SWVA News for February
A quick summary of our membership
· SWVA Members (Jan 2014) = 993
· SWVA Registered Players 2013/14 = 450 (SW League & Junior Grand Prix of which 23 only play in the Junior Grand Prix) does not include 2013 SWJBT players.
· Number of juniors (U18) registered = 145
· SWVA Referees = 104
· SWVA Coaches = 173
· Sitting Volleyball = 14 (coaches, organizer, referee)
Regards
Dave Reece
Entry forms are now available for the 2014 SW Championships, once again the event will be held at the Kitto Centre in Plymouth over the weekend of 17/18th May.
The closing date for entries is the 1st April, entries will be limited to 26 teams, so the tournament may close earlier than the deadline and as a further incentive to get your entries in early. There will be a late entry fee this year of an additional £20 (spaces permitting).
I am writing to let you know about Sporting Entrance Scholarships at Swansea University (http://www.swan.ac.uk/scholarships/sports-scholarships/). Scholarships of £1000 per annum (and renewable for three years) are granted to students who reached a nationally recognised level of excellence.
The aforementioned scholarship could be given to a volleyball player who represented his/her country at a national level. Therefore I was wondering if you are aware of any volleyball players who represented Wales/England Youth Teams and are thinking about doing undergraduate studies? If so, could you please forward the information to them?
I would be particularly interested in finding out about female graduates as our Women’s Team is performing well this season and I am hoping for building another strong team next year.
Perhaps you could add this information to one of your newsletters? If so, please let me know and I will re-write it into a more suitable format.
Thank you in advance for your help. I look forward to hearing from you!
Kind Regards,
Szymon Kubal
THE CARDIFF VOLLEYBALL OPEN TOURNAMENT
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY – SEPTEMBER 13th & 14th 2014
This tournament was held for a number of years but got cancelled due to lack of entries…but we are hoping to resurrect the event. Those who have already competed will know that the event is well run ( timeset games ) and is the only facility in Wales that has 4 indoor courts on one site.
The format is the ‘usual’ 12 ladies team and 12 mens teams competing over the weekend (2 pools of 6 teams on 2 courts per gender ). The faciilties are first class, with the city of Cardiff offering a great welcome and a thriving social life.
We are conscious of costs to teams and have tried to keep the fees to a minimum, however, the hall hire fees dictate what we need to charge. Entry for the event is £75 per team with an ‘early bird’ option of a £5 discount if entries are submitted before August.
Venue: Cardiff University – Tal Y Bont Sports Campus ( 9.30am – 6.00pm each day).
This email is for information only as Cardiff Ladies Volleyball Club ( organisors ) are keen to let you know at the earliest opportunity so that you can ‘dot it in your diary’ and wait for official entry forms etc. If you require further info please get in touch – promos for the tournament will be sent March/April.
I hope you will join us.
Steve Marshall steven.marshall60@ntlworld.com
Andrew Potter (SWVA Officials Secretary) held a half hour clinic at the Riverside LC in Exeter on Sunday. The focus was on the duties of the Second Referee, it was well attended and everyone had the opportunity to put it into practice during the EDVA Ladies Tournament that followed.
The Challenge: Can your team come out on top in a series of seventeen minute timed matches, it’s intense, competitive and enjoyable. A complete cross section of teams take part each year. As always, please book your place early.
Entry forms are now available for the annual Exeter Ladies Challenge (27th Apr) www.ExeterLadiesChallenge.com end of season events:
ONLY FOUR PLACES LEFT - Men's event SOLD OUT
Results from the 2013 Exeter Ladies Challenge
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1st: Team Bath |
2nd: Plymouth Marjon |
The final stop on the Volleyball’s England Voice tour was the SWVA at Weston Super Mare. The presentation was opened by CEO Lisa Wainwright, followed by talks on the sports structure, green shoots for the 2024 strategy and improving our membership.
Volleyball England have now released the report from the recent Voice Road show: http://www.swva.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Volleyball-Voice-Report.pdf
SW U16 v Marjon University
The SW U16 girls IRC development squad had a run out today at the latest round of the EDVA Ladies Development Tournament. The team took on six other teams from Torexe, Marjon University, Taunton, Kings and Ivybridge.
SW U16 v Torexe Juniors
Final Result: (1st – 7th) Torexe Juniors, SWVA U16, Marjon University, Taunton Juniors, Torexe AM, Kings, PMVC Ivybridge Tigers.
I am pleased to announce that I have been able to pencil in some dates at Cardiff Metropolitan University for a Level 1 and Level 2 UKCC course. I am in the process of confirming these details, however as you have expressed an interest in attending the course/s I wanted to draw your attention to the dates now so that you can schedule it into your diary and to share the dates with other people in your clubs / regions that may also be interested.
UKCC 1 – 31st May, 1st, 7th and 8th June 2104
UKCC 2 – 2nd, 3rd, 9th, 10th August 2014
As always, if we do not get the required minimum number of people on the course then we will have to reschedule so I would be grateful if you could let me know if there are any significant problems with these dates or if you would like to try and attend.
I currently do not have the prices available but am gathering expressions of interest so that I can confirm the details of the courses and their prices. It may also give you time to apply for funding for this to reduce the costs to you personally.
Once I have gauged interest then I will be able to forward on some more information to you or to distribute through your own networks
Many thanks all, and best wishes
Yvonne Saker ysaker@uwic.ac.uk
Chairman Volleyball Wales
Like many league programs, we required match results to be entered on line and a copy of the scoresheet uploaded after each match. The number of portable media devices (tablets and smart phones) now available on the team bench has increased dramatically over the last couple of years. A third of all people now access the SWVA web site on a portable device (22% tablet, 12% smart phone, all up from 5% two years ago), plus 3G & 4G network coverage is now reaching more sports halls.
It’s now possible to upload your scoresheet before you leave the sports hall, the ability to do pdf’s from a portable device is quite difficult, therefore we have now enabled jpg photos of scoresheets. However do not crop or adjust the image, as this activates image compression on portable devices and will render the image UNREADABLE.
Go to the Results Upload Page http://www.swva.volleyballmatches.co.uk/Login.asp
Match result all done.
Player Registration
In December we changed our player registration database, it’s a minimal change for users however, the player registers page is no longer behind the login page. Therefore anyone can register a player (or players can register themselves) but you will need to be logged in to your club page to view your player registration numbers / team sheet.
National Volleyball Centre, Kettering:
NATIONAL CUP FINALS – 28th – 30th Mar 2014
SUPER 8S PLAY OFFS – 25th – 27th Apr 2014
SITTING VOLLEYBALL FINALS – 27th April 2014
• A range of roles available
• A contribution given towards travel expenses
• Volleyball England T-shirt
• Food & drinks provided
For more information contact Alex:
Mobile: 07850 938 307
email: a.hajigeorgieva@volleyballengland.org
Volleyball England have signed up a new Beach Grand Prix sponsor, Itsu. Look out for their products in Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose, more details at http://www.itsu.com/beach_volleyball_england/
The
SportBeat Festival is guaranteed to be an action-packed weekend; it’s an
event for all the family to enjoy. Oxstalls Sports Park is the venue,
previously used for the hugely popular Timeout Gloucester City Festival of
Volleyball, which ran for 24 years, the orgainisers for which have been
enlisted to help out at SportBeatFest. The Festival is an exciting concept
mixing music and sport, so whether you are happy to watch, listen, play or,
join in it’s your choice as there should be something for everyone to do.
The dates for your diary are 6th-8th June; it’s a great way to spend time with friends and family and also your chance to play in the two day, 6-a-side volleyball tourney. Sport plays a major part at the Festival, teams will be competing to be crowned ‘SportBeatFest Champions 2014′ in Rugby 7s, Netball and Volleyball. A tournament format will determine who makes it through to the Finals on Sunday afternoon. Spectators are welcome to watch and encourage all teams taking part in what promises to be an exciting weekend of sport.
On the Music front we have a Main and Campfire Stage, this year we have added an Academy Stage for up and coming local, young artists to perform on. Last years acts included The Feeling, The Lightning Seeds, Juan Zelada, The Vamps, Mark Morriss of the Bluetones, Ryan Keen, Young Kato and Mad Dog Mcrae. Details of this year’s line-up will be released as and when acts have been confirmed.
The Sportbeat Crew comprises of former Beach Volleyball players Jody Gooding and Denise Johns who spent five years playing for Great Britain on the World Tour and Jack Adams former GRFC, England Sevens player now with Cinderford RFC. Between them the experiences gleaned from playing sport around the globe has helped them to put on an amazing, friendly community based Festival, the City is proud of.
They also have a great team behind them with over fifty years in the event industry. The Sportbeat Festival is part of the BIG (Believe in Gloucester) campaign and last year won the BIG ‘Community Event of the Year Award’
If you would like more information about the Sportbeat Festival either as a volleyball player, team or Festivalgoer then please contact us at info@sportbeatfest.com for further details.
You can also keep up to date with all the latest news via www.sportbeatfest.com Twitter: @SportbeatFest Facebook: Sportbeat Festival of Music, Sport and Family Fun Pinterest: Sportbeatfest Instagram: sportbeatfest
Volleyball In brief:
The Sportbeat Festival of Music, Sport and Family Fun will be taking place over the weekend of 6th-8th June.
A 6 v 6 outdoor volleyball tournament is one of the sports selected for the Festival alongside Netball and Rugby 7s.
The venue: Oxstalls Tennis Centre, Gloucester, previously used for the Timeout Gloucester City Festival of Volleyball. Camping and parking is available onsite, from Friday last afternoon until Monday morning.
Entry via the website is £20 per person to enter your team and compete in a 6 v 6 grass tournament over 2 days. This gains you access to watch the Music Festival and many other attractions
Divisions
Format:
Volleyball pros will be on site to give some helpful tips if requested!
For details info@sportbeafest.com www.sportbeatfest.com
