Exiles 0 – 3 Southend 2
21-25, 15-25, 22-25
Sunday lunchtime at the Riverside. Southend2 were ready to kick off their season. Training had gone well. Rotations practised and a strong 7 turned up ready to prosecute the Exiles.
The Home of Volleyball in Essex
Sunday lunchtime at the Riverside. Southend2 were ready to kick off their season. Training had gone well. Rotations practised and a strong 7 turned up ready to prosecute the Exiles.
Southend1 Beat Stowmarket In Five
What a game! Right down to the wire in the fifth. A see-sawing, high quality, injury-occurring match was eventually won by the home team, Southend1, who will take their 100% record to Brentwood in two weeks time.
11th October 2012, Essex Division 3
Chelmsford 2 v Thurrock
3-2
(25-27, 25-15, 21-25, 26-24, 15-10)
Report by Steve Peacock
Chelmsford seconds won a well contested match by a 3-2 margin against newcomers Thurrock that might easily have gone the other way but for a battling performance particularly in a pivotal 4th set.
To Essex Volleyball Association Committee members and club chairs and EVF Committee members and county Chairs.
Dear Colleagues and friends,
Some of you may be aware that earlier this year (and at previous AGMs) I indicated that I was going to step down as Essex Volleyball Association Chair and EVF Chair, and since I have been looking for the right time to do it.
Tendring Heatec 1 – 3 Brentwood
13-25, 18-25, 25-21, 16-25
Report by Rob Sharman
Sunday 30th September was the start of the season for Tendring Heatec, there first introduction to EVL Division 1.
Nerves were high for Tendring and due to shift patterns many of the players were meeting for the first time as a full team.
My Games Maker journey started when Volleyball england advertised sport specific games maker roles through their website. I started playing Volleyball in the Essex Volleyball League and as well as playing in the London League and National League for London Lynx VC.
Over 4,000 tons of sand has been donated by The London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) from the temporary Beach Volleyball courts at the London 2012 Olympic Games to sports venues across London and the South East in a bid to increase interest and participation in volleyball. The project will be funded by Sport England with almost half a million pounds worth of funding being secured through local partnerships.