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London to host CEV Continental Cup

Posted on 20/12/2018 by Dave

Next summer international beach volleyball will return to England as London will play host to the first round of the CEV Continental Cup. The European Volleyball Federation (CEV) have confirmed that the Feel Good Too Centre in Leyton (pictured above) … Continue reading →

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Volleyball Hub

Posted on 18/12/2018 by Dave

Some of you may be aware of the Volleyball Hub, a new set up located in London who are aiming to improve the level of volleyball in London and the UK. I asked Valentina, one of the coaches if they … Continue reading →

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Reminder – Inter-regional training next Saturday

Posted on 10/12/2018 by Neil Bentley

The next session of this season’s inter-regional training is on 15 Decmber at the Wellsway Sports Centre in Keynsham near Bristol with the girls training from 11:30 until 14:30 and the boys training from 14:30 to 18:00. The cost will be £10 for … Continue reading →

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My IRC Experience – Jess Falkner-Ham

Posted on 09/12/2018 by Dave

Each year we ask a number of our youngsters to report back on their SW Inter Regional Championship experience, today we focus on Jess Falkner-Ham (SW No 13) from our U15 Girl’s Squad. Some provide a nice write up, some … Continue reading →

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Weymouth Rembrandt v Speedwell Photos – 1982

Posted on 08/12/2018 by Dave

Graeme Sawyer has kindly forwarded some photos taken at a NL 1 match from Feb 1982, between Weymouth Rembrandt (in white) and Speedwell (National Champs at the time) at Cranford Avenue. You can see the full size photos at: Weymouth … Continue reading →

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1970 Invitation Volleyball Tournament

Posted on 08/12/2018 by Dave

1969 to 2019 Time to Celebrate In the November Newsletter we highlighted that the SWVA (originally SWAVA) will be 50 next year and one of the first events run by the association was an invitational Tournament between a SWAVA team and … Continue reading →

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Bath – Level 1 Introduction to Coaching Volleyball

Posted on 08/12/2018 by Dave

Volleyball England Level 1 Introduction to Coaching Volleyball, Sports Training Village, University of Bath Price: £150.00 Dates: 17th February 2019 09:00 – 17:00 2nd March 2019 09:00 – 17:00 Sign up Deadline: Friday 8th February 2019 https://www.volleyballengland.org/courses

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2018 Veterans Tournament Results

Posted on 03/12/2018 by Dave

Tournament Final It was another excellent sell out event at this years SW Vets event with teams from around the SW region, renewing old friendships, on court battles and having fun with the mixed handicap event. The handicap system generally … Continue reading →

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My IRC Experience – Harriet Bentley

Posted on 27/11/2018 by Dave

Each year we ask a number of our youngsters to report back on their SW IRC experience, today we focus on Harriet Bentley from our SW U17 Squad Harriet Bentley SW No. 10 Inter-regional Volleyball Competition 2018 On the Friday … Continue reading →

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Info New Volleyball Coaches Need to Know…

Posted on 27/11/2018 by Dave

## THIS INFO HAS NOW BEEN CORRECTED / UPDATED ##   A change in this year’s Volleyball England’s insurance has raised a few concerns, we note this year that a new coach is defined as: “must be suitably qualified to … Continue reading →

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