Australians appointed to WOVD Intercontinental Cup roles
Australian D-Volleyball Officials have once again been recognised for their outstanding abilities, resulting in more international appointments.
Barry Couzner (Technical Delegate) and Jenni Cole (Classifier) have been appointed by World organisation for Volleyball Disabled (WOVD) for the Intercontinental Cup to be held in Cairo Egypt from March 2 -9.
Both have an abundance of international experience and have featured heavily in the past at major events.
We at Volleyball Australia wish Barry
Australian Junior Beach Volleyball Championships - Finals Day
We are into the Finals Day at the Australian Junior Beach Volleyball Championships on the Gold Coast.
For upto date results check out our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/VolleyballAustralia
Final placings and match results will be posted on the AJBVC page, click on the logo on the right hand side menu to get you there.
Employment Opportunities - Volleyball ACT & Volleyball SA
Volleyball ACT and Volleyball SA are both currently advertising for staff to join their state office in varying roles.
Details of the employment opportunities can be found on our website under Employment Opportunities or on the State's website as linked below.
Please contact the relevant State Office for more details.
Volleyball ACT - Competitions Manager
Volleyball SA - Youth Development Officer
Volleyball Australia 2010-2011 Annual Report
Volleyball Australia's 49th Annual Report for the 2010-2011 is now available on our website.
The report reflects the all the activities the Volleyball Australia deliver each year, including Events, Sport Development and the High Performance Program, as well as reports from our State Members on there Highlights for 2010-2011.
We hope you enjoy the read.
SPIKE IN VOLLEYBALL NUMBERS AS SCHOOLS CUP BOOMS
December 19, 2011: As 2011 comes to close and the eve of another Olympic year creeps closer and closer, Volleyball Australia is experiencing a mini boom – and it’s in the schools where the sport has experienced its biggest spike.
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AUSTRALIAN VOLLEYBALL FEDERATION APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR BRINGING BRIGHT HOPES FOR THE SPORTS’ FUTURE
The President of the Australian Volleyball Federation, Mr. Chris Schacht, announced today that the AVF has appointed Mr. Craig Carracher to its Board of Directors.
Mr. Schacht said “the AVF Board has for sometime been considering additional appointments to its board and in particular we were looking for a person with strong corporate experience. The Board believes that Craig Carracher will fulfill that role. Craig has previously been a director of Volleyball Australia from 1996 to 1999 and was Chief Executive Officer during that period ahead of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.”
Mr. Carracher was also the promoter of the Australian Beach Volleyball Tour from 1999 to 2001 and has been involved with the Northern Beaches Volleyball Association based at Manly Beach since 1990. Craig was a member of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Development Commission, World Tour Beach Volleyball Commission and was previously the Asian Volleyball Confederation Secretary for Beach Volleyball.
In his profession life Craig was previously the Managing Partner for Minter Ellison Lawyers based in Asia from 2002 to early 2005 and was a corporate partner in Sydney before joining Consolidated Press Holdings (CPH) as Group General Counsel to the Packer family in 2005. Craig was a member of the executive management of CPH overseeing a wide portfolio of assets and businesses within the CPH Group. Craig moved to Hong Kong in 2007 to run James Packer’s Asian private equity business before returning to Australia in 2009 to establish his own private equity business, Telopea Capital Partners based in Sydney and Beijing. Craig is now on the board of ASX listed gold miner Kingsgate Consolidated Limited and real estate developer Sunland Group Limited and is an Advisory Board member to US based fund manager Gerken Capital Associates.
Craig’s volleyball experience is not limited to the Board room of the Australian Volleyball Federation. Craig competed at all levels of the sport over many years including finishing runner up on the NSW State Series in 2001 and as recently as last year had a top 10 finish in the NSW Open on the Australian Beach Volleyball Tour. Craig was also instrumental in establishing the current state association (State Volleyball New South Wales) in the late 1990s.
“After a decade overseas and in business I am delighted and proud to be back involved in the development of the sport of volleyball in Australia. Fostering participation in our sport while delivering national and international opportunities to our athletes, referees and coaches is my first concern,” said Craig Carracher.
Craig established the volleyball participation program “Discover Volleyball” in 1999 and was instrumental in establishing the Australian Volleyball League in the same year (for men and women). Craig re-established the Australian Beach Volleyball Tour in 1997 following the bronze medal success in Barcelona and introduced the sport to a national and international television audience as both producer and chief commentator for the sport during his role as CEO of the Australian Volleyball Federation.
In 1999 the Australian Volleyball Federation also successfully bid for Australia’s participation in the multi-million dollar World League of Volleyball as part of the Australian men’s team preparation for the Olympic Games. Craig has secured million dollar sponsorships for the sport during the late 1990s and this will again be his focus as the disciplines of volleyball and beach volleyball seek to re-engage with the corporate and participation community 12 years after the Olympic gold medal success in Sydney 2000 with Kerri Pottharst and Natalie Cook winning gold on Bondi Beach.
