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Hi all, more news from the web.

The newsletter is a little irregular at the moment, lot of news around at the moment, hence a double issue this month.

Thank you to everyone who replied with reference to Britannia Music City achieved a unbeaten record in  Division One, I will add the replies in a later issue.

Cheers - Dave Reece Dave.Reece@volleyballnewsletter.com

Level 2 Coaching

Volleyball England is currently running a Level II Coaching Award Courses at Bournemouth University on 2^nd, 3^rd and May. If you have completed a Level I Coaching course and would like to take the next step towards becoming a more qualified coach, then this could be a big opportunity! We are able to offer candidates a Bursary from the National Skills Academy for Sport and Active Leisure for candidates for 66% of the actual courses costs bringing the fee for the qualification to just £50! Please distribute this e-mail to coaches in the club and expressions of interest will be followed in order to access the Bursary. At this stage we need names and not the course fees as soon as possible.

Course Descriptor

The Level II award is a minimum of 24 hours and it prepares the coach who has some experience of competitive volleyball to plan, organise, and deliver a series of volleyball sessions in a safe and enjoyable manner to a group of adults or children. The course focuses on the development of basic tactics for the 6-a-side game and progresses the basic techniques and skills that were introduced at level I, with some introduction of specialist roles. Opportunities are provided for candidates to further extend their experience of practical coaching in a group setting and assessment is completed by a formal written examination.

If you are interested in this course please contact Jon Garrard by either email or phone immediately!

Jon Garrard
Coaching Administrator
Volleyball England
j.garrard@volleyballengland.org

Southend VC Malta

We are a Volleyball Club on the island of Malta, affiliated to the Malta Volleyball Association (MVA) and currently competing in its Male Leagues. As from next season we will also be adding a female sector to our club, which will see us taking part in practically all League Categories organised by the MVA.

Given our situation we are thinking of organising two 4-day friendly tournaments in our country during the months of July and August 2009, for Senior Male and Female teams. Besides working hard on the organisation, we are also doing our best to keep all costs involved as low as possible so as to ensure a fun event for everyone.

We have been referred to you and your website by Mr. Chris Scott, and we are thus sending this email to see whether you could help us find teams that would be interested in receiving further information about these friendly tournaments. Looking forward to hearing from you.

Best regards
Kris Croker kris.croker@gmail.com
South End Volleyball Club - Malta

Whitefield 2009

Whitefield entry forms available from 8am on Tues 31st March at www.whitefieldvolleyball.co.uk

Please print the entry form off – complete it and POST it to me (with payment), my address is on the website, places will be accepted on a first come - first served basis and I highly recommend you post it on the 31st to avoid disappointment!

Finger’s crossed - I look forward to seeing you in the summer.

Update: 2009.05.05: Men Division 3 is now full. All mixed divisions are full. There are still spaces in men Division 1 (1 place), men Division 2 (3 places), and men Premier. There are still places in all women's divisions. There are 175 camping spaces left.

Best wishes
Kate Falkner

Whitefield Volleyball Tournament Secretary
katefalkner@tiscali.co.uk

NUVOC Volleyball

Would it be possible to have our club listed in the club list section on your site, details as follows:

NUVOC Volleyball, Edinburgh http://www.nuvocvolleyball.co.uk

Many thanks
Gerry MacDonald E. info@nuvocvolleyball.co.uk
Club Administrator

Play and Learn in Barcelona

PLAY AND LEARN IN BARCELONA

We found this email in the web of your club and presumed you are in charge or related to Volleyball as an educational tool for young people. Let us introduce our selves: we are Club Voleibol Barcelona, a Ladies Volleyball Club associated to FC Barcelona We are trying to establish contacts with English clubs in order to initiate a new educational experience for this summer:

PLAY & LEARN is a technical campus to basically improve volleyball skills.
In parallel, a programme of English courses for locals and exchanges with Junior English players have been established.

We are looking for clubs and / or lady players up to 16 (from 13 to 16 years) that would like to come to Barcelona from 6th July to 17th July for this Clinic or Technical Campus. Foreigner players will be hosted in family homes, following the usual way of life in Barcelona (Catalonia), enjoying a privileged experience abroad. Technical campus has a total cost of 440 Euros and includes volleyball training sessions (4h morning) , lunch and diverse activities (swimming pool, beach volley, BTT, etc…) until 17h from Monday to Friday. I would like to know if you may be interested in this proposal in order to reserve some places for your club.

Thanks in advance for your help

Carles Ventosa

nfo@cvbarcelona.cat
Club Voleibol Barcelona - Barça

Brighton Beach Fest

Brighton Beach Fest - 2's and 4's Tournament

Volleyball England Beach Fest Event At NIVEA SUN Yellowave, Brighton, August 15th and 16th 2009

Teams entering play in two tournaments – a doubles tournament on the Saturday followed by a mixed fours on the Sunday. Teams enter as a pair then get allocated into a mixed fours team during the Saturday evening BBQ. Saturday offers prize money up for grabs, followed by the Sunday 4's - a more social occasion. Teams entering must be available to play in both days events.

Entry costs £25/person and includes both competitions and a BBQ dinner on the Saturday night. 

There are limited spaces. To enter call us with team names and payment details (debit or credit card). 

Contact: 01273 672222, info@yellowave.co.uk / www.yellowave.co.uk

Sheffield to host Volleyball European League games

While the GB men volleyball side take on current European Champions Spain at another Sheffield International Venues managed facility - Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield on the weekend of July 11. The Confederation European de Volleyball (CEV) has announced the fixtures for all the women’s and men’s matches where both Great Britain’s teams will be aiming to finish top of their respective group to reach the Finals.

Each European League group consists of four teams, with home and away matches during a month-long period. For the first time Great Britain’s home matches will take place across the UK, including in Sheffield, Edinburgh and Norwich. Kenny Barton, Performance Programme Manager of British Volleyball Federation (BVF), said: “The European League will provide both the men and women squads an ideal opportunity to continue their developments towards participation in the London 2012 Olympics.

“It is also another chance for Volleyball fans across the UK to get behind the teams as they play in this prestigious competition.” It will be the second year in competition for the men’s GB side, but this is the first time the CEV will stage a women’s European League.

GB men have been drawn in Pool A against Croatia, Turkey and Spain, while the women have been drawn in Pool B against Turkey, Romania and France. In addition to the European League, Great Britain men will also play an International Challenge Series against Australia at EIS Sheffield on the 30 – 31 May.

The dates and venues for all Great Britain’s European League home games include:

GBR v Turkey (women) 30 and 31 May
English Institute of Sport, Sheffield

GBR v Romania (women)
GBR v Croatia (men)
13 and 14 June

Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh

GBR v France (women)
GBR v Turkey (men)
27 and 28 June

Sportspark, University of East Anglia, Norwich

GBR v Spain (men)
11 and 12 July

Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield

Great Britain’s Rachel Laybourne

Great Britain’s Ben Pipes

Games will start at 3pm each day and tickets, which go on sale on April 20, are priced at £8.00 for adults and £4.00 for concessions.

For tickets and further information visit www.britishvolleyball.org or phone 0114 2235730

Steve Hutton steve@hrmedia.org.uk

Beach Referee Course

Hi All, I would like to go ahead and advertise the Grade 4 and Grade 3 referee courses that we will run in Bournemouth on 30 and 31 May. 

Saturday 30 May, 10:30am: Grade 4 course and assessment, Venue: Bournemouth University, Room PG22, Directions: http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/about/transport_and_maps/getting_to_bournemouth_university.html

Sunday 31 May, 9:30am: Grade 3 course and assessment, Venue: Bournemouth Beach (Beach Student Cup)

Cost for both courses, £20 for indoor qualified referees who are currently registered with VE. £25 for all other candidates. Cost includes FREE beach referee registration for the current season and includes both the Grade 4 and the Grade 3 course. 

Cost for Grade 4 or Grade 3 only, £15 for indoor qualified referees who are currently registered with VE, £20 for all other candidates.

Cost includes FREE beach referee registration for the current season. Tutor: Grade 4 - Mark Kontopoulos / Grade 3 - Andries Pienaar

All appointed referees on the VEBT must be Grade 3 or higher. All VEBT players who gain a Grade 4 or higher qualification will not be required to complete a beach refereeing seminar (one of the eligibility requirements for the VEBT Finals) again, provided they remain registered as beach referees with VE. All VEBT players who gain a Grade 3 or higher qualification will be eligible to receive £5 per match that they referee on the VEBT in the 2009 season. 

Thanks Mark Kontopoulos markonto@yahoo.com

Coaver Volleyball Tournament

Saturday 13th - Sunday 14th June 2009  As always the weekend starts with the FUN 4's on Saturday afternoon followed by the Annual Summer PARTY with free evening meal and great entertainment for those participating. This year sees the return of Glamrock band DIAMONDOGZ.  Sunday sees us hosting the COAVER OPEN (Senior event for 6-a-side teams) alongside a JUNIOR OPEN tournament (for teams of 2, 3 or 4 players depending on age group) held as part of the Let's Play Volleyball series. For more details please see the Entry Form or our web site at: http://www.coavervolleyball.org.uk See you there!  Martin martin.oram@devon.gov.uk

Bristol Ladies Win National League Playoff

Bristol Ladies beat New Forest VC 3-1 (21-25, 25-14, 26-24, 25-9) to secure their place in next season's NVL. Nerves were clearly present during the first set, with the girls quiet and playing within themselves. This gave New Forest, who were playing to retain their NVL status, an opportunity to take the initiative and create a small lead, and take the 1st set.

A few choice words and a chance to reflect during the break saw Bristol come out with much more confidence and energy at the start of the 2nd set, with Ann-Kathrin Meier jump-serving Bristol into a 7-0 lead. The girls were now playing more to their potential and their attack and defence was proving to be far superior to anything New Forest could offer. This saw Bristol take the 2nd set convincingly by 11 points.

Nerves crept back in during the 3rd, and an improved display from New Forest meant that the set was extremely close with neither team able to create any sort of lead. In the end Bristol held it together to win 26-24.

With the cushion of a 1 set lead and having just won a very close set, confidence returned to the Bristol ladies and they started playing back near to their best. Attacking was decisive and defence solid. New Forest were not given a chance to establish themselves and a stunning 25-9 win gave Bristol the set, match, and place in the NVL next season.

This means Bristol VC will be offering both mens and ladies national league volleyball next season. To find out more please visit the BVC website www.bristolvolleyballclub.co.uk .

Chris Beer chris.beer@yahoo.co.uk
Bristol VC Chairman

Richmond Volleyball successfully hosted the Love 2 Volleyball Festival on Saturday 14th Feb sponsored by Pro-Active South London at Kingston Arena with the aim to encourage more women to take up sport and join the club in its varies activities such as Sunday's open sessions at Whitton School, Corporate tournament, 2009 Summer League and new entrants to 2009/10 South London Volleyball League. 

The event was free for all women and girls and involved a fun structured 30 minute introductory coaching session followed by a tournament. All 20 participants enjoyed the afternoon of competitive matches with music and chocolate. 

Richmond Events Coordinator was delighted with feedback attracting 10 complete beginners all keen to come back and play more. Richmond Volleyball Club would like to extend their warm thanks to Pro-Active South London, Richmond club volunteers and Kingston College staff who supported the event and made it an enjoyable success. 

http://www.richmondvolleyball.co.uk/news2009/news2009_02_15.shtml

2009 British University Championships

The 2009 British Universities Volleyball Championships were held at All Saints School, Sheffield as part of the British Universities Championships in the city which saw 24 sports and 5000 participants compete over five days for their respective national university titles.

Volleyball saw the top 8 men and women's teams in the Championship and top 4 in the Trophy come together for a feast of volleyball. Twenty four teams, forty four matches, two hundred and seventy four participants, seventeen nationalities, one busy weekend!

Results Men's Final Leeds Met Carnegie 2 v 0 Sheffield Hallam 25-22, 25-14 Women's Final Bath 2 v 0 Dundee 25-21, 25-21   For the full report please see:  2009 British Universities Report.doc Lenny Barry lenny.barry@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk

White Eagles

White Eagles' contribution to volleyball in south west London was recognised at the Wandsworth Sports Awards last week. The awards, which were based upon achievements in 2008, were presented during an evening event at the Wandsworth Civic Suite and volleyball featured highly. Not only did the U16 boys win the U18 Team of the Year award for their progress playing in the London League and their National U16 Cup win as Ernest Bevin, but Daniel Donegan was also presented with a cheque from Sports Aid by Olympic bronze medal rower, Matthew Wells. This money will assist Daniel with his travel, competition and equipment costs to allow him to realise his volleyball potential; one to watch for the future.

White Eagles was also represented in two nominations for Outstanding Team Performance at the 2008 London Youth Games. Both the boys and girls from Wandsworth, many of whom were introduced to volleyball by White Eagles and continue to play for the club, reached their finals but the girls took the trophy, as they did at in the 2008 games.

To top off a successful evening, White Eagles was then awarded the trophy for Developing Community Sport. Chairman David Jenkinson commented "This award is the product of many years work with Wandsworth Sports Development and the community of Wandsworth. It would not have been possible without their support and particularly the support of Ernest Bevin College and Graveney School where our Junior Programmes are based".

White Eagles VCwhiteeaglesvc@hotmail.com

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