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Posted by devo on November 21, 2008
2009 BEACH VOLLEYBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP U/19 AND U/21
SQUAD SELECTION CAMP
EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST SOUGHT
The Australian Volleyball Federation (AVF) is seeking expressions of interest from both athletes (male and female) and coaches to be part of the selection camp for 2009 Beach Volleyball World Championships (Under 19 and Under 21).
See all the details at Volleyball Australia
Posted in Australian Beach VB, FIVB, FIVB World Champs, Sports, Volleyball Australia | No Comments »
Posted by devo on November 18, 2008
Luber’s Lounge reports that the Brandon University men’s volleyball team has come down softly on All-Canadian Paul Sanderson. The Australian left-side will miss just one match after getting into a physical altercation with a teammate … There had been speculation Sanderson might be suspended for the remainder of the semester. more
Posted in Aussies Overseas, Australian Volleyball, It's not volleyball but ..., Sports, Volleyball Australia | Tagged: Paul Sanderson | 2 Comments »
Posted by devo on November 16, 2008
If you would like to read the Annual Report of the Australian Volleyball Federation you can download it here.
Posted in Australian Volleyball, It's not volleyball but ..., Sports, Volleyball, Volleyball Australia | Tagged: annual report | No Comments »
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
Posted in Aust Institute of Sport, Aust Volleyball League, Australian Volleyball, Sports, State Volleyball, Volleyball, Volleyball Australia | 2 Comments »
Posted by devo on November 10, 2008
UPDATED: originally posted 9/11/08
I was really happy with most of my play throughout the day, getting a lot of points on serve and blocking and hitting reasonable well. However in the last 10 minutes of the final I struggled with my reception, passing the ball right to the net 5 times in a row making it really tough for Greg to set me (slipped back into indoor mode there!) - - - Luke, get some tips from Phill! more
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Aussie indoor centre player Luke Campbell is playing in the 1st leg of the Triple Crown on the Victorian Beach Tour at South Melbourne Beach in Melbourne today .
Over the last month or so I’ve been doing some training for beach and it certainly is a different sport to indoor, although a lot of skills do overlap. I must say I’m really excited to get out there with my partner Greg Dury and see how we will go as we haven’t trained or played together before. more
I’d love to hear from anyone who sees the big guy play. Does he make the transition? Certainly will be a big block.
Luke has decided to stay in Melbourne rather than head overseas again this year. I have decided to stay in Melbourne with my family and friends. The longer I have spent here the harder it is to leave such a vibrant city, and seeing my family and friends full time is something I have really missed over the past 10 years. more
Posted in Australian Beach VB, Sports, State Volleyball, Volleyball Australia | Tagged: Luke Campbell | 5 Comments »
Posted by devo on November 10, 2008
Mt Lofty Community Sports Centre and Mt Lofty League Volleyball Club played host to four visiting teams from interstate for Round 3 of the Australian Volleyball League (AVL) Mens series 2008 on the weekend.
In usual Mt Lofty style, the venue and atmosphere was both electric and professional in every respect, with teams and spectators alike very complimentary about the way in which the round was delivered.
The Australian Volleyball Federation Events Manager, Susan Diver-Tuck, who was over to officiate the weekend, commented that, “Mt Lofty has set a very high standard in event presentation, and they are clearly the leaders so far this year in delivering AVL. I know that Queensland have taken some serious note of what they have experienced this weekend, in the hope of doing something similar in round 4 in Brisbane, which they will be hosting in 2 weeks time. Mt Lofty appeared to just take it in their stride, with years of experience and the history of a very passionate and dedicated club behind them, making sure the weekend ran error free.” Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Aust Volleyball League, Australian Beach VB, State Volleyball, Volleyball, Volleyball Australia | Tagged: Brian Kempe, Mt Lofty | 2 Comments »
Posted by devo on November 9, 2008
fivb picture - click to enlarge
The final day of the Phuket Beach tournament, featuring Tamsin Barnett and Becchara Palmer playing for bronze, is streaming live.
The Aussies lost the first set 14-21, but are more competitive in the second set. The Germans - Guerther & Banck - move ahead towards the end of the second set to win 18-21
Posted in Australian Beach VB, FIVB World Tour, Sports, Volleyball Australia, Volleyball Video | Tagged: Becchara Palmer, Tamsin Barnett | No Comments »
Posted by devo on November 9, 2008
Round 3 of the Men’s Australian Volleyball League is over. A bad weekend for the Pirates who went 0-4. UTSSU & WA went 2-2. The AIS went 3-1, as did MtLofty (but too late). You can check out the results on the AVL page.
| team | wins | still to play |
| Volleyball WA | 7 | games completed |
| Mt Lofty Rangers | 5 | games completed |
| UTSSU | 6 | Pirates, Blues, Heat, AIS |
| University Blues | 5 | UTSSU, AIS, Heat, Pirates |
| Queensland Pirates | 4 | UTSSU, Heat, AIS, Blues |
| AIS | 4 | Heat x2, Blues, Pirates, UTSSU, |
| Canberra Heat | 0 | AIS x2, Pirates, UTSSU, Blues |
With 7 games getting you into the finals: WA , UTSSU , AIS should be in. Pirates and Blues should fight out for the 4th spot. Who will win? Which teams are going to turn up?
Posted in Aust Volleyball League, Australian Volleyball, Sports, State Volleyball, Volleyball, Volleyball Australia | 49 Comments »
Posted by devo on November 7, 2008
I first saw Luke Hunyadi play as a junior. One of the best junior setters that I have seen. ( Matty DeSalvo ranks 1, then Matt Young, then Shane Alexander and Luke close behind. BIAS? - Bulldust!) If the Volleyball Australia commentary tonight was anything to go by, Luke showed his class leading Adelaide to a win over UTSSU 3-1 in the 3rd round of the Men’s Australian Volleyball League.
Posted in Aust Volleyball League, Australian Volleyball, Sports, State Volleyball, Volleyball, Volleyball Australia | Tagged: Luke Hunyadi, matt desalvo, Matt Young, Shane Alexander | 5 Comments »
Posted by devo on November 7, 2008
Men’s Australian Volleyball League matches - round 3 - begin today in Adelaide. Matches will be played at Mt Lofty. The weekend’s matches promise to be spectacular, with teams fighting for top of the ladder positions. Results will be here. The Volleyball Australia site usually has match descriptions.
FRIDAY
UTSSU vs Mt Lofty Rangers - 7:00 PM
SATURDAY
Queensland Pirates vs UTSSU - 11:00 AM
Mt Lofty Rangers vs Volleyball WA - 1:00 PM
AIS vs Queensland Pirates - 3:00 PM
Volleyball WA vs UTSSU - 5:00 PM
AIS vs Mt Lofty Rangers - 7:00 PM
SUNDAY
Queensland Pirates vs Volleyball WA - 9:00 AM
UTSSU vs AIS - 11:00 AM
Mt Lofty Rangers vs Queensland Pirates - 1:00 PM
AIS vs Volleyball WA - 3:00 PM
Posted in Aust Volleyball League, Australian Volleyball, Sports, State Volleyball, Volleyball, Volleyball Australia | No 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 6, 2008
Women’s Volleyball Olympian Nicole (Sanderson) Hannan traveled all the way from Australia to Pepperdine University to receive her award as a 2008 Hall of Fame inductee.
“Nicole traveled half-way around the world to convince me to pay for her education to play volleyball for the Waves,” said women’s head coach Nina Matthies. While at Pepperdine Hannan became one of the first players in history to earn All-West Coast Conference first team honors four times. She graduated from Pepperdine in 1997 with a degree in sports medicine. She competed in the 2004 Athens Olympics for her native Australia and finished fourth in Beach Volleyball. “I came to Pepperdine from the other side of the world and made new friends, family and teammates,” said Hannan. “Nina always believed in me and taught me to believe in myself.” more@pepperdine
Posted in Aussies Overseas, Australian Beach VB, Australian Volleyball, Olympics, Sports, Volleyball, Volleyball Australia | Tagged: Nicole (Sanderson) Hannan, Pepperdine | No Comments »
Posted by edbinnie on November 6, 2008
The Provisional calendar for the 2009 World Tour has been set and released on the FIVB site.
To my surprise, there was no mention of Adelaide! There is hope in the article - “The calendar is subject to change by the FIVB, with decisions pending on a few double-gender events that need to confirm date and/or location.”
Maybe Adelaide is one of these?
http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=18280&Language=0
For those that were involved - playing, refereeing, working, or just watching - the 2008 event was fantastic. I know a huge amount of work went in behind the scenes, and it would be a shame if this all fell apart after 1 year.
So does anyone have an inkling as to what is going on?
Rumours abound last year’s event of heavy fines, poor ticket sales, needless to say the level of work required. Having run it once, I’d have thought that Year 2 should be significantly easier, and achieve better spectator volumes.
At the time, I thought it an “interesting” time to take on the new project, with a new WAVL, no MAVL, a new VTAW programme, large staff changes, and a new National Beach Tour Promoter and Sponsor. 2009 also offers its share of challenges, especially with still no definite details for the National Beach Tour - http://www.avf.org.au/index.php?id=774.
The Provisional National Tour Dates have a final event listed in Adelaide, hopefully gearing up to the World Tour, so let’s hope that the only reason for not mentioning it in the FIVB release is a date confirmation being required!!!
Posted in Australian Beach VB, Australian Volleyball, FIVB, FIVB World Tour, Sports, Volleyball, Volleyball Australia | 12 Comments »
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:
Posted in Aust Institute of Sport, Australian Volleyball, Sports, Volleyball, Volleyball Australia | Tagged: Slovakia | No Comments »
Posted by devo on October 29, 2008
Would you like a Coaching Session with one of Australia’s Elite Players - Luke Campbell?
Luke (6) celebrates with Budva - CEV Cup
Are your School Volleyball Teams playing in the Australian Volleyball Schools Cup or Associated Grammar Schools Competitions this season? Why not give your team an edge?
You can have Australian Vice Captain and Olympic Games Volleyballer Luke Campbell visit your school and speak with your teams and be involved in your training sessions.
Your teams can hear about Luke’s own experiences at Australian Volleyball Schools Cup in the 90’s,
his 2 World Championships and Olympic Games experiences, being an AIS athlete for the last 11 years
and having played professionally in Europe for the past 7 years.
Luke is available 5 days a week for any duration. There is a small fee for the visit.
Please call 0414 633 837 for more information or send an email to ldcampbell2000@yahoo.com
Posted in Australian Volleyball, School Volleyball, Sports, Volleyball, Volleyball Australia, Volleyball Picture | Tagged: coaching, Luke Campbell | 2 Comments »
Posted by devo on October 24, 2008
UPDATED 26 Oct:
You can now see all the results from the weekeend’s round 2 matches here
Melbourne Blues and WA share the top of the ladder with 5 wins from 8 matches. However, Queensland Pirates and UTSSU, who did not play this weekend, are in 3rd and 4th spots with 4 wins from 4 games, and are most likely to progess quickly up the ladder next round. The surprise has been the AIS, who sit on the bottom of the ladder with only 1 win from 3 matches. Training should be “interesting” at the AIS this week.
In our poll (left hand column) the punters still have the AIS to win this competition (30%) from Pirates (26%). It will be interesting to see if the AIS still maintain that position after this weekend’s results.
Men’s AVL round 2 is underway in Melbourne this weekend. Uni Blues defeated Adelaide in the first match tonight 3-1.
You can follow the matches on the Volleyball Australia site, and on the AVL page.
Posted in Aust Volleyball League, Australian Volleyball, Sports, State Volleyball, Volleyball, Volleyball Australia | 12 Comments »
Posted by devo on October 24, 2008
The FIVB Sports Events Council has agreed that starting from 2009 there will be a minimum of two vacancies per continent in each category of the Junior and Youth Volleyball World Championships.
The remaining vacancies are to be distributed in accordance with the number of teams from each continental confederation registered for the event, the rank of the registered national teams and continental confederation activities. The host country of the World Championship should be included in the number of vacancies allocated to a continent. more@fivb
Posted in Australian Volleyball, FIVB, FIVB World Champs, Sports, Volleyball, Volleyball Australia | No Comments »
Posted by devo on October 23, 2008
Dear Coach,
In my role with the Australian Volleyball Federation as the Mens’ Volleyball Development Coach, I have been asked countless times as to how coaches can become involved with the Australian Junior Program and its related camps and tours. This is your opportunity to observe some of Australia’s elite coaches in a development camp setting as well as learn more about the Australian Junior Program and the way the program operates, with a view at becoming more involved in the future.
I would like to call for expressions of interest to attend the 2008 National Junior Program December Training Camp in Bendigo, December 12 – 18, for male athletes immediately after the Australian Volleyball Schools Cup. If you would like to attend the camp, please contact me by the close of business on Friday, 31 October via email to bensons@ausport.gov.au with the subject: EOI – Junior Program December Camp.
The associated levy for the camp is $500 and covers the cost of travel to-and-from the camp itself from Melbourne, as well as meals and accommodation provided by the camp organizer. However, it is expected that coaches from interstate make their own travel arrangements to-and-from Melbourne for the camp in Bendigo. More details will be provided to coaches who are nominated to attend.
Steve Benson
AVF Men’s Development Coach
**Please note that your expression of interest does not guarantee a place at the camp, due to limited spaces.
Posted in Australian Volleyball, Sports, Volleyball, Volleyball Australia | Tagged: Australian Junior Program, coach | No Comments »
Posted by devo on October 23, 2008
The National Boys’ Youth Team have finished 8th at the Asian Championships.
If you haven’t checked out their web site - do it now. Those responsible have set new standards. Congratulations.
The Youth Girls’ team finished 7th. Their web site is here.
Posted in Asian Championships, Australian Volleyball, Sports, Volleyball, Volleyball Australia, Volleyball Picture, Volleyball Video | Tagged: youth boys' | No Comments »
Posted by devo on October 23, 2008
Well, I went on holidays and I missed the National Volleyball Symposium. Did you go? What were your thoughts about the event? Was it worth the effort? Was it better than you were expecting? Was it absolutely fantastic? What was the highlight?
Would love to hear peoples’ reactions.
Posted in Australian Volleyball, Sports, Volleyball, Volleyball Australia | Tagged: National Volleyball Symposium | No Comments »
Posted by devo on October 23, 2008
These awards were presented at this years AVF Annual Awards dinner:
2008 Volleyball Australia Award Winners
Most Outstanding Volleyball Event
SWATCH FIVB World Tour Adelaide Open
Best Media Coverage
The Adelaide Advertiser
Merit Awards
Cameron Edwards
Gavin Lewis
Bob Foot Referee of the Year
Dani Francis
Joe Hiller Coach of the Year Award
Craig Marshall
Russell Borgeaud
Ted Kalkhoven Most Outstanding Player (Male)
Paul Carroll - see also Pepperdine U
Most Oustanding Player (Female)
Justine Mowen
Most Outstanding Beach Player (Male)
Andrew Schacht
Most Outstanding Beach Player (Female)
Tamsin Barnett
Posted in Aussies Overseas, Australian Volleyball, Sports, Volleyball, Volleyball Australia | Tagged: AVF awards | No Comments »
Posted by devo on October 1, 2008
I came across this new site the other day, and as I am about to go on holidays, I have done a bit of searching for links, as there are several Asian Championships coming up in the near future. I have set up the blog to re-post these links on October 1st, (originally posted 14/09/08) but it would be a good idea to bookmark these links now if you want to follow the results.
With the 7th Asian Youth Girls Volleyball Championship to be held at the Philsports Multi-Purpose Arena, Pasig City, Philippines from October 11 to 18, the Philippine Volleyball Federation has set up a new blog.
Asian Boys Youth Champs in Sri Lanka Oct 14-22: I haven’t found / there isn’t a Sri Lankan Volleyball site. Try Daily News, or Lanka Newspapers.
Those following the Asian Junior Girls, October 20 to 28, can try the Chinese Taipei Volleyball Association. There is a computer translation here.
Of course, there is Volleyball Australia, and the Asian Volleyball Confederation. Also you can do a search in Google and hit the news tab at the top of the page. The indian newspapers are usually on top of these events.
Posted in Asian Championships, Australian Volleyball, Sports, Volleyball, Volleyball Australia | Tagged: Asian Junior Girls Volleyball Championship, Asian Youth Boys Volleyball Championship, Asian Youth Girls Volleyball Championship | No Comments »
Posted by devo on September 17, 2008
The Australian Junior Women have set up a blog. You can check it out here and keep up-to-date with their efforts and exploits in the brightly lit streets of Taipei. Competition begins on the 20th, but there are already some pictures up to look at. Great effort Chau - and good luck!
Posted in Asian Championships, Australian Volleyball, Sports, Volleyball, Volleyball Australia, Volleyball Picture | Tagged: Australian Junior Women, Taipei | 5 Comments »
Posted by devo on September 15, 2008
Defending champions Vietnam easily defeated Australia 3-0 to win the bronze medal at the VTV International Women’s Volleyball Tournament - Mobifone Cup yesterday in the southern city of Can Tho.
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The game played like a repeat performance of last week win over the Kangaroo rat side 3-0 in the qualifying round last week.
Vietnam, who lost to North Korea in the semi-final last Saturday, dominated their opponents, winning 25-12, 25-13, 25- 17.
Fans of the home side shook up the visitors with strong vocal support, and the atmosphere was dynamite as the Vietnamese players took the lead early in the first half.
Under new head coach Luong Khuong Thuong, the team played an attacking game with spikers Le Thi Muoi, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Hoa, Bui Thi Hue and Pham Thi Yen filling the score board.
Australia played decisively in the first minutes of the second half to level the score, but lost in the second set.
The Kangaroo rat players tried their best to retake the advantage in the third set but failed.
Vietnam Captain Yen played an exciting game after having returned to the national team after one year because of injury, and her team-mate Muoi showed that their skills were sharp enough to bring Vietnam to a win.
In the final match yesterday, North Korea beat Kazakhstan 3-1 to take the cup and the US$5,000 prize money. Runners-up pocketed $3,000 and $2,000 respectively. Viet Nam Net article
Posted in Australian Volleyball, Sports, Volleyball, Volleyball Australia | Tagged: vtaw, Viet Nam Cup | No Comments »
Posted by devo on September 14, 2008
I came across this new site the other day, and as I am about to go on holidays, I have done a bit of searching for links, as there are several Asian Championships coming up in the near future. I have set up the blog to re-post these links on October 1st, but it would be a good idea to bookmark these links now if you want to follow the results.
With the 7th Asian Youth Girls Volleyball Championship to be held at the Philsports Multi-Purpose Arena, Pasig City, Philippines from October 11 to 18, the Philippine Volleyball Federation has set up a new blog.
Asian Boys Youth Champs in Sri Lanka Oct 14-22: I haven’t found / there isn’t a Sri Lankan Volleyball site. Try Daily News, or Lanka Newspapers.
Those following the Asian Junior Girls, October 20 to 28, can try the Chinese Taipei Volleyball Association. There is a computer translation here.
Of course, there is Volleyball Australia, and the Asian Volleyball Confederation. Also you can do a search in Google and hit the news tab at the top of the page. The indian newspapers are usually on top of these events.
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