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Running out of time

Submitted by fixtures on Wed, 10/10/2018 - 10:08pm
Last year we unofficially adopted what was dubbed "The London Rule" to more fairly handle situations when a fixture could not be completed within the allotted court time available at the home team's venue. Those rules are now officially included in the HVA Rules at section C.11 under "Time restricted venues". The rules now clarify that any venue time restriction must be communicated by the Home...

Most Valuable Player this season?

Submitted by fixtures on Mon, 01/10/2018 - 10:04pm
To spice things up a bit in the HVA, we're introducing a Most Valuable Player award in each of our three leagues. We've no idea what the actual award might be as yet, but we think it's a nice way of showing some additional respect to your opposition and encouraging good play generally. All each captain has to do is to mark clearly who they thought their opposition's MVP was when they check and...

Herts Ladies Indoor Volleyball Summer Camp 2018

Submitted by vale on Wed, 27/06/2018 - 11:35am
Dear Volleyballers, we are pleased to announce our annual SUMMER CAMP is back! Starting on TUESDAY JULY 3rd from 8pm to 10pm for 5 weeks (4 training sessions + 1 Mini tournament) Location: Queen`s School, Aldenham Rd, WD23 2TY, Bushey Cost: £35 for the whole summer camp (Advanced payment) or £8 per session To book your space pls. contact our club`s secretary Meena “ meenamurray [at] hotmail.com...

HVA AGM and new Rules

Submitted by admin on Tue, 19/06/2018 - 11:34pm
The minutes of the recent HVA AGM and the new 2018 HVA Rules are now available here . The new rules see significant changes and additions, including: EVA Registrations requirements. A new Team Player Restriction mechanism. Clarifications of rule for Time Restricted Venues and opposition notification. A new Most Valuable Player mechanism. A change to KO Cup player eligibility. A new Goodwill...

Ian Cheesbrough EVA ref of the year

Submitted by kingslangley on Mon, 21/05/2018 - 7:29pm
Our regular Kings Langley Kings 1st Division referee has recently won the coveted referee of the year award from the England Volleyball Association. Ian has always been a great supporter of the club and Herts Volleyball Association, so we'd like to offer up our congratulations. Referee of the Year: Ian Cheesbrough As senior referee with many years’ experience, Ian continues to make himself...

Committee Meeting minutes published, rule changes and AGM notification

Submitted by admin on Sat, 17/03/2018 - 8:13pm
Last week's meeting minutes are available at http://www.hertsvolleyball.co.uk/sites/default/files/documents/HVA%20Mee... The committee (executive members only) will meet on Tuesday 22nd May to discuss HVA rule changes. We intend to look at: rules for player registration and team restrictions to prevent abuses, whilst maximising the ability of clubs to field teams all season long the fine/penalty...

Junior Volleyball sessions

Submitted by secretary on Sat, 16/12/2017 - 2:34pm
Can all clubs that are currently running Junior Volleyball sessions please email Duncan webmaster [at] hertsvolleyball.co.uk with details of: Where, when, age group, session costs, contact information and any other relevant information. This will allow the web site to be updated and hopefully promote and signpost any interested parties to further develop Junior Volleyball participation across the...

The Sports Club Survey

Submitted by admin on Wed, 13/12/2017 - 9:32pm
The Sports Club Survey 2017 is a huge piece of research undertaken to find out more about the health of sports clubs in the country. We want volleyball to have a voice in that survey! If enough volleyball club members complete the survey, Volleyball England will be provided with data specific to our sport. This could be invaluable in helping volleyball thrive. Please could you complete the survey...

December meeting

Submitted by fixtures on Sun, 03/12/2017 - 10:31pm
A quick reminder that our next meeting is Tuesday the 12th of December, 8pm, RSS. Make sure that at least one person of each club is coming, thanks!

Grade 4 One Day Referee Course

Submitted by vale on Fri, 17/11/2017 - 10:49am
Bradfield College - Grade 4 One Day Referee Course Location: Bradfield College Sports Hall Reading RG7 6AU United Kingdom Price per person: £55.00 Date and Times: 25 th November 2017 09.00-17.00 Sign Up Deadline: 3pm Monday 20th November For full course details and booking please visit the VE course page here . To find out more about the Grade 4 Referee course, please click here .

£1.3m of Sport England funding awarded

Submitted by admin on Tue, 04/07/2017 - 9:12pm
Volleyball England (VE) has today been awarded £1.3m by Sport England to support its core programmes until March 2019. This funding will see VE’s activities being supported for the first half of the 2017-2021 funding cycle. It includes the £420,000 of interim funding which had already been given to the organisation by Sport England in April of this year. In line with Sport England’s stated...

Herts Ladies Annual Indoor Volleyball Summer Camp

Submitted by admin on Mon, 12/06/2017 - 8:46pm
Book your place today! 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 register today for our annual Summer Camp. Kicking off on Thursday's from 6th July to 3rd August , you'll spend each session honing a different area of your game amongst a group of fellow players. Led by talented ex-England ladies coach...

Kings Langley Tournament Cancelled

Submitted by admin on Wed, 24/05/2017 - 8:33pm
KLVC are cancelling the Kings Langley Volleyball Tournament, which was scheduled for this Saturday 27th May. Despite initial interest from 11 teams, only 5 teams entered - we blame the FA Cup! Please let your players know. Apologies to those players who were interested and we hope to run the tournament in this format some other time, which we'll discuss at the next HVA Committee meeting in June.

Level 1 and Level 2 Coaching Courses

Submitted by vale on Mon, 15/05/2017 - 3:54pm
South Bucks Volleyball have arranged a Level 1 coaching course running in June and a Level 2 coaching course running in July. Both courses will take place in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, and are open to all for registration. Dates and location details are below and you can register through the Volleyball England website (link below). Level 1 -- 10,11, 17 June at Cressex Community School, High...

Kings Langley Volleyball Tournament 2017

Submitted by admin on Sun, 16/04/2017 - 4:13pm
Kings Langley Volleyball Club is proud to announce our inaugural volleyball tournament on Saturday 27th May in Watford from midday. Places for 9 teams. Bank Holiday weekend so plenty of time to recover. Intermediate* Mixed Teams. Three hours of volleyball for every team. Three indoor courts. Timed 6v6 matches under modified FIVB Rules. Trophy and medals for the winning team. Registered with...

Committee Meeting 14th March - minutes

Submitted by admin on Thu, 23/03/2017 - 10:34pm
The minutes of the latest committee meeting can be found at http://www.hertsvolleyball.co.uk/documents A couple of points that need immediate attention: The Cup Finals will be held on 21st May at RSS, programme to be confirmed shortly. Several clubs haven't yet paid their subscriptions to the HVA for this season. One club owes for last season as well. All are listed in the meeting minutes. The...

Clubs urged to take note of growing student volleyball programme

Submitted by admin on Fri, 24/02/2017 - 2:50pm
Volleyball continues to thrive in the English higher education system, claims a new survey out today. With many student volleyballers indicating a desire to remain involved in the sport after graduation, clubs are being urged to take advantage of the recruitment opportunities this presents. There are currently 85 Higher Education Volunteer Officers (HEVOs) running volleyball activities at 71...

Cup Finals tickets go on sale as non-league duo target knockout glory

Submitted by admin on Fri, 24/02/2017 - 2:50pm
Tickets are now on sale for this year’s National Cup Finals weekend – with the prospect of two non-NVL sides making it to the showpiece event. At a time when the footballing exploits of Sutton and Lincoln have caught the public’s attention in this year’s FA Cup, Willesden and Cambridge University stand one win away from securing their places in the Men’s and Women’s Shield competitions...

English beach pair given significant funding boost

Submitted by admin on Fri, 24/02/2017 - 10:44am
England’s chances of securing a beach volleyball medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games have been given a huge boost with Sport England agreeing to fund the leading men’s beach pair to the tune of £40,000. Chris Gregory and Jake Sheaf’s current world ranking should see England qualify as one of the top-ranked Commonwealth countries. The new funding will be used to provide coaching support as the...

Volleyball England announces 34% cut in its central funding

Submitted by admin on Tue, 07/02/2017 - 10:02am
Sport England has today confirmed that Volleyball England’s annual funding is to be cut by 34%. This reduction in funding is in line with the cuts applied to most other National Governing Bodies (NGBs). The announcement means that Volleyball England (VE) has been given £422,000 to sustain its activities from April 1 until September 30. During that time, VE will make its full four year funding...

Time to Listen Workshop in Herts next month

Submitted by admin on Mon, 16/01/2017 - 3:50pm
Since the change from Criminal Record Bureau (CRB) to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, Volleyball England initially managed a manual process for any checks carried out. In a desire to significantly improve services to our members, Volleyball England have now changed the process for completing Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks to an online system. Location – University of...

Grade 4 refereeing course

Submitted by secretary on Wed, 14/12/2016 - 12:24pm
South Bucks Volleyball are hosting a Grade 4 refereeing course in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire on 29th January 2017, 10 - 6. The cost is VB England standard £50. Registration is now available at https://volleyballengland.org/courses The HVA committee agreed last night to support this course by way of funding one place per HVA affiliated club. The new 1-day Grade 4 refereeing course is your first...

Next HVA Meeting Tuesday 13th December

Submitted by fixtures on Wed, 07/12/2016 - 8:24am
Next Tuesday (13th of December), we will have our last HVA meeting of the year 2016. Held in staff room at RSS in Kings Langley at 8pm. Here is what we will discuss: Agreement on date for the KO Cup final Involvement in Volleyball England East Updates on fixtures / Feedback on website Feedback on the London rule Treasurer update Junior update Logo competition Any other business/issue Please make...

Seeking Beginner Friendly Fixtures

Submitted by kingslangley on Tue, 01/11/2016 - 8:13pm
Due to our rather successful summer recruitment campaign, Kings Langley have a large number of players looking to play in a small number of games. Rather than have people sat on the bench, we've decided to split our Div 2 squad between the existing "Knights" team and a new development squad we're going to call the "Rooks". The Rooks is made up of a mixture of abilities; some total beginners, some...

VolleyballXL.com video training drills

Submitted by admin on Wed, 19/10/2016 - 7:06pm
An issue many coaches in your club are coping with, is creating interesting exercises and dynamic drills for their team. For this reason, a couple of volleyball fanatics have come up with a solution: www.volleyballxl.com VolleyballXL is the online portal for all volleyball coaches. This portal provides interesting, dynamic and fun volleyball exercises on video, explanation of typical volleyball...

A note on team restrictions

Submitted by admin on Thu, 06/10/2016 - 3:04pm
As we approach Player lock down for the season, can we remind all Clubs that they should have entered their Club Players for the season on the website by last weekend. Importantly, if the HVA Rules say you need to, you must restrict a number of players to a single team. You only need to restrict players as per the HVA Rules, not just because they normally play for a particular team - this is not...

NEVZA U19 Champs in Kettering this month

Submitted by admin on Tue, 04/10/2016 - 6:36pm
From Friday 28 October to Sunday 30 October the Northern European Volleyball Zonal Association (NEVZA) Under 19 Championships will take place at the National Volleyball Centre in Kettering. This is the first time that this age group has been hosted in England, following three successful years of under 17 championships. You can find information on all of the fixtures here .

Herts Sports Partnership funding opportunities

Submitted by admin on Tue, 04/10/2016 - 11:16am
Hatfield Community Sports Fund: The £1.4m fund for Hatfield Sports Clubs and organisations will be launched on 13 October from 6pm with an event at the University of Hertfordshire. John O’Callaghan, Director of the Herts Sports Partnership who has been appointed Chair of the Fund said: “We are hosting an event to give Hatfield clubs and organisations the chance to talk to us and fully understand...

KO Cup table available!!

Submitted by fixtures on Thu, 29/09/2016 - 5:45pm
The KO CUP for Men and Women tables have been now uploaded on the website. Have a look at it, as some teams are now have a BYE in the first round and therefore their original first games have to be canceled (for Women the game canceled is Red Eagle against MK City, for Men the game canceled is Kings Langley against Welwyn & Hatfield). It is like this as these four teams were drawn first and...

Match maps, eligible players and iCal

Submitted by admin on Mon, 26/09/2016 - 8:00pm
We've been busy improving the website over the last week in response to some suggestions, so thanks for those: We've coded up the HVA Rules for player restrictions (we think). When you click on an upcoming match you now see who is eligible to play. That should help team managers/captains avoid any oops moments. Clubs can now edit their matches to add a match venue. A handy icon is displayed on...

More refereeing courses

Submitted by admin on Sat, 24/09/2016 - 4:11pm
Even with the relaxation of the neutral referee requirement for Division 1 this year, as an organisation we do seem to be lacking a pool of referees we can call upon. Volleyball England have courses coming up in mid-October at Sheffield and Nottingham, which aren't too far away. It might be worth encouraging a few people in your Club to take the entry level Grade 4 course. It's only £50 and I'm...

Competition Time!

Submitted by admin on Mon, 19/09/2016 - 7:29pm
We're after a new logo as the one we have is a bit obvious and not very good ( Ed - I can say this as I designed it ). So, let your players know we're after a new HVA logo and the best design will win a new match ball for their club courtesy of the HVA. All designs to webmaster [at] hertsvolleyball.co.uk by the end of November and we'll decide if it's better than what we currently have! ** We've...

Adoption of the "London Rule"

Submitted by admin on Mon, 19/09/2016 - 4:41pm
At the recent Fixtures meeting, the "London Rule" was discussed and adopted for the current season. Any clubs operating at venues where the game may run out of time should brief their refs on the rule change. See meeting minutes here . Rule change: http://www.hertsvolleyball.co.uk/ref

Grade 4 Referee course in October

Submitted by admin on Thu, 15/09/2016 - 5:16pm
Your club may be interested in the following Grade 4 Referee course that is due to be held in Cambridge in October: North Cambridge Academy - Grade 4 One Day Referee Course Location: North Cambridge Academy Arbury Road Cambridge CB4 2JF United Kingdom Price per person: £50.00 Date: 1st October 2016, 09:00 - 17:00 Sign up deadline: Friday 23rd September For full course details and booking please...

New Season, New Website

Submitted by admin on Sun, 11/09/2016 - 8:51pm
Welcome to the new HVA website. Over the next few weeks, the Fixtures Secretary will add the coming season's Clubs, their Teams and their Fixtures to the website for the Herts Leagues and the County Championships. The HVA and Clubs will be posting up regular news, so pop back often to see if there's anything of interest from Volleyball England right through to social volleyball in the area. If...