Welcome to the 19^th edition (Sept-Dec 2010) of the Richmond Volleyball e-newsletter (Club Mark 2 Club). We hope that you enjoyed your Christmas and New Year celebrations!  

Firstly, thank you again to all our members, community partners and supporters for your support in 2010! It was a very busy and challenging year and thankfully Richmond Volleyball continued to manage the supply of volleyball to nearly 4,000 people through our numerous inclusive community activities in South West London ranging from Recreational, Schools, Sitting, Local league, Regional League, and Elite junior and adult programmes.

 We are still looking for more volunteers to get involved and support the club, so if you’re passionate about developing and promoting volleyball with us, come and join us!  Sport Matters – Building a Volleyball Club that values community, excellence & performance in South West London and Surrey.

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 WHAT’S HAPPENING IN 2011!

You might want to try something new, come again or perhaps you want to pick a big event or come and watch top National League Volleyball.  Make sure you have these fun activities in your diaries – some events are free! For more information go to the club web site.

JANUARY

·         All inclusive Play More Volleyball (FREE = Friday 28^th January) – Christ School, Richmond – 8pm

·         Just 4 Women Festivals (FREE – Feb TBC ) – Kingston (TBC)

·         PL4S Junior Training (4 weekly sessions for u11 to u18) - various

·         Change 4 Life (FREE = 1 weekly session for u11 to u16) – Feltham CC, Hounslow – 3.30pm

·         Saturday Junior Development Centre restarts (15^th, 22^nd, 29^th Jan) – Kingston Arena, Kingston – 2.30pm

·         U16 London Regional Girls Squad training (Sat 15^th Jan) – Kingston Arena, Kingston

·         National League Div 1 Home fixture v’s Leicester VC (15^th Jan – 5pm) – Christ School, Richmond – 5.30pm

·         National League Div 1 Home fixture v’s Wessex VC (Sat 22^nd Jan – 5pm) – Christ School, Richmond – 5.30pm

 FEBRUARY

·         All inclusive Play More Volleyball (FREE = Friday 4^th, 11^th, 18^th, 25^th February) – Christ School, Richmond – 8pm

·         Just 4 Women Festivals (free – Feb TBC ) – Kingston (TBC)

·         South London Junior Tournament (Mon 14^th Feb – 7pm to 10pm) – Richmond College, Richmond – 7pm

·         PL4S Junior Training (4 weekly sessions for u11 to u18) - various

·         Saturday Junior Development Centre (5^th, 12^th, 19^th, 26^th Feb) – Kingston Arena, Kingston

·         U16 London Regional Girls Squad training (Sat 12^th Feb) – Kingston Arena, Kingston

 MARCH

·         All inclusive Play More Volleyball (FREE = Friday 4^th, 11^th, 18^th March) – Christ School, Richmond – 8pm

·         U16 London Regional Girls Squad training (Sat 12^th March) – Kingston Arena, Kingston

·         Saturday Junior Development Centre (5^th, 12^th, 19^th, 26^th March) – Kingston Arena, Kingston

·         National League Div 1 Home fixture v’s Uni Birmingham VC (5^th March – 5pm) – Kingston Arena, Kingston

·         National League Div 1 Home fixture v’s SGTV Solent VC (Sat 26^th March – 5pm) – Kingston Arena, Kingston

 COMPETITIONS REVIEW

 Richmond National League Team (Men)

In their 1^st season in National League Division 1 the team is gaining valuable experience and training hard as they continue to develop as a competitive National League squad.  They are currently 6^th in the league (won 3 and lost 6). Next home match on Sat 15^th Jan, 22^nd Jan, 5^th March and 26^th March. Come and Support us at Kingston College Arena. We always welcome new members to train at this level.

 Richmond Regional Teams (Men and Women)

The London Premier League men’s team is going strong sitting second in the league (won 5 and lost 1) and the Surrey Men’s Division 1 team are also going strong positioned 3^rd (won 3 and lost 2). London Division One women’s team are holding mid table (won 3 and lost 3) and Surrey Women’s Division 1 team are 5^th (won 1 and lost 3).  

 South London (Local) Volleyball League

In its third season the SLVL held at Richmond College (Twickenham) is again well supported by 14 mixed local adult and junior teams - 180 players. We are using this league to develop our junior players and they are doing well. We have junior tournaments scheduled for 14^th Feb, 11^th April and 25^th April.

If you are interested joining this league for 2011/12 season please contact us.

 Richmond Junior’s (National)

Congratulations to the U18 Junior Girls who qualified to the ¼ of the National Junior Cup.  Unlucky for the u18 Boys, u16 Boys and u16 Girls who were knocked out in the 2^nd rounds. The U15 Boys and Girls Competitions will be held in February and will be entering five u15 boys and 2 u15 girls.

 Volleyball England Junior Cadets and Regional Players

Three u16 Richmond Boys were invited to train for the first time with the u16 National Junior Boys Volleyball Squad at the National Volleyball Centre (Kettering). This is the highest performance programme for the most talented u16 junior players in the country.  One u16 Richmond Girl is training with the South England Girls Squad and 8 girls are training with u16 London regional squads. Well done!

 School Volleyball Programme

Last term (Sept to Dec) Richmond coaches coached in 43 secondary schools across four London boroughs (Richmond, Kingston, Hounslow & Hammersmith and Fulham) and delivered three u15 borough tournaments.  The top two teams from each borough qualified to the u15 South London and u15 West London School Volleyball Finals. Congratulations to the following teams who qualified.  Boys: Hampton Boys (Richmond); Hampton Academy (Richmond); Hollyfield (Kingston); Tiffin Boys (Kingston); Chiswick (Hounslow); Longford (Hounslow). London Oratory (Hammersmith & Fulham). Girls: Grey Court (Richmond); Waldegrave (Richmond); Tiffin Girls (Kingston); Commbe Girls (Kingston); Hounslow Manor (Hounslow); Green (Hounslow).

 OUR SPRING EVENTS

·         7^TH Richmond Corporate Challenge (April) – Kingston Arena, Kingston (8/10 team tournament)

·         South London League Championship Finals (18^th April) – Richmond College, Richmond  

·         UKCC Level 1 Coaching Course (14th, 15th and 21st May 2011) – Richmond

·         UKCC Level 1 Coaching Course (18th, 19th and 25th June 2011) – Richmond

 INTERNATIONAL SUMMER EVENTS

·         Great Britain Sitting Volleyball - Continental Cup - (Kettering) - 9^th to 17^th July

·         Great Britain Indoor International Volleyball (London, Earls Court) - 18^th to 25^th July

 OUR SUMMER EVENTS

·         Richmond Summer League (June to July)

·         2^nd Rising Stars International Junior Tournament (July)

·         Junior Summers Camps (July)

·         4^th Richmond Volleyball International Festival (Sat 28th, Sun 9th, & Mon 30th August)

·         4v4 Series (a series of four 1 day grass tournaments July and Aug)

·         UKCC Level 1 Coaching Course (3rd, 4th and 10th Sept 2011)

 For more information regarding all our events click here:

http://www.richmondvolleyball.co.uk/events/events.shtml

 TO REVIEW All THE LATEST NEWS

Schools, Juniors Club Competitions, Local League, Regional Leagues National League and all community news - click the link.

www.richmondvolleyball.co.uk/news2010/news2010.shtml

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www.facebook.com/pages/Richmond-Volleyball-UK/73592818741?ref=nf

 See you all soon.

Best wishes

David Rijvers

Tele:        +44 (0) 7779134007

Email:       dr@goldeneye7.freeserve.co.uk

Web:    www.richmondvolleyball.co.uk

 Richmond Volleyball

London Sports Club of the Year 2010  Accredited Clubmark Club 2  Affiliated to Volleyball England