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Hi all, more news from the web.

Cheers - Dave Reece Dave.Reece@volleyballnewsletter.com

Dig London

This summer, London’s most beautiful park and the UK’s most successful club combine to bring you a festival of volleyball.

On Saturday May 29th, we’ll be holding the first Dig London tournament at the Hub in London’s Regent’s Park.  Whether you’re an experienced volleyball player, a beginner or just want to “have a go”, there’ll be plenty of opportunities for you to join in.  If you like your sun with no more exertion than eating an ice-cream, why not come along and watch one of the world’s most popular sports. You might even spot a passing kangaroo!

The Hub, Regents Park, London, NW1 4RU

For details, go to http://www.diglondon.maloryeagles.org or email diglondon@maloryeagles.org

Graham McConney marketing@maloryeagles.org
Malory Eagles volleyball club
http://www.maloryeagles.org

Ashcombe Volleyball Tournament 2010

A weekend of volleyball under the view of Box Hill in Dorking, Surrey. Saturday 26th June for adult 4’s and Junior teams and Sunday 27th June for 6’s teams. The tournament is played on outdoor grass courts at Dorking Rugby Football Club, The Big Field, Brockham, near Dorking, Surrey. RH3 7LZ. Camping overnight on  Licensed Bar, Bar-B-Q, hot and cold food and drinks available all weekend. Changing rooms and showers on site. Camping, Bar and Disco on site on Saturday 26th June £5

Saturday 26th June  Adult 4’s Tournament for Mens, Womens and Mixed teams - entry £20 Juniors Tournament for Under 12 to Under 18 age groups - entry £5 or £10 Sunday 27th June 6’s Tournament for mens, Womens, and Mixed teams CLOSING DATE 15th June. –  £5 reduction on your Sunday entry  if you enter both

Saturday 26th June - Divisions Teams of 4 - Men, Women, & Mixed  Mixed teams must have 2 women on court at all times Div 1 – Teams including N.V.L. and County standard players Div 2 – Social and Novice standard players Junior teams: Under 12 to Under 18 Divisions Matches start at 12.00.p.m. and play finishes at about 5.00.p.m.

Sunday 27th June - Divisions Teams of 6 - Men, Women, & Mixed  Mixed teams must have 3 women on court at all times Div 1 – Teams including N.V.L. standard players Div 2 – Regional and Div 1 County standard players Div 3 – Lower County and Local League standard players Div 4 – Social and Novice standard players

For more details contact:
Freda Bussey fredabussey@btinternet.com
www.ashcombevolleyball.co.uk
Apply & pay online: http://www.volleyboutique.co.uk/tickets

Exeter Coaver Volleyball Tournament 2010

Exeter Festival of Volleyball Saturday 12th - Sunday 13th June 2010 As always the weekend starts with the FUN 4's on Saturday afternoon. Evening entertainment includes live music in the bar from 10.15pm "THE UNKNOWNS", plus 4 large screen TV's for the England match at 8.30pm. Sunday sees 6-a-side teams competing in the COAVER OPEN and with Junior teams taking part in the LPV JUNIOR OPEN.  GOOD FOOD AVAILABLE ALL WEEKEND  *Fresh Wood fired Pizza’s* / *Catering Van – selection of meals* / *Ice Cream Van* FREE Camping is available for participating teams but may be limited. As the camping area is close to local residences the site is manned by a site superintendent with regular patrols by security guards. As a result there is a Midnight curfew for all parties, music, etc.  If you would prefer to camp a little further away where restrictions are not so rigorous, or to make use of nearby Hotels, B&B’s or Hostels (within walking distance of the site), check out the website for details and links ( www.coavervolleyball.org.uk ).  Download an entry booklet, or to reserve places, simply email me with details Dave.Reece@Network100.co.uk , The event has sold out for a number of years now, so don't leave it too late !

VOLLEYBALL ENGLAND - LETS PLAY VOLLEYBALL

JUNIOR OPEN : Sunday 13th June Junior Let’s Play Volleyball event with various age categories i.e. U12’s, U13’s and U14’s (3v3) and U15’s (4v4).  In addition we continue to run Coaver events for U16’s (2v2). Registration is at 9.45am with matches from 10.15 to around 3pm.  All teams must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

The event is run in conjunction with our hosts COAVER CLUB, which enable us to give FREE entry to all junior teams entered. Teams are required to pay a deposit of £5 per team which is then refunded to participating teams on the day.

More details from www.CoaverVolleyball.org.uk / Dave.Reece@Network100.co.uk / Download an entry booklet

It's Free to Organise Your Teams on Teamer

Hi folks, Teamer.net is an online team management service that uses email and text messaging to automate the notification of team events. Teamer.net was created by team organisers, for team organisers. Since its launch in September 2008, over 285,000 people across the British Isles have joined the Teamer community. Teamer is completely free to use, including all text messages that leave the system. Teamer also provides a private and secure web space where you can: 

• Blog: Chat with team-mates about the game, arrange transport and social occasions.
• Upload Photos: Profile pics, team pics, actions shots – load them up!
• Check your team’s line-up for the upcoming game.
• Cancel events with the click of a button.

It has made life much easier (and cheaper!) for people like you and I. Here’s a demo that will show you how Teamer works: Link to Demo

Don’t just take our word for it. Here’s a testimonial from Denise Austin (Volleyball-Community Development Coach):

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Dear Volleyball Club Organisers,
The Academy of Beach Sports has been using Teamer.net to organise our members and events for the past two years.
When we first started I was a little sceptical as it meant more organisation to add the details to the site and just thought it would be more hassle than it was worth but as I had been encouraged by a fellow organiser who swore by it we gave it a go.

We now have every year group, as well as all our U16/U18 SW League teams and South West Junior Grand Prix teams, that's 210 members signed up.

Creating events, competitions, match schedules, training though teamer has allowed us to be better prepared in advance and if you’re busy you know how valuable that is!

For the SW Mini Volleyball Championships on the 15th May, we sent out a teamer invite to all of the 79 junior U14 members to let them know about the event and they can with one click or one text let us know if they are playing.

During the winter when the winds were really strong we had an event organised with 34 people signed up to drive to Melksham, the met office were advising against unnecessary travel and we took the wise but reluctant decision not to travel. With one click on the website we were able to send out texts to all the parents to let them know it had been cancelled. Of the 34 people only 4 turned up at the meet point, which given that some were already on route and it was only sent within 20 minutes of meeting was pretty great!

When you first start creating the info, check out the spread sheets that can be uploaded, which makes your life adding details much easier, our club member data base is now collected and entered using the required format needed to add them easily to the teamer website.

With 250 members of our club it has been one of the most valuable organizational tools since the group text and email. It’s free to use, and you can confirm via the website or to respond to invites by text players are only charged the normal text rates. It’s well worth signing your team up!

Denise Austin
Volleyball-Community Development Coach
d.austin@volleyballengland.org

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If you’ve any questions about Teamer, or would like some assistance getting set-up, we are here to help. Our help desk is open 18 hours a day and we’re happy to give you hand.
We hope to see you on our site soon. We Manage. You Play.

Yours in sport
Ian
Ian O'Sullivan ian@teamer.net / www.teamer.net
Ph: + 353 1 2814974 

Suffolk Open 4x4

Sunday 13th June 2010, Chilton Fields Sports Club, Stowmarket, IP14 1SZ
10am register – first games 10.30am

4-a-side, five divisions: Men, Ladies, Mixed, Social & Veterans (40+)
Mixed - at least 2 ladies / U14 boys
Social - regional/national players not permitted, local / non competing players only
Hot/Cold refreshments available on site all day 

This year there will be a maximum of 32 places for teams (nb. The tournament director reserves the right to collapse divisions if there are not enough entries in a particular group).

On line Entry Form 

CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES IS 30th MAY

All enquires contact Rob Dovaston rob@newmarketvolleyball.co.uk

Nikolai Karpol - book now available

A few years ago we reviewed the book "Karpol: Lunatics - That's What I Need" ( http://www.volleyballnewsletter.com/reports/karpol.htm ) but the book soon disappeared and since then I have received heaps of emails asking where can we get hold of a copy. The author, Tomislav Birtic has now been in contact with us, to say that it is now available again on the American Amazon & Createspace web sites. Hi, I am free to inform you about launching a book on famous Russian coach, two times Olympic champion and three times silver medalist, World champion and three times bronze medalist, two times FIVB Coach of the Year, Hall of Fame member... Nikolai Karpol. The book title is "Karpol: Lunatics - That's What I Need" and it is available on Amazon at: http://www.amazon.com/Karpol-Lunatics-Thats-What-Need/dp/9537093263/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262465228&sr=1-1 or https://www.createspace.com/3416823

You can see a content of the book at Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Karpol-Lunatics-Thats-What-I-Need/189410837830?ref=mf#/pages/Karpol-Lunatics-Thats-What-I-Need/189410837830?v=info&ref=mf

Sincerely,
Tomislav Birtic tomislav.birtic@gmail.com 
Author

 

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If you are new to the game or too young to remember, then have a quick look at this three minute video, this is how most people will remember Nikolai Karpol, the book tells a different story.  The video clip is from Russia v Cuba in 1991, his team are 2 sets up at the start of the video (they go on to lose the match 17-16 in the fifth set)

Exeter Challenge Results

Twenty three teams from Cornwall to Birmingham (plus a few players from Liverpool & Nottingham) all traveled to Exeter to take part in this years set of challenge events. The challenge, can your team come out on top in a series of 17 minute timed matches, it's fast, intense and fun. 

A complete cross section of teams take part each year and it's a great place to meet and play against new teams, the later part of the event always produces a number of closely fought matches and this year did not disappoint, as both finals were decided by a single point. You can checkout more photos from the event at Exeter Challenge 2010 , good luck to all the teams who were practicing for their Inter Regional and Crown Service events next month.

1st: Cardiff Wildcats	2nd: SWVA U17