VOLLEYBALL NEWSLETTER

Issue 227 (04/02/2008) Circulation: 3200 - Regular Items: Letters to the Editor / Tournaments / International News / Photos of Interest / On-Line Calendar / http://www.volleyballnewsletter.com/rss/volleyball.xml

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Withernsea Wild Sitting Volleyball team Withernsea Wild Sitting Volleyball team is looking for any standing clubs who'd wish to have a go at this variant of Volleyball to play against us. Unfortunately due to the lack of sitting volleyball clubs at present we are having difficulty finding team to play against. Matt Lloyd Matt.Lloyd@humberside.probation.gsi.gov.uk

If you would like us to video and broadcast your event on line, then please contact us at: Dave.Reece@volleyballnewsletter.com for details.

Jersey Open Volleyball Tournament The 23rd Jersey Open Volleyball Tournament, 3rd and 4th May 2008. Men’s, Women’s & Mixed Matches 5 Indoor Courts at Fort Regent 10 National Referees Prize Money Vouchers and Trophies for the Winners and Runners-Up Accommodation at the Merton Hotel (Hotel/Flight/Ferry packages available) Free Friday Night Buffet and Drink Free Formal Gala Presentation and Award Dinner On behalf of the Jersey Volleyball Association, our sponsors Insurance Corporation, and the States of Jersey Committee for Education, Sport and Culture, it is our pleasure to extend a personal invitation to your club/team to participate in the 23rd Jersey Open Tournament, which is being held over the week-end of Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th May 2008. Please note that Monday 5th May is a ‘Bank Holiday’ i.e. a public holiday in Jersey and England and provides an opportunity to see some of the Island before returning. The Closing date is Sunday 13th April 2008, please book early to avoid disappointment - Late entries not accepted. Click for Entry Forms etc. PRIZE VALUE ?1,875 The Mens and Womens Champions each receive ?500 in the form of Travel Vouchers for the 2009 Open and the Runners-Up ?250. The Mixed winners will receive a voucher for ?250 and the Runner-Up ?125. Further information from Lucy Sparks lucy.sparks@jerseymail.co.uk www.jerseyvolleyball.com

EDVA & Exeter University V Guernsey U18

EDVA Mixed Youth Team	Guernsey Mixed Team	Exeter University

The Exeter & District Volleyball Association (EDVA) hosted an international youth meeting (2nd Feb), when we welcomed the Guernsey U18 mixed team to Exeter. The EDVA arranged for two youth teams to represent the association, an Exeter University team and a EDVA team drawn from member clubs across Devon and Somerset.

Match action from Saturdays EDVA v Guernsey Match at the Riverside LC

The match fixtures were part of Guernsey's 2008 Southwest tour, they are the current Inter Insulars champions and will be looking to retain the title against Jersey next month. Being a mixed match, the net was set at the men's height and no more than three males allowed on court at anyone one time, each match was the best of five sets.

Match Results: 

EDVA Mixed Youth v Guernsey U18 Mixed: 3 - 0 (25-21, 25-12, 25-19)
Exeter University v Guernsey U18 Mixed: 3 - 1 (25-20, 22-25, 25-7, 25-11)

Match Photos from the event are now available on line and more info about the event at www.edva.org.uk.

The international / region format worked well and one which the organisers would like to repeat and expand on. If you are interested in adding your U18 or U20 mixed team to a future event or better still, put together a representative team from your area or association, then we would like to hear from you.

Please let me know at Dave.Reece@volleyballnewsletter.com

National League action from Jon McGugan at: http://www.mcgugan.co.uk/volleyball

27th Jan 2008
EVA Men Div 2 Oxford Students v Reading VC 1-3 (18-25 12-25 25-18 13-25)

26th Jan 2008
EVA Men Div 1 London Docklands v Warwick Riga 3-2 (26-28 25-16 25-18 14-25 15-11)
EVA Ladies Div 1 Swiss Cottage v Warwick Riga 3-0 (25-21 27-25 25-21) 26th Jan 2008

Tettenhall Tigers (based in Wolverhampton) was formed in 1994 by Nick Shaffery and from it's humble beginnings now boasts membership in excess of 70 members. Over the years the club has had many successes including victories at the National Junior Championships. Juniors & Seniors are coached to extremely high standards which has resulted in a number of junior players being invited to the prestigious Team England Summer Training Camp. Some players have also gone on to represent their country in the England Junior and Great Britain Catholic Students squads.

We encourage all those interested in the game to come along and experience it for themselves. We can offer excellent facilities and competitive rates at the King's School, Tettenhall.

Tettenhall Tigers is a Volleyball Club that has plenty to offer youngsters from development through to performance with a track record of training players to a very high standard. If you feel like coming along and giving this fantastic sport a go our training night is on a Monday evening. If you are a beginner aged 8 years and above training is 6-30pm to 7-45pm. The older session for 13+ years follows this from 7-45pm to 9-30pm. (training doesn’t take place in school holidays).

Club Achievements to date:-

Pontins Volleyball Festival U/15 Winners Pontins Volleyball Festival U/12 Winners West Midlands Woman’s League 1 Winners West Midlands Men’s League 2 Winners West Midlands Woman’s K/O Cup Winners National Junior Girls Champions U/15 (twice) National Women’s Runners-Up U/18 (twice) National Women’s Champions U/18

From www.tettenhall-tigersvc.co.uk

The BBC are having an on line debate with reference to the British Men's team playing in the Netherlands. You can view or join in at www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A31734182

The sportsman media group’, a sports and media rights agency based in Munich/Germany, and the Conf?d?ration Europ?enne de Volleyball (CEV) have concluded a cooperation agreement for the marketing and distribution of European Volleyball competitions, amongst others the Men’s and Women’s Indesit European Champions League, the CEV Cup (Men and Women), the European League (Men) as well as the NESTEA European Beach Tour.

The distribution agreement on CEV’s media rights includes worldwide television, internet and mobile rights. The extensive cooperation aims to enhance the media coverage and the international exposure of the CEV properties. A special focus is laid on the Indesit European Champions League, Europe’s top volleyball club competition.

In order to fulfil the common intention to develop and boost European Volleyball the cooperation agreement entitles the sportsman not only to market and distribute Europe’s top volleyball competitions, but also to show the events on the World Wide Web. The internet platform LAOLA1.tv, an affiliated company of ‘the sportsman’, hosts the ‘Home of CEV Volleyball’ on the internet. Commencing on the 22nd of January, LAOALA1.tv will present the Indesit European Champions League with live coverage and highlight clips giving the CEV’s top club competition a worldwide platform and the volleyball community access to watch their favourite sport and the best volleyball players in the world on www.laola1.tv.

CEV President Mr. Andr? Meyer emphasised in particular that “this collaboration, which has been set up for the CEV competitions is to promote the image of male and female volleyball and its sponsor partners to the benefit of the overall development of the sport. In addition to the already existing TV volleyball transmissions, successfully generated by the different national TV channels, the complementary live broadcast on internet on www.laola1.tv helps to spread volleyball pictures all over Europe”.

“We are very honoured and proud that the CEV has granted us the rights to their most prestigious properties. We are excited to be given the opportunity to develop and be part of the long-term success of one of the most exciting sports” says Thomas Krohne, CEO of ‘the sportsman media group’.”

www.cev.lu / www.thesportsman.tv

The building of two beach volleyball court has been included as one of the 25 project to be undertaken by the Exeter University Foundation. The sum of ?20,000 has been allocated for the building of the two beach volleyball courts. Beach volleyball is an Olympic sport and the courts will encourage both serious sporting development and greater physical activity by casual users. 

www.ex.ac.uk/foundation/difference.shtml

Combined video and radio coverage of the American College match between Columbia College Volleyball & Univ. Illinois-Springfield, is now available on Youtube. It appear that the original match video has been edited together with the www.columbiacougars.com radio commentary, an interesting concept but it appears to works (including the adverts). Note: They appear to play the first to 30 points in this league << Click image to view >>

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