Time for our April newsletter
Several major events coming up, The Inter Regional Championship (3-5th May),
good luck to all our teams. The SW Championships on the 17-18th May and our AGM
on the 31st May.
We are looking for a few more helpers and volunteers for this years SW Champs
(Plymouth) if you are available to help out then please get in contact.
Dave Reece
Dave.Reece'Network100.co.uk
Help build a new beach court in Croyde
Work is about to get underway on our new beach
court at the Village Green, in Croyde, but we still need your help! We have so
far managed to secure funding of £5,500 towards a total target of £12,000 to
fully fund the build. If you have ever played at Croyde, benefitted from the
facilities or if you would like to invest in some awesome facilities for use
by future generation,s please be kind enough to donate using the button below.
Thank you!
South West Schools Beach Volleyball Championships
Hosted By Wessex Volleyball Club in association with the Academy of Beach
Sports and the SWVA.
Event date: Friday 4th July 11:00-4:00-Please note all schools will be
required to be in attendance from 10:15 to help set up the volleyball courts
with Wessex Volleyball Club
Age groups: U12/U14/U16 2v2 age groups in School Years-players may play up
in age groups-please note a team may have a substitute but can only play for a
whole match not change during a game
Registration will begin at: 10:15a.m. Play begins at 11:00 a.m.
Format on the day to be decided but ideally pool play in the early round, with
either semi finals/finals or double elimination format. Where possible we will
run separate age groups but the tournament organiser’s decision is final on
the day.
ENTRIES
- Entry fee is £5 per team.
- Closing date for entry no later than Monday 30th June 5:00pm 2013
- For late entries please contact the organiser; a late entry fee of £5 (£10
total) will be applicable.
- Entries will be on a first come first served basis so please enter
early. See note below.
- Entry
Form: South West Schools Junior Beach Championships 2014
PLEASE NOTE each county is initially allowed 4 teams in
each age group/gender e.g four girls U12 teams and 4 boys U12 teams. e.g Devon
has their Devon schools event on the 23rd June in Croyde and the top four will
qualify to represent Devon. However any county not holding any qualifying
round the entry of the teams will be agreed with the Tournament
director/County SGO organiser for volleyball/Local Volleyball Association as
entries come in.
- One entry form for each school entered is required.
- Please make cheques payable to: Academy of Beach Sports
- Post cheques & entry forms to the following address: SW Schools
Denise Austin, Seabirds, Withywell Lane, Croyde, Devon EX33 1PX
CONTACTS
Any questions please contact: Denise Austin
Email: denise@beachvolleyballinc.com
Tel: 07773382305
2014 Sandbanks Beach Volleyball Festival
All,
Entries for the 2014 Sandbanks Beach Volleyball Festival are now OPEN !
The entry forms to junior and adult competitions can be found at
http://www.wessexvolleyball.com/entrylist.asp
Early entry is recommended to avoid disappointment.
We look forward to welcoming you on the sand soon.
Please feel free to share with your friends and family !
Kind regards
Vicky
On behalf of the 2014 Sandbanks Beach Volleyball Festival Crew
UKCC Level 1 Volleyball Course
I am pleased to confirm that the UKCC Level 1 Volleyball Course is going
ahead in Cardiff on the following dates;
UKCC 1 – 31st May, 1st and 7th June 2104
Please can you share this information with anyone that you think may be
interested in attending this course.
I have attached an application and registration form. Please can you
complete both of these, and return them to me with a cheque for £180. If you
cannot pay by cheque, then we can take credit card payments over the phone but
I will need your application form first. Volleyball
booking form Volleyball
application 2014
Details will be sent to you once we have received your application form but
in the meantime, should you have any queries, please feel free to contact me
on the details below
Best wishes
Yvonne Saker
Email: saker@cardiffmet.ac.uky
CEV Beach Volleyball Continental Cup heads to
Bournemouth
Volleyball England is very pleased to announce that LeAF Academy in
Bournemouth will host the first round of the CEV Beach Volleyball Continental
Cup.
The first qualification route to the Olympics in Rio will take place in
Bournemouth on the 21st and 22nd of June 2014. The event will feature men’s
and women’s teams from England, Slovakia, Switzerland, Ireland and Sweden.
Wayne Coyle, President Volleyball England, said “We are really looking
forward to hosting this event in England. It will be the first time a major
international beach volleyball competition will take place on home soil since
London 2012. We are very pleased to be working in partnership with the Leaf
Academy and look forward to an exciting Championship.”
Dr. Anetta Minnard, Executive Principle at LeAF Academy added “We are
delighted to be hosting such a prestigious event at LeAF Campus. This is a
wonderful opportunity to involve the local community in high performance beach
volleyball and we look forward to welcoming the players, officials and
spectators to Bournemouth.”
The full draw and information can be found on the CEV
website
For further details on the event, please contact Sanjib
Sahota, Major Events and Commercial Manager.
Exeter Challenge Result
Well done to everyone who took part in this years Exeter Men’s Challenge
event. It was a full house of twelve teams who took up this years challenge.
Over all the results for the top half of the table were very much the same as
in 2013.
The home team of Torexe Hunter’s finished in 5th place (same as last
year), Exeter Storm once again took the runners up spot but last years winners
and third place teams of the South West U17 Squad and Kernow swapped places
with the SW U17 team taking their first ever event title by one point.
1st South West U17 Squad
Results Table:
No. |
Club & Team
Name… |
No. |
Club & Team
Name… |
1st |
SWVA
U17 |
7th |
Arrows |
2nd |
Exeter
Storm |
8th |
Poole
Panthers |
3rd |
Kernow
Maw |
9th |
SWVA
U15 |
4th |
Kernow |
10th |
Torexe |
5th |
Torexe
Hunters |
11th |
Bristol
Uni |
6th |
Taunton |
12th |
Plymouth
Marjon |
2nd Exeter Storm
Volleyball England Beach Tour dates confirmed!
England’s top beach volleyball talent take to the sand!
The Volleyball England Beach Tour (VEBT) returns in June this year with
Skegness playing host to the first event of the Tour on 15th-16th June. We
then head south east to Great Yarmouth two weeks later on 28th-29th June
before visting the sands of Weston-super-Mare on 12th-13th July. A short break
follows before Weymouth host the penultimate leg of the Tour over the first
weekend of August (1st-3rd), with the Finals in Margate on the 16th-17th
August.
The VEBT provides an opportunity to watch top class volleyball players
battle it out to become the National Beach Volleyball Champions of 2014. Lisa
Wainwright, Chief Executive of Volleyball England, said: “We are committed
to raising the profile of volleyball through events such as the Beach Tour and
hope to inspire and encourage more people to play, watch and take part in the
sport. We would also like to welome and thank itsu,
our official partner of the Volleyball England Beach Tour. We would like to
thank them for their support in helping us to promote beach volleyball and
inspire more people to get invovled.”
Tour dates:
- Skegness; 14th-15th June 2014
- Great Yarmouth; 28th-29th June 2014
- Weston-super-Mare; 12th-13th July 2014
- Weymouth; 1st-3rd August 2014
- Margate VEBT Finals; 16th-17th August 2014
Players for the senior and junior tour will be able to enter from the 16th
April 2014 via the Volleyball England website.
The VEBT is a great day out for everyone and it’s free to come and watch.
Make sure you come along to see the action and if you’re feeling inspired to
get involved, visit Volleyball England’s ‘Go
Spike’ website to find out details on where you can get involved.
For more information about itsu, please visit their website
or follow them on twitter @itsuofficial.
For further information about the VEBT, please contact Sanjib
Sahota, Major Events & Commercial Manager.
PMVC’s Fairytale run comes to an end at the National
Finals
This
weekend at the National Volleyball Centre in Kettering, Plymouth Marjon
Volleyball Club took part in the National Cup Finals Weekend.
For those that are unfamiliar with this event, the National Cup Finals
weekend is the showcase event for Volleyball England. Over 200 teams
compete in various cup competitions throughout the season, all vying for the
chance to play in the most prestigious event in the Volleyball calendar. The
atmosphere and buzz is second to none and in most cases is the rare occasion
where teams can play in front a grandstand full of supporters, with
music and match commentary as well as the whole weekend being live
streamed so supporters all around the world who can watch the action unfold as
it happens.
The National Cup Finals weekend comprises of Mens and Ladies teams
that have progressed from the National Cup, the National Shield, as well
as Junior U16 and U18 competition finals too.
PMVC Ladies were competing in the National Cup for the first time this
season. Their Cup run saw them knocked out of the Cup competition in the
Second Round against NVL Div 1 side Bristol 1 in a close match. This saw them
automatically entered into the Shield where they enjoyed success against NVL
teams - Div 3 South’s New Forest Ladies in Round 2 and Bristol 2 in the
Quarter Finals. They then faced their stiffest test in the Semi Final against
current Div 2 South Champions and National Shield champions in 2013, Tendring. They
pulled off the biggest upset in the competition by beating them 3-1 and
sealing their place in the Final.
Plymouth Marjon Volleyball Club (PMVC) are the first ever non NVL team to
compete in the National Cup Finals Weekend from the Southwest of England. That
itself is an achievement and tagged them as the underdog in every round of the
competition. In terms of their form this season, they are currently unbeaten
in the Southwest League with 2 games remaining and are on course to win the
League for the second successive season. Their only defeat was against Bristol
1 in the National Cup.
When looking at the squads for every other team in the National
Finals, all teams had a full squad of 12 including Libero/s. PMVC were the
only team not utilising a Libero and were only able to field 7 players out of
their squad of 8. 4 of their squad are 16 years old or younger. This
further emphasises how impressive their route to the finals has been against
well established and successful National Clubs.
Their opponents in the Final were last years Shield Runners up
Loughborough Students (LBS). With a full squad to hand and in the top half of
NVL Division 2 North, they were a strong and well established squad and they
were unlucky is the National Shield Final in 2013 as they lost to
Tendring in 5 sets. With this in mind they were determined to avoid the
runners up spot again.
The early afternoon match was the 3rd Final on Saturday’s
programme and with both the previous games being one sided 3-0 games, this
match provided the crowd with its first compelling battle for supremacy.
The first set was all about momentum, Loughborough started brightly and were
looking comfortable on the big stage. PMVC on the other hand looked nervous
and were behind going into both Technical Time Outs (TTOs) 8-4 and then
16-5. PMVC then started to find their rhythm and started to assert
themselves in the match. With outside hitter Megan Leeds finding gaps in their
backcourt and clever hitting by Ellie Cranch and Caprtain Liene Knupke, the
southwest side clawed the score back to 10-17. The teams traded
points and eventually LBS won the set 25-19. However PMVC had the
momentum winning 14 points to Loughborough’s 8 in the last passage in Set 1.
Set 2 saw Plymouth take the early advantage with some service aces
from Knupke and a killer bock from Ellie Cranch to go into the first
TTO 8-6 up. After the break PMVC continued their new found confidence and the
crowd were entertained with some long absorbing rallies. PMVC defended
well enough to go into the 2nd TTO 16-10 in the lead. When play
continued, Marjon were cruising to victory in the set at 20-14 but LBS tunred
the tide with some excellent attacking play to force PMVC coach Steve
Allen to use both his timeouts to stop their momentum. with LBS taking
the lead 22-21 and then level to 23-23 it became a straight shootout
for the set with both teams aiming to go two points clear. LBS had the first
match point at 24-23 but Setter Marina Baker quickly snuffed out a second
ball hit to draw level. PMVC then had set point at 25-24 and despite great
defending LBS drew the score level again. LBS then had set point again but
again PMVC saved it and then outside hitter Katrina Kozuleva hit a beautiful
crosscourt hit to get their second set point. The set was sealed with an ace
and PMVC drew the game level at 1 set all (28-26).
In the 3rd set, LBS put the SW Champions under pressure early and led
in the first TTO 8-4. With some back court spiking from their captain and
excellent serving from Cranch, PMVC drew the scores level at 12-12. With some
excellent court coverage by Kate Wilkins, PMVC took the lead for the first
time at 14-13 but LBS crept into the lead at the 2nd TTO 16-15. With all to
play for, Loughbrough were able to convert defence into attack and started to
pull away with the lead. At 21-17, PMVC weren’t having much luck as the
referee changed his decision due to a line judge’s call at a pivotal point.
With the disruption, Plymouth lost their focus and the set 25-20.
The 4th set started much the same as the others with Loughborough dominant
again and leading 8-3. PMVC staged a mini revival at 12-8 down but LBS kept
pushing hard with the finish line in sight and went into the second TTO 16-9.
PMVC weren’t going down without a fight as they provided some hope with
more effective hitting from Knupke as Victoria Wilkins took charge of the
setting duties whilst also making vital defensive pickups. They were back in
the game at 20-15. LBS snuffed out their late charge though and eventually won
the set 25-19 and were crowned Shield Champions 2014 with a 3-1 win over
Plymouth Marjon.
After being presented with their runners up medals, emotions ran high
for the Plymouth team. Their amazing run in their first year in the
competition had come to an end on the biggest stage. Coach Steve Allen had
this to say about his team “The team are just emotionally wiped out.
Our whole journey to Kettering has been such an emotional roller
coaster. All I can say is Wow! Whatever the result, our little family
team made it all the way to the National Finals.”
He went on to thank each and every one of his players including Valeria
Minaeva who was unable to make the Finals but had played in every other round
en route to the Final and his Assistant Coach Matthew Rhymer who took charge
in his absence for the Semi Final win over Tendring.
Having played in the biggest match in PMVC’s short history, Club
Chairperson, Kate Wilkins added ”It was great to have such positive
support from the crowd especially those that travelled up with the
team and also having everyone else at the club following the live stream
at home. It has been a true fairy tale that we will never forget”.
MAY 2014
- 3-5th Inter Regional Championships –
University of East London
- 17-18 May SW Championships – Plymouth Entry
forms
- 17 th May SW Girls training –
Burnham on Sea – 11:00 to 16:00
- 26th May-1st Jun FIVB ‘Beach Get
Involved’ Seminar
- 31 May SWVA AGM
- 31 May UKCC Level 1 Coaching – Cardiff
- 31st May-1st Jun Wick Outdoor Volleyball
Tournament Bristol wick2013
JUNE 2014
- 01 June UKCC Level 1 Coaching – Cardiff
- 6-8th June SportBeatFest – Gloucester sportbeatfest
- 7-8 June UKCC Level 1 Coaching – Cardiff
- 14-15th Jun Perranporth Beach Tournament
- 14-15th Jun Skegness VEBT
- Sunday 22nd June – Mixed 4 aside Funday
Tournament – jurek.jankowski@gmail.com
- 28-29th Jun Great Yarmouth VEBT