Category Archives: News

Goodwill’s Children’s Home Tamil Nadu – India

Posted on 18/11/2016 by Dave

In October, I went to India with 13 other students from my school (Kings School Ottery St Mary). We spent 5 days in an orphanage in the mountains in Tamil Nadu (in the south of India). With me, I took … Continue reading →

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Wessex Volleyball Club – Happy 40th Birthday

Posted on 11/11/2016 by Dave

SWVA marked the 40th Anniversary of the Wessex Volleyball Club by awarding a Commemorative Plaque to the Club, Geoff Allen and presenting flowers to Lynn Allen. Some achievements over 40 Years: National Champions, International players developed from youngsters in local … Continue reading →

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Volunteer Recruitment at Events

Posted on 09/11/2016 by Dave

Daniel Thompson has put together a useful document with a number of ideas and links that he uses for recruiting volunteers for major events, maybe useful for your VB event and club activity. Just adjust for your county and local community. An … Continue reading →

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2016 Veterans Tournament Report

Posted on 01/11/2016 by Dave

With 7 teams in this year’s event, all teams got to play everyone else and there was little time for sitting around and allowing the old bones time to stiffen up! The handicap system worked well with most teams having … Continue reading →

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VolleyMark

Posted on 20/10/2016 by Dave

What is VolleyMark? The New Club accreditation scheme replacing Volley 1, 2, 3. VolleyMark is the official accreditation programme for volleyball clubs in England and is part of the Clubmark accreditation scheme run by Sport England. The simple club accreditation … Continue reading →

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Grade 4 Referee course – Gloucester

Posted on 19/10/2016 by Dave

Are any of your club members looking to become qualified referees? If so, they may be interested in the following Grade 4 Referee course that is due to be held in Gloucester on 30th October: University of Gloucestershire – Grade … Continue reading →

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Wanted – One Beach for 12+ Volleyball Courts

Posted on 17/10/2016 by Dave

Beach players and regular readers will be familiar with the lose of the Exmouth Beach Tournament program (Pairs / Four’s / Juniors) over the last few seasons due to sand erosion and the ongoing battering from winter storms. With no sign … Continue reading →

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Student Cup Entries Now Open

Posted on 16/10/2016 by Dave

The Volleyball England Student Cup, one of the biggest indoor student volleyball competitions in the UK, has opened for entry. The qualifier rounds will be held in November at different venues around the country, including the National Volleyball Centre in … Continue reading →

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Olympic Sport Funding

Posted on 11/10/2016 by Dave

The country has just had a very successful summer Olympics games in Brazil this years with a record investment in the countries full time athletes for the majority of our Olympic sports. Between 2013 and 2017, almost £350m in public … Continue reading →