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All HVA volleyball cancelled due to coronavirus until 20th May

Submitted by admin on Mon, 16/03/2020 - 7:13pm
HVA will be following Volleyball England's lead and cancelling all county volleyball activities with immediate effect until 20 May 2020. That includes all league and cup fixtures including the Cup Final scheduled for 3 May 2020. We mirror the reason's given by Volleyball England and we won't repeat them here. We haven't taken the decision lightly. The Fixtures Secretary has cancelled all unplayed...

Coronavirus update from the HVA

Submitted by admin on Fri, 13/03/2020 - 4:49pm
The current Volleyball England announcement can be found here . There's some good additional volleyball specific advice there: Wash your hands before and after playing/training. Clean volleyballs after each match and training session. Avoid unnecessary contact before, during and after games. We don't currently see any reason to impose a blanket ban on all HVA matches. Whilst any volleyball match...

Cup date for your diaries

Submitted by admin on Sun, 23/02/2020 - 2:31pm
The 2020 Cup finals will be held on Sunday 3 May at Ridgeway Academy, with the format pretty much the same as last year . Thanks again to WHVC for hosting. More details soon, but please share info with your club members.

Harriers move to Division 2

Submitted by admin on Sun, 01/12/2019 - 12:43pm
St Albans Harriers Volleyball Club have requested a move of their men's team from Division 1 to Division 2. This has been discussed and agreed by the HVA committee. They are currently going through a re-structuring process with a number of new players and have struggled to field a competitive opposition at Div 1 level. This is with immediate effect. HVA have yet to update Division 1 on the...

HVA Committee meeting on 10 December

Submitted by admin on Sat, 23/11/2019 - 11:56pm
The next committee meeting is on Tuesday 10 December at 8pm (not 7.30pm as suggested in the previous minutes). This info went to all clubs by email on 15 November, so I'm just posting it here for info. It will be at The Old Palace in Kings Langley (WD4 9HQ) as we won’t need as much space as the previous fixtures meeting. Minutes of the previous fixtures meeting are here . Agenda: Usual HVA...

Our very own referee course - postponed

Submitted by admin on Mon, 14/10/2019 - 3:11pm
The HVA will be hosting a Grade 4 referee course on Saturday 30th November at Ridgeway Academy (Herns Ln, Welwyn Garden City AL7 2AF). This is part funded by England Volleyball and part funded by HVA. The cost to anybody who wants to be on the course is £55 and as usual HVA will cover the cost of a single attendee per club. Hopefully your club can cover the cost for additional attendees. Once...

The new HVA X League

Submitted by admin on Sat, 28/09/2019 - 10:35pm
Welcome to the updated 2019/20 season website for the HVA. The biggest change for the HVA this season is the introduction of the new X League . This sits outside the men’s and women’s leagues and is an extra competitive league for beginner/intermediate/junior players who belong to a club, but are not getting much court time within other leagues. It's also a great opportunity for any local clubs...

Fixtures Meeting next Tuesday

Submitted by admin on Thu, 05/09/2019 - 1:42pm
The HVA fixtures meeting is 7.30pm next Tuesday 10 September at Rickmansworth British Legion, WD3 1BN. Every club needs to attend. Club/Team registrations are due at this meeting and the registration form can be downloaded here . The new Mixed League will be launched at this meeting, but we won't be sorting out fixtures immediately. Clubs will be able to enter a team over the next month and then...

Herts Volleyball Ladies Camp

Submitted by vale on Thu, 18/04/2019 - 1:10pm
Herts Ladies Annual Indoor Volleyball Training Camp is back! Do you want to improve your game, work with a world-class coach, meet a bunch of friendly passionate players, get fit and have fun? Then sign up for Herts Ladies camp now! Kicking off on Tuesday Apr. 30 th for 6 weeks, You`ll spend each session honing a different area of your game amongst a group of fellow players. Led by talented ex-...

HVA Cup Final Festival (UPD 17 May)

Submitted by admin on Tue, 16/04/2019 - 8:31pm
Dust off your pompoms, get those banners painted and start prepping the chants, because the Hertfordshire volleyball event of the year is almost with us! Hosts: Welwyn Hatfield Volleyball Club Date: Sunday 19th May Time: 10.30am until 5.30pm Venue: Ridgeway Academy, Herns Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2AF Women's Finalists: MK City Ladies vs Red Eagles W Men's Finalists: Kings Langley Kings vs...

VK Mets withdraw from Women's League

Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/04/2019 - 5:12pm
VK Barnet Club have decided to withdraw their VK Mets team from Women's HVA Division with immediate effect. As that means they'd forfeit the majority of their fixtures for the season, HVA have deleted all their previous fixture results from that league. All their players will transfer to VK Barnet. Going forwards this should allow VK Barnet to have enough players and home venues to fulfill the...

Latest Committee meeting minutes

Submitted by admin on Wed, 27/03/2019 - 10:42pm
The recent committee meeting minutes are here . Highlights: All fees have now been paid Two Div 2 teams have withdrawn Quite a few forfeit games with VK Mets and Harriers still at risk of being withdrawn from the leagues We need a new Juniors Development Officer Cup final details - 19th May at Ridgeway Academy, Welwyn Garden City. Trophies to be returned, medals and MVP trophies being ordered,...

Watford 2 withdraw from Division 2

Submitted by admin on Tue, 05/03/2019 - 3:47pm
Watford Volleyball Club have decided to withdraw their Watford 2 team from Men's HVA Division 2 with immediate effect. They had already forfeited 6 matches and because of issues with their planned home venue, they are unable to go ahead with any of their remaining home fixtures. That means they'd forfeit the majority of their fixtures for the season, so HVA have deleted all their results from...

VK Barnet withdraw Southgate Juniors

Submitted by admin on Sat, 02/03/2019 - 1:54pm
VK Barnet Club have decided to withdraw their Southgate Juniors team from Men's HVA Division 2 with immediate effect. As that means they'd forfeit the majority of their fixtures for the season, HVA have deleted all their previous fixture results from that league. All their players will transfer to VK Barnet. Going forwards this should allow VK Barnet to have enough players and home venues to...

Volleyball Tournament

Submitted by redeagles on Mon, 28/01/2019 - 10:39pm
Dear Volleyball Clubs, I know how busy our weekends can be with the tight schedules, but please check Saturday 2/2/18 in your calendars and let us know if you wish to join us in our little mix tournament. Please follow the link to find out more: https://www.facebook.com/events/1758844760886746/ Red Eagles Volleyball Club

Minutes from Committee Meeting

Submitted by admin on Fri, 14/12/2018 - 9:41am
The minutes for Tuesday's Committee Meeting are here . Highlights: Rightmove now sponsoring MK City adults. Fixtures Secretary sending out reminders for late filing of results so clubs avoid fines. We need the full scoresheet uploading. All Goodwill Deposits paid. Majority of league/cup fees outstanding despite reminders. Three clubs have junior squads (VK Barnet, WHVC and MK City). They will...

Committee Meeting

Submitted by admin on Fri, 07/12/2018 - 2:09pm
The next committee meeting is 7.30pm Tuesday 11th December at The Old Palace near RSS in Kings Langley. A reminder that each Club needs to send a representative or risk a fine.

Arranging and re-arranging fixtures

Submitted by fixtures on Thu, 22/11/2018 - 2:09pm
The rules for arranging fixtures are set out in Section D of the HVA Rules . There are several deadlines noted: The home team must confirm the date, time and venue at least 21 days in advance of the planned fixture. The Team Manager and Club Fixtures Secretary get an email to remind them that the deadline for doing this is "today". The away team must confirm they can make the planned fixture at...

KO Cup Dates UPDATE

Submitted by fixtures on Thu, 15/11/2018 - 2:07pm
We aimed to hold all the first matches for the Men's Knock Out Cup and Women's Knock Out Cup in the 3rd week of November this year. That date is fast approaching, so good luck all. We now need to let you know when we'd like the next rounds to be played if you're lucky enough to progress. There's no fixed date for these, so the dates below are the date by which you should have played the fixture...

Players Assemble

Submitted by fixtures on Fri, 12/10/2018 - 2:14pm
On every Club page you'll now find a new "Download Roster" button that generates a PDF with all your club's players clearly listed, along with their assigned team and their usual shirt number. You can print that off and take to it to your matches. That printable roster serves two main purposes: With the new rules for player eligibility, it's handy for the captain/coach/manager to know which team...

Running out of time

Submitted by fixtures on Wed, 10/10/2018 - 10:08pm
Last year we unofficially adopted what was dubbed "The London Rule" to more fairly handle situations when a fixture could not be completed within the allotted court time available at the home team's venue. Those rules are now officially included in the HVA Rules at section C.11 under "Time restricted venues". The rules now clarify that any venue time restriction must be communicated by the Home...

Most Valuable Player this season?

Submitted by fixtures on Mon, 01/10/2018 - 10:04pm
To spice things up a bit in the HVA, we're introducing a Most Valuable Player award in each of our three leagues. We've no idea what the actual award might be as yet, but we think it's a nice way of showing some additional respect to your opposition and encouraging good play generally. All each captain has to do is to mark clearly who they thought their opposition's MVP was when they check and...

Herts Ladies Indoor Volleyball Summer Camp 2018

Submitted by vale on Wed, 27/06/2018 - 11:35am
Dear Volleyballers, we are pleased to announce our annual SUMMER CAMP is back! Starting on TUESDAY JULY 3rd from 8pm to 10pm for 5 weeks (4 training sessions + 1 Mini tournament) Location: Queen`s School, Aldenham Rd, WD23 2TY, Bushey Cost: £35 for the whole summer camp (Advanced payment) or £8 per session To book your space pls. contact our club`s secretary Meena “ meenamurray [at] hotmail.com...

HVA AGM and new Rules

Submitted by admin on Tue, 19/06/2018 - 11:34pm
The minutes of the recent HVA AGM and the new 2018 HVA Rules are now available here . The new rules see significant changes and additions, including: EVA Registrations requirements. A new Team Player Restriction mechanism. Clarifications of rule for Time Restricted Venues and opposition notification. A new Most Valuable Player mechanism. A change to KO Cup player eligibility. A new Goodwill...

Ian Cheesbrough EVA ref of the year

Submitted by kingslangley on Mon, 21/05/2018 - 7:29pm
Our regular Kings Langley Kings 1st Division referee has recently won the coveted referee of the year award from the England Volleyball Association. Ian has always been a great supporter of the club and Herts Volleyball Association, so we'd like to offer up our congratulations. Referee of the Year: Ian Cheesbrough As senior referee with many years’ experience, Ian continues to make himself...

Committee Meeting minutes published, rule changes and AGM notification

Submitted by admin on Sat, 17/03/2018 - 8:13pm
Last week's meeting minutes are available at http://www.hertsvolleyball.co.uk/sites/default/files/documents/HVA%20Mee... The committee (executive members only) will meet on Tuesday 22nd May to discuss HVA rule changes. We intend to look at: rules for player registration and team restrictions to prevent abuses, whilst maximising the ability of clubs to field teams all season long the fine/penalty...

Junior Volleyball sessions

Submitted by secretary on Sat, 16/12/2017 - 2:34pm
Can all clubs that are currently running Junior Volleyball sessions please email Duncan webmaster [at] hertsvolleyball.co.uk with details of: Where, when, age group, session costs, contact information and any other relevant information. This will allow the web site to be updated and hopefully promote and signpost any interested parties to further develop Junior Volleyball participation across the...

The Sports Club Survey

Submitted by admin on Wed, 13/12/2017 - 9:32pm
The Sports Club Survey 2017 is a huge piece of research undertaken to find out more about the health of sports clubs in the country. We want volleyball to have a voice in that survey! If enough volleyball club members complete the survey, Volleyball England will be provided with data specific to our sport. This could be invaluable in helping volleyball thrive. Please could you complete the survey...

December meeting

Submitted by fixtures on Sun, 03/12/2017 - 10:31pm
A quick reminder that our next meeting is Tuesday the 12th of December, 8pm, RSS. Make sure that at least one person of each club is coming, thanks!

Grade 4 One Day Referee Course

Submitted by vale on Fri, 17/11/2017 - 10:49am
Bradfield College - Grade 4 One Day Referee Course Location: Bradfield College Sports Hall Reading RG7 6AU United Kingdom Price per person: £55.00 Date and Times: 25 th November 2017 09.00-17.00 Sign Up Deadline: 3pm Monday 20th November For full course details and booking please visit the VE course page here . To find out more about the Grade 4 Referee course, please click here .

£1.3m of Sport England funding awarded

Submitted by admin on Tue, 04/07/2017 - 9:12pm
Volleyball England (VE) has today been awarded £1.3m by Sport England to support its core programmes until March 2019. This funding will see VE’s activities being supported for the first half of the 2017-2021 funding cycle. It includes the £420,000 of interim funding which had already been given to the organisation by Sport England in April of this year. In line with Sport England’s stated...

Herts Ladies Annual Indoor Volleyball Summer Camp

Submitted by admin on Mon, 12/06/2017 - 8:46pm
Book your place today! Do you want to improve your game, work with a world-class coach, meet a bunch of friendly passionate players, get fit and have fun? Then register today for our annual Summer Camp. Kicking off on Thursday's from 6th July to 3rd August , you'll spend each session honing a different area of your game amongst a group of fellow players. Led by talented ex-England ladies coach...

Kings Langley Tournament Cancelled

Submitted by admin on Wed, 24/05/2017 - 8:33pm
KLVC are cancelling the Kings Langley Volleyball Tournament, which was scheduled for this Saturday 27th May. Despite initial interest from 11 teams, only 5 teams entered - we blame the FA Cup! Please let your players know. Apologies to those players who were interested and we hope to run the tournament in this format some other time, which we'll discuss at the next HVA Committee meeting in June.

Level 1 and Level 2 Coaching Courses

Submitted by vale on Mon, 15/05/2017 - 3:54pm
South Bucks Volleyball have arranged a Level 1 coaching course running in June and a Level 2 coaching course running in July. Both courses will take place in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, and are open to all for registration. Dates and location details are below and you can register through the Volleyball England website (link below). Level 1 -- 10,11, 17 June at Cressex Community School, High...

Kings Langley Volleyball Tournament 2017

Submitted by admin on Sun, 16/04/2017 - 4:13pm
Kings Langley Volleyball Club is proud to announce our inaugural volleyball tournament on Saturday 27th May in Watford from midday. Places for 9 teams. Bank Holiday weekend so plenty of time to recover. Intermediate* Mixed Teams. Three hours of volleyball for every team. Three indoor courts. Timed 6v6 matches under modified FIVB Rules. Trophy and medals for the winning team. Registered with...

Committee Meeting 14th March - minutes

Submitted by admin on Thu, 23/03/2017 - 10:34pm
The minutes of the latest committee meeting can be found at http://www.hertsvolleyball.co.uk/documents A couple of points that need immediate attention: The Cup Finals will be held on 21st May at RSS, programme to be confirmed shortly. Several clubs haven't yet paid their subscriptions to the HVA for this season. One club owes for last season as well. All are listed in the meeting minutes. The...

Clubs urged to take note of growing student volleyball programme

Submitted by admin on Fri, 24/02/2017 - 2:50pm
Volleyball continues to thrive in the English higher education system, claims a new survey out today. With many student volleyballers indicating a desire to remain involved in the sport after graduation, clubs are being urged to take advantage of the recruitment opportunities this presents. There are currently 85 Higher Education Volunteer Officers (HEVOs) running volleyball activities at 71...

Cup Finals tickets go on sale as non-league duo target knockout glory

Submitted by admin on Fri, 24/02/2017 - 2:50pm
Tickets are now on sale for this year’s National Cup Finals weekend – with the prospect of two non-NVL sides making it to the showpiece event. At a time when the footballing exploits of Sutton and Lincoln have caught the public’s attention in this year’s FA Cup, Willesden and Cambridge University stand one win away from securing their places in the Men’s and Women’s Shield competitions...

English beach pair given significant funding boost

Submitted by admin on Fri, 24/02/2017 - 10:44am
England’s chances of securing a beach volleyball medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games have been given a huge boost with Sport England agreeing to fund the leading men’s beach pair to the tune of £40,000. Chris Gregory and Jake Sheaf’s current world ranking should see England qualify as one of the top-ranked Commonwealth countries. The new funding will be used to provide coaching support as the...

Volleyball England announces 34% cut in its central funding

Submitted by admin on Tue, 07/02/2017 - 10:02am
Sport England has today confirmed that Volleyball England’s annual funding is to be cut by 34%. This reduction in funding is in line with the cuts applied to most other National Governing Bodies (NGBs). The announcement means that Volleyball England (VE) has been given £422,000 to sustain its activities from April 1 until September 30. During that time, VE will make its full four year funding...