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**truebluefan** · 02-19-2008, 12:32 PM

Australia has volleyball. This thread is here to gauge interest in Australian Volleyball for those of you that follow it!

**truebluefan** · 02-19-2008, 12:34 PM

Call for Line Judges and Scorers

The Swatch FIVB Beach Volley World Tour Adelaide Australia Open are looking for people with volleyball or beach volleyball background and an NOAS Qualification to be Line Judges and Scorers for this momentous event. You will get full training from the best Referees in Australia and some of your training will even be with the head of the FIVB Beach Referees Commission. To top it off, successful applicants will get uniforms and lunches provided as well as the bragging rights to being an integral part of the success of this event. You can’t get any better than this in your own back yard. So be a part of the biggest Beach Volleyball event to hit Australian shores since the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games!

For further information or to register your interest, please send an email with all your details to wtcd@avf.org.au

Early Bird Package Deal Extended!

If you haven’t already purchased your Early Bird Package to the Swatch FIVB Beach Volley World Tour Adelaide Australia you are in luck as the Early Bird Package deal has been extended until Friday 29 February 2008. Thats right, you still have the opportunity to take advantage of the great discounted offer for one extra month. For the Beach Volleyball enthusiast or the general sports fan, this is the best deal in town!

The Early Bird Package consists of General Admission tickets to: Semi Final 1, Semi Final 2, Bronze Medal Session and the Gold Medal Session. All session include a men‘s and womens match. In addition you will receive General Admission tickets to the Main Draw sessions on Thursday 27 March, Friday 28 March and Saturday morning 29 March. All of this and at a discounted price - what more could you ask for!

Simply visit Ticketek Australia, phone 132 849 or go to any Ticketek outlet, its that easy and with tickets at bargain prices you can’t go wrong.

**truebluefan** · 02-19-2008, 12:35 PM

Senior Women – Head Coach Amanda Fielding has returned from her visits to European based athletes and clubs. A US College team will be playing matches against the squad in Sydney and Brisbane over Easter. Another US College will visit Melbourne in May for a series of matches. Women’s AVL team trainings have commenced with the season kicking off in May. The focus for the National Senior Women’s Team is competing at the 1st Asian Volleyball Championships in Thailand 1-8 October.

‘90 Junior Women – A training camp was held in Brisbaneduring 13-18 Jan, with 25 of the 32 members of the squad attending. Negotiations are underway for a Chinese High School team to visit Melbourne in April. All athletes will be involved in preparations for national juniors and the selection camp that will follow national juniors in July in Melbourne. The focus for the National Junior Women’s Program is competing in the 14th Asian Junior Women’s Championships in Taiwan 20 – 28 September 2008.

’92 Youth Girls – The Bendigo camp in December was attended by 67 athletes and 12 coaches. Future training sessions will be conducted in each city throughout February and again during the April school holidays. The focus for the National Youth Girls Program is competing in the 7th Asian Youth Girls Championships in Kuala Lumpur 11-18 October, and the Trans Tasman in New Zealand 4-10 October.

National Beach Talent Identification Program – a squad of 15 athletes (ranging in age from 14 to 18) will be involved in a series of training sessions and beach competitions throughout Feb - Mar. A selection camp for the World Youth and World Junior Championships will be held in Adelaide 11-14 April.

**truebluefan** · 02-19-2008, 12:36 PM

Daren Grimsey has commenced as the NOSP scholarship coach for 2008/09. Congratulations! Initial reports suggest his refereeing will be an asset to the refereeing cadre here in Australia for the foreseeable future.

All those interested in applying for a refereeing scholarship in 2009, are urged to speak with Darren (he will be at most Crocs tour events this year) to get sense of how the program will help in his professional development as referee. You are also welcome to discuss this opportunity with the Sport Development Manager; sdm@avf.org.au

Once again the Sport Development section of the AVF thanks the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) for their generous support for this officiating scholarship.

On the AVF website is a short article on “How to be a Great Referee” by Corny Galdones, go to Referees resources and uniforms and go to referee development articles.

Rule books! This issue is being resolved. After a lengthy delay with the supplier these will be available for shipment to State Associations shortly. As this report is being written the Coaching Level 2 draft is going through final proofing and editing, to ready it for submission to the Australian Sports Commission.

**truebluefan** · 02-19-2008, 12:37 PM

National Junior Program 91 Youth Boy’s December Training Camp

The National Junior Program completed 2007 with its annual weeklong December Training Camp in Bendigo for the newly formed ’91 National Youth Boys squad following the completion of the Australian Volleyball Schools Cup.

The camp saw 74 identified athletes from across Australia training twice a day under the guidance of AVF Development Coach, Stephen Benson, and their respective coaches with the view to be selected to the National Youth Team to tour in 2008 with the highlight being the 7th Asian Youth Boy’s Volleyball Championship in Sri Lanka this October.

Also on hand were the coaching staff of the National Men’s Team, recently returned from the World Cup in Japan where the Australian Men’s Team finish a credible 8th at the in their first appearance, to demonstrate the current skill models and assist with the development in the next generation of potential Australian athletes.

From the camp, around 20 athletes were selected to form the “National Youth Squad” to which the program will draw upon for the two scheduled activities for 2008; Thailand tour in May/June and the 7th Asian Youth Boys Volleyball Championships with the Junior Trans Tasman Series as preparation.

**truebluefan** · 02-19-2008, 12:38 PM

On January 2, the AIS Volleyball Program returned to full time training in preparation for their month long tour of Europe encompassing; Sweden, Italy, Slovakia, France, following the deserved Christmas break after winning the AVF’s National Volleyball Challenge in early December.

With only four days of training, the young AIS team comprising of nine junior athletes (U20) and three youth athletes (U18) from the National Junior Program headed to Europe for a series of friendly matches against the National Junior Teams of Sweden, Slovakia and France. In addition to series mentioned, the team also played one off matches against local representative and national league teams as well.

Sweden:

08/01 AIS defeated Sweden Jr. Team 3 : 1 (20-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-19)

09/01 AIS defeated Sweden Jr. Team 3 : 2 (25-20, 17-25, 25-21, 19-25, 18-16)

10/01 AIS lost to Team Valla 2 : 3 (25-16, 25-22, 20-25, 20-25, 7-15)

11/01 AIS defeated Sweden Jr. Team 3 : 1 (25-17, 24-26, 25-21, 25-23)

Italy:

15/01 AIS defeated Montichiari Jr. Team 3 : 2 (22-25, 19-25, 25-21, 25-12, 15-9)

17/01 AIS defeated Varese Selection 3 : 2 (25-15, 20-25, 22-25, 25-21, 15-10)

18/01 AIS defeated Malpensa Volley Somma 3 : 2 (25-27, 25-20, 25-21, 22-25, 15-12)

Slovakia:

21/01 AIS defeated Slovakia Jr. Team 3 : 2 (25-17, 20-25, 19-25, 28-26, 15-13)

22/01 AIS defeated Slovakia Jr. Team 3 : 1 (25-16, 25-20, 30-32, 25-22)

23/01 AIS defeated Slovakia Jr. Team 3 : 2 (20-25, 23-25, 25-20, 25-10, 15-13)

24/01 AIS lost to Presov 0 : 3 (20-25, 17-25, 20-25)

France:

29/01 AIS lost to France Jr. Team 1 : 3 (20-25, 20-25, 28-26, 23-25)

30/01 AIS lost to France Jr. Team 2 : 3 (18-25, 25-18, 17-25, 25-21, 11-15)

31/01 AIS lost to France Jr. Team 0 : 3 (12-25, 17-25, 15-25)

01/02 AIS defeated Montpellier Jr. Selection 3 : 0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-20)

The AIS Volleyball Program as a whole is now back to normal training following the success of this tour. The next scheduled activity for the program is March in Melbourne to contest the Eric Hayman Cup against Nittaidai University of Japan and Victorian State League sides.

**truebluefan** · 02-19-2008, 12:39 PM

Our Top Ranked Australian teams of Nat Cook / Tamsin Barnett and Josh Slack / Andrew Schacht continue to focus on training and preparing towards the Beijing Olympic Games in August. Cook / Barnett are currently ranked 9th in official FIVB Olympic rankings and Schacht/Slack are 10th. Both teams are striving for Top 6 rankings for seeding purposes for the Olympic drawing of lots in July.

The Adelaide Australian Open World Tour event is approaching rapidly (March 24 - 30) and all are very keen to play well in front of family, friends and the Australian Volleyball Community on the Sands of Glenelg in late March. The excitement of an FIVB World Tour event in Australia during the 2008 Olympic Season has the athletes pumped for the season ahead.

Our staff have been working very hard over the past 6 weeks securing quality International Olympic ranked teams to train at the AIS/AVF National Centre of Excellence during March. We have been able to secure 9 Men's teams and 10 Women's teams to train with our AIS/AVF program athletes in the lead up to the Australian World Tour event.

The Crocs Australian Tour is in full swing and our athletes will be travelling to Port Macquarie, Surfers Paradise, Scarborough and conclude the domestic season with the National Championships at Glenelg over the Easter Holiday period.

In the Crocs Australian Tour event 1 at Surfers Paradise, Heike Jensen AIS/SASI (playing with Tamsin Barnett), Chris McHugh AIS/SASI (playing with Josh Slack) and Trent Irwin AIS/QAS (playing with Marty Suan) all gained their best ever finishes on the Australian Domestic Tour. This fact shows the hard work from these athletes is starting to pay off in results during tournament play.

Nat Cook and Tamsin Barnett are on track to set the Crocs Australian Tour alight in Surfers Paradise in a few weeks. The team has been training very well and our keen to show the Australian public and fellow Australian players their improvement on the sands of the Gold Coast Feb 15 - 17

A few early season injuries have hit the program in recent months. Coaching Staff have been working with the Medical team and the injured athletes in setting up rehabilitation plans which have been running smoothly.

A successful Men's Talent Camp was conducted during January in Adelaide and Brisbane by Men's Senior Coach Craig Marshall and assistant Marty Suan. Over 30 athletes from around the country participated in the camps.

A successful National Talent Identification Camp for girls was conducted at Bond University (Gold Coast) in January with over 20 athletes attending the Beach Camp with Women's Senior Coach Carlos 'Alemao' Galletti, AIS Scholarship Coach Michael Nelson running the sessions and Jenny Becker (AVF Women's Technical Director) managing the logistics.

Expressions of Interest for the 2008 Beach Volleyball World Championships U/19 and U/21 have been circulating the Volleyball Community since the National Junior Championships in Queensland late last month. These forms can be found on the AVF Website for Junior male and female athletes who are keen to express an interest to attend April's Camp. Successful selected athletes' will be invited during March to the April camp.

**truebluefan** · 02-19-2008, 12:41 PM

AJBVC is over for another year with South Australia taking home the Andy Burdin Champion State Shield. This year we had a record 132 teams compete, including teams from New Zealand and Vanuatu.
With some crazy weather on the Gold Coast we were forced to move AJBVC to beautiful Coolangatta Beach instead of Broadbeach. Coolangatta beach was the only beach on the gold coast that could accommodate the 17 courts needed for this event. The sun was shining and we have almost had a rain free event but did see a king tide on Tuesday morning which swallowed up 6 courts

The standard of volleyball in all divisions was high with lots of great talent out there on the sand. Finals day proved to be very exciting, with not only the Andy Burdin Shield up for grabs but also Trans-Tasman bragging rights. We saw Aussie/Kiwi show downs in 4 of the 6 grand finals. The Aussies showed strong fighting spirit conceding one gold medal to the Kiwis.

Congratulations to Champion State SA who won 2 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze. Runners up for the Andy Burdin Champion State Shield was NSW who certainly dominated the senior women’s divisions.

We send our congratulations to not only the medal winners but to all athletes for their hard work and the spirit with which they played. Thank you to the coaches, managers and State Associations who put in long hours to prepare athletes and support them during the event. We look forward to seeing you all again next year.

Thanks to the hardy crew of officials and volunteers from Volleyball Australia, Volleyball Queensland and the Queensland community that bent their backs to ensure a successful tournament was held in trying conditions.

**truebluefan** · 02-19-2008, 12:42 PM

Beach volleyball is an iconic Australian sport and it's growth continues - both as a social endeavor and at the highest international level. We are inviting all school students nation wide to Glenelg Beach for the inaugural Australian Beach Volleyball Schools Cup (ABVSC).

This event has been created to provide school students the opportunity to experience the camaraderie and exciting competition of Beach Volleyball whilst representing their school. The event will be held at Adelaide’s premier beach, Glenelg, from Friday 11th to Sunday 13th April.

The divisions are as follows:

U/14 Div 1 and Div 2

U/15 Div 1 and Div 2

U/16 Honours, Div 1 and Div 2

U/17 Honours, Div 1 and Div 2

Open Div 1 and Div 2

The Honour Divisions will be open to pairs while Division 1 and 2 will be four a-side.

Similar to Indoor Schools Cup, competitors will need to be enrolled for the full year at the school they are representing. All details on eligibility will be in the Tournament Regulations.

We are keen to hear from all Australian Secondary schools who are interested in participating in ABVSC 2008. Please email us at events@avf.org.au or call 02 9439 4221.

The development of this event has been possible thanks to the support of the South Australian Government.

ABVSC Key Events

Regulations released
Friday, 29 February

Entries Open
Friday, 29 February

Entries Close
Monday, 17 March

Draft draw released
Friday, 4 April

Registration and Training Day
Thursday, 10 April

Competition commences
Friday, 11 April

Finals and day and presentations
Sunday, 13 April

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