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Website changes for the 2025/26 Season

Submitted by admin on Wed, 10/09/2025 - 10:16pm

Every year I go through a list of updates for the website to accommodate any rules changes, add functionality and to make it easier to manage/use. I'll update this article if/when I make additional changes throughout the season. If you want me to make any changes, then ask.

There may be a few more things to fix once the Comp Sec starts to create the new season's fixtures, but here's...

Red Eagles try-outs

Submitted by admin on Tue, 02/09/2025 - 12:43pm

Red Eagles are holding their try-outs in September.

First 3 Saturdays in September (6th, 13th and 20th). We're based in Luton, but we play across 2 venues. So time varies between 15:00 and 18:00 depending on the session. We're intending to register 6 teams for mens and ladies. However we don't accept complete beginners and don't have any junior sessions. To find out more or apply for a...

HVA Grade 4 Referee Course 20th September

Submitted by admin on Thu, 24/07/2025 - 10:31pm

HVA has organised an official Volleyball England Grade 4 Referee course to take place at Kings Langley Secondary School on Sat 20th September from 9am-5pm. That’s nice and early in the season, so no more excuses for not having enough qualified referees. The number of spaces is limited, so don’t leave sharing this with your members and booking last minute.  The course is available to...

Website changes for the 2024/25 Season

Submitted by admin on Tue, 03/09/2024 - 9:26pm

Every year I go through a list of updates for the website. Here's what I did for the upcoming season:

  1. Added a match calendar to the competition page, so you can see the calendar for every season, every club, every team and now every competition. Hopefully that will make it easier to reschedule matches.
  2. Added "Jump links" to many pages, so you can quickly jump to the
    3. ...

AGM and Fixtures Minutes

Submitted by admin on Sat, 16/09/2023 - 4:14pm
These have been uploaded in the docs section for a while and we should have posted here too. http://www.hertsvolleyball.co.uk/sites/default/files/documents/HVA%20AGM... The Fixtures meeting minutes from September are here too. http://www.hertsvolleyball.co.uk/sites/default/files/documents/HVA_Fixtu...

HVA Cup Final Festival Programme

Submitted by admin on Fri, 12/05/2023 - 6:32pm
The full programme for this Sunday's Cup Final Festival is here . Everybody is welcome to attend. Alongside the cup and league shields, there will be medals for all KO Cup finalist, plus medals for the winners and runners up in each of our three competitive leagues as well as MVP awards for each. 10.00am Doors open, set up and junior warm up. 10.30am Junior Match, followed by prize giving. 11...

Committee meeting minutes

Submitted by admin on Sat, 22/04/2023 - 11:07am
The minutes from Tuesday's committee meeting are here . Only three of our eight clubs were represented and fines have been raised accordingly. We discussed the upcoming cup final day on 14 May, our Code of Conduct, some proposed rule changes and some potential new clubs joining us next season among other things. The next meeting is the Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 26 June at The Old Palace,...

Cup Final details

Submitted by admin on Wed, 19/04/2023 - 11:07pm
The date is now confirmed for Sunday 14th May and the venue will be Ridgeway Academy in Welwyn Garden City. 10.00am Doors open, set up and junior warm up. 10.30am Junior Match, followed by prize giving 11.30am Women’s KO Final for an 11.45am match start, followed by prize giving 2.15pm Men’s KO Final for a 2.30pm match start, followed by prize giving 5pm Close Once the semi-finals have been...

Cup final - date for the diary

Submitted by admin on Thu, 06/04/2023 - 12:40pm
The HVA Cup Finals will be hosted by WHVC at Ridegway Academy on 14th May and will follow a similar format to the previous two events. Details will be finalised at the next HVA Committee meeting on April 18. We need any outstanding semi-finals to be done so we know who will be in the finals! A reminder that all league matches need to be completed by the end of April too.

Knock-Out County Cup matches

Submitted by admin on Sat, 31/12/2022 - 3:00pm
These have now been drawn. Women's County Cup . Men's County Cup . The finals are held in mid-May, so working backwards: Semi-finals played by the end of April Quarter-finals played by the end March. The single Round 1 match in the Men's competition played by the end of February. Make sure you get these fixture dates agreed between teams and confirmed with the HVA Comp Sec in advance. Note...

December meeting update

Submitted by admin on Mon, 12/12/2022 - 9:10pm
I’m conscious that the previous meeting minutes said we’d meet again tomorrow, and I haven’t got around to organising this! I did check with both local pubs, and they couldn’t reserve any space for us because of Christmas and the weather for traveling is pretty shocking right now anyway. So, that meeting is moved to Tuesday 10 th January, 7.30pm at The Rose & Crown in Kings Langley, WD4 9HT...

AGM/Fixtures Meeting Minutes

Submitted by admin on Tue, 27/09/2022 - 11:43pm
Thanks to those that turned up tonight. Several clubs were missing so we didn't vote in any new committee members. The remaining two committee members need support from the other clubs! You can read the minutes here . The deadline for club registration has been extended to next Friday 7th October. We will start sorting out fixtures that weekend using the spreadsheet method we used last year...

AGM/Fixtures Meeting

Submitted by admin on Tue, 20/09/2022 - 7:37pm
This was sent by email, but thought I'd share it here too... We hope you had a great summer and are looking forward to getting back to training and a resumption of competitive indoor volleyball. The HVA haven’t held an AGM since June 2019, due to covid and a lack of a fully functioning committee. Only Marzena (Treasurer and representing WHVC) and myself (Fixtures Sec/Webmaster and representing...

Cup Final this Sunday

Submitted by admin on Fri, 13/05/2022 - 11:39am
It's the HVA Cup Final this Sunday in Welyn Garden City. Everybody is very welcome to join us for BBQ and drinks as we see Wildcats and Red Eagles W, then Watford and MK City Men go head to head to determine who wins the County Knock-Outs this year. We'll be awarding the league shields, plus medals for winners and runners up and also the league MVP awards for the season. Check out the programme...

Beach Volleyball Tournament this Saturday

Submitted by admin on Thu, 21/04/2022 - 1:01pm
Lewis Fenech, who many will know from Watford, Welwyn Hatfield and Kings Langley has organised a 2v2 UKBT National Tour Event at the beach volleyball courts in St Albans this Saturday. It's for mens and womens teams, but not mixed. You can register here . If you don't fancy playing it will be a good spectator event. More details here . It's not cheap though with a £37 entry fee and requiring...

Cup Final Details

Submitted by admin on Wed, 13/04/2022 - 10:10pm
The HVA Cup Finals will take place on Sunday 15th May at Welwyn/Hatfield's normal home venue, Ridgeway Academy (AL7 2AF) between 10am and 5pm. We'll have a juniors match or two, followed by the Women's KO Cup final and then the Men's KO Cup final, interspersed with division and KO cup/shield awards. We have medals for all KO and league winners and runners up. Welwyn will be organising a BBQ and...

Use the roster at every match

Submitted by admin on Sat, 15/01/2022 - 5:56pm
The HVA printable club roster is a real time saver. It's available for anybody to print from any club page. Use it at every match to ensure: Teams don't fall foul of the HVA player restriction rules. Scorers can accurately complete the FIVB scoresheet roster with player names that match the HVA website. The HVA Comp Sec can quickly confirm match results. You might know who "Anna" is, but I don't...

A reminder on time restricted venues

Submitted by admin on Mon, 22/11/2021 - 8:44pm
These rules are included in the HVA Rules at section C.11 under "Time restricted venues". The rules clarify that any venue time restriction must be communicated by the Home Captain to both the Away Captain and the Referee at the start of the match, with the situation under which the match will end clearly stated. Perhaps it might be a good idea to write it on the score sheet before the match...

Keeping the volleyball family safe during competitions

Submitted by admin on Wed, 10/11/2021 - 7:00pm
From England Volleyball whose guidelines we will be following for all sanctioned events; league and cup. For 2021/22 we introduced a set of measures for Volleyball England competitions to mitigate potential Covid-19 risks to participants. We also advise other volleyball competition organisers to follow these measures too, which are in addition to our usual rules and regulations. This list of...

So who do we have for 2021/2?

Submitted by admin on Sun, 22/08/2021 - 12:59pm
We’re intending to start up the HVA leagues again in September. We've sent an email out to previous club contacts but if we have any new clubs interested in starting we'd love to hear from you. The HVA won’t start competitive matches until the end of October to give everybody a chance to re-establish themselves. Who thinks they’ll be playing and what teams do you think you’ll have? Best guess is...

Coronavirus Guidance

Submitted by admin on Sat, 05/09/2020 - 6:49pm
The HVA have created a new page to help you get started playing indoor volleyball again this season, whilst reducing the risks associated with COVID-19. Please don't be complacent. The UK Government has allowed volleyball to return because of the meticulous safety plans and measures that have been introduced by Volleyball England, and these must be followed to ensure the safety of all involved,...

Finalising the 2019/20 season under COVID-19

Submitted by admin on Sat, 29/08/2020 - 6:24pm
In most things the HVA are doing under the pandemic, we're taking our lead from Volleyball England. You can see how they finalised their competitions here with details of their decision making process here (PDF download) . This approach was agreed at the HVA committee meeting held on 24 August 2020 (waiting on minutes). The League VE decided to award all league results as a draw, sharing the...

Indoor volleyball will return this September

Submitted by admin on Tue, 28/07/2020 - 10:41pm
We're very pleased to say that Volleyball England have announced that indoor volleyball can re-start (along with outdoor 6v6 and 2v2). You can read the guidelines https://www.volleyballengland.org/…/government-gives-green-… We'll digest and then organise the committee meeting we missed back in June to discuss the restart of competitive volleyball next season and how we intend to finish last...

All HVA volleyball cancelled due to coronavirus until 20th May

Submitted by admin on Mon, 16/03/2020 - 7:13pm
HVA will be following Volleyball England's lead and cancelling all county volleyball activities with immediate effect until 20 May 2020. That includes all league and cup fixtures including the Cup Final scheduled for 3 May 2020. We mirror the reason's given by Volleyball England and we won't repeat them here. We haven't taken the decision lightly. The Fixtures Secretary has cancelled all unplayed...

Coronavirus update from the HVA

Submitted by admin on Fri, 13/03/2020 - 4:49pm
The current Volleyball England announcement can be found here . There's some good additional volleyball specific advice there: Wash your hands before and after playing/training. Clean volleyballs after each match and training session. Avoid unnecessary contact before, during and after games. We don't currently see any reason to impose a blanket ban on all HVA matches. Whilst any volleyball match...

Cup date for your diaries

Submitted by admin on Sun, 23/02/2020 - 2:31pm
The 2020 Cup finals will be held on Sunday 3 May at Ridgeway Academy, with the format pretty much the same as last year . Thanks again to WHVC for hosting. More details soon, but please share info with your club members.

Harriers move to Division 2

Submitted by admin on Sun, 01/12/2019 - 12:43pm
St Albans Harriers Volleyball Club have requested a move of their men's team from Division 1 to Division 2. This has been discussed and agreed by the HVA committee. They are currently going through a re-structuring process with a number of new players and have struggled to field a competitive opposition at Div 1 level. This is with immediate effect. HVA have yet to update Division 1 on the...

HVA Committee meeting on 10 December

Submitted by admin on Sat, 23/11/2019 - 11:56pm
The next committee meeting is on Tuesday 10 December at 8pm (not 7.30pm as suggested in the previous minutes). This info went to all clubs by email on 15 November, so I'm just posting it here for info. It will be at The Old Palace in Kings Langley (WD4 9HQ) as we won’t need as much space as the previous fixtures meeting. Minutes of the previous fixtures meeting are here . Agenda: Usual HVA...

Our very own referee course - postponed

Submitted by admin on Mon, 14/10/2019 - 3:11pm
The HVA will be hosting a Grade 4 referee course on Saturday 30th November at Ridgeway Academy (Herns Ln, Welwyn Garden City AL7 2AF). This is part funded by England Volleyball and part funded by HVA. The cost to anybody who wants to be on the course is £55 and as usual HVA will cover the cost of a single attendee per club. Hopefully your club can cover the cost for additional attendees. Once...

The new HVA X League

Submitted by admin on Sat, 28/09/2019 - 10:35pm
Welcome to the updated 2019/20 season website for the HVA. The biggest change for the HVA this season is the introduction of the new X League . This sits outside the men’s and women’s leagues and is an extra competitive league for beginner/intermediate/junior players who belong to a club, but are not getting much court time within other leagues. It's also a great opportunity for any local clubs...

Fixtures Meeting next Tuesday

Submitted by admin on Thu, 05/09/2019 - 1:42pm
The HVA fixtures meeting is 7.30pm next Tuesday 10 September at Rickmansworth British Legion, WD3 1BN. Every club needs to attend. Club/Team registrations are due at this meeting and the registration form can be downloaded here . The new Mixed League will be launched at this meeting, but we won't be sorting out fixtures immediately. Clubs will be able to enter a team over the next month and then...

Herts Volleyball Ladies Camp

Submitted by vale on Thu, 18/04/2019 - 1:10pm
Herts Ladies Annual Indoor Volleyball Training Camp is back! Do you want to improve your game, work with a world-class coach, meet a bunch of friendly passionate players, get fit and have fun? Then sign up for Herts Ladies camp now! Kicking off on Tuesday Apr. 30 th for 6 weeks, You`ll spend each session honing a different area of your game amongst a group of fellow players. Led by talented ex-...

HVA Cup Final Festival (UPD 17 May)

Submitted by admin on Tue, 16/04/2019 - 8:31pm
Dust off your pompoms, get those banners painted and start prepping the chants, because the Hertfordshire volleyball event of the year is almost with us! Hosts: Welwyn Hatfield Volleyball Club Date: Sunday 19th May Time: 10.30am until 5.30pm Venue: Ridgeway Academy, Herns Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2AF Women's Finalists: MK City Ladies vs Red Eagles W Men's Finalists: Kings Langley Kings vs...

VK Mets withdraw from Women's League

Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/04/2019 - 5:12pm
VK Barnet Club have decided to withdraw their VK Mets team from Women's HVA Division with immediate effect. As that means they'd forfeit the majority of their fixtures for the season, HVA have deleted all their previous fixture results from that league. All their players will transfer to VK Barnet. Going forwards this should allow VK Barnet to have enough players and home venues to fulfill the...

Latest Committee meeting minutes

Submitted by admin on Wed, 27/03/2019 - 10:42pm
The recent committee meeting minutes are here . Highlights: All fees have now been paid Two Div 2 teams have withdrawn Quite a few forfeit games with VK Mets and Harriers still at risk of being withdrawn from the leagues We need a new Juniors Development Officer Cup final details - 19th May at Ridgeway Academy, Welwyn Garden City. Trophies to be returned, medals and MVP trophies being ordered,...

Watford 2 withdraw from Division 2

Submitted by admin on Tue, 05/03/2019 - 3:47pm
Watford Volleyball Club have decided to withdraw their Watford 2 team from Men's HVA Division 2 with immediate effect. They had already forfeited 6 matches and because of issues with their planned home venue, they are unable to go ahead with any of their remaining home fixtures. That means they'd forfeit the majority of their fixtures for the season, so HVA have deleted all their results from...