BVA Entry forms for the 2010/2011 season2010-08-27
We have emailed entry forms for the 2010/2011 season to all clubs from last season. However if you are a new club and wish to enter the Berkshire Volleyball League, or if you have not received or can not read the email, then please download an entry form from the link below. All entries should be submitted by 4th Septmeber 2010.
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BVA Plate 2010 Winners2010-06-04
This year the BVA Plates have been shared round different clubs. Congratulations to the winners:
Spikeopaths Mens 1
Newbury Juniors
Basingstoke Mixed
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Oxford Volleyball Club 4-a-side tournament2010-05-10
Oxford University Volleyball Club (OUVC) would like to invite you to take part in our annual fun grass 4-a-side volleyball tournament 4MAX. The tournament is taking place on Saturday 22nd May 2010 from 10:45am till about 5pm. The games will be played in Hinksey Park, Oxford. The park is located just off Abingdon Road- under a mile from the city centre. For a map please visit www.maps.google.com and use OX1 4RP. The games will be 4v4. At least one woman has to be on the court at all times during the games. All levels of skills are most welcome! There will be a drinks&food stall selling refreshments throughout the day. As every year, we will be having a bbq lunch, with home-made cakes for afters :) . To register your team online and for more information please visit http://users.ox.ac.uk/~ouvcsoc/tourncuppers.shtml For any questions please email us on ouvctournament@gmail.com Come and have a great day of sun, fun and volleyball. We are looking forward to seeing you on the 22nd. All the best until then, OUVC PS: If you interested in playing, but do not have a team, please email ouvctournament@gmail.com and we will put you in touch with other players in the same situation. *
Berkshire Juniors representing South East in Inter-Regionals2010-04-22
Congratulations to seven Berkshire Juniors who have been selected to represent the South East in the Inter-Regional Tournaments in Kettering on May 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Elisa Hill in the Under 14 girls Jordan Ayres, Dave Godden, Alex Whitehead and Oli Craven-Todd in the Under 15 boys Tim Godden and George Scholey in the Under 17 boys
Development Day - Have a go2010-03-21
Newbury Volleyball Club is running a "Have a go day" on Saturday 24th April at Trinity School, Newbury, as part of Feelgood Fortnight - a health initiative coordinated by West Berkshire health. There will be "Have a go" sessions for juniors and adults between 12.00 and 14.00 followed by junior development and a junior match, folowed by an adult development match. If you are interested in sending a team or individuals, please contact Sue Sayers (su.sayers@tiscali.co.uk)
Mafeking Relieved2010-02-05
May 1900. Mafeking relieved. What do you mean old news. If you have some news for the BVA website, email Rob Scarr or Dave Fox and we will get up to date news on the BVA website for you.
BVA Fixtures 2009/20102009-09-26
The Fixtures for the 2009/2010 season are now available. Please confirm the time and venue of all matches with the home team.
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New rules from 1st Jan 092008-12-31
Earlier this year, the world governing body of volleyball, the FIVB made some changes to the rules of volleyball. Of these changes, Volleyball England have decided that rules on Centre Line Modification, Net Contact, and Referee Cooperation will be used in all NVL competitions from January 1st 2009. The BVA Committee have decided that these rules will also apply to all BVA matches from January 1st 2009.
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Fixtures for 2008/20092008-09-21
The Fixtures for the 2008/2009 season are now available. Please confirm the time and venue of all matches with the home team.
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Entries for 2008-20092008-08-10
League entries are open for 2008-2009 leagues . BVA clubs have been circulated. If you want any more information, or an entry form email the Competition Secretary, Rob Scarr at rob-scarr@ukonline.co.uk Entries close on the 6th of September.
Maidenhead dominate in BVA Plate 20082008-06-03
Congratulations to Maidenhead, who dominated in this year's BVA Plate, winning 3 out of the five tournaments. Maidenhead won the Ladies, Mens 1 and Mixed tournaments, the last by a single extra point after Maidenhead and Spikeopaths 1 ended equal at the end of the match. The Mens Division 2 tournament was won by Farnborough and the Development League tournament was won by Newbury.
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Eastern Region Volleyball Coaching Day2007-11-27
Essex Volleyball Association is hosting a coach development day including:
- a course for the introduction of volleyball at Key Stage 3 (age under 14).
- a Sitting Volleyball Workshop for any coach looking to develop this version.
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Date for the diary: BVA Plate 20082007-11-07
The date for the BVA Plate is Saturday 31st May and Sunday 1st June. As usual the AGM, which requires attendance from all clubs, will take place around midday on the Sunday. The venue is still to be confirmed. This is due to the new date for the SEVA tournament and the new Regional Championships (replacing the County/Area cup) in May. We’ve had to move it backwards a little but we’ve managed not to clash with bank holiday weekends or, hopefully, major football events!
BVAs Top Referee2007-11-07
BVA Referee Co-ordinator Greg Thompson was recently upgraded to NVL Grade 1 at the EVA Referee Conference in September. The committee would also like to congratulate Greg on successfully passing his FIVB International Beach Volleyball Referee’s course in the summer, one of only three people in the country to hold this grade. All set for London 2012 then!
In the chair or on the stand?2007-09-14
Look carefully at the Volleyball England web site at the moment. Who do you see in the background but our own chairman, Pete, refereeing the UK School Games. He might even appear on the television (Sunday, 16th September, on Channel 4 from 8-9am).
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BVA Entry Forms 2007/20082007-07-31
Below is the Berkshire Volleyball Association Entry forms for the 2007/2008 season. Note that entries and cheques should be returned to Dave Fox (17 Broadwater Road, Twyford, Reading RG10 0EX) by Friday 31st August. Alternatively you can email the completed forms but this must be followed by a cheque through the post.
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Lost Property from BVA Plate2007-07-19
We have a number of items of lost property from the BVA Plate. We have two white T-shorts (BUPA and Sport England) and two track-suit tops (a blue Redingensians and a black UTAH). If you know anyone who owns them, please contact me, Dave Fox.
Newbury are Club of the Year2007-04-30
Newbury Volleyball Club were selected as Volleyball England's Club of the Year at the National Volleyball Awards in Kettering. This is just reward for Newbury's ground breaking work with junior development in Berkshire. Newbury are still the only club in the country to be awarded Volleyball England's Volley 2 status. More details at newburyvolleyballclub.co.uk
Men's playoff2007-04-29
The men's division 1/2 playoff produced a surprise in a fixture which saw all three matches go to a deciding set. The final result saw the third placed team in division two, Farnborough, beat both Newbold and Basingstoke A to win the playoff, and return back to division one after being relegated last season.
Basingstoke Club Tournament2007-02-28
Basingstoke Volleyball Club are running a tournament on June 16th 2007 for mens, mixed and ladies teams, and possibly juniors. You can find further details and an entry form on Basingstoke Volleyball Club's website. Should be good fun. Let's support one of our local teams by entering this tournament.
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Development League Update2007-02-16
The first round of matches last night were a great success; played in a really good friendly yet competitive manner. For the record, Newbury Juniors beat Chiltern 2-1, and Newbury Juniors and Chiltern beat Newbury PC (Padworth College) 2-0. Padworth started a bit slowly, and they played without any experienced player. As the evening went on, they improved enormously, and whoever plays them next had better look out. There were quite a lot of spectators, and a number of them commented on how good the standard was, considering how many players had never played in a match before, so well done to everyone.
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BVA Committee Meeting2007-01-02
The next BVA Committee Meeting is scheduled for Monday the 22nd January. Please send Annika any agenda items you would like to discuss along with updates of where everyone is with their actions from the last meeting in September. Details of location and exact time to follow.
Fixtures for 2006/20072006-09-29
The fixtures for the 2006/2007 are now available. See the fixture list below.
Maidenhead dominate in BVA Plate2006-05-15
Congratulations to Maidenhead, who won both the Mens and Mixed tournaments in the BVA Plate 2006. In the mens competition, Maidenhead Men beat Didcot Men 34-20 in the final. In the ladies competition, Maidenhead Ladies beat Spikeopaths Ladies 37-18. The mixed competition was won by a scratch team formed by Frances White, the BVA Committtee Chairman. Her team beat Chiltern 21-15 in the final.
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Didcot win men's playoff2006-04-23
Didcot won the men's division 1/2 playoff, beating Spikeopaths and Chiltern 1. Chiltern adapted to the early start better that Spikeopaths, winning the first game 25-14, and also took an early lead in the second set before Spikepaths fought back to lead 19-18, but seven consecutive points for Chiltern won them the second game 25-19. Didcot also looked as if they would have preferred a lie-in, but still beat Spikeopaths 25-19, 25-16, to set up a decider with Chiltern. Didcot won the first game 25-20, but Chiltern took the second 25-15, taking the game to a nail-biting decider which Didcot won 15-12.
Farnborough win Development League2006-04-21
Farnborough won the inaugural BVA Development League by beating Vodafone and Maidenhead at St Gabriel\'s School, Newbury. On a remarkable evening, when Vodafone needed to win only one set to become champions, Farnborough held their nerve to beat Vodafone and Maidenhead to win the league by a single point. Yet again, the games we extemely close, and the games were played with great spirit. It was a pleasure to see players on court laughing whether they won or lost. The results and league tables are available on Newbury Volleyball Club\'s website.
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Men's playoff on Sunday2006-04-20
The men's division one/two playoff match is this Sunday, starting at 9.00 at Didcot Leisure Centre. This is the first ever division one/two playoff, and will decide who is promoted to division one next season; Didcot, who are currently in division one, or Chiltern 1 or Spikeopaths of Division two. Supporters welcome.
Newbury win Awards for All grant for junior development2006-04-20
Newbury Volleyball Club have secured a £4000 Awards for All grant to allow the club to extend its junior development program. Newbury already have the services of five coaches who help with the existing 15 or so juniors, aged 10 to 16. Junior players in that age group are welcome to join and allow us to split into two groups, 10-13 and 14-16. See NVC website for more details
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England vs Ireland (Senior Women)2006-04-11
There will be two Full International Senior Women between England and Ireland at Ashcombe Volleyball Centreover Easter weekend. The matches will be played on Friday April 14th and Saturday April 15th. The warm-up for each match will be at 18:00 with first service at 18:30. Contact Sam Yip (Sam.Yip@hasbro.co.uk) for further information.
National Volleyball Club Finals2006-03-20
The National Volleyball Club Finals will be held at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield on the weekend of 22nd and 23rd April 2006.
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Development League round 22006-03-01
Farnborough got off to a winning start in the development league, beating both Maidenhead and Newbury with some disciplined volleyball, letting the opposition make the mistakes. Maidenhead secured their first win against Newbury. Linda Bold and Pete Parsons did stirling work refereeing, with Linda taking her linesmen and women aside to give them instructions before each match, so we now also have some well organised linesmen and women.
England vs Norway - Sat, Mar-04-2006 at Ashcombe2006-02-23
There will be a Full International between England Senior Women and Norway at Ashcombe on Saturday, March 3rd 2006. Match warm up at 18:30 and first serve at 17:00. Try to get there before 18:00 to get a good seat… Please contact Sam Yim (yips@hasbro.co.uk) if you need more information
First development league match2006-01-30
The first development league match last night was a resounding success. Congratulations and many thanks to everyone concerned. Vodafone - a completely new team to the BVA; Maidenhead - lots of new faces, and Newbury - with six juniors, aged 10 to 15. The games were played in exactly the right spirit for the development league - competitive but friendly.
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Wanted – ladies team for playing friendlies2005-11-29
Farnborough is building up a new ladies team this season to be entered into BVA league next season, and are looking for local teams to play friendlies against. If you are interested in playing a ladies friendly then please contact the Committee and we will put you in touch with the Farnborough team.
BVA AGM2005-11-26
This year's AGM will be held on Sunday 14th May at Bracknell Sports Centre. The exact time is to be confirmed, but it will be held between the Mens 2 and Mixed tournaments.
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BVA Plate 20062005-11-20
Advanced warning of the BVA Plate for 2006. This will be held on the weekend of the 13th and 14th of May.
Match Ball2005-03-21
Just a quick note to remind teams that a match ball must be selected at the start of a triangle and then the same ball should be used for all three of the matches in the triangle.
New EVA Newsletter2005-01-18
The second edition of the EVA newsletter is now available.
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BVA Plate Results2004-05-20
Congratulations to the winners of the 2004 BVA Plate. This year the winners were:
Ladies - Spikeopaths
Mens 1 - Reading University
Mens 2 - Didcot
Mixed - Oxford
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Berkshire in the Area Cup2004-05-11
The Area Cup is the annual EVA tournament for non National League players and Berkshire has in the past entered men's and women's teams with some success. This year the competition was held in Chester over the weekend of the 8th and 9th May with the Mens team coming 4th and the Ladies Team coming 6th
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Volleyball Kit2004-01-01
Having been asked on a number of occasions where to get kit, did you know that Sportset, the Volleyball specialists, are now on the web?
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