Schools and Youth Development commission are committed to promoting Junior beach volleyball at all levels. This year they are focusing on this aspect of Junior volleyball and would like to gather information from as many sources as possible.
Please could anyone coaching beach volleyball to juniors in any shape or form in England, contact Julie Garrard on Julie.Garrard@mspct.nhs.uk so that knowledge of activity levels and contacts for future communication can be obtained.
They also require anyone who organises junior beach (outdoor) volleyball using small sided games to complete a short questionnaire to give an idea of successful formats. All information will be gratefully received. All responses should be sent to Julie Garrard on Julie.Garrard@mspct.nhs.uk by Thursday 28th Febuary.
Around 1500 appointments are needed for National League and Cup
Around 1000 are made by the Referee Commission Appointments Panel
Still 500 need to be made either by the Clubs or other means.
If you are a team looking for a referee you can ask for the help of Charlie Orton on the following link (please give notice and inform him if you have searched yourself):
www.londonvolleyball.org/Request_Referee.html
If you are a referee looking for matches visit the following link:
www.londonVolleyball.org/AvailableMatches.html
London Volleyball Association
The London Volleyball Association is negotiating sponsorship for one of its competitions and is keen that the opportunity is used to maximise publicity for volleyball and motivate the sport's enthusiasts. Anyone with expertise in marketing or sponsorship who is willing to advise the regional association is asked to communicate with douglas@londonvolleyball.org
Event Volunteers
With an increase in events being held in England as part of the run up to the Olympics and the Volleyball England Competitions Strategy a Major Events Unit has been formed. Through this we aim to offer training in events at the National Finals and other such large events. Roles include Team Liaisons, Court Managers, Announcers, Media Liaison, Event Director, Event Manager and VIS/Stats.
If you are interested in getting involved in such events and would like to work with those already identified and gain training in events we have set up a shadowing scheme at various events throughout the calendar year.
If you are interested please contact Gemma at the Volleyball England office g.nunnerley@volleyballengland.org and state which of the following roles you would be interested in.
Roles (click on the position for a basic role description)
Team Liaison
Court Manager
Announcer
Media Liaison
Event Director
Event Manager
VIS Technician
Oxford University Volleyball Club
Oxford University Volleyball Club currently runs four teams: two in the NVL (div 2 and div 3) and two in BUSA Div 1. We're currently investigating the possibility of entering one or more teams in BUSA div 2. As part of this investigation, we're wondering if there's anyone living in the Oxford area interested in coaching such a team. The individual would have to be experienced, and they'd need to have or get some coaching qualification from the EVA. The club wouldn't be able to pay wages, but might be able to help cover expenses. We train at two sports halls; the University sports centre on Iffley Rd. and in St. Gregory the Great school on Cricket Road. Contact Paul Swift at paul.swift@wolfson.ox.ac.uk or 07969034995 if you're interested.
Milton Keynes Volleyball Club
Milton Keynes Men's National League Squad is interested in attracting new players to the squad and club. MKVC is an established club playing in NL Division 3 as well as having a number of local league teams. If you are interested please contact the club via www.mkvc.co.uk.
British Airways Volleyball Club
The British Airways Volleyball Club are looking for players to bolster their men’s squad for the 2008/2009 season.
The BA Jets play in both the Surrey and London leagues and we are looking for NVL 2 level players to compliment the existing squad. In addition to the above mentioned leagues, we also participate in summer tournaments and inter-airline tournaments abroad - most recently, Emirates (Dubai) & Qantas (Melbourne).
We are based in South West London at The Concorde Club near Hounslow and have 3 EVA registered coaches providing coaching at club nights (Thursdays) to all levels and league nights (Sundays) for the competitive teams.
The club is open to non-BA staff and membership to BA Clubs allows use of various facilities at a very competitive rate compared to other South West London clubs.
See www.bavolleyball.com for details on joining or contact Ben Bristow benjamin.bristow@ba.com or Gary Williams gary.williams@ubs.com directly for more information.
This ‘advert’ is for aimed at a specific level but as always, all levels are welcome to join our unique club!
New Club TBC, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
We are setting up a new team and would like to invite female players of all ages and abilities to join our club! Looking to train a team from scratch and become professional as soon as possible. Beginners welcome!!!
Contact: Kalwinder Purewal, kullyza@hotmail.com, 07527877926
Spelthorpe Volleyball Club
Spelthorpe Volleyball Club, based in Ashford (Middlesex), is looking for new players for all teams.
We currently run teams in the Surrey League Mens Divisions 1 and 2 and Ladies. We train on Sunday evenings at Spelthorpe College in Ashford.
If you are interested in playing for us, please contact Brendon Hollands on 07952901851 or bj_hollands@hotmail.com
Portsmouth Volleyball Club has something for everyone!
Love volleyball? Then we would love to hear from you!
Portsmouth Volleyball Club is a long-established club for players of all levels in the South of Hampshire. We train and play in Portsmouth, but we attract players from all parts of the county. We have mens and womens team in the Portsmouth local league. We also have a womens team playing in the National League, and a newly-formed junior program.
We are preparing for the 2007/8 indoor volleyball season, and we are looking for volunteers and new players for all of our teams (mens local league, ladies national league and local league, and junior).
If you are interested in playing, watching, coaching, refereeing, line judging or scoring, then please get in touch! Please contact Club coach Jayne Smith on jayneds201@aol.com, or 07754432846.
Guildford International
Guildford International are seeking players for all three of their National League teams for the forthcoming season. The Club currently have Men's teams in Division 1 and Division 3 and a Women's team in Division 2 of the National League.
The Men train on Thursdays at the Guildford Spectrum and the Women train on Wednesday at the same venue.
If anyone is interested in playing with Guildford International next season in the NVL then they should contact Mike Richardson either by email at mike.richardson@guildfordvolleyball.org.uk or by phone on 01483 578577.
Team Southampton
As a club Team Southampton has big plans. We achieved Volley 1 status in March 2007 and have the desire to becoming the leading volleyball force in the Southampton area. We have an established National League ladies team and have entered a Men's team in to Div 3 South West for the 2007/08 season. We have also a strong youth set up. Starting with only 8 children in March 2007 we now have a thriving youth section. We have U15 and U18 boys and girls teams, ready to enter regional and national competitions next season.
We are currently looking for players to join Team Southampton for the 2007/08 season. The senior teams are currently composed of a mix of experienced players, university players and college students. We are looking for players who want to improve their volleyball, want a challenge and most importantly enjoy their sport.
We have further big plans for the development of the club and volleyball at grass roots level in Southampton. We have strong links with the specialist sports school in Southampton, the local colleges and the universities. We are hoping to develop the club with the help of funding from Sports England, and are already working on achieving Volley 2!
If you are interested, please contact Tim Nash (chairman) on 07825557624 or by email at tjnasher@hotmail.com. I look forward to hearing from you!
Reading University
Do you live in, or around the area of Reading? Interested in volleyball or just sport in general? Reading volleyball club is looking for players and welcomes both students and non students, who are interested in playing for a National League status club. We are also looking for coaches and volunteers to help us in such areas as; youth development, sponsorship, events organization, physiotherapy services, fitness training etc. Our club offers a very low monthly fee and use of the university sports facilities at very competitive prices for the club members. For more info please visit our website (www.ruvc.org.uk) or email us at ruvc@rdg.ac.uk.
Currently serving in the British Army? We want YOU!
The Army Volleyball Team is recruiting both regular and TA personnel interested in playing high-level volleyball at forthcoming tournaments. If you’ve played competitive volleyball and are interested in playing some more, please contact Chris Teoh on 01235
543757
University of Kent Volleyball Club
The University of Kent Volleyball Club is based at Canterbury. For next season both the men’s and women’s teams are looking for a coach who could lead their practices once a week on Thursday nights for the whole season. As the teams’ practices are scheduled right after each other, it will prove practical to organise both sessions.
Presence at games or tournaments during the weekend is not required. Salary to be discussed.
For further information or application, please contact Tom Vandenkendelaere at tmjv@kent.ac.uk or Katherine Stevens-Smith at ks243@kent.ac.uk or on 07950 826806.
Vale Volleyball Club
Vale is a good sized Club, playing in Aylesbury/Stoke Mandeville/Wendover/Berkhamsted (Bucks/Herts border). Last season we had 41 paid-up members and ran 2 men's teams and 1 women's team in the Herts league, for the establishment of which we received a lottery grant. We have a ladies Coach but have lost our General Training/Men's Teams' Coach. We train Thursday evenings 8-10pm in Wendover, and play home matches Sunday evenings 7-9pm in Berkhamsted, but this is likely to change (probably to Aylesbury) next season. We are willing to pay travel expenses/other modest payment for a new Coach. Please contact Kevin Pistak on 07786176706 or Drpistak@aol.com.
Guildford International
Guildford International are seeking Coaches for both of their National League teams for the forthcoming season. The club currently has Men's teams in Division 1 and Division 3 of the National League. Both teams train on Thursdays at the Guildford Spectrum.
If anyone is interested in playing with Guildford International next season in the NVL then they should contact Mike Richardson either by email at mike.richardson@guildfordvolleyball.org.uk or by phone on 01483 578577.
Milton Keynes
URGENT – VOLLEYBALL POSTS NEEDED
Milton Keynes City Volleyball Club is in search of a second hand pair of ‘Competition’ volleyball posts. The posts must be in full working order and compatible with the standard socket setup for a sprung floor.
Cash will be paid and we can collect them from anywhere in the country. The set we started the season with have unfortunately broken and are beyond repair.
If you have some - or know of anyone upgrading and have a spare set please contact matt@mpg-computing.co.uk