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Paralympic Handover

As you are aware tomorrow marks the closing ceremony for the Paralympic Games in Beijing and the handover from them to London. There will be a flag raising ceremony at 12.00 tomorrow at Potters Field which is where the Lord Mayor's office is at Tower Bridge. 

I will be running coaching sessions for Sitting Volleyball for lots of School Kids, all day and we have been asked to do a demo on Sitting Volleyball directly after this. 

Robert Barrett robert.x.barrett@jpmorgan.com

We are in Division 3 West this season and look forward to the challenge of new teams to play. We are a small squad at present so would welcome new players. If you want to join us please call or email Karen Bolton. 

Our club web page is http://www.solentvb.org.uk  if you want to see the team mug shot from last season, or any local Southampton updates.

Many thanks
Karen kbolton@avaya.com

• Sunday 14th September 8am-9am
• Sunday 21st September 8am-9am

Future UK School Games Dates

• 2009 Wales (Cardiff, Swansea, Newport) 3rd-6th Sept
• 2010 Tyne & Wear (Gateshead, Newcastle, Sunderland) 2nd-5th Sept
• 2011 Sheffield 1st-4th Sept

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Referees Course

North Devon College, Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th October. We have now finalised the times to 8.30-5pm on Saturday and 8.30-4.00pm on Sunday. The course cost is £30.00 including a £5.00 study pack. Download the enrolment form for candidates, this will need to be filled in and returned to: Ruth Lovell, North Devon College, Old Sticklepath Hill, Barnstaple, EX31 2BQ

Candidates need to bring pen, paper, Rulebook, whistle and numbered shirt (if possible), please feel free to contact me with any question.

Ruth.Lovell@ndevon.ac.uk

Photo of the Week

The excellent action shot appeared in the Castle News, the Newcastle Staffs club newsletter with a report from this years Whitefield tournament. 

Not too many entries:

'Hey who took my trampoline away' 'I jump and you are meant to set the ball, but where is it?' Karen  Could you set the ball a little lower next time! Dave

GB v Kazakhstan

Thanks to Lorne Sawula, we now have a copy of the GB v Kazakhstan match from 8/7/2008, for more details about the GB Women program, please see:  http://www.britishperformancevolleyball.org

Brighton Results

Holland and Italy dominate medals podium on final day of Beach Volleyball 7th September 2008, Italy's Francesco Giontella and Paolo Nicolai have retained their title as World under 21 Champions at the SWATCH FIVB Beach Volleyball in Brighton.

They successfully beat the Dutch no. 5 seeds, Alexander Brouwer and Christian Varenhorst in two straight sets. Speaking after the game Giontella said, "The match went really well for us in the first set and at the beginning of the second set. However they really made us work in the last part of the game. They played really well. It was a bit warmer today and dry so it was easier to play." 

He continued, "The whole tournament has been amazing. We won all of our matches in two straight sets. My partner, Nicolai, has been great, so many good blocks." Nicolai was also awarded a gold beach volleyball, courtesy of Nivea Sun, for being the 'Best Blocker' of the competition and a limited edition SWATCH watch for being the 'Most Outstanding Player' of the tournament. 

See the full report and results etc on the www.brightonbeachvolleyball.com

Also view footage of the BBC South down at the event... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7599082.stm

UK School Games Photos

Lots of photos from this years UK School games by Jon Mcgugan at http://www.mcgugan.co.uk/volleyball

Girls Final: England North v England South	Boys Final: England South v Scotland East

A Personal note from the UK school Games

This was my first time at the UK School game and I was expecting a general run of the mill tournament but I was wrong. This was a fantastic event, is this one of the best kept secrets in UK volleyball? If it ever gets out just how good this event is, the organisers will need a much larger venue and bigger grandstands next year.

So what made this event different, the hall and courts were all set up appropriately, the official and the event management teams all did their jobs as you would expect. Accommodation, transport, meals, media all worked as expected, which just leaves the teams and their supporters. The players, coaching staff and supporters all worked hard and produced some excellent volleyball, each team was loudly cheered on by the large number of supporters, making a cup final atmosphere throughout the event. 

One of the coaches summed up his experience to me as "the tournament was the best volleyball experience I have had in both my playing and coaching days. I did not think that last year's tournament in Coventry could be topped, but this year at Bath far exceeded our expectations. I am privileged to have been part of such a wonderful event".

While at the venue, I checked out a couples of the other sports taking place, the table tennis was, well quiet and down on the athletic track, you could still hear the volleyball crowd, so I didn't waste too much time there either. I was also at the main venue entrance when a group of spectators (just arriving) were asking the stewards, which is the best sport to watch, they all said volleyball. 

Is this one of the best kept secrets in UK volleyball? 2009 Cardiff 3rd-6th Sept, see you there.

Dave.Reece@VolleyballNewsletter.com

Launch of BeachVB.net

This week is full of events in the UK Beach Volleyball scene: Blackpool is to host the NESTEA European Championship Tour English Masters Beach Volleyball over the weekend and a brand new website is having its global launch in the UK: www.BeachVB.Net

The aim of BeachVB.net is to become the first Global & Interactive Directory of Beach Volleyball “Hot Spots”, Academies, Events, Beach Volleyball User Generated Content (Links / Photos / Videos…), and much more…

With its unique ranking system it becomes easy to find or vote for the best places to play. If you can’t find your favorite Beach Volleyball “Hot Spots” in the directory, please add them via the simple SUBMIT form (http://beachvb.net/index.php?p=submit ), and try to geo-localize them on a Google Map, it’s almost fun to do !

If you happen to have pictures, videos of all those places you can also upload them to the global database for everyone to enjoy. The 3 players who contribute the most by adding the higher number of “hot spots” before 30th Oct 2008 will get a nice’n’round surprise from the editorial team. Don't forget to leave your name/alias (email) in the SUBMIT form so we can track you back !

We look forward to your visit on www.beachVB.net

Patrick Chancelier 
webmaster@BeachVB.net

Up and Jumping

The September issue of Up & Jumping, from the GB Women's program is now available.  Click to view   Here is a bit of the summary of the summer, hope your summer rest is translating into a new volleyball season. Lorne Sawula lsawula@compusmart.ab.ca

CEV Blackpool

Many English will rub their eyes with wonder this week when they go along the promenade in Blackpool and ask themselves what is going on in the sand there. The Beach Volleyball pros of the NESTEA European Championship Tour are guests in the beach resort – the first time the tour will serve and spike on the British Isle. 

100,000 Euros are at stake that will be divided up between the athletes - but there is more on the line for the sport in general. It is a great chance to gain reputation. An endeavour that will not be easy: After all, Beach Volleyball has not been one of the most popular leisure time activities in England so far.

From www.eurobeachtour.com

Thursday 11 September 8.00am-7.30pm Qualifiers Friday 12 September  9.00am-9.00pm Qualifiers	Saturday 13 September 9.00am Qualifiers 1.00pm Quarter Finals 4.30-8.30pm Semi-finals Sunday 14 September 11am-4.30pm Men & Women’s Finals
Grandstand Ready! With the tournament only days away, and players starting to arrive tomorrow, the centre court grandstand is built and ready to see some top beach volleyball play.  More from www.volleyblackpool.com

Exeter University

We also have a new club website this year, would it be possible to get it put on the website? the address is http://www.au.ex.ac.uk/~volleyball/

The Exeter University Volleyball Club (E.U.V.C.) welcomes players of all standards; whether you’ve never played before or can play like a pro! During the upcoming season we will have frequent club and team training sessions which are not only a great laugh but focus on improving our game too. Anyone of any ability can join our club and improve their skills. 

EUVC enter numerous competitions including Men & Women BUCS, local leagues, outdoor and beach tournaments. Our team games are highly exciting and as volleyball is one of the smaller clubs at Exeter, there is a great social team bond that develops throughout the year. We arrange frequent socials which keeps our friendships and team spirit strong (including road trips for BUCS competitions!) Come along and give volleyball a try! 

We look forward to welcoming you to EUVC. 

Lucy Clarkson lc264@exeter.ac.uk

Lloyds TSB Heroes

Working in partnership with SportsAid, Lloyds TSB Local Heroes will provide funding to 250 emerging young sportspeople identified each year from local communities across Britain on their journey to London 2012 and beyond. Many hundreds of athletes will benefit from Lloyds TSB’s funding to help with the costs of their travel, equipment and training.

But the encouragement, recognition and moral support we’ll be giving them is every bit as important and our customers and staff will have the privilege of keeping the dream alive for Lloyds TSB’s Local Heroes across the UK.

Three Volleyballer's have been selected, more info at: www.lloydstsblondon2012.co.uk/Local_Heroes.htm

Peter Bakare / Age: 19 / Town: London Q. Describe a typical day/week in your sporting life / what do you do in terms of sport/training each week? I train three times a day and for a whole weekend once a month. On top of that I train twice a day with weight training on odd days. Q. What is the best part of being a sportsman? The rest you get after a training session, you don’t appreciate pleasure until you go through that pain, also the health benefits you get. Q. What is your greatest sporting achievement and most embarrassing moment?  It would have to be, being chosen to train and play for Great Britain. The most embarrassing was at the Europeans for England Juniors when I was caught sleeping - the ball came towards me and for some reason I let it pass me before I reacted. A funny but embarrassing moment. Q. What has been your greatest sporting challenge?  It would have to be getting picked for the final 12 to go to Denmark for the Europeans. There were many players in my positions so i had to work hard to get in the team. Key achievements England International Selected for the European Championships Writer for the TV series Skins Aims To compete at the 2012 Olympics	Jamie Baker / Age: 17 / Town: Heywood, Lancashire Q. Describe a typical week in your sporting life? I train Monday night in Sheffield, weights on a Tuesday, local league training on Wednesday, Friday training. I stay over in Sheffield on Friday and we normally have a match on Saturday or Sunday Q. What’s the best part about being a sportsman? Meeting new people and then meeting them and playing against them in all the competitions Key achievements Member of Junior GB U19 squad Made the GB U18 team when Jamie was in year 11 Aims To make the senior GB team Compete at the Olympics With regard to the Lloyds TSB Local Heroes funding: “The Lloyds TSB Local Heroes money has come in really useful. It costs a lot to travel to training in Sheffield as well as competing...Hopefully the money will help me be ready for 2012, which would be an incredible experience.”	Adam Kendray / Age: 18 / Town: Darlington, County Durham Q. What is your greatest sporting achievement? Getting selected for the England Junior squad to go to the European championships. Q. If you could win one tournament in your sport what would it be and why? The European championships with the England Junior squad because it would be an amazing achievement. Q. What has been your greatest sporting challenge? Breaking into my national league team, two seasons ago I was on the bench most matches, now I am one of the best players. Key achievements •Member of the U19 team •Winner of the 2006 Senior Men’s National League •3rdat the U17 UK School Games •Second with the U19 England Team on the 2007 French Tour Aims •To be selected for the European Championships at the Junior level •To play volleyball for GB at the 2012 Games

Jon Carson 
Four Communications Group plc
jon.carson@fourcommunications.com

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