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EDVA Division One Cup Competition Round One

The first round of the Division One Cup Competition took place on Sunday 4th December 2011. The results are:

Match 1 Kirton beat WVC Cardinals 3-0 (25:18, 25:19, 25:18)

Match 2 Torexe Phantoms beat Exeter University 1 3-1 (16:25, 26:24, 22:25, 19:25)

Congratulations to Kirton and Torexe Phantoms who progress to the next round, which will be held on Sunday 5th February at Riverside

13:00 Match 1    Team ExColl vs Kirton

15:30 Match 2    Torexe Hunters vs Torexe Phantoms

Players from Match 2 to provide officials for Match 1 and vice versa.

Exmouth Beach 4s Tournament

Thanks to all who competed in the 2011 Beach 4s Tournament. Competitors and spectators were treated to a lovely sunny day with a slight breeze to keep the temperature down. Many who took part also took advantage of the massage tent set up by Exmouth Massage Clinic, thanks to them for offering a great service. We hope to see them at our pairs tournament in August. All divisions had lots of fairly close matches which meant some exciting volleyball was played.

Your club and association needs you at this years AGM (Thursday the 14th July at the Coaver Club at 8:30 pm). Don't forget that a representative from each club is required to attend, it's an open meeting and hence any club member may attend. We will also require a new secretary this year, so please ask around your club for volunteers.  Any issues, nominations etc, please contact Dave at Dave.Reece@Network100.co.uk

More Silverware Heads to Exeter

The current strength of local volleyball was clearly on display at this years Southwest Championships, when Torexe Topguns and Devon Women both made it through to their respective finals this year. The Championships have been held each year since 1970, to find the top team in the Southwest and South Wales area. Exeter University Men were SW champions in 1970/71 & 1971/72, Torexe in 2000/01 and Exeter Heat in 2002/03 & 2003/04, Devon Women were Ladies champions in 2003/04, so it's been quite a few years since local teams brought back the Silverware.

Devon Women beat Plymouth 2-0 to pick up the Ladies Title

Torexe Topgun's lost out to City of Bristol One 2-1 in the Final

See the teams in action, you can now download some video clips from the SW Championships, go to www.VolleyballNewsletter.com and click on Video Channel for details.

Grade 4 Referees Course

Volleyball England Grade 4 Volleyball Refereeing Course Date: Saturday 21st May& Sunday 22nd May 2011 Time: 10.00am - 6.00pm (both days) Venue: Mayflower Leisure Centre, Outland Road, Plymouth. PL2 3DG Course Tutor: Richard Morten

The Grade 4 referee qualification is an introduction into the world of indoor volleyball refereeing. The benefits of taking such a course are varied as it will not only allow you to referee games as a qualified and competent referee (therefore becoming eligible for paid refereeing opportunities in your region), but also will increase your knowledge and understanding of the rules as a participant.

Volunteers and Officials in sport are vital for volleyball to be enjoyed by all and I’m sure that if you attend, it can only improve your experience and understanding of the game and your contribution to your volleyball community. The course is run over 2 days and comprises of practical and theory lessons. There is a section on completion of score sheets and there is an exam at the end of the course. More details and to apply, please down load the Application Form

National Cup Finals

The 2011 National Cup Finals took place at the National Volleyball Centre in Kettering this year. The highlight of the weekend is the final of the Men's and Ladies Senior Cup event but the weekend also includes the Men's and Ladies Shield Finals and the U18 & U16 finals, plus the Grand Prix Final of the Sitting Volleyball.  On court, the EDVA were well represented in the U16 Girls final with Georgie Copp and Catherine Snell from Torexe VC and Helen Mylne from Kings VC. All three girls were playing in the SW Mavericks team run by Matt Stevens.

National events like the Cup Final can only take place with the help of volunteers, who are drawn from around the various local regions and this year the EDVA were well represented. Rachel Swindell and Dave Reece were part of this years Stats team, while Somayyeh Mossadegh provided the medical cover and Andrew Potter took charge of the U18 Women's Final.

Rachel & Som

EDVA ref Andrew Potter

Part of the work for the states team, is to provide a live on line scoreboard and to assist with the videoing and recording of the event.  This year all the matches were streamed online in HD and recorded, you can see all the matches at: www.ustream.tv Note: Their is no sound on the videos, due to the location of the camera (on the stats table).

Watch the Girls at: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/14089650

Exeter Men's Challenge Result

All our top players were in action this Sunday at the 2011 Exeter Men's Challenge event at the Riverside LC, including EDVA league champions, Torexe Hunters, Torexe Jags, Plymouth Marjon, Kernow and the two Exeter based Southwest Junior Squads. 

First place this year went to Torexe Hunters, who beat Kernow 24-15 in an action packed final, the two teams had met earlier in the day which had resulted in a draw. You can see a short video clip of the final at: click for video clip details. Third place this year went to Port Galaxy, a team made up from players from Exeter College, Kings & Torexe plus a number of guest players. Special mention should also go to the two Southwest junior squads, who were using the event as their final team practice for the National Inter-Regional Championships in two weeks time. Both teams are currently based in Exeter and include our best under 17 and under 15 players. You can check out more photos from the event at: Photos from 2011 & Additional 2011 Photos

Second: Kernow

Third: Port Galaxy

Forth: Arrows

6th: SWVA U17

9th: Torexe Jags

10th: Plymouth Marjon