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Posted by devo on November 15, 2008
Two games in Men’s Australian Volleyball League this weekend. It was no surprise that the AIS won both of its matches against the Canberra Heat.
The updated ladder is:
| Volleyball WA |
7 |
| Mt lofty |
5 |
| AIS |
6 |
| UTSSU |
6 |
| University Blues |
5 |
| Queensland Pirates |
4 |
| Canberra Heat |
0 |
Matches remaining before finals:
These matches will be played in Brisbane ~ 28-30 November at Brisbane Grammar School
- Queensland Pirates vs UTSSU
- UTSSU vs University Blues
- Queensland Pirates vs Canberra Heat
- University Blues vs AIS
- Canberra Heat vs UTSSU
- Queensland Pirates vs AIS
- Canberra Heat vs University Blues
- AIS vs UTSSU
- University Blues vs Queensland Pirates
Posted in Aust Institute of Sport, Aust Volleyball League, Australian Volleyball, Sports, State Volleyball, Volleyball, Volleyball Australia | 2 Comments »
Posted by devo on November 6, 2008
Phongy’s Volleyball Australia email updates:
Tonight, the AIS defeated an improved Slovakian Youth Boy’s Team 3 : 1 (25-11, 25-13, 19-25, 25-22) in Game 4 of the best of five match series. The final match of the series will be played tomorrow night, Wednesday, 5 November before the team travels to Adelaide for round three of the Australian Volleyball League. The Slovakians will play a final match against the Canberra Heat before returning home and continuing with their preparations for their European Youth Championship in January 2009.
28/10 AIS def SVK 3 : 0 (28-26, 26-24, 25-19
30/10 SVK def CBR 3 : 2 (24-26, 25-17, 25-20, 23-25, 16-14)
31/10 AIS def SVK 3 : 0 (25-10, 25-19, 25-18)
1/11 AIS def SVK 3 : 0 (25-22, 25-16, 25-19)
6.00pm Thu, 6/11 Canberra Heat vs Slovakia (AIS Volleyball Courts) - TBC
6.00pm Fri, 7/11 Canberra Heat vs Slovakia (AIS Volleyball Courts) - TBC
Posted in Aust Institute of Sport, Australian Volleyball, Sports, Volleyball, Volleyball Australia | Tagged: Slovakia | 1 Comment »
Posted by devo on November 4, 2008
At the end of voting, both the AIS and the Queensland Pirates had firmed as your equal favourites (26%) to win the Men’s Australian Volleyball League for 2008.
We are all awaiting the next round where the top 3 teams, including UTSSU (19%) will play against each other. Will UTSSU show that they should be one of the favourites? Were the AIS suffering “Bali Bellie” and jet lag in Melbourne? Will the Pirates rip the national title away from the AIS?
I’ll have another poll up so that you can change your vote. Or have you already seen enough to confirm your previous vote.
See the vote results here.
Posted in Aust Institute of Sport, Aust Volleyball League, Australian Volleyball, State Volleyball, Volleyball, Volleyball Australia | Tagged: UTSSU, Queensland Pirates | No Comments »
Posted by devo on November 1, 2008
AIS V Slovakia Youth Team
Friday 31 October Nowra NSW
AIS 3-0 25-10, 25-19, 25-18 (Thanks Dad)
Posted in Aust Institute of Sport, Australian Volleyball, Sports, Volleyball, Volleyball Australia | Tagged: Slovakia | 1 Comment »
Posted by devo on October 29, 2008
Phongy from Volleyball Australia reports that overnight, the AIS squad (supplemented with ACT based youth athletes) defeated the Slovakian Youth Boy’s Team 3 – 0 (28-26, 26-24, 25-19) in Canberra.
You can see the Slovakian boys in action at these upcoming matches:
- 6.00pm Thu, 30/10 – Canberra Heat vs Slovakia (AIS Volleyball Courts)
- 7.30pm Fri, 31/10 - AIS vs Slovakia (Nowra, NSW)
- 6.00pm Sat, 1/11 - AIS vs Slovakia (Nowra, NSW)
- 6.00pm Tue, 4/11 – AIS vs Slovakia (AIS Volleyball Courts)
- 6.00pm Wed, 5/11 – AIS vs Slovakia (AIS Volleyball Courts)
- 6.00pm Thu, 6/11 – Canberra Heat vs Slovakia (AIS Volleyball Courts) - TBC
- 6.00pm Fri, 7/11 – Canberra Heat vs Slovakia (AIS Volleyball Courts) - TBC
Posted in Aust Institute of Sport, Australian Volleyball, Sports, Volleyball, Volleyball Australia | Tagged: Slovakia | No Comments »
Posted by devo on September 4, 2008
Fiji Volleyball Referee Director Jerry Cakau has been invited by the Australian Volleyball Federation on a three-month training attachment with the Australian Institute of Sports (AIS).
Cakau said, “During the three months, I will be with officiating in tournaments in Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and I will also be assessed by officials for my International Referees Badge.” more@FijiTimes
Posted in Aust Institute of Sport, Sports, Volleyball, Volleyball Australia | Tagged: Fiji, Jerry Cakau | No Comments »
Posted by devo on August 31, 2008
This week I will be updating the Aussies OS page; so if you have any links, let me know.
- Andy Earl: playing in Maribor - Slovenia
- Andrew Grant: playing in Finnland
- Josh Thorpe is in Estonia
- Tom Edgar, Adam White, Travis Passier, Greg Sukochev - Team Valla - WorldLingo translation: to team Valla in Sweden
Posted in Aussies Overseas, Aust Institute of Sport, Australian Volleyball, Sports, Volleyball, Volleyball Australia | Tagged: Adam White, Andrew Earl, Andrew Grant, Greg Sukochev, Josh Thorpe, Tom Edgar, Travis Passier | No Comments »
Posted by devo on August 21, 2008
The 14th Asian Junior Men’s Championship
The 14th Asian Jr. Men’s Volleyball Championship will start on Saturday 23 Aug 2008 till 31 Aug 2008.
The Participants:
- Group A: Maldives, Qatar, Iran
- Group B: Japan, Australia, Kazakhstan
- Group C: India, Korea, Sri-Lanka, Indonesia
- Group D: Chinese Taipei, Pakistan, China
Check out the Iranian volleyball site. They usually do a good job of reporting these tournaments. Check out the live scores tag at the top right of the page. (One for the parents!)
The team list is on the Volleyball Australia site.
Posted in Asian Championships, Aust Institute of Sport, Australian Volleyball, Sports, Volleyball, Volleyball Australia | Tagged: The 14th Asian Junior Men's Championship | No Comments »
Posted by devo on August 14, 2008
BUMPED - REMINDER: Originally posted 6/08/08
As we reported last month, the New Zealand men’s team is due to play a four match series against the Australian Institute of Sport Development Squad in Canberra from 14-19 August.
As part of their preparation they will be playing a friendly game against the Canberra Heat on Thursday 14th August. The game starts at 7:30pm, at the AIS Volleyball Courts (entry from behind the Swimming Pool). This is a great chance, for those of you lucky enough to live in the ACT, to watch an exciting and enjoyable volleyball game, and support the Canberra Heat and ACT volleyball. See Nic Kaiser, Development Manager at Volleyball ACT for more information.
Posted in Aust Institute of Sport, Australian Volleyball, Sports, State Volleyball, Volleyball, Volleyball Australia | Tagged: Canberra Heat, New Zealand, volleyball ACT | 2 Comments »
Posted by devo on July 24, 2008
Coaching to Success
Advance Notice of the National Volleyball Symposium
Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra
17th-19th October 2008
Key note speaker:
Hugh McCutcheon, Head Coach USA Men’s National Team
Plus Australian presenters from:
- National Team Coaching Staff: Indoor and Beach
- AIS sport support service staff
- International referees
The intent is to present three streams:
- Coaching: Friday to Sunday
- Refereeing: Saturday/Sunday
- Club/Association Development: Saturday/Sunday
Further information:
PO Box 3323 Belconnen ACT 2617 Australia
Phone: 61-2-6247-6633 ~ Fax: 61-2-6247-6722 ~ E-mail: info@avf.org.au
Posted in Aust Institute of Sport, Australian Volleyball, It's not volleyball but ..., Sports, Volleyball, Volleyball Australia | Tagged: coaching, Coaching to Success, Hugh McCutcheon, National Volleyball Symposium | No Comments »
Posted by devo on July 24, 2008
The Australian Men’s Volleyball Team defeated Tunisia 3-2 in the first of 2 friendlies overnight.
Coach Russ Borgeaud reports, ” We started well winning the first set, but lost the next two. Nathan Roberts and Zane Christensen scored 22 points each.”
UPDATE: You can check out the VTAM match report on the Volleyball Australia web site
Posted in Aust Institute of Sport, Australian Volleyball, Sports, Volleyball, Volleyball Australia | Tagged: Nathan Roberts, Russ Borgeaud, Zane Christensen, Tunisia | No Comments »
Posted by devo on July 23, 2008
Volleyball Australia is reporting that the Australian Men’s Volleyball Team has defeated Tunisia in a second scrimmage match. Australia plays Tunisia in the first of two official matches tonight.
Teams were required to sideout from serve receive, give away a “free ball” and then sideout a second time from serve receive, in each rotation. Australia proved to be the winners once again, taking the match 2-1: 26/30, 30/23, 30/19 more@VolleyballAustralia
Posted in Aust Institute of Sport, Australian Volleyball, Sports, Volleyball, Volleyball Australia | Tagged: Tunisia | No Comments »
Posted by devo on July 22, 2008
UPDATED: Thanks to the fantastic email service of Phong NGUYEN at Volleyball Australia:
Volleyball Team Australia (the Australian Men’s Volleyball Team) commenced a friendly series of matches with the National Men’s Volleyball Team of Tunisia, in Tunis, this evening. At the request of the Tunisian Head Coach, the match was played as a “scrimmage match” with special scoring and the sets finishing at 30 points.
All players in the Australian Team gained court time in the first of two “scrimmage matches” with the host country. In a match where teams were required to sideout from serve receive, defend a high ball attack and then attack from a “down ball” situation, in each rotation, Australia proved to be the winners, taking the match 2-1: 27/30, 30/22, 30/22.
Australia plays Tunisia in their second scrimmage match, tomorrow evening, before two official matches with Tunisia on the 23rd and 24rd July.
The full report is now on the Volleyball Australia web site here. You can subscribe to the enews on the Volleyball Australia site
Posted in Aust Institute of Sport, Australian Volleyball, Sports, Volleyball, Volleyball Australia | Tagged: Phong NGUYEN, Tunis, Tunisia | No Comments »
Posted by devo on July 10, 2008
ajvc 2008
I have spent a few hours over the last two days at the Australian Junior Volleyball Championships at Dandenong. Wow! A great tournament with some great volleyball action. I have particularly enjoyed watching the under 21 Queensland Boys’ team play. With an AIS front court lineup on 4 rotations, they are awesome. At times dangerous. The NSW under 19 Boys is also worth a watch for a view of the future.
It’s also great to watch the coaches in action - it is junior volleyball. Four point winning margins evapourate in seconds and then reappear. It is easy to see why so many coaches end up bald!
It was great to catch up with some interstate and international friends. That’s the best thing about being part of the volleyball community - the friendships. It was also nice to catch up with people who visit the site, and to now be able to put a face to some of the people who post comments. I also bumped into well known football player Luke Campbell - don’t worry Russ, he survived his first match with only a few bruises and caulkies!
I’ll certainly be there for the finals on Saturday. If you are a Vic, don’t miss out on this opportunity to see the future of the sport in action - State Volleyball Centre 270 Stud Road Dandenong
Check out the photos at MJR Photography. ~ Results and draw
Posted in Aussie Bloggers OS, Aust Institute of Sport, Australian Volleyball, Sports, State Volleyball, Volleyball, Volleyball Australia, Volleyball Picture | Tagged: AJVC, Australian Junior Volleyball Championships, Luke Campbell | 2 Comments »
Posted by devo on July 2, 2008
When new New Zealand men’s coach Tony Barnett decided to cast his net wider than anyone had done in the past, Palmerston North players Soane Vaipulu and Matt Quinn found themselves discovered.
They are to play for New Zealand against the Australian Institute of Sport development team in Canberra next month.
Previously teams were chosen from the top-end players at the nationals and those who couldn’t get there didn’t get selected. Vaipulu and Quinn were picked after two months of trials involving 120 players. more @ Manawatu Standard
Posted in Aust Institute of Sport, Australian Volleyball, Sports, Volleyball, Volleyball Australia, Volleyball Picture | No Comments »
Posted by devo on June 30, 2008
Correspondent Seb from NSW reports …
State League NSW: Just wanted to post that the last match for this half of State Volleyball League has finished in Sydney. SVL is going through an interesting year with lot’s of player movements. UTS, Sydney Uni and Westside have grown in quality and depth of players, while Cedars have decreased, making the comp a lot more balanced this year. Even though, glad to tell you that Cedars haven’t lost any of the 7 matches and are looking good.
You can look at these 2 links for more info: www.sydneycedars.com.au and the SVL site http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-3489-0-0-0&sID=45615
Looking for some competition: We ‘ll have 2 weeks off before the start of the second half of SVL and Cedars are planning on playing a few matches, maybe against the AIS. We were wondering if any team in Melbourne is interested in hosting a few matches? Or in coming up to Sydney to test their skills with us? Let us know.
Posted in Aust Institute of Sport, Australian Volleyball, Sports, State Volleyball, Volleyball | Tagged: Cedars, NSW, SVL, Sydney Uni, UTS, Westside | No Comments »
Posted by devo on June 25, 2008
Our New Zealand friend Rapids Volleyball has posted the New Zealand team to play a four match series against the Australian Institute of Sport Development Squad in Canberra from 14-19 August 2008.
Posted in Aust Institute of Sport, Australian Volleyball, Sports, Volleyball, Volleyball Australia | Tagged: New Zealand, Rapids Volleyball | No Comments »
Posted by devo on April 25, 2008
After a 5 hour Anzac day training, the Volleyball Team Australia Men’s team for the tour through Argentina, Greece, Slovakia, China and then on to Japan for the Olympic qualification tournament was announced to the players. The 5 week tour will depart in a week on the 3rd of May. Some OS players will join the team during the tour.
The team will be announced to the public once all players have been contacted.
Posted on Devo’s Volleyball - http://devovolleyball.wordpress.com
Posted in Aust Institute of Sport, Australian Volleyball, Olympics, Sports, Volleyball, Volleyball Australia, Volleyball Picture | Tagged: Olympic qualifier, vtam | 2 Comments »
Posted by devo on April 24, 2008
Today is the last day at VTAM for Sport Coordinator Kim Neilson. Kim has achieved a promotion within the Sports Commission as a Sports Consultant dealing with the National Sporting Organisations. The athletes and their parents will miss Kim, but we wish Kim luck in the new job.
Posted on Devo’s Volleyball - http://devovolleyball.wordpress.com
Posted in Aust Institute of Sport, Australian Volleyball, Sports, Volleyball, Volleyball Australia | Tagged: Kim Neilson | No Comments »
Posted by devo on April 20, 2008
Our friend Kasper (Website: http://www.volleyball.dk) writes from Denmark:
Hi Devo
Just wanted to make a final note on the season here in Denmark:
Jarryd Christensen was the only Aussie here this seeason. His Middelfart team came in third. A bit disappointing for them. For a long time they looked like the closest contenders to favourites Marienlyst, but they ended up losing 1-2 in the semis. Having taken the away game 3-0, they lost both home matches 2-3 to Aalborg. Marienlyst (the former team of Shane Alexander and Nathan Roberts) then beat Aalborg in the finals.
However, Jarryd was selected for “Team of the Year”, which is decided through a poll including all the players in the division.
My own team, unfortunately, was relegated. Maybe we need some Aussies!
Posted in Aussies Overseas, Aust Institute of Sport, Blogroll, Sports, Volleyball, Volleyball Australia | Tagged: Denmark, Jarryd Christensen, Kasper | No Comments »
Posted by devo on April 6, 2008
Aussie player Phill DeSalvo is back in Australia. ...the next step for us (national team) is Olympic qualification. I hope to play a role in this process; so I am spending a lot of time just focusing on this. more
Phill and Andy Earl’s CZU Praha lost in the Czech finals 3-0 in a best of 5 series against the top of the ladder team.
Posted in Aussie Bloggers OS, Aussies Overseas, Aust Institute of Sport, Australian Volleyball, Olympics, Sports, Volleyball, Volleyball Australia | Tagged: Phill DeSalvo, CZU Praha | No Comments »
Posted by devo on April 1, 2008
You can check out pictures of the Australian Institute of Sport competing in the Eric Hayman Cup at the weekend here. The AIS were competing against Nittaidai University, Japan’s top uni side, and Heidelberg.
Posted in Aust Institute of Sport, Australian Volleyball, Sports, Volleyball, Volleyball Australia, Volleyball Picture | Tagged: Eric Hayman Cup, Heidelberg, Nittaidai | No Comments »
Posted by devo on March 30, 2008
Nittaidai University defeated The Australian Institute Sport today in Melbourne to take out the Eric Haymen Cup: 3-0 (20, 18, 21). The Tute showed some good form but failed to match the consistency in all areas of their game that was shown by Nittaidai, however, it was another opportunity for this young group of volleyballers to advance their skills.
In the warm up game the AIS, with “guest” setter Matt DeSalvo, defeated Heidelberg 3-0.
Posted in Aust Institute of Sport, Australian Volleyball, Sports, Volleyball, Volleyball Australia | Tagged: Eric Hayman Cup, Heidelberg, Nittaidai University | No Comments »
Posted by devo on March 30, 2008
Nittaidai University from Japan defeated the Australian Institute of Sport 3-0 (19, 22, 17) in Melbourne last night. Their series stands at 1-1.
Nittaidai were very dynamic with a ”nothing is going to hit the floor” attitude. Once in front they attacked at every opportunity. The error rate of the AIS increased and it was game over. The final match between the two team is today at the State Volleyball Centre in Dandenong.
12:00pm AIS vs Heidelberg followed by AIS vs Nittaidai
Posted in Aust Institute of Sport, Australian Volleyball, Sports, Volleyball, Volleyball Australia | Tagged: Heidelberg, Nittaidai | No Comments »
Posted by devo on March 29, 2008
The Australian Institute of Sport defeated top Japanese university team Nittaidai last night in a tight 3-1 match.
In a match of contrasting styles, the shorter, quicker, more consistent Japanese team pushed the AIS on all points. The greater height and blocking power of the AIS were the deciding factors.
The highlight of the match - for me - was the on-court appearence of Zane Christensen. Zane has been out of action after carrying knee problems into the Athens Olympics. He looked a little cautious in his movements, but the big guy is back. Before injury, Zane was the most promising of the young athletes coming through the AIS ranks.
Melburnians can catch the next match between these teams at 7pm at Trinity College Saturday (yes that is a change of time), and again at the Volleyball Centre in Dandenong on Sunday. Get there if you can.
I will have some pictures of the match up when I get back to Wonnie after the weekend.
Posted in Aust Institute of Sport, Australian Volleyball, Sports, Volleyball, Volleyball Australia, Volleyball Picture | Tagged: Nittaidai, Zane Christensen | 1 Comment »
Posted by devo on March 22, 2008
Update: Thanks Linny - originally posted 21/3/08
The AIS squad is heading south to Victoria this next week for a tournament in Victoria against Japanese University Team - Nittadai in the Eric Hayman Cup. Several Vic teams are also competing. I’ll try and get more of the draw. The full draw is here. The AIS Squad are playing at the following times:
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Friday 28th March
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AIS v Nittaidai 1
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Trinity Grammer 6pm
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Sat 29th March
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AIS v Nittaidai 1
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Dandenong-State Volleyball centre ,270 Stud rd Dandenong
4pm game time- Start
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Sunday 30th March
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AIS v Nittaidai 1/2
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Dandenong-State Volleyball centre
2.30pm game time- Start
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Posted in Aust Institute of Sport, Australian Volleyball, Sports, Volleyball | Tagged: Eric Hayman Cup, Nittadai | 4 Comments »
Posted by devo on March 12, 2008
Volleyball Australia has announced the 2008 Australian Institute of Sport squad. The squad will be playing March 28-30 in the Eric Hayman Cup against Nittadai, a Japanese University Team who are regular visitors here.
The AIS has welcomed 4 new AIS scholarship holders for 2008: Brendan Clewes (SA), Thomas Bawden (VIC), Craig Lowe (NSW), Harrison Peacock (SA).
The full AIS Volleyball Squad for 2008 is:
Posted in Aust Institute of Sport, Australian Volleyball, Sports, Volleyball, Volleyball Australia | Tagged: Aust Institute of Sport, Eric Hayman, Nittadai | 4 Comments »
Posted by devo on February 19, 2008
I haven’t visited the Australian Institute of Sport site for a while, but it’s had a face lift since I was last there. You can check out the volleyball pages here.
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Posted by devo on February 13, 2008
The match descriptions of the Australian Institute of Sport games in France are on the Volleyball Australia site.
Posted in Aust Institute of Sport, Australian Volleyball, Sports, Volleyball, Volleyball Australia | Tagged: France, Montpellier |
