Hi all,
More volleyball news, well done to all SWVA players at this years Sainsbury's
School Games with England and Wales.
SW
Vets Tournament Entry
Although
the name of the event is the SW Vet’s Tournament, it’s more than that,
with two thirds of the entries being from mixed teams. The
competition uses a handicap system based not just on age but also with
additional points for each female on court at the start of the match,
encouraging a true mixed tournament. Teams then have to either hold on to
their point’s advantage or catch the other team up within the allotted match
period of seventeen minutes.
It’s
a format that produces an excellent match environment and very entertaining
volleyball for players and spectators alike and has produced a different event
winner each year.
SUNDAY
9th NOVEMBER 2014
This years event is once again being held at the Riverside Leisure Centre,
Exeter, EX4 1AF on Sunday 9th November 2014 between 10.00 am and 6.00 pm.
(approx.). The age qualification is 35 i.e. players may only take part if they
are 35 or over on the day of the tournament.
This
is intended to be a social tournament and a chance for some of our former
players to play again and meet old friends. Individuals, who do not have a
team to play for, please enter your name and playing standard and I will do my
best to pull teams and players together. As this is a tournament in which
Men’s and Mixed teams will be playing against each other, teams will be
given a handicap.
The
cost of entry to the tournament will be £60 per team. The form below should
be returned by 1st
October 2014 to the
SW Competitions Secretary:
SW
Mini Volleyball Grand Prix 4th October Bournemouth
A
quick reminder that the first Mini-Volleyball Grand Prix of the season takes
place on Saturday 4th October 2014 at the LeAF Academy in Bournemouth. It
starts at 11 a.m. and expected to finish around 3 p.m.
You
can enter using the link http://www.swva.org.uk/junior-grand-prix-entry-form and
the cost of entering is £15 per team. Teams are generally made up with three
players, but two can play together or you can have a team of four where
players rotate in. It is also allowed to include one younger boy in a girls
team or one girl up to one year older in a boys team. The weight of balls
should be appropriate to the age group playing and the team with the youngest
player will always select the weight of the lightweight balls if there is a
dispute.
I
would like to make the closing date for entries Friday
26th at 6 p.m. All players must be registered to take part in the
Junior Grand Prix. Player registration can be done by clubs by logging into
the SWVA web site with your club login details (available from your club sec
or coach) and fill in the Player Registration Form (Name & email adress
required).
Print
off your Team
Sheets and hand them
into the event organiser. Direct registration to the SW Junior club is only
for players who turn up from non VE clubs.
Calendar
of Junior Events 2014 – 15
These are the provisional dates for SW Junior Competitions this season:
Please enter online at http://www.swva.org.uk/junior-grand-prix/junior-registration
The Grand Prix will include all age groups U12 to U15. It will cost £15 per
team. The events confirmed are:-
Grand
Prix Bookings
Saturday 4th October 2014 11a.m. – 3 p.m LeAF, Bournemouth
Saturday 15th November 2014 1 – 5 p.m.– Wellspings, Taunton
Saturday 6th December 2014 12 – 4 p.m. – Hutton Moor
Saturday 24th January 2015 1 – 5 p.m. Taunton
U15
SW Regional Qualifiers
Saturday 31st January 2015
These are the dates put aside for the regional qualifiers (SW) for the
regional rounds (S) of the U15 national cups. It has been decided to follow
the VE directives this year and let individual clubs ‘bid’ to hold the
events. If you are interested in doing this, please let me know and I will
make sure you get the relevant information when it becomes available.
South-
West Mini-Championships
Saturday 14th March 2015 1 – 4p.m.
Please
note the forthcoming dates for South West Training for anyone interested in
your club:-
- 20th
Sep SW Girls Training U14 & U16 Exeter Riverside 11:00 – 16:00
- 27th
Sep SW Boys Training U15 & U17 Exeter Riverside LC 11:00 – 16:00
- 11th
Oct SW Girls Training U14 & U16 Exeter Riverside 11:00 – 16:00
- 25th
Oct SW Boys Training Exeter Riverside LC 11:00 – 16:00
Please
keep an eye on the competitions section of the SW website for information on
the various events and ways to register for them.
( http://www.swva.org.uk/calendar )
I hope you are not too phased with all this information and look forward to a
good season of Volleyball ahead.
David
Walrond, dc.walrond@ntlworld.com
Sainsbury’s
2014 School Games – Finals
Plenty
of SWVA action at this years Sainsbury's School Games with England and
Wales, read about day three highlights at: http://www.swva.org.uk/news/sainsburys-2014-school-games-finals
Sportset
Super Six
This
award is kindly sponsored by Sportset (www.sportset.com)
and recognises the strongest and most valued volleyball players in the 2014
Sainsbury’s School Games.
Girls
- Francesca
Smith-Daye – England Junior Girls – 9
- Katy
Begley – England Cadet Girls – 12
- Rachel
Morrison (C) – Scotland West Girls – 1
- Ffion
Churchill (C) – Wales Girls – 2
- Yasmin
Kaashoek – England Cadet Girls – 3
- Raveen
Gill (L) – Scotland West Girls – 2
Boys
- Nathan
Fullerton – England Junior Boys – 3
- William
Ewings – Wales Boys – 10
- Cameron
Carrington – England Junior Boys – 4
- Marc
McLaughlin – Scotland West Boys – 2
- Joel
Roberts – England Junior Boys – 11
- Rhys
Arthur – Scotland East Boys – 1
Congratulations
to all players who were selected to compete in the Sainsbury’s 2014 School
Games, but particularly the medallists and the Sportset Super Six.
Volleysport
Rules and Requirements
If
you enjoyed the videos on Volleysport (last newsletter), please check out the
rules and requirements at:
How
to play Volleysport, a collection of 30 video’s explaining the game for
young juniors.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FLIkdrlzWM&list=PL45303B43C6E93DBD
Who
wants to be a Ref?
Another
photo currently doing the rounds on social media – from volleyball.it
SKY
Sports VEBT Finals coverage confirmed
Highlights
from this year’s VEBT Finals in Margate will be broadcast over the next
fortnight, beginning this Thursday (11th September) at 19:00 on SKY Sports
3. The highlights package will be spread across two 1 hour shows with
multiple repeats of each programme.
VEBT
Finals 2014 (1)
11/09/2014 19:00
12/09/2014 03:00
12/09/2014 06:00
12/09/2014 13:30 |
VEBT
Finals 2014 (2)
18/09/2014 18:30
19/09/2014 00:00 (midnight)
19/09/2014 05:00
19/09/2014 13:00 |
For
further information on this year’s VEBT, please visit our VEBT
pages
Over
£300,000 of new external funding
Volleyball
England staff and volunteers helped secure over £329,000 extra funding from
external sources. Read more:
August
marked the first full year of the new Sport England funded Whole Sport Plan
for volleyball. This anniversary coincided with a substantial milestone for
our sport in England – over £300,000 of new external funds brought into
the sport!
In
the 12 months up to 26 August 2014, £329,544 of external grant funding was
secured for Volleyball England affiliated organisations and national
programmes due to the tremendous work of our volunteer network, Volleyball
Relationship Managers and National Office staff. These funds were secured
from sources and programmes such as Sportivate, Sport England Small Grants,
Inspired Facilities and Capital Grants.
The
success rate of grant applications to the Sport England Small Grants
programmes from Volleyball England staff is currently running at an
astonishing 100% – almost double the 55% average success rate of grant
applications to Sport England across all bids by all sports. It is testament
to the dedication of Volleyball Relationship Managers and National Office
staff in not only working closely with clubs, colleges and other volleyball
organisations on the bid documents but also their successful collaboration
with funding bodies and expert knowledge of the required processes.
Beyond
the £329,000 already secured, decisions on more than £200,000 in grant
applications are due in the next few months. In addition, the Volleyball
England Talent team have secured over £500,000 financial support for our
talented young players in the Junior and Senior Academies via theAdvanced
Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence(AASE) and Talented Athlete Scholarship
Scheme (TASS) programmes.
If
your affiliated club, school, college, university, area or regional
association is considering submitting an external funding application,
please contact the Volleyball England National Office for expert guidance
and support. Call 01509 227722 or email Ian Poynton at i.poynton@volleyballengland.org.
Referee
Manual!
A
brand new referee resource has been launched with the help of the
Volleyball England Refereeing Commission. The A5 plastic folder contains
both the up to date international indoor volleyball rules and the scorers
handbook, both of which were previously sold separately.
This
easy to carry and durable folder is an ideal tool for referees to refresh
their knowledge prior to games and ideal to refer back to, during post
game reflections.
Get yours here now
(introductory price of £10)
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Volleyball
Magazine
Volleyball
Magazine have a couple of interesting free items on their web site this month:
Preserve
Your ACL & Accelerate Performance
To
produce players who stop balls from dropping on defense, jump out of the gym
on offense, and stay injury-free throughout the season, a volleyball training
system must contain elements for both athletic performance and injury
prevention. Performance training for volleyball players should include
vertical-jump development, foot-quickness exercises, and lateral movement.
Injury prevention should cover several areas that commonly cause problems, but
the most noted issue for female athletes is ACL injuries. ACL-protective
training includes correcting quadriceps-to-hamstring strength ratios, teaching
force absorption, grooving neural patterns that correct valgus knee (the
caving in of the knees when squatting, jumping, and landing), and developing
strong postural lines so the shoulders stay over the hips.
Full
item at:
http://volleyballmag.com/articles/43448-preserve-your-acl-accelerate-performance
Solving
the Split Block Dilemma
When
my partner and I are split-blocking, how do we decide who will block during
the play?
Lauren
Fendrick: Typically within a match one blocker/defender combination will be
more effective against a particular opponent. If that is the case, then you
should decide beforehand to use your more effective defense as much as
possible. You can also decide during the play, but as with most things in
beach volleyball, communication is key. You can also have set rules, like
always have the attacker stay at the net and block and the setter retreat to
defense. Or you can consider tendencies. If your team is pulling a lot and the
attacker tends to hit toward the puller, you can put your better
transition-attacker at the net in hopes of getting a chance to pull, get a
dig, and smash down a transition set.
Full
item at: http://volleyballmag.com/articles/43444-ask-the-pro-lauren-fendrick