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VOLLEYBALL ENGLANDANNUAL REPORT 2013 –14

VOLLEYBALL ENGLANDANNUAL REPORT 2013 - 14

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The exposure of volleyball, beach volleyball and sitting volleyball during the Olympics and Paralympics has given the sport a real opportunity to boost the number of people playing the game. More than 90% of sport England’s investment in volleyball is targeted at young people, aged between 14 and 25, with the money being used to increase the number of people playing.

Volleyball England is in the privileged position of being the National Governing Body in England for one of the World’s most popular and diverse team sports, giving it a potential market reach that is the envy of many other sports. With the legacy from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, together with our 445 affiliated clubs we have a unique opportunity to raise the profile and capitalise on the growing demand to play our sport in all its forms.

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“Volleyball has come a long way from the YMCA gymnasium of Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA, where the visionary William G. Morgan invented the sport in 1895.

Volleyball is now one of the big five international sports, and the FIVB, with its 220 affiliated national federations, is the largest international sporting federation in the world.

Volleyball England is proud to be part of the largest sporting federation and to be able to actively participate in that growth.”

Brian Stalker, Interim President

Please note: The term volleyball used within this document encompasses all three forms of the game, unless specifically mentioned otherwise.

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A huge welcome to the 54 new clubs who have joined us this year. This takes the current total of our affiliated clubs to 445 and it is continuing to increase. congratulations to three clubs in particular, which are our Volley 3 clubs: Ashcombe, Portsmouth and Newcastle staffs. keep up the great work

- it is very much welcomed!

The Volleyball Voice 2013/14 was a phenomenal success, with views coming from all parts of the country and all facets of the sport. A different approach to meeting with our members and one we will continue, in light of such positive feedback. Planning is now well underway for the new 2024 vision for Volleyball England, ready to be launched later next year.

Another notable innovation this year, and new for the sport, is ‘Glow in the Dark’ volleyball. This is driven by our very own Higher Education Officers (HEVO’s), with over 2,000 new students now playing volleyball. Well done team and keep coming up with these creative ideas. The more fun on offer, the more people will continue to play!

On the international side, you will read in the Annual Report about the results from all our squads. some ‘ups and downs’ but we continue to lift our level of play across the board. We successfully hosted the NEVzA Under 17 championships at the National Volleyball centre, kettering and more recently hosted our first course as part of the FiVB/cEV Regional Development centre – DataVolley. Well done to all the candidates who attended.

And finally this year, i am extremely pleased to thank all the Board and Leadership Team who have given so much time as volunteers to develop volleyball. in particular, i want to thank Brian stalker and Janet inman who have been Directors of Volleyball England for a considerable length of time and are both retiring this year from the Board. i also want to thank Marzena Bogdanowicz for her expert contribution to the Board. i would like to take this opportunity to wish them all well for the future. i am sure they will continue to be great ambassadors for the sport, having given so much for so many years.

There is still much to do and the new team at Volleyball England are more focused than ever and ready to help steer the sport forwards. From our Volleyball Relationship Managers out in the field to our administration staff in the office, we’re all here to help. Thank you for your continued support and keep the ball flying!

Lisa Wainwright

chief Executive

Marzena BogdanowiczJanet InmanBrian Stalker


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FLEXiBLE FORMATs THAT MEET MODERN NEEDs AND HABiTs

Modern lifestyles and the economic climate create many limitations on how individuals choose to spend their free time and disposable income. With this in mind there is a need for us to better understand both our current and future participants to ensure product offers excite and engage them whilst removing barriers to participation.

The Go spike 4v4 version of volleyball is an ideal beginner’s format for both young and adult players new to the sport. smaller courts are cost effective for recreational clubs and also for leisure and commercial providers wishing to grow their participation numbers. This has led to a partnership being developed with streetGames and the creation of the Go spike Volleyball Activator course. The course will be delivered directly through the streetGames network.

AN iNcREAsED AWARENEss AMONGsT YOUNG PEOPLE, PARTicULARLY iN EDUcATiONAL sETTiNGs

Volleyball England has continued to try and address the drop-out rates of young people in sport. These drop-outs mainly occur due to natural transitions, such as leaving education or moving on from school to further/higher education. The creation of the 12 Let’s Play Volleyball (satellite) clubs has produced new environments for young people to play volleyball. The clubs link school and community sport to strengthen the pathway and provide new opportunities for young people to continue to play volleyball.

Volleyball maintains its strong roots in the Further Education and Higher Education sector, with 120 FE colleges and over 80 HE institutions playing volleyball both recreationally and competitively. More students are experiencing volleyball for the first time or continuing to play whilst studying. in excess of 2,000 young people are receiving opportunities through the


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work of our Higher Education Volleyball Officers (HEVO’s). Development of a targeted offer for the FE market is in place, with the introduction of a new Activators course which will help to increase volleyball participation and create an enhanced student experience.

A cOMMUNiTY cLUB NETWORk THiRsTY FOR GROWTH

Volleyball clubs are looking to strengthen their presence in the local community, ensuring they are embedded in the local club network and that all potential partners are informed and willing to engage. This awareness will ensure the club has a high profile in the network, offering a large potential for club participant and workforce growth.

The work with the National Trust (NT) has been particularly successful at showcasing this. in Tyne & Wear, local NT site Gibside has established a twilight volleyball session for Friday evenings. The local club is running these open sessions. The net is set up in the property’s Friday night beer garden offering a different playing and social experience for all!


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EAsT LONDON AND EssEX iNVEsTMENT zONE

One of the major success stories from the south Eastern area is the inclusion of Volleyball England within the Active People, Active Park Programme. This project offers a fantastic opportunity to harness and use the excitement of the London 2012 Olympic / Paralympic Games to inspire local people to take up sport and physical activity.

Recreational grass volleyball pops up on the park at least once a week throughout the summer months enticing people who are visiting the park to come and play.

The aim of the project is to engage people with an exciting taste of what volleyball can offer and in doing so ensures that the park provides a genuine, positive health benefit for the residents in and around East London.

The fact that Volleyball England delivers regular weekly sessions on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park has, without question, raised the profile of the sport and will undoubtedly help to drive our participation targets further.

DORsET & HAMPsHiRE iNVEsTMENT zONE - FURTHER EDUcATiONitchen sixth Form college is a keen sports college which currently runs a number of very successful sports through its Academy Programme. However, the college has never offered students the opportunity to play volleyball, neither recreationally nor competitively. Nevertheless, a number of students had expressed an interest in playing volleyball, having experienced it through their BTEc course. in addition, solent Vc who play within the super 8’s competition, currently train at the college.

sophie Davis, the Volleyball Relationship Manager linked up with Neil Pavey, the college’s Teacher of Art (a passionate volleyball player) and the college’s PE Department. Between them, they have established a recreational lunchtime session, where students can just turn up and play.

The sessions began in March 2014 and have seen an average of 20 students per session. They are being delivered by Neil, with 2 keen students supporting him. it is hoped in the longer term that the students will be able to continue the sessions on their own.

in addition to this lunchtime activity the college, with sophie’s support, has recently set up some after-hours coaching sessions which are delivered by solent Vc. These have been

funded through sportivate. They have been attended by approximately 18 individual participants to date. The aim is to create a team for British colleges sport (Bcs), along with a new solent Vc team, from these sessions.

in the forthcoming months, work will continue towards introducing an additional satellite club session, open to anyone aged 16-25, in the local area.


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BLAck cOUNTRY & sTAFFORDsHiRE iNVEsTMENT zONE - GO sPikE sUccEss

Redhill stourbridge Volleyball club identified that despite their success at the performance end of their club they were lacking an offer to attract beginners.

The challenges were:

• The club had no funding to finance coaching, facility hire, equipment and promotion, with no assurance of a return.

• The club’s current workforce was fully stretched with no capacity to increase delivery.

• The chairman had no time to dedicate to establishing a new session.

We worked alongside the club to obtain £900 of sportivate

funding from Black country BeActive county sports

Partnership. This provided the club with funding for facility

hire, coach education for a proactive young leader, equipment,

promotional material and incentives for new attendees. The

session followed the Go spike model of reaching out to a

semi-sporty group of people who were happy to play at a

recreational level amongst their peers.

After a couple of weeks, word of mouth spread and the

session numbers started to grow. Attendees ranged from 14

to 50 years of age. Within a period of 10 weeks, 36 unique

individuals who had never previously played volleyball took

part in the sessions with a weekly average of 24 players!

GREATER MANcHEsTER iNVEsTMENT zONELET’s PLAY VOLLEYBALL cLUBs

Oldham Volleyball club (OVc) has a passion for engaging juniors. With support from crompton House High school and Volleyball England, the first week of a new Let’s Play Volleyball club began in January 2014. Over 60 young people took part in this single 2-hour session. This is the beginning of OVc developing a network of satellite clubs that will create a demand for a junior volleyball club. Other target sessions include Waterhead Academy, Oldham sixth Form & Mahdlo Youth zone.

With additional partnership support from Oldham sports Development and Greater sport, we have collectively invested over £3,000 to launch this session. The funding is used to support initial coaching, marketing, balls and staff development, including 2 places on the Volleyball England Level 1 course. The school plays a vital supporting role in marketing by including volleyball in the curriculum and offering lunch-time sessions to increase awareness of the sport.

success is measured by the number of young people taking part on a weekly basis. However, success goes beyond this, with 12 GcsE leaders from the school supporting Junior coach Lois Best and the participants. A further plan is in place to improve staff development to enable this club to become sustainable. in May the young people took part in their first outdoor festival at salford city. This proved to be such a great experience that they are already looking for their next competitive match! The plan is to offer these students more local competitions and involvement in the National championships from next year. The long term vision is to launch an Oldham Vc Junior Programme and transition the new, enthusiastic young people into the club.

TEEs VALLEY AND TYNE & WEAR iNVEsTMENT zONE – siTTiNG VOLLEYBALLThe development of sitting volleyball in the North East catapulted in 2014 thanks to collaboration between Volleyball England, Tyne & Wear sport and The Percy Hedley Foundation, a large regional charity for adults and young people with disabilities.

A sitting volleyball awareness course was attended by 13 budding coaches ranging from school games organisers to local authority sports development officers all looking for the education and training required to generate new activity in their domestic environments. Tyne & Wear sport agreed to fund a significant number of places on the course and the Percy Hedley sports Academy not only hosted the course but also committed to becoming the home for a sitting volleyball club in the North East.

The development of an adult competitive sitting volleyball team is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2014, with an overall aim of participating in the sitting Volleyball Grand Prix 2014-15 season. There will also be opportunities for junior players to take part in sitting volleyball via the school games competitions and other organised events throughout the 2014-15 academic year.


PROgRAmmE 1LET’s PLAY

VOLLEYBALLSATELLITE CLUBS

“HELPING CLUBS TO CREATE

SUSTAINABLE PATHWAYS TO GROW

THEIR JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP”


PROgRAmmE 1 - LPv sATELLiTE CLUbs

ThE LET’s PLAy vOLLEybALL PROgRAmmE hAs CONTiNUEd TO gROW ANd EvOLvE iN 2013-14 WiTh ThE CREATiON Of LET’s PLAy vOLLEybALL (sATELLiTE) CLUbs. ThEsE CLUbs Aim TO hELP yOUNg PEOPLE TAkE ThE sTEP iNTO A vOLLEybALL CLUb by bRidgiNg ThE gAPs bETWEEN sChOOL ANd/OR COLLEgE ACTiviTy ANd COmmUNiTy sPORT. ThEy WiLL PROvidE NEW OPPORTUNiTiEs fOR yOUNg PEOPLE TO CREATE LifELONg sPORTiNg hAbiTs.

These clubs are extensions or outposts of volleyball clubs in a new venue and target the 14-25 age group. coaches and volunteers from, or linked to, a volleyball club work in partnership with the host venue to create a new community Let’s Play Volleyball club.

• 12 Let’s Play Volleyball Clubs set up

• Over 280 young people regularly playing volleyball

• 11 new competitions delivered providing the opportunity for over 1,200 young people to play competitive volleyball

• £5,000 invested in facility development (Capital Investment)

PREMiER LEAGUE 4 sPORTThe partnership between the Premier League and volleyball has continued this year with 16 clubs delivering activity. The volleyball programme plays a large part in increasing female participation, with over 40% of the participants attending the volleyball activity being young women. This is second only to netball.

• 39 satellite clubs

• Over 900 new young people playing volleyball, 615 (62%) of these regularly and 12% joining a volleyball club

LET’s PLAy vOLLEybALL PAThWAy

CURRICULUM VOLLEYBALL

LUNCH TIME/BREAKFAST CLUBS

CURRICULUM VOLLEYBALL

LUNCH TIME/BREAKFAST CLUBS

AFTER SCHOOLCLUB

AFTER SCHOOLCLUB

LET’S PLAY VOLLEYBALL CLUB

VOLLEYBALL HUBCLUB

SCHOOL SETTING

COMMUNITY SETTING


PROgRAmmE 2sTUDENT

VOLLEYBALL“EXCITING NEW

WAYS TO ENGAGE STUDENTS IN VOLLEYBALL”


PROgRAmmE 2 - sTUdENT vOLLEybALL

FURTHER EDUcATiON VOLLEYBALL

THE iNcREAsE iN FE cOLLEGEs PLAYiNG VOLLEYBALL HAs LED TO THE cREATiON OF sEVERAL REcREATiONAL LEAGUEs. AN EXAMPLE FROM THE BLAck cOUNTRY sAW 8 cOLLEGEs ENTER A FEsTiVAL cOMPETiTiON. THis ENABLED THE DEVELOPMENT OF A cOMPETiTiON scHEDULE OF 6 FiXTUREs AND THE sET-UP OF 5 NEW REGULAR cOLLEGE sEssiONs.

• 120 FE colleges playing volleyball

• 58 colleges affiliated to Volleyball England

• 3 British College Competitions with entry by 51 men’s, 38 women’s and 71 mixed teams

• Over 120 students gained Activator Qualifications (Young Leaders and Super Mini Volley Awards)

HiGHER EDUcATiON VOLLEYBALL OFFicERs (HEVO’s) PROGRAMME

This year the programme has included 60 universities and institutions and recruited, trained and deployed 70 students into the HEVO role. These individuals will lead and co-ordinate recreational volleyball within their university. This year also saw the expansion of the senior HEVO programme, increasing the number to 12. These are successful, experienced HEVO’s who are in place to offer guidance and support for a group of HEVO’s in their area.

The annual 2-day HEVO conference took place at the National Volleyball centre in september 2013. it was attended by over 50 HEVO’s and senior HEVO’s, where they received further training. The programme has continued to build on the opportunities created to play volleyball recreationally, with some great examples across several universities at their festivals and events.


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glow in the dark volleyball has taken off amongst the hEvO’s. “When the lights are turned out, the volleyball fun begins!” The University of bedfordshire hosted their second tournament with 14 teams participating. sheffield hallam University also successfully ran their first glow in the dark volleyball Tournament. There were over 50 people in attendance, with teams from all across the university including students and staff, as well as local rivals the University of sheffield.

The University of East London organised a number of events including a festival to promote the cultural diversity in volleyball. it was run by their international students Officer and HEVO. They also ran a charity event called “Volleyball for Volleyball”, which was a beginner’s volleyball tournament raising money to supply volleyball equipment to schools in Uganda.

The programme has achieved:

• Over 2,000 new student participants playing volleyball (2069)

• Over 1600 participating weekly on average through the programme (1649)

• 15 qualified coaches

• 35 qualified referees

• 4 university clubs achieved Side-Out Accreditation

• £55,000 invested in facility development (Capital Investment)

The impact of the Higher Education Volleyball Officer (HEVO) Programme has also had a positive effect on BUcs entries, increasing team entries by 13 for men and 14 for women. A total of 219 teams entered across 84 universities in 2013-14, indicating an increase of 12% from the previous year.

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BUcs entries by gender over the last two years


PROgRAmmE 3GO sPikE

“INCREASE THE OPPORTUNITIESFOR EVERYONETO EXPERIENCE RECREATIONAL

VOLLEYBALL”


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“iNcREAsE THE OPPORTUNiTiEs FOR EVERYONE TO EXPERiENcE REcREATiONAL VOLLEYBALL”

Headline figures recorded over the year April 2013–March 2014:

• 13,245 unique visitors to the Go Spike website, 29,665 total visitors

• 15,681 approximate users of permanent beach courts

• 8,592 approximate users of semi-permanent beach courts

• 30+ Go Spike Sessions running

• 3,655 new participants in Go Spike Sessions at clubs, of which 636 are now participating regularly

cOMMUNiTY cLUB REcRUiTMENTThrough the development of the investment zones, clubs receive direct assistance to establish Go spike recreational sessions. Additionally through the Go spike Big Weekend, clubs receive the tools, resources and marketing guidance to enable them to run recruitment drives to ensure long term sustainability of their club. in May 2013 the first Go spike Big Weekend was held engaging over 40 clubs, universities and community groups to run a free “come and try” session. This offered the opportunity for over 3,000 individuals to experience volleyball during the 3-day Bank Holiday weekend.

AcTiVATiNG BEAcH FAciLiTiEs

The numbers of beach facilities across England are increasing, with over 25 permanent beach facilities and over 17 semi-permanent beach facilities. These provide both recreational and competitive volleyball opportunities, along with the ability for a casual user to book a court. Many of the facilities have strong links with a local club who usethe venue as a home training ground from March to september, weather permitting. This creates tournament opportunities for players as well as “pay and play” sessions on a weekly basis for recreational players. Going forward, work will continue with the existing beach facilities to ensure they are maximised to their full potential.

AcTiVATiNG cOMMERciAL PROViDERs

A partnership with the National Trust to provide sporting activities at 6 pilot properties was established. All 6 NT sites were provided with an outdoor net system in order to engage their customers in informal volleyball during their visit to the property. This has been so successful that approximately 500 individuals are involved with plans to roll it out to further National Trust properties. Local clubs have engaged with nearby National Trust properties to hold club sessions in the evening. These offer a different type of exit route for any visitors wishing to play regular volleyball, whilst providing the clubs with an attractive outside playing venue.

Leisure providers throughout England are offering opportunities to play both recreational and competitive volleyball through successful partnerships with local clubs and coaches. Going forward, partnerships with leisure providers will be further forged to ensure the roll-out of 4v4 is embedded within a range of leisure providers.

PARTNERsThe growth of new and existing partnerships to successfully implement the Go spike offer is developing well. Engagement with county sports Partnerships outside of the investment zones is continually taking place, building on operational relationships to ensure volleyball is a focus sport. A successful and effective relationship with streetGames has been built with the development of a streetGames Go spike Volleyball Activators course. Relationships with other National Governing Bodies are growing and sharing of good practice has taken place linked to the development of Activator courses and resources.


PROgRAmmE 4 - TALENT

PROgRAmmE 4TALENT

“THE ASPIRATION TO DEVELOP HIGH qUALITY

PLAYERS WHO ARE CAPABLE OF MAkING

VOLLEYBALL THEIR PROFESSION ”



TALENT PATHWAY DEVELOPMENTs

An athlete profile and identification project is underway, utilising volleyball coaches’ knowledge, as well as leveraging their expertise and partnering with university research departments. Next year the project will deliver volleyball athlete profiles and a Talent identification & Development (T.i.D) testing model.

An education programme for the talent pathway is under development. sport science support is being investigated in order to develop appropriate support for the talent pathway.

cADET PROGRAMME - iNDOOR

The National cadet Programmes have continued to successfully develop our talented young players and for the first time the squads competed in a formal international competition, The NEVzA U17 championships. They were held at the National Volleyball centre, kettering, giving these young players a taste of competing against other Northern European countries and the opportunity to experience playing in front of a home crowd.

• 25 boys and 25 girls in the national squad cadet programmes

• NEVZA U17 Championships: boys finished 5th and girls finished 7th

• A number of cadet players have progressed to join a Junior Satellite Academy which offers a daily training environment as well as an educational offering. Part of this entails enrolment onto the AASE (Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence) Programme

JUNiOR PROGRAMME - iNDOOR

The Junior Academy Programmes have grown from 6 to 7 satellite Academies, delivering 82 players over the last 2 years. The Junior National Teams competed in 2 different international competitions during the last year, NEVzA U19 and cEV U19/20 championships. Volleyball England hosted the first round of the boys U20 cEV championships at the National Volleyball centre. The crowd witnessed a victory on home soil which advanced the England boys to the second round, a first for a Junior National Team.

• 16-18 boys and girls in the National Squad Junior Programmes.

• NEVZA U19 Championships: boys finished 4th and girls

finished 6th.

• CEV U19 Girls & U20 Boys Championships: boys progressing to the second round.

• Audit of all Junior Satellite Academies undertaken. Development plans ongoing in order to grow, support and develop the programmes, staff and athletes.

• The Junior Satellite Academies are developing recruitment plans for expansion of the local pathway as well as supporting a national pathway.

• Audit of the AASE Programme has been undertaken. To further enhance the England Talent Pathway, development of processes and timelines for 2014-15 are working in tandem with development of the programme within the academies and nationally.



JUNiOR PROGRAMME – BEAcH

England teams were represented in 3 beach international events during 2013:

• NEVZA U19 event (boys & girls represented): the girls notched up victories against Norwegian and Swedish teams.

• CEV Youth Continental Cup (boys & girls represented): the boys achieved a historic 2-1 victory against The Netherlands.

• CEV U20 (boys represented): boys were competitive in all matches, coming close against Italian opposition.

• The Junior Beach Programme evolved in the off- season with the appointment of a Junior Boys’ Head Coach Vangelis Koutouleas and a Junior Girls’ Head Coach Denise Austin. Training and competitive programmes are now in place for the 2014 season.

sENiOR PROGRAMME

• There are currently 8 beach athletes supported at Bournemouth University through the TASS programme. A number of these athletes will go on to represent England on the international stage.

• A new initiative to set up a Senior Academy Network is underway. This network would offer our graduating Junior Academy athletes a next step in their volleyball career. A number of quality Higher Education Institutions have gone through our application process. Senior Academy partners will be in place for the new academic year.

siTTiNG VOLLEYBALL

• 2 GB Sitting Volleyball Teams competing internationally

• GB Men finished 8th at 2013 European Championships

• GB Women preparing to compete in the 2014 World Championships in Poland

• 6 teams competed in the Volleyball England Sitting Volleyball Grand Prix

Both of the GB teams have been training throughout the year in preparation for major competitions, with a total of 9 men and 16 women involved in the programme. They have utilised the excellent training facilities offered by the University of East London and Ashcombe Volleyball centre in Dorking, surrey.The men’s team attended the 2013 European championship in Elblag, Poland in september, where they beat Lithuania to become the first GB team to reach the quarter finals of a European championship in any discipline. Following classification games, the team finished in 8th place. The women’s team attended a number of smaller competitions throughout the year and recorded wins against Hungary (7th in 2013 Europeans) and Finland (6th in 2013 Europeans). They are participating in the 2014 World championships in June. The sitting Volleyball Grand Prix once again offered teams the chance to compete on a regular basis and allowed GB coaches to identify potentially talented players. Plans are now in place to deliver a number of other Talent iD initiatives over the coming year in order to widen the pool of talent available for GB selection.


cOMPETiTiONs & cOMMERciALThe National Volleyball centre had its busiest year to date hosting

both national and international competitions with over 5,000

people attending the centre. We once again showcased our

major events at the centre to global audiences, with over 25,000

people viewing our live streams across 50 different countries.

NATiONAL cUP FiNALsA fantastic advertisement for volleyball saw a culmination of the

season’s National cup & shield and U16 & U18 competitions.

Team Northumbria won both the Men’s and Women’s cup Finals,

while Loughborough students went one better than last year,

winning the Women’s shield. Team Northumbria demonstrated

their strength in depth as their feeder club Northumbria/

Middlesbrough Academy won the Men’s shield. Graveney Malory

Eagles started off the second day with a win in the U16 Girls’ Final,

defeating Tameside who were arguably favourites, having taken

the title home countless times in recent years. There was also

success for Tameside though, as their U18 Women’s Team beat

The Boswells Blaze. Wessex LeAF won the U16 Boys’ Final against

Ernest Bevin college, while The Boswells Blaze took the U18

Men’s Final with a straight sets defeat over Nottingham Rockets.

sUPER 8 FiNALs PLAY-OFFsAfter another exciting regular season, Team Northumbria finished

in pole position in both the men’s and women’s divisions. The

Finals Weekend saw sheffield Hallam Men (who finished 3rd in the

regular season) and Polonia iMkA Women (who finished 2nd in

the regular season) take on Team Northumbria in a bid to cause an

upset. Team Northumbria Women proved too strong for Polonia.

However, sheffield Hallam Men won a thrilling 5-set match on the

saturday, following it up with victory on the sunday, inflicting upon

Team Northumbria Men their second unwelcome Finals Weekend

loss in as many years.

siTTiNG VOLLEYBALL GRAND PRiX FiNALThe two best teams of the regular season took to the floor over the

same weekend as the super 8 Play-off Finals, with East London

Lynx and Battleback competing in one of the most exciting finals

in recent times. After being two sets down, Battleback clawed

their way back to eventually win the final 3-2,

living up to their name!

VOLLEYBALL ENGLAND BEAcH TOURThe Volleyball England Beach Tour featured 5 events in

2013, with the finals being hosted for the very first time

in Margate. Over 200 players took part in the tour,

visiting the sands of skegness, Great Yarmouth,

Weston-super-Mare, Weymouth and Margate.

For the very first time sky sports broadcast

every tour event, with over 71 broadcast

hours and viewing figures close to 100,000.

NORTHERN EUROPEAN VOLLEYBALL zONAL AssOciATiON (NEVzA) U17 cHAMPiONsHiPit was agreed at the General Assembly that England would host

the NEVzA championship for the next 3 years. The event is a key

part of the development of the England teams. The opportunity

to play against some very good opposition on home soil will

assist in the development of our most talented junior athletes.

The championship also gives our workforce and volunteers

opportunities to get involved with a major event. A total of 7

countries from Europe participated in the championship, the

highest number for any NEVzA U17 championships since its

inception. England performed admirably over the 4 days but

Norway Girls and sweden Boys were victorious. The event was

a huge achievement. More than 168 players took part, with 14

officials and over 100 volunteers all contributing to the success of

the event.

cEV EUROPEAN cHAMPiONsHiP U20England hosted the cEV championship for the very first time,

featuring men’s teams from England, Azerbaijan and Norway. The

England Boys beat Azerbaijan and performed very well against

Norway but were eventually defeated. The boys’ team progressed

to the second round of the championship. This was the first

time an England team had reached that stage of the European

championship.

cOMMERciAL We are pleased to have secured support from itsu as the official partner of the Volleyball England Beach Tour 2014-17. itsu has nearly 50 retail food outlets in London. itsu products are also available in major supermarket chains throughout England. The relationship with itsu will help us to further promote Beach Volleyball across the country and to develop the sport nationwide.

Holiday inn Express has also agreed to sponsor the NEVzA championship for the next 3 years as they continue to support our

activity in kettering.

REGiONAL VOLLEYBALL DEVELOPMENT cENTREDataVolley is the first of the 3 scheduled FiVB/cEV

international courses, taking place in May 2014. Delegates from all over Europe are attending

this course in kettering. it provides a great opportunity for attendees to develop

key knowledge with some practical sessions.

COmPETiTiONs & COmmERCiAL


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• 54 New Clubs • 445 Affiliated Clubs • 724 Registered Coaches • 472 Registered Referees

VOLLEY 123 AccREDiTATiONOver the season we have had 3 new clubs

introduced into the Volley 123 programme at Volley

1, with a further 4 clubs moving from Volley 1 to

Volley 2. Newcastle staffs Volleyball club are the

only club to have received Volley 3 accreditation

this year.

VOLLEY 1Bexley Vcchelmsford Vccleobury Mortimer Vccroydon VcDartford VcDolphin VcHermitage Vckettering VcLincolnshire sitting Volleyball AssociationNottingham Rockets VcPumas of Portsmouth VcRugby Phoenix Vcsouth Hants VcTeam sandwellVk BarnetVolleyball TauntonWarrington Wolves VcWarwick Riga VcWatford VcWigan seahawksWirral VcWorthing Vc

VOLLEY 2Academy of Beach sportcity of salford VcNewburn VcTamworth VcTeam southamptonTendring VcTettenhall Tigers Vc

VOLLEY 3Ashcombe VcPortsmouth VcNewcastle staffs Vc

sOciAL MEDiAThe popularity and effectiveness of all areas of Volleyball England social media has expanded during 2013-14.

TwitterOur Twitter followers continue to grow, with a total of 8,114 across our 3 sites:• Volleyball England site increased from 3897 to 5978• GB sitting Volleyball site increased from 1067 to 1183• Go spike site increased from 620 to 953

FacebookOur Facebook pages also continue to grow:• Volleyball England page increased from 4156 to 5336• GB sitting Volleyball page increased from 6902 to 7129• Go spike page increased from 414 to 556 • VEBT page increased from 328 to 425

WebsiteThe average monthly total of website visitors in 2013-14 was 21,000. Visitors viewed an average of 3.8 pages per visit.

YouTube Viewers spent over 5,000 hours watching the content on our Volleyball England YouTube channel.Videos from the live streaming of the super 8’s and cup Finals were available on the YouTube channel following completion of the events.


EqUiTy & sAfEgUARdiNg

sAFEGUARDiNGVolleyball England is committed to creating and maintaining a safe

and positive environment for everyone to participate in volleyball.

We all have a responsibility to safeguard the welfare of children,

young people and vulnerable adults, to protect them from poor

practice, abuse and bullying.

As volleyball has grown and developed, so has the need to

safeguard the ever-increasing number of children, young people

and vulnerable adults involved. This practice has always been a

priority for Volleyball England. Volleyball England has produced a

safeguarding & Protecting Young People Policy and Good Practice

Guidance, which is designed to both inform and guide those within

our sport on all aspects of safeguarding. it should be adopted by

all members of the volleyball community. The policy will be

circulated prior to the new season.

Volleyball England continues to recognise the importance of safe

recruitment practice, including the administration of the Disclosure

and Barring service (DBs) checks. These play an essential part

in ensuring that volleyball remains a safe and positive sporting

opportunity.

The development of a new training course for club safeguarding

Officers, ‘Time to Listen’, is in progress. The course is planned for

roll-out during the next season.

siTTiNG VOLLEYBALL

• 36 of the 84 players who played in the Volleyball

England sitting Volleyball Grand Prix have a

disability (43%).

• in total 61 players with a disability played sitting

volleyball on a regular basis.

• There is growing interest in sitting Volleyball from

wounded, injured and sick service personnel.

This has been seen through the success of the

BattleBack team in the sVGP and through

the inclusion of sV in the invictus Games.

SAFEGUARDING

& PROTECTING

YOUNG PEOPLE

POLICY & GOOD

PRACTICE GUIDANCE

Edition 2

May 2014


EqUiTy & sAfEgUARdiNg


REgiONAL AssOCiATiON REPORTs

YorkShIre VoLLeYBaLL aSSocIaTIon

www.yorkshirevolleyball.org

cOMPETiTiONs Yorkshire Premier League:Men’s League: 9 TeamsWomen’s League: 10 TeamsHull and East Yorkshire League: 9 TeamsWest Yorkshire League: 6 Teams BUcs competition: 9 Universities, 21 Teams

AFFiLiATiONs/REGisTRATiONs clubs: 29coaches: 40Referees: 25

VOLUNTEERs Regional committee: 10Regional Junior coaches: 7

OTHER EVENTsBridlington Beach Tournament: 80 Teams

Great Yorkshire show:sitting Volleyball come & Try sessions

WeST MIdLandS VoLLeYBaLL aSSocIaTIon

www.wmva.org.uk

cOMPETiTiONs National Volleyball League:Men’s Division: 3Women’s Division: 2Total Teams: 43 WMVA competitions:Men Players Registered: 399Women PlayersRegistered: 297 AFFiLiATiONs/REGisTRATiONs clubs: 42coaches: 110Referees: 75

VOLUNTEERs Executive committee: 5League commissioners: 5Juniors: 7

OTHER EVENTsJunior Volleyball Tournaments: 80-90 Players

Junior Volleyball League: 5 Teams

Further Education: 13 Teams

norTh eaST VoLLeYBaLL aSSocIaTIon

www.ncva.org.uk

TeeS VaLLeY VoLLeYBaLL aSSocIaTIon

www.teesvalleyvolleyball.co.uk

cOMPETiTiONs Northern counties:5 Divisions, 33 TeamsTeesside: 3 Divisions, 18 TeamsBUcs: 5 Universities, 13 Teams


VOLUNTEERs several committees: 16

OTHER EVENTsJunior Academy:30 Players, 4 coaches

5 schools/Junior Tournaments: 300 Players

2 indoor Tournaments:150 Players

independent Tournaments: Grass: 120 PlayersBeach: 200 Players



SouTh eaST VoLLeYBaLL aSSocIaTIon

www.southeastvolleyball.co.uk

cOMPETiTiONs sussex: 3 Divisions, 30 Teamssurrey: 5 Divisions,36 Teamskent: 3 Divisions, 19 TeamsBerkshire: 4 Divisions, 36 TeamsHampshire: 2 Divisions,13 Teamscounty standard competitive Volleyball:134 TeamsNVL: 21 TeamsBUcs: 32 Teams AFFiLiATiONs/REGisTRATiONs clubs: 84coaches: 121Referees: 94

VOLUNTEERs 5 counties: Total 40 Volunteers

OTHER EVENTsAshcombe Tournament:1000 Players

Guildford, Newbury and East Hants Tournaments: 300 Total Players

sitting Volleyball Grand Prix Event

Beach Volleyball competitions at 4 Locations.

eaST MIdLandS VoLLeYBaLL aSSocIaTIon

www.eastmidlandsvb.com

cOMPETiTiONs Regional League:1 Division: Men’s Teams: 6, Women’s Teams: 5 sitting Volleyball:2 Teams, 30 Playerscounty Leagues:Lincs: 8 Teams, 128 PlayersLeics: 10 Teams, 185 PlayersNotts: 9 Teams, 126 Players3 Junior Teams, 46 Players Derbyshire: 6 Teams,85 Players1 Junior Team, 15 PlayersNorthants: 14 teams213 PlayersBUcs: 21 Teams

AFFiLiATiONs/REGisTRATiONs clubs: 39 coaches: 67Referees: 58

VOLUNTEERs Regional committee: 75 county Associations: 31

OTHER EVENTsschool Games: 27 Teams, 216 PlayersNottingham Big Weekend:114 Players

Go spike 6 Events 260 Players

London VoLLeYBaLL aSSocIaTIon

www.londonvolleyball.org.uk

cOMPETiTiONs London:9 Divisions, 65 Teamssouth London:5 Divisions, 37 TeamsBUcs: 21 Teams


VOLUNTEERs 9 Peoplesub-committees:League 9Junior 14covered by 29 People

OTHER EVENTsGo Mammoth: 9 Venues across London

school Games: 50 Teams

London Youth Games:47 Teams, 550 Players

3 Junior Tournaments:100 Players

super8Allstar: 4 Teams

All Nations Tournament:20 Women’s Teams13 Men’s Teams



SouTh WeST VoLLeYBaLL aSSocIaTIon

www.swva.org.uk

cOMPETiTiONs Winners of the south West Men’s League: kernowThe cornish winners will now move on to the NVL.Runners-up were the Gloucestershire Team: LydneyWinners of the south West Women’s League:Plymouth Marjon Runners up were the other team from Devon:Torexe.The south West championshipswinners were:Men: city of BristolWomen: Plymouth Marjon

The south West Junior squads have continued with a full programme of training throughout the Region and are fully subsidised by the south West Association, as they regard the development of Juniors of great importance.


VOLUNTEERs Throughout the year the Region was supported by many volunteers. The Region is very grateful for their participation.

OTHER EVENTsThe Veterans Tournament had 12 entries and winners were the veterans of Yeovil.

The south West Junior Mini Grand Prix took place in winter over 4 events.The title went to the Under 16 Girls.

The 2013 Junior Beach Tour was very successful with events across the whole Region.

norThWeST VoLLeYBaLL aSSocIaTIon

https://sites.google.com/site/nwvolleyballassociation/

cOMPETiTiONs Northwest Volleyball Federation was dormant for most of the year 2013-2014.

As of April 2014 they will change to a new body called North West Volleyball Association. The current activities are:Merseyside League:30 TeamsManchester League:20 Teams Preston League: 7 Teams

in future please follow all new activities of this Region via their website, Facebook and/or www.volleyballengland.org/about_us/regional_associations

VOLUNTEERs Many volunteers support the region in all activities. The region is very grateful for their support.

eaSTern VoLLeYBaLL FederaTIon

www.ipswichvc.org.uk

cOMPETiTiONs cambridgeshire League:Men’s Team: 8Women’s Team: 10Bedfordshire League:No Teams, 1 NVL Team Essex League:Men’s Team: 16Women’s Team: 8Hertfordshire League:Men’s Teams: 13Women’s Teams: 8 Mixed League Teams: 5 Norfolk League:Men’s Team: 8 Women’s Team: 7 Mixed League Teams: 12 suffolk League:8 clubs VOLUNTEERs The Federation is pleased with all the help received and likes to thank all the volunteers that have contributed in the 2013-2014 season.

OTHER EVENTsEastern Federation One-Day Tournament Regional Event:8 Men’s Teams10 Women’s Teams

cambridgeshire summer Tournament:6 Divisions: 6v63 Divisions: 2v2

Essex:27th Annual JUVO Tournament:Grass: 89 TeamsBeach: 16 Teams

Norfolk:Annual Lowestoft Beach Tournament

suffolk:Annual Outdoor 6v6 and 4v4 Tournaments

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2013 - 14 ANNUAL AWARd RECiPiENTs

Peter Wardale TrophyGordon Neale OBE

Services to RefereeingMaciej Chodzko-Zajko

Young Official of the YearAmanda Irwin

High Performance Coach of the YearDavid Goodchild

Performance Coach of the YearJose Castro

Participation Coach of the YearAndy Frith

Young Volunteer of the YearRobert Poole

Young Volunteer of the YearSophie Lomax

Volunteer of the YearJody Spect

Long Service AwardArthur Mosley

Club of the YearAshcombe Volleyball Club

Overall Coach of the YearDave Goodchild

Gordon Neale OBE recieves Peter Wardale Trophy from last year’s winner and former Volleyball England

President Richard callicott OBE

Ashcombe Volleyball club with their clubof the Year Trophy


fiNANCE REPORT

A large part of the focus of Volleyball England over the last 12 months or more has been around governance. Are we an organisation that is

fit for purpose? One widely recognised element of that test is the result of the external audit at the end of the year. i am very pleased to say

that the accounts for the Association for the year ended 31 March 2014 which follow this report have been passed without comment from our

external auditors, BDO, once again.

This achievement is truly a team effort. it’s not just down to the hard work of the Finance team, Dirk George and sandra Andrews, ably led

by Martin Lindsey, but all of the staff and volunteers who diligently followed our processes and procedures over the past year to demonstrate

probity and accuracy in all our financial transactions to the exacting standards set for companies such as Volleyball England. My thanks go to

all involved but in particular sandra, Dirk and Martin.

so how did we do? Given that last year we made a loss and that took us away from meeting our Reserves Policy, this year we needed to

move into profit. The Budget was set as such, albeit at a lower level than was sufficient to meet our Policy given inflation forecasts at the time.

However, not only did we deliver a profit but also it exceeded the Budget target. My thanks go to the senior

Management Team for maintaining their focus on the Finances, despite a high level of staff turnover and the

pressures of delivering kPis acceptable to sport England. i would also like to highlight the significant effort

that Dirk put in to securing a welcome VAT refund that contributed to our profit for the year.

Our Balance sheet remains strong. This year we have seen an improvement in our Net current Assets, with

creditors once more covered by available cash balances. This gives us a degree of flexibility not afforded to

all organisations and necessary given our small Fixed Asset base.

Our challenge continues to be to lessen our dependence on Government funding in all its various forms.

The strategy Group has certainly been looking at ways that this can be achieved over the next ten years.

Progress i’m sure will be slow but is being made. Just as the economy is starting to emerge from its

doldrums, so i expect to see volleyball begin to achieve its rightful place in British sport. i look forward to

being on that journey with you.


mANAgEmENT ACCOUNTs

Full versions of the accounts are available on the Volleyball England website


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ThANk yOU PAgE

Thank you to all our superb volunteers and wonderful partners.

Our thanks go to all staff, stakeholders, county sports Partnerships and sponsors for another year of support,

guidance and advice, and of course funding.

Thank you also to the staff and management at the National Volleyball centre, kettering.

May your support and commitment to Volleyball England continue.

The directors who served during the year were:Mr B E StalkerMrs J M A InmanMr R Callicott OBE (resigned 20 July 2013)Ms M BogdanowiczMr A J P BoughtonMr B Treadwell (appointed 11 May 2013)Mr J E MuttonMr W J Coyle (resigned 15 May 2014)Mr S Matthews (appointed 20 July 2013)Ms T E Watkinson (appointed 20 July 2013)Mr D Lane (co-opted during year pending AGM approval) Mr J Williams (co-opted during year pending AGM approval)


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