South West Volleyball
Welcome to a new year of volleyball and the January newsletter, plenty of
things on the go at the moment and the first of our beach dates have now been
confirmed (see below).
See you on court
Dave Reece
Inter Regional Championships Finals Confirmed
The 2014 Inter Regional Championships event has now been confirm, the SW
will be entering all age groups and will be looking to defend our 2013 U16
Girls Title.
For the last few years the event has been held at the National Volleyball
Center in Kettering but Kettering is not available this year. This years event
will now be held at the University of East London, Sportsdock E16 2RD over the
Mayday Bank Holiday 3-5 May 2014.
Please note that the Boys training session for 18th Jan has been Cancelled,
the next Boys training will now be on the 15th Feb (Riverside Exeter 11:00 to
16:00), no change to the Girls program.
Exeter Storm Finish Fifth in U18 Men’s National
Championships
Exeter Storm has finished fifth in the entire country, after making its
debut appearance in the Volleyball England U18 Men’s National Championships.
In the ‘last 8’ of the competition, at the National Volleyball Centre
in Kettering, they were placed in a very evenly matched pool of four teams,
with The Boswells Blaze A, Ernest Bevin College and Newcastle Staffs A. Exeter
Storm started with a narrow defeat to Boswells Blaze. Far from being
overwhelmed, Storm felt they could have defeated the defending champions on
another day. They went on to beat Newcastle Staffs in their next match, with
spells of real dominance. Each team won one and lost one in the first two
rounds of matches, so victory against Ernest Bevin would earn Storm a place in
the semi-finals. Exeter Storm gave away a big lead early on in each set and
both times clawed it back, only to lose the decisive points.A 22-25, 23-25
loss ended their run in the competition.
“I am very proud of the boys who came to Kettering and those who have
featured throughout the competition. Slightly disappointing that we couldn’t
make the semi-final, but the improvement is outstanding and very apparent as
we went toe to toe with all the teams within our group, including Boswells who
won the competition last year.” said Danny Lewis.
Qualifying for the ‘last 8’ of the competition was a fantastic
achievement, as Exeter Storm was one of the only teams to qualify that
wasn’t representing a national volleyball academy. Competing with every
opposition they faced and finishing in a very respectable fifthplace, after
less than three months together as a team, shows the talent and dedication of
the players and coaches.
Exeter Storm has been invited to Volleyball England’s pilot U18 Grand
Prix event, in the New Year, to compete with the top teams at the National
Volleyball Centre once more. Ben Fairweather declared, “Although fifth place
was a huge achievement, we will come back stronger, with the confidence that
we can beat any team on our day.”
Exeter Storm Volleyball Club is always looking to add to its squads. Full
details are available on the club website: www.exeterstormvc.co.uk
Sitting Volleyball Guernsey
Jo Turville has sitting Volleyball up and running in Guernsey with over 30
players having already tried the sport. For the last session this year, they
are looking to run a mini 4v4 tournament on two courts. More information on
the GVA web site and facebook page
You can watch an interview with Jo, from the Guernsey Sports Commission,
plus photo at: http://guernseysports.com/2013/10/sitting-volleyball-launches-in-guernsey/
The Guernsey Sports Commission were invited along to one of the first
sessions of Sitting Volleyball taught in Guernsey last weekend. Jo Turville,
from the Guernsey Volleyball Association lead the session, which introduced
them to the shots and techniques required to play this modified version of the
game.
Mini-Volleyball Grand Prix – Jan 11th
A quick reminder that the next Mini-Volleyball Grand Prix takes place on
Saturday 11th January 2014 in Taunton. It starts
at 1 p.m. and expected to finish around 5 p.m. You can enter using
the link http://www.swva.org.uk/junior-grand-prix-entry-formand
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 Tuesday 7th January
at 6 p.m.
David Walrond
Perranporth Beach Tournament
Well followers of Countrymen’s beach Charity Pairs and the Club 4′s
at Perranporth beach in Cornwall will I am sure be pleased to know it’s on
again in 2014 on 14th and 15th June.
It is not well known that youth aged 16 or under (Entering the charity
pairs) on the day have a free entry apart from getting some sponsorship on the
form. It does not have to get up to the entry fee.
Entry forms and more info can be obtained from oldal73@gmail.com
Alan G. Conquest MBE
High Tide Photos from the Summer
We had a couple of super high tides this summer, at Exmouth we were down to
just two courts some evenings.
and on court surfing at Croyde took on a new look this year.
If you have an interesting volleyball photos, then why not send it in and
share it…
U15 SW Regional Qualifiers
Saturday 1st February
2014
This are the date put aside for
the regional qualifiers (SW) for the regional rounds (S) of the U15
national cups. Academy will be hosting this event and more details will
be available shortly.
To enter, please follow the link
below (if you have not done so already).
http://www.volleyballengland.org/competitions/junior_competitions/national_u15_championships
and then download the entry form.
Please email entry to or contact Will Westward at w.westward@volleyballengland.org
There is an initial entry fee of
£10 and then the cost of Academy hosting the event will be shared between all
the competing teams.
David Walrond
4 pm 19th Jan 2014?
Could 4 pm on the 19th of Jan be the big day in this seasons Ladies league?
We currently have two unbeaten teams, the Academy of Beach Sports from North
Devon & Plymouth Marjon, they are due to meet on the 19th in Plymouth.
However both have a number of matches to play before the 19th, so anything
could happen.
Hot on their tails are Royal Wootton Bassett, Torexe Topcats and Exeter
University.
In the Men’s league, Kernow are at the head of the table for the
Christmas break, with an unbeaten record to date. However, they face Yeovil,
Plymouth and Lydney (twice) in their next few fixtures, so its still game on
for this years title.
POM Update
We have received 212 Player of the Match nominations so far this year.
Players to look out for are: Lois Chitticks (Wessex), Lucy Walton (UOG) and
Millie Constable (ABS).
In the Men’s league, Billy Ewings (Cardiff
Celts), Dave Tyack (Kernow Maw) and Tim Latcham (ABS) currently have the
majority of nominations with Robert Odsterczyl (Yeovil) just one point behind
them.
Experiences of sport – Volleyball
Sport England Report on satisfaction levels among people taking part in 46
different sports have been gathered annually for four years.
Those taking part in sports such as boccia, goalball and taekwondo are
among those who say they are most satisfied with their sporting experiences.
Satisfaction – as measured by factors such as value for money,
facilities, social opportunities and performance – is increasing overall.
The satisfaction survey offers a detailed breakdown of responses in all 10
factors for every sport.
The survey also breaks down satisfaction by sports club members, general
participants and the ‘talent pool’ for each sport. Overall, club members
and the talent pool are more satisfied than general players, but this does not
hold true for every sport.
Results
for volleyball Trend 2009-2012
3Touch Volleyball Magazine
The latest edition of 3Touch Volleyball Magazine is now available
electronically. This edition contains:
- Life after the Dream – Catching up with our 2012 volleyball heroes
- Valuing Volunteers – Attracting and retaining the lifeblood of
volleyball
- The Big 3touch Xmas Quiz! – Test your knowledge of your favourite
sport
- Meet Ian Legrand – Coaching sitting volleyball
Please
click here to read your copy now.
Hard copies will be distributed to clubs, coaches and referees next week.
A lot of testing and development on the e-scoresheet was done in the UK on the
run up to the Olympics, if you have not come across it before you can download
a copy from the Data project web site at: http://www.dataproject.com/VolleyBall/Service_For_CEV.aspx
To have a go, you will need to enter the
following [username: scorertest / password: scorertest], the USA federation
also have a useful training presentation at: http://www.slideboom.com/presentations/266078/E-Scoresheet_training-NCAA-Mens
Super 8S – Videos and Match Stats
Hai-Binh Ly is a volleyball analyst who is currently stating the Men’s
Super 8′s and other matches. I addition to this he is also collecting
match video’s and hence has a comprehensive collection of NL matches on his
Youtube channel.
You
can checkout both sites at the following URL’s:
Calendar
JANUARY 2014
- 5th & 6th Jan Grade 4 Referee
Course, Tor Bridge High, Plymouth (awaiting confirmation from VE) email popotter40@hotmail.com
for further details
- 11th January Junior Grand Prix,
Wellsprings Leisure Centre, Cheddon Road, Taunton, TA2 7QP 1 p.m. to
5 p.m. Registration
- 18th Jan SW Boys Training -
Cancelled
- 25 th Jan SW Girls training –
Burnham on Sea – 11:00 to 16:00 Sign
In
- 26th Jan Exeter Ladies Development
Tournament 2
FEBRUARY 2014
- Saturday 1st February U15 SW Regional
Qualifiers (Interested Clubs to bid to host event)
- 08 Feb SWVA Meeting
- 15th Feb SW Boys Training Riverside Exeter
11:00 to 16:00 Sign
In
- 15 th Feb SW Girls training – Burnham on
Sea – 11:00 to 16:00 Sign
In
MARCH 2014
- 8th or 9th March South-West
Mini-Championships (U12 to U15), Leaf Studio School, Bournemouth (TBC) Registration
- 15th March SW Boys Training Riverside Exeter
11:00 to 16:00 Sign
In
- 15 th Mar SW Girls training –
Burnham on Sea – 11:00 to 16:00 Sign
In
- 16th Mar Exeter Ladies Development
Tournament 3