Aussie Beach Champs Entries Go Live
This year for the 2010 Lifestyle Asset Management Australian Beach Volleyball Championships we will be using an online entry system for teams to nominate. This link is now live and accepting team nominations www.avf.org.au/index.php
The online system that we are using is one that is provided by Sportingpulse, and team entries and payments will be made online. Entries close on Monday 1st March 2010, with seedings to be posted on the web by Tuesday 9th March.
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2010 AIS Development Tour Final Report
On Wednesday, 27 January the AIS Men’s Volleyball team returned to Australia after 41 hours in transit, returning from their 3 week development tour of Japan, Italy and Sweden.
The second half of the tour saw the team take on the junior teams of Italian A1 Club teams Marmi Lanza Verona and Aqua Paradiso Monza, and local Men’s team Ternate.
The team played consistently in the Italian series, narrowly losing in a marathon 5 set match to Verona and comfortably accounting for Monza and Ternate.
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VOLLEYBALL AUSTRALIA ANNOUNCES A PERFECT BEACH PARTNERSHIP
Volleyball Australia (VA) is today excited to announce a major sponsorship with Queensland-based financial services group Lifestyle Asset Management (LAM) for the Australian Beach Volleyball Championships and National Series. The partnership has already begun in the countdown to the Lifestyle Asset Management Australian Beach Championships in Brisbane in March with support for the National Beach Series including the Queensland Open at Surfers Paradise this weekend as part of Summer Time 201
Volleyball SA dominate the Australian Junior Beach Volleyball Championships
After three beautiful days on Glenelg Beach for the Australian Junior Beach Volleyball Championships, the home state Volleyball SA have dominated the Medal Rounds and claimed the Andy Burdin Shield back from last year’s winners Victoria.
The South Australian teams have come away with 3 Gold Medals with Halliday/Sibbons in the U17 Mens, Salder/McEwen in the U17 Womens and Moore/Moore in the U19 Mens divisions, as well as Silver to Rankin/McKenzie in the U19 Mens and Bronze to Rowe/Pohl in
Vale Bill Glasson
It is with great sadness that the Victorian Volleyball community informs us of the sudden passing away of Bill Glasson on Sunday following a short illness.
Bill was a real gentleman who was proud, passionate and committed to the sport of volleyball, with his contribution to coaching and mentoring of coaches most notable, over his almost 40 year involvement in the sport.
Our thoughts and sympathy are with Bill’s family and friends. He will be sadly missed but we will ensure his legend lives on.
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VOLLEYBALL SA DOMINATE THE AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
After three beautiful days on Glenelg Beach for the Australian Junior Beach Volleyball Championships, the home state Volleyball SA have dominated the Medal Rounds and claimed the Andy Burdin Shield back from last year’s winners Victoria.The South Australian teams have come away with 3 Gold Medals with Halliday/Sibbons in the U17 Mens, Salder/McEwen in the U17 Womens and Moore/Moore in the U19 Mens divisions, as well as Silver to Rankin/McKenzie in the U19 Mens and Bronze to Rowe/Pohl in the U17 Womens divisions.
The Western Australian’s have also stamped their name onto these championships, with all 4 teams in the Under 23 Mens division finishing in the top 4 position helping them to take second place in the behind South Australian for the Champion State.
In the Under 23 Womens division, defending champions Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Katie Bartoli have easily taken the Gold Medal to win back to back titles, an amazing effort for the two youngsters aged 16 and 18 respectively playing up in the top age group.
The U19 Womens division was a QLD v VIC affair, with Clancy/McKinnon (QLD) defeating the 4th seeds Morrow/Stajanovic to claim the Gold Medal, while team mates Ryder/Schulz (QLD) defeated Hynes/Sloane (VIC) for the Bronze.
All the tournament results can be found on the AVF website on the AJBVC page.
