There is a Level 2 Coaching course being run by Countrymen VC, taking place at the Cornwall College, Pool (Redruth) on the 23, 24 & 25 May. Cost approximately ?50 + exam, tutor Jim Wright.

2008 sees Liverpool host The 10th World Firefighter Games, running from 24th August until 2nd September. Volunteers and team entries are still needed for all events, but we are looking especially for anyone interested in helping out in Beach 26-28th Aug and Indoor 30-31 Aug.

Please contact John Morton-indoor johnmorton@merseyfire.gov.uk and Dave Shannahan-beach daveshannahan@merseyfire.go.uk for further details, or you can log on to www.WFG08.com for more information

NB. venues and dates may be subject to change as web site is still being updated, to register your interest as a volunteer- or even as a team entry if you are a firefighter team! Please put a note in remarks box on registration form if you are interested in volleyball volunteering along with any skills you may have.

cheers Ade McGraa adriennemcgraa@aol.com

Ashcombe Volleyball Club have had a roller coaster of success this season with 3 teams reaching the National Finals at Bath University on 26th/27th April but Ashcombe Dorking 1 are heading for the second division despite two late victories over Polonia 3-1 and Wessex Team Bath 3-0. Ashcombe Dorking 1 are in the National Shield Finals v Tameside.

Ashcombe Under 18 Women will also be playing Tameside in the Under 18 finals and Ashcombe Under 16 Girls are contesting their age group final against Newcastle Staffs. With the Ashcombe Mens Under 18 team and the Under 15 Girls team also reaching the national semi final stages, junior development at Ashcombe has never been so strong.

More details about the Ashcombe Volleyball Club can be forund on the website www.ashcombevolleyball.co.uk or by contacting Freda Bussey on: fredabussey@btinternet.com

EXETER FESTIVAL OF VOLLEYBALL  Saturday 7th June, 2008: Fun 4’s & Summer Volleyball Party  Sunday 8th June, 2008: Coaver Open & Junior Open

Coaver Volleyball Club (in association with Wanderers VC & Exeter & District Volleyball Association) is holding its Annual Volleyball Festival on Coaver Lawn, Topsham Road, Exeter on the above weekend. The event is now well established in the volleyball calendar, selling out in recent years despite increasing the capacity to 60 teams.

Travelling teams are able to camp free of charge on the lawn and take advantage of the newly refurbished Club facilities including cheap Bar prices and showers / changing facilities. In addition there will be outside caterers on site throughout the weekend.

FUN 4’s:
Saturday 7th June :- The event provides a full afternoon of ‘Fun’ Volleyball with registration at 12.15 and matches from 12.45pm through to around 6pm. Teams are handicapped according to playing experience and top teams win Prizes. Entry Fee is ?20 per team, and includes FREE tickets for each team member to the evening Party. Additional Party tickets can be provided on request (subject to availability).

SUMMER VOLLEYBALL PARTY:
Saturday 7th June :- The evening fun starts at 9pm and ends at Midnight and includes ENTERTAINMENT plus late Bar. Always a sell-out so make sure you get your tickets at the time of entering the Fun 4’s.

COAVER OPEN:
Sunday 8th June :- Provides a full day of Volleyball for 6-a-side teams starting with registration at 9.45am and matches from 10.15 to 6pm. The event splits into Cup and Plate in the latter stages (around 2.30pm) to ensure competitive matches throughout and with trophies for all finalists. Entry Fee is ?30 per team.

JUNIOR OPEN:
Sunday 8th June :- Junior Let’s Play Volleyball event with various age categories i.e. U12’s and U11’s (2v2), U14’s (3v3) and U15’s (4v4). In addition we continue to run Coaver events for U16’s and U18’s (2v2). Registration is at 9.45am with matches from 10.15 to around 3pm. Junior teams may also opt to join in the latter stages of the Senior Plate (see entry form for details). U15 teams must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

The event is run in conjunction with our hosts COAVER CLUB and EDVA who have also agreed to sponsor these events, enabling us to give FREE entry to all junior teams entered. Teams are required to pay a deposit of ?5 per team which is then refunded to participating teams on the day.

CAMPING:
FREE Camping is available but may be limited. As the camping area is close to local residences the site is manned by a site superintendent with regular patrols by security guards. As a result there is a Midnight curfew for all parties, music, etc.

If you would prefer to camp a little further away where restrictions are not so rigorous, or to make use of nearby Hotels, B&B’s or Hostels (within walking distance of the site), check out the website for details and links (www.coavervolleyball.org.uk).

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Martin.oram@Devon.gov.uk

After last years wet summer and a very muddy but successful tournament the Ashcombe Club is ready for all weather conditions. Rain failed to stop play in 2007 and we are hoping for the usual sunshine for the Ashcombe Tournament in 2008. On Saturday 21st June 2 separate tournaments take place on the grass courts at Dorking Rugby Club, The Big Field , Brockham, Dorking, Surrey. Junior competitions with age groups from Under 11- 2 aside, up to Under 18 4-aside for boys and girls teams, entry fee ?10.00, runs alongside Men, Women and Mixed competitions in 6 separate leagues for ?20.00 per team. On Saturday evening Ashcombe Volleyball Club is holding it's annual Awards and Celebration Dinner with Disco and camping on site. Dinner, camping and Disco cost only ?10.00 but you can also camp and party at the Disco for only ?5.00.

Sunday 22nd June sees the traditional 6-aside Ashcombe Tournament take place. 12 Divisions for Men, Women and Mixed teams catering for all abilities from beginner and novice to National league. Games will be timed and all teams should get at least 4 matches for the ?30.00 entry fee. The bar at Dorking RFC will be open from 12.00 p.m. each day and hot and cold food including a Bar-B-Q, will be available all day. Usual tournament extras of t-shirts and raffle tickets will be on sale and SPORTSET, the volleyball supplier, will be onsite to cater for all your volleyball needs.

More details about the Ashcombe Tournament and entry forms can all be found on the website www.ashcombevolleyball.co.uk or by contacting Freda Bussey on: fredabussey@btinternet.com

Freda Bussey fredabussey@btinternet.com

Teams are invited to enter the 2008 Nottingham Volleyball Tournament to be held on Saturday 7th June.

This is a one-day, mixed, open tournament with a 100% sunshine record. Come and join the fun. Full details and how to enter are available on the website: www.thevolleyball.net / enquiries nvt@thevolleyball.net / deadline for entry: Friday 9th May 2008

The Nottingham tournament was relaunched in 2006. Two years of brilliant weather and increasing number of teams entering the event has put Nottingham back on the volleyball map.

The 17th Tenby Beach Open  SATURDAY AND SUNDAY  June 28th & 29th 2008

Well how about that!! Seventeen years old . . . we’re almost old enough to vote and have a drink in a pub. I nearly said “almost grown-up.” Although in fact, I hope we never quite grow up completely and forget the exuberance and fun of beach volleyball.

So get out the coolest beach kit you can find, book your accommodation pronto or shake last year’s sand and beer bottle tops from the tent, because everyone who’s anyone will be heading to Tenby that weekend.

Once again the Tenby Tournament is being orchestrated by our Amalgamatedwelsh.com team. After a series of top level planning sessions, the length and breadth of Wales, we have formulated a high powered plan of action that will promulgate the best ever sporting and social weekend. (translated that means Sharon and Steve have finally managed to e-mail and phone Roberto and myself enough times to get us off our butts and into action!)

So, working on the premise that if it’s working well, don’t fix it, the tournament formula will be the one you all love and adore – you can play in pairs AND either mens 4’s/ladies 4’s OR mixed 4’s.

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Steven Marshall steven.marshall60@ntlworld.com

Anyone of the top four teams could have won this year’s Exeter Men's Challenge, but it was the home side, Torexe who came from behind and got the points when it mattered, beating the Arrows in the event final.

No. Club & Team Name... No. Club & Team Name... 1st Torexe  7th SW U17 2nd Arrows  8th Taunton 3rd Marjon  9th Cardiff Wildcats 4th Reds 10th Torexe A 5th Bristol 11th Torexe B 6th Yeovil 12th SW U15

A very enjoyable day, with plenty of matches for everyone and lots of practice for the teams using the event as their final outing before the Inter-Regional, Inter-Service and Southwest Championships events next month. More photo's etc on exeterchallenge.com

First: Torexe	Second: Arrows

To watch the tournament final, please click on the appropriate link below: 

New Volleyball England web site (Text From www.volleyballscores.co.uk)

This site has been created to display live scores for a number of volleyball events around Great Britain. This site has been created in associated with Volleyball England to broadcast scores from national and international events on the internet.

The scores are generated using one of two software systems. For FIVB events the software used is Volleyball Information Systems (VIS). For CEV events the software used is DataVolley. For national events not affiliated with either of these organisations the software used is either of these systems.

This site contains information on both pieces of software including statistics produced by both and the methods used to generate these statistics. The site also contains a calendar of upcoming events at which the systems will be used.

If you would like more information about this site or would like to use the facilities provided by this site for an event you are hosting, please contact the site administrators at info@volleyballscores.co.uk

Britain’s first ever Beach Volleyball World Championship event will come to Brighton in September. Brighton and Hove City Council outlined plans for the SWATCH-FIVB Junior (Under 21) World Beach Volleyball Championships at a launch at Nivea Sun Yellowave Beach Sports Centre today, 22nd April.

The championships, taking place 3-7 September 2008 will bring one of the most colourful Olympic sports to Britain for the first time, and are expected to attract high quality competition in the lead up to 2012. Athletes from around the globe, particularly Brazil, Australia and the USA, will hope to gain valuable experience of competing in Britain.

The event takes place a week after the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games, and begins the build up to 2012. The tournament will benefit from an award of up to ?185,000 from UK Sport’s National Lottery backed World Class Events Programme.

Lisa Wainwright, Chief Executive Officer of Volleyball England said: “This is an excellent opportunity for sports such as Volleyball to prepare for the challenge of 2012 and 2014 by hosting significant events here in the UK. Hosting the SWATCH-FIVB Junior World Beach Volleyball Championships in Brighton will give us the opportunity to demonstrate our capability to deliver an exceptional event. It will also help inspire future generations and encourage more people to try beach sports and get involved in volunteering to support our game.” The championship venue, Nivea Sun Yellowave will be developed make 3,000 spectator seats available throughout the competition. It has also recently been selected as an approved venue for beach volleyball training camps in advance of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Luke and Jake Sheaf

Event notes:
The eighth annual SWATCH-FIVB Junior (Under 21) World Championships takes place from 3-7 September 2008 at Yellowave Beach Sports Venue, Brighton.

UK Sport’s World Class Events Programme has supported this event with up to ?185,000 of National Lottery funds. This programme invests ?3.3 million per annum in top sporting events across the UK.

UK Sport’s World Class Events Programme has been in operation since 1997 and has brought over 100 world class sporting events to the UK. With London 2012 on the horizon, the programme has expanded and has seen a doubling of its funds in recent years, meaning that the UK is now in the enviable position of targeting many strategically important events in the run up to 2012 and beyond.

From the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) The northern lake-side town of Madison, Wisc., has an average high temperature in March of 45 degrees, a mark that rises to only 58 in the month of April. Yet the home of the University of Wisconsin is the training ground for the Badger volleyball team who will compete in this April’s beach championship in Southern California. With a little innovation and hard work, the team from a town setting records for snowfall this past winter will be ready to compete on the beach in the warm California sun this April.

Libero not getting to the ball quickly enough, difficulty passing the ball? Then you may be interested in the following "The impact of Sports Vision Training on Defensive Specialist 'Libero' Performance in Volleyball" by Mahmoud Nagi.

Example..
1. Training by using sports vision exercises under study positively affects on the time division of performance paths in Serve Reception Skill, time of prereception phase from the all three play positions are over by 0.16 sec as a good indicator to enhancement the quit eye duration, and diminution time in post reception phase from the three play positions: 0.4 sec in position (5) , 0.32 sec in position (6) and 0.24 sec in position (1).

2. Training by using sports vision exercises under study positively affects on the total time of performance paths, the diminution time was : 0.24 sec in position (5), 0.16 sec in position (6) and 0.8 sec in position (1) as a good indicator to enhancement the speed of performance.

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Two more stamps from our collection of 23 volleyball stamps from around the world, an excellent example of period art work and past volleyball events. More stamps in the next issue...