighton are now on sale. The championships, taking place in September, are the first beach volleyball World Championships ever to be held in Britain.

Beach Volleyball is one of the most colourful Olympic sports and will come to Brighton, one of Britain’s most vibrant cities, from 3rd – 7th September.

The event will be hosted at Nivea Sun Yellowave, a purpose build beach volleyball facility on Madeira Drive along Brighton Seafront. The venue will see additional seating and extra sand brought in specifically to host the World Championships, boosting the capacity to 2000 seats per day.

Male and female teams from Brazil, Australia, the USA and Europe are expected to compete and create a carnival atmosphere in Brighton. Athletes will see the event as an important step towards success in 2012. Britain is expected to confirm teams following trials at the end of June.

Tickets are available from:
The Brighton Centre on 0844 847 1515 or book on-line at www.brightoncentre.co.uk
Nivea Sun Yellowave on 01273 672222
Volleyball England online at www.volleyballengland.org and at events.

Ticket prices as follows:
Thursday 4th & Friday 5th September - £5/Adults and £2.50/U16
Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th September - £8/Adults, £4/U16 and £20/Family (2 adults and 2 U16)
Season ticket (Thursday - Sunday) - £20/Adults, £10/U16 and £50/Family as above
For more information on tickets and the event, see the NEW event web site - www.brightonbeachvolleyball.com