SWVA News Update


Sitting Volleyball Awareness Workshop

Posted on by Dave

Date:                          Saturday 26th October 2013

Time:                          12.00pm – 4.00pm

Venue:                       Torbridge High School, Miller Way, Plymouth. PL6 8UN

Course Tutor:            Andrew Potter

Course Fee:             £10

Sitting volleyball has grown to be one of the more popular Paralympic sports due to the fast and exciting action. At club level, the game offers both disabled and non-disabled players the opportunity to compete both with and against each other. It is one of the few fully inclusive sports which is a great leveller for all participants as everyone starts at ground level!

Plymouth Marjon Volleyball Club (PMVC) and the South West Volleyball Association (SWVA) are both keen to raise awareness and participation levels of Sitting Volleyball in the South West region.

Therefore, in conjunction with Active Devon, VolleySLIDE (an international sitting volleyball initiative) and Volleyball England’s Go Spike Campaign, we are hosting an awareness workshop designed to raise awareness of the sport at a grass roots level whilst demonstrating the different options and variations there are when delivering it.

The target audience for this workshop is as follows:

-                      PE Teachers (or teachers interested in sport)

-                      Community Sport coaches, Disability Sport coaches, Volleyball coaches

-                      Interested volleyball players

-                      Physiotherapists, Rehabilitation workers or any others from the medical profession

The aim is for every attendee to leave as a ‘sitting volleyball advocate’ so that they can spread awareness about the sport and then should they encounter someone with a disability, they can point them towards Sitting Volleyball and the opportunities available to them in the region.

For those that wish to deliver sitting volleyball you will also be given the resources and knowledge required to self deliver and also how to gain exposure via Volleyball England’s Go Spike initiative.

Format

The workshop will be a part theory, part practical delivery – with this in mind, please ensure you are dressed comfortably and ready to get participate – you don’t have to have had experience playing any form of volleyball before as the practical sessions are to demonstrate play at a beginner level.

Sitting Volleyball Awareness workshop 261013

Andrew Potter  popotter40@hotmail.com


POM Update

This is the first year that the SWVA have run a Player of the Match award and after the first few rounds of the league, a couple of players have taken an early lead.

pom-ladies

pom-men

It’s very early days but you can keep up todate with the POM nominations via the SWVA League tables or direct at: http://www.swva.volleyballmatches.co.uk/pom.asp

Teams are asked to award the POM to the player who, in the opinion of the opposition team, has made the most positive contribution to the match:


Sparkassen Cup 2013

ABS Team Pic Austria 2013_web
In preparation for the forth coming national junior cups, the academy of beach sports under 16 girls team headed to Austria for the feldkirch sparkassse invitational cup 2013. In a combined team to strengthen the age of the team the Academy linked in with  three Plymouth Junior players.

The First match was a very tough draw against the 2012 tournament winners Modena from Italy. The Italian team started strong and over powered the academy girls who by the end of the match had settled into playing against a quick attacking and good defensive team but found their form too late.

The Italians with many players returning from last year were a more experienced team and able to win points fighting back from pressure plays constantly.

In their pool of four teams the Academy won their next two matches beating the two Austrian teams from Feldkirch and Nuziders. Despite having won two matches convincingly in their pool of 4, with 12 teams competing the academy missed out a semi- final play off place by 1 point.  Instead the academy had to settle for the fifth to eight playoff on the Sunday.

They had a promising start beating the much stronger German team by two sets to nil with their typical defensive ability. The team appeared to have found their feet and settled into their best play of the competition.

Rachel and Anaya_web

There were some amazing strong attacks set up by Sophie watts and Vicky Wilkins for the consistent kills from Ellie Cranch and Anaya Evans. Both attackers showed a level of intelligent play by varying their hitting and seeking out the holes in the German defence. Playing to their strengths Meg Leeds and Helen Farr covered the court defensively and Rachel Fallow managed to block and knock the confidence of the powerful German hitters.

In the final 5th/6th play-off position the opponents were Team VVV from Austria. A very organised and business like team with no obvious weaknesses. Neck and neck all the way through the first set the academy performed to their beat potential losing out 23-25 in a close fought-could go anyway- first set. Uncharacteristically deflated by just losing the local club never picked up their game and lost the second set 25-12.

Anaya Block_web

Denise Austin Head coach explains, “It was our first international indoor experience for all the athletes in our club. Travelling together so far, facing new challenges and different opposition, looking at a variety of styles of volleyball has inspired the girls in their ambitions and individual performances. The better European girls have a swagger and confidence that only will come with time; we are a young club but want to give a valuable experience through our sport to its players. It will not be obvious to start with but when going back into training and when we step on court for our first round of the cup, the team will have improved as they process and assimilate their experiences into confidence and experience on the court”.  An exciting indoor season is about to start!

Team Anaya Evans©,  Ellie Cranch,  Ellie Austin, Sophie Watts,  Helen Farr, Rachel Fallow, Rebecca Fallow, Niamh Marshall, Mollie roach, Lauren Short, Vicky Wilkins, Megan Leeds & Sarah Husni

Denise Austin
Chair and Head Coach
denise@beachvolleyballinc.com
07773382305
www.academyofbeachsports.org.uk


Funding Guide Updated

Here’s some information hot off the press from sports coach UK.

1. Funding Guide

sports coach UK in partnership with the ECN has updated the Funding Opportunities for Coaching guide. The guide contains information on funding available in England to support coaching and is available to download from http://www.sportscoachuk.org/resource/funding-coaching-guide

The guide is an interactive PDF that allows the user to quickly identify the right funding for them. It includes the following key sections:

‘Top Tips’ will help first time funding applicants to get their applications right

Governing Body funding for those coaches affiliated to and working within key whole sport plan areas.


Bristol Coach Required

Dear coaches in the South West,

Perhaps there are clubs near/ around the Bristol area that are free to help run a taster session at the Community Games organised by the National Trust at Leigh Woods and Tyntesfield in Bristol.

Volleyball England have been asked by the National trust to source a club/coach who would be willing to run a ‘come and try’ session during the Games, with the opportunity to promote their club as well during the Games. The site currently has an outdoor net that can be used during the Games.

If you or a club member would be able to help source a club/coach who would be willing to assist during the Games, then please contact Sam Harding s.harding@volleyballengland.org at the Volleyball England office.

Good luck to all in their volleyball season

Regards

Jurek


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