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Developing the next generation of volleyball players and enthusiasts is high on the agenda right now. One of the first things Nick Shaffery did in his role as the new Children and Young People Working Group Lead, was to organise a Junior Network Development Conference to bring together people to help... read more

Javier and Joaquin Bello’s journey at the Youth Olympic Games came to end with a 5th place finish, after they were edged out in the beach volleyball quarter finals by hosts Argentina. Saved as the last match of the day in front of a partisan home crowd, the game lived up... read more

Javier and Joaquin Bello have had a perfect finish to the pool stage at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina, after emphatically defeating Togo to make it three wins from three. By finishing top of the pool, the brothers will bypass the round of 24 and will progress straight to... read more

Following the launch of UK Sport’s new £3m Aspiration Fund, volleyball, beach volleyball and sitting volleyball will have the opportunity to bid for investment to support teams with the potential to reach the Tokyo 2020 Games. Open to Olympic and Paralympic sports who are not currently in UK Sport’s World Class Programme,... read more

As the summer weather started to fade, the Volleyball England Beach Tour (VEBT) reached its conclusion with hundreds of people having enjoyed competitive beach volleyball during the season.The blazing sunshine has seen over 450 players compete on the tour this year. The participation rate has been one of the... read more

They often say twins are inseparable, but the Bello brothers, Javier and Joaquin push that adage to the extreme. Day in, day out, the brothers spend most of their waking hours together. Training twice a day, competing around the world, and were even in the same lessons at school. The Hounslow based... read more

An exciting opportunity for young athletes to join the first step on the England National Talent Pathway has opened, with trials taking place over the weekend of 21st and 22nd October at the National Volleyball Centre, Kettering, NN15 6PB – one week before the England junior squads, the next step in... read more

The This Girl Can campaign celebrates and promotes ‘active women doing their thing no matter how well they do it’. When it comes to volleyball, Leicester Athena Volleyball Club are proof of the appetite of women to play and enjoy the sport. The club was only created three seasons ago but... read more

“Competitive sport is played mainly on a five-and-a-half-inch court…the space between your ears.” In reality, this quote paraphrases Bobby Jones, substituting the word sport in for golf and court in for course. Jones was a hugely influential and successful American golfer, who beat the best golfers in the... read more

The National Volleyball Centre, Kettering will again be hosting the NEVZA Under 19 Championships – and you can get your tickets now. The championships take place Friday 26th to Sunday 28th October 2018 and see some of the brightest talent from across Europe battle it out over an action-packed three... read more

Beach volleyball is to star on the iconic children’s TV show Blue Peter this Thursday. More young people will get the chance to be inspired by beach volleyball as it features on the show on Thursday 20th September 2018 at 5:30pm on the CBBC channel. In the episode, presenter Radzi Chinyanganya... read more

There was a brilliant weekend of National Cup action which raised the curtain on the 2018/19 volleyball season. Teams set out on the road to winning English volleyball’s most prestigious knockout trophy and there was lots of interest for teams outside of the National Volleyball League. 18 non-NVL teams have entered... read more

Playing in the National Championships is often one of the highlights of a junior volleyball player’s season. With early rounds welcoming teams of novice ability and the best teams fighting it out to play on the big stage at the Cup Finals, every youngster gets to enjoy competitive volleyball in the... read more

This weekend is the Higher Education Volleyball Officer (HEVO) conference. As part of the flagship scheme to drive participation in the sport, the students will be developing their knowledge and skills to prepare them to deliver fun, recreational volleyball sessions at their universities in their role as HEVOs. It promises... read more

The word that sitting volleyball is an energetic, thrilling and inclusive sport is spreading. Following the news last month of a brand new sitting volleyball club springing up in Buckinghamshire, a new club has now been created in the north of the country. City of Salford Volleyball Club has set... read more

Everyone with an interest in youth talent development is invited to attend the Volleyball Futures conference, which is set to take place on Saturday 15th September at Loughborough College, Radmoor Road, Loughborough, LE11 3BT from 10am-4pm. Comprising an introduction to the Volleyball Futures programme and practical workshops delivered by Gary Hutt... read more

Do you have passion for junior volleyball? Then an event at the end of this month is a must attend! On Sunday 30th September, SportPark Loughborough will host a Junior Development Network Workshop from 10:45am to 3:30pm to get people together to share ideas and discuss how best to improve the... read more

Young beach volleyball stars Javier and Joaquin Bello have been officially selected to represent Team GB at the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games (YOG). The pair were today named in the British Olympic Association’s 42-strong team for the Games, which take place in Buenos Aires from the 6th to 18th... read more

Membership to Volleyball England is on the up. Affiliations for the 2018/19 season launched at the start of August and the membership package for this season has been really well received. The number of registered clubs, coaches and officials for 2018/19 are all higher than they were after the first month of... read more

It’s only two weeks until the Higher Education Volleyball Officer (HEVO) conference, which will mark the start of the eighth year of the flagship scheme to increase participation in volleyball. More importantly, it will see the programme developed even further to have a bigger impact on the sport in this country.... read more