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The Five Nations Volleyball Championship

Posted on 09/10/2024 by Dave

The national volleyball federations of England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and Gibraltar, along with the British Volleyball Federation (BVF), are delighted to announce the launch of a new international tournament. The Five Nations Volleyball Championship will feature national Senior teams … Continue reading →

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2024/25 SWVA Scoresheets

Posted on 26/09/2024 by Dave

New for the 2024/25 season, will be the SWVA scorepads for all SW League matches. They include Player registration boxes (which have disappeared from VE FIVB sheets in recent years), QR code for uploading the match result, POM Nominations area, … Continue reading →

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SW Vets 2024 Entries

Posted on 25/09/2024 by Dave

We still have a few spaces left in this year’s SW Veterans Tournament, which will be held as usual at the Riverside Leisure Centre in Exeter on Sunday 24th November 2024 from 10 to 6 pm. Teams must be from … Continue reading →

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SW GoToMeeting Upgraded

Posted on 09/09/2024 by Dave

The SWVA GoToMeeting account has been upgraded to now include items like, Breakout Rooms, Hand Raising, Meeting Rooms, Quick reactions with emojis & sounds, End-to-end encryption, Camera zoom, Miro integration and more! It’s free to use for anyone Club, Association, … Continue reading →

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Slow Mo in the Rain video

Posted on 17/08/2024 by Dave

Slow Mo in the Rain video from the 2024 Small Nations https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-sxSZGXr/0/NPf7TtLjtgb6P9jLphHnRNDLFsxzNpH2W9kx8bQpX/1920/i-sxSZGXr-1920.mp4 Richard Beales: mr_beales@hotmail.com

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Weymouth Beach Classic

Posted on 16/08/2024 by Dave

We have newspaper cuttings that shows that organised beach volleyball was taking place on the beaches of Devon & Cornwall in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s. It would have been to indoor rules, 6 A-Side (and like beach today, … Continue reading →

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Spare Equipment

Posted on 15/08/2024 by Dave

Does anyone have a use for these items, they are currently spare and looking for a home: Ball Cart cover (no frame, I assume it was just add to an existing cart for PR) LPV 2v2 court lines, not a … Continue reading →

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U19 Open International Action Photos

Posted on 15/08/2024 by Dave

Once again, event photographer Richard Beales has captured some amazing photos from last weekend. You can see them all on the event Inter-Beach Instagram page at https://www.instagram.com/interbeachnet/ or for just the Southwest photos at: https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-xjKMRq Photos: Richard Beales: mr_beales@hotmail.com

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SW Volleyball to the Voice of Paris 2024

Posted on 12/08/2024 by Dave

Denise Austin and Clayton Lucas OBS Commentators Denise began playing indoor volleyball at sixteen at the North Devon College under the guidance of Reg Beck, an enthusiastic trampoline turned volleyball coach. The NDC went on to win the national college … Continue reading →

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U19 Open Inter Photos 2024