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Volleyball England "Club of the year" 2006-2007, Runner Up '07-'08, Runner up '08-'09 |
We are a friendly multinational volleyball club based in Newbury, West Berkshire. We were the first club in the country to be accredited with Volley3, the top club mark in our sport. We have been awarded ‘Volleyball Club of the Year’ by Volleyball England and twice been runners up. We run a Volleyball Academy for young players, in conjunction with West Berkshire Schools Sports Partnership. Our eleven local secondary schools are visited in rotation by our junior coach, for beginner training. Academy players can then join training within the club 7.15-8.30pm Tuesdays and 7-9pm Fridays, for the more advanced juniors Adult players train on club night, Tuesdays 8.00pm-10.30pm. Team squads also train Thursdays 7-30-10.30pm. We enter women’s, men’s and mixed sides in the local BVA league. Juniors play in the BVA Development league. We also run a men’s National League side who train Tuesdays 8-10pm during the season. Our director of coaching is FIVB 2 accredited. We have a number of other internationally experienced coaches. We encourage all players to qualify as coaches and referees, to maximise their understanding of the game and cascade training. All junior coaches are CRB checked. During the summer we play outdoor tournaments, and the weather permitting, "volley in the park" on Sundays, in Victoria Park, Newbury. All new members are welcome and the first two sessions are free. Whatever the level of your experience, come and join us. We were all beginners once. Please enjoy our website and join us this week! See you on court! |
Welcome to Newbury Volleyball Club! |
Made by Dave Godden. Junior academy player, 15 |
Please contact Dave Godden for any ideas on the website at: dave.g95@gmail.com |
News |
As you can see, the new website is up and running. If you have any ideas concerning the website, please contact: Dave Godden: dave.g95@gmail.com |
AGM Award Winners 2010 Junior Leadership award - Becky Godden Most improved junior - Charlie Davies Most improved adult Mark Godden Volunteer of the year - Elisa Hill Congratulations to the junior team who won the AGM Inter-Tournament. They beat the oldies 2-0, and took the title away from the oldies for the first time in 3 years! |
Congratulations to Jordan Ayres, Alex Whitehead, Dave Godden, and Oliver Craven-Todd who were selected for High-Peaks, which is a selection/trials camp for the England U17 Cadets. These people got selected at the Inter-Regionals on the 1-3 of May. Well done! |
Upcoming Outdoor Tournaments Ashcombe outside is on the 26th and 27th of June. This is now closed for entry, and we are sending 4 teams. Sandbanks is a great beach volleyball tournament, with both adult an junior competitions. Anyone wishing to play at Sandbanks Beach Volleyball Festival needs to contact Sue Sayers. |
Club BBQ Sunday 11th July Venue: Compton Come for a bike ride @1pm Start of volleyball is 2.30pm Then bbq Please bring food and drink to add to the BBQ You will need to bring disposable cutlery plates and cup Please contact Sue Sayers if you are coming so she can get an idea of numbers. |
23/06/10 |
Congratulations to all the teams who went to the Ashcombe Tournament on the 26/27 of June: U13 team: Elisa, Harry, and Fergal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st U16 team George Oli Alex and Jordan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd Mixed Adults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd |
01/07/10 |
Sue Sayers and Alex Whitehead went to a beach volleyball camp in Devon recently. Sue to coach and Alex to play. Click here for more information. |
08/07/10 |
23/07/10 |
Congratulations to all the teams who competed so well at Sandbanks 2010. If anyone has any photos of Sandbanks, can they email them to me at dave.g95@gmail.com. Thanks. Here are a couple of match reports: Newbury U12 Team: Harry Keeves (C), Alex, and Joseph Date: 17th July 2010 We had a great tournament at Sandbanks which is a fabulous beach with great views. The event was really well organised with good facilities including a live band, BBQ, Bar and a central tent. The weather was warm and sunny with a westerly breeze (more like a hurricane at times). After an initial scare (we were not on the fixtures sheet but this was quickly sorted) we setup camp and Sue explained the rules and how the tournament was going to work. We played 6 league matches, starting off slowly but picked up nicely winning 3. When we were not playing we referred some of the other matches. This was really good experience and a great way to learn the rules of beach volleyball and appreciate the pressure referees are sometimes under. The final game of 3 sets was for 3rd place. We had to play a team who had narrowly beaten us in the league stage. We won the first set comfortably and then lost the second set. The heat was on as the sun beat down and the wind howled, we scrapped the sand out of our eyes and through gritted teeth we won the 3rd set to win the match and secure 3rd place for Newbury. I would like to thank my team mates, Alex for his really good serves and the commitment he showed and Joseph for some great over-arm serves and some crucial digs. Most of all I would like to thank, on behalf of the team, Sue for her great coaching and encouragement not just on the day but throughout the whole year. We are all really looking forward to next year’s tournament at Sandbanks. Harry Keeves and here is the U14s match report: Under 14's sandbanks volleyball On 18th July four very keen and talented young volleyballers played at Sandbanks in the under 14's boys division 2. The team consisted of Matthew Stent, Elisa Hill, Rory Craven-Todd and Harry Kanisius Pocock. In our group there were many good teams and the wind was starting up although we got off to a good start in our first match and we worked well as a team, we then went on to winning three out of our first four matches. Being at Sandbanks we all got to look at the more advanced volleyballers and refereed other matches, the weather was lovely for beach volleyball and we were playing the teams a second time. The wind was getting stronger but our serves were better and we still worked well as a team but the teams we played previously played better. Overall we had won five matches out of eight which put us in 3rd place in the under 14 mixed, we then had to play the under 14 boys div 2 final. The team we had to play we played previously so we knew what we were up against, the final was a close match and the first set went to the opponents. We still kept our heads high and came back with wonderful shots and great serving and then won the second set going into the decider. The wind picked up and both teams played well and it was level until the opponents got ahead and our team narrowly missed out on 1st place and took 2nd place. At the end of the day we had learnt more about volleyball, had a great day out and had lots of fun. |
Newbury Volleyball Club is actively looking for sponsorship! We are a dynamic committed club who were Volleyball Club of the Year in 2007, runners up in the CCPR National Sports Club awards and are in the top finalists for 2008. We are regularly taking free volleyball taster sessions out into the community with various youth and adult groups. We need help no matter how small from a sponsored match ball to suitable venue hire. Any groups who would like to take part in one of our taster sessions, or would like to sponsor the club, please contact Sue on su.sayers@tiscali.co.uk |
Newbury Volleyball Club News for September: Those attending South East training will be able to purchase T shirts and hoodies We have received our Volley 3 grant of £400 Been awarded the club enhancement grant of £1200 for junior talent development Sue Sayers has been nominated for the under 17 boys SE regional coach Oli and Alex off to the High Peaks cadet Camp |