tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78624378219943965532024-03-16T18:52:31.691+00:00Oxford Volleyball ClubA social club promoting both recreational and competitive volleyballOxford Volleyball Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02967445556259623077noreply@blogger.comBlogger250125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862437821994396553.post-26537024343349967952023-09-05T15:24:00.003+01:002023-09-23T20:40:17.332+01:00OVC - START OF SEASON 23/24 - INFORMATION<span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small;"> Hello to all of you!</span><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>This is the formal announcement for the START OF THE INDOOR SEASON 23/24 of the Oxford Volleyball Club.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>All club members are asked to fill the form for the season here > </b><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://forms.gle/5k8kXYjSjMMWZC7A6&source=gmail&ust=1694010175463000&usg=AOvVaw1DNwkoxV-cJaM5kjlDYLua" href="https://forms.gle/5k8kXYjSjMMWZC7A6" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/<wbr></wbr>5k8kXYjSjMMWZC7A6</a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Apologies in advance, this will include a lot of information (but all will also be posted on the website & WhatsApp group).</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><ul><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><b>BVA - EMERGENCY - Election For BVA Chair</b></li></ul><div>A lot of drama around this. After having a close call before the holiday, we had a Chair elected. However it appears that this will not be happening anymore due to personal reasons (being deployed to California is a good reason) & the BVA is about to elect a new chair once more. We have <b>until the 8th September</b> to bring forward any candidates. Remember that the BVA cannot operate without a Chair. Please DM me if you are interested to step forward.</div><ul><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><b>Start of Season - Tryouts for teams</b></li></ul><div>We are running tryouts this year or players have not yet played in teams - invitational only. If you have expressed your interest you should have been asked to either come Sunday (3rd September - Ladies) or today Tuesday (5th September - Mens).</div><ul><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><b>Teams</b></li></ul><div>This year we are running our highest number of teams in the BVA (if the BVA runs...). Below will be the main contacts for each. If you need some information please let them know directly.</div><div><ul><li style="margin-left: 15px;">Ladies NVL Eagles (1) - NVL Div 2 Central - Al Burdett - <a href="mailto:alburdett@hotmail.com" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">alburdett@hotmail.com</a></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;">Ladies Flamingos (2) - BVA Div 1 - Still <span face="Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">TBC</span></span></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;">Ladies Falcons (3) - BVA Div 1 - Dimitar Bakardzhiev - <a href="mailto:d.r.bakardzhiev@outlook.com" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">d.r.bakardzhiev@outlook.com</a></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;">Mens Vollox (1) - BVA Div 1 - Gerard Missa - <span face="Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124; font-size: 14px;"><a href="mailto:missagerard2@hotmail.fr" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">missagerard2@hotmail.fr</a></span></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;">Mens Bulls (2) - BVA Div 1 - Ghislain Liard - <a href="mailto:ghisliard@hotmail.com" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">ghisliard@hotmail.com</a></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;">Mens Bullox (3) - BVA Div 1 - Alasdair Mackenzie - <span face="Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124; font-size: 14px;"><a href="mailto:glasgowrain@gmail.com" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">glasgowrain@gmail.com</a></span></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;">Mens Mavericks (4) - BVA Div 2 - <span face="Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124; font-size: 14px;">Lesley Constantinou - </span><span face="Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124; font-size: 14px;"><a href="mailto:lesleymabanta@gmail.com" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">lesleymabanta@gmail.com</a></span></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span face="Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124; font-size: 14px;">Mixed Globetrotters - </span> <span face="Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124; font-size: 14px;">Sarah Hanrahan -</span> <span face="Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124; font-size: 14px;"><a href="mailto:shanrahan16@gmail.com" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">shanrahan16@gmail.com</a></span></li></ul></div><ul><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><b>Referee Course - Ashcombe</b></li></ul><div>All teams must have for each fixture at least a Grade IV referee (First ref) & enough support. There is a referee course running on the 9th September and there still may be available places. All details are on the Volleyball England website here: <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://volleyzone.sportsmanager.ie/sportlomo/registration/event-registration/index/14482&source=gmail&ust=1694010175463000&usg=AOvVaw0zYUyOH5AZCQ5rq94LcC9W" href="https://volleyzone.sportsmanager.ie/sportlomo/registration/event-registration/index/14482" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">https://volleyzone.<wbr></wbr>sportsmanager.ie/sportlomo/<wbr></wbr>registration/event-<wbr></wbr>registration/index/14482</a></div><div>But more in general, I am asking all team coaches & captains to check & send me the details (registration number for example) of the trained referees that are in each team. This information should be provided in the registration form.<br /></div><ul><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><b>Trainings</b></li></ul><div>Generally speaking, all our training sessions will be starting from next week onwards. I have listed below the training that we have, where, what time & which occasion they are for. <u><b>There will be more announcements later but these are the confirmed ones for the moment</b></u>.</div><ul><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><u>Monday</u></li><ul><li style="margin-left: 15px;">Oxford High School - 20:00 to 22:00 - Ladies Team training - Falcons & Flamingos - First training Monday 11th September</li></ul><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><u>Tuesday</u></li><ul><li style="margin-left: 15px;">Ferry Leisure Center - 19:00 to 21:00 - Ladies Eagles NVL training - First training Tuesday 12th September</li></ul><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><u>Wednesday</u></li><ul><li style="margin-left: 15px;">Oxford High School - 19:00 to 22:00 - Mens Team training - Vollox & Bulls - First training Wednesday 13th September</li></ul><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><u>Thursday</u></li><ul><li style="margin-left: 15px;">Ferry Leisure Center - 17:00 to 19:00 - Junior <b style="text-decoration-line: underline;">Boys</b> (U18) training - First training Thursday 14th September (The training slot for the Girls still need to be confirmed)</li><li style="margin-left: 15px;">Ferry Leisure Center - 19:00 to 21:00 - Mens Team training - Bullox & Mavericks - First training Thursday 14th September</li></ul><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><u>Friday</u></li><ul><li style="margin-left: 15px;">Headington Girls School - 20:00 to 22:00 - Social Session (First arrived first served with max quantity) - First training provisionally <b>Friday 8th September</b></li></ul><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><u>Saturday</u></li><ul><li style="margin-left: 15px;">Oxford High School - 09:30 to 10:30 - Little Diggers (Juniors U14) - First training Saturday 16th September</li><li style="margin-left: 15px;">Oxford High School - 10.30 to 12.30 - Junior <b><u>Girls </u></b>(U18) training - First training Saturday 16th September</li></ul></ul><div>Generally, keep an eye on our Calendar here: <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.oxfordvolleyball.co.uk/p/club-calendar.html&source=gmail&ust=1694010175463000&usg=AOvVaw3zjzfFgQiRqQuRp8KfU4JF" href="http://www.oxfordvolleyball.co.uk/p/club-calendar.html" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://www.<wbr></wbr>oxfordvolleyball.co.uk/p/club-<wbr></wbr>calendar.html</a></div><ul><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><b>Fees & Memberships</b></li></ul><div><div dir="ltr"><span style="text-align: center;"><u><span face="arial, sans-serif">Teams and Fees - Season 2023/24</span></u></span></div><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin: 0px;"></p><ul><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span face="arial, sans-serif">Juniors U14: </span><span face="arial, sans-serif">£75 for juniors 5-13yr training on Saturdays</span></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span face="arial, sans-serif">Juniors U18: £150 for juniors 14-18yr training on Thursday for Boys & still TBC for Girls</span></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span face="arial, sans-serif">Adult teams (<span style="color: black;">includes annual membership, trainings</span> and<span style="color: black;"> matches)</span></span></li><ul><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color: black;">Ladies 1 = NVL team - </span>£330 (includes club membership)</span></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span face="arial, sans-serif">Ladies 2 and 3 = BVA teams - £235 (includes club membership)</span></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span face="arial, sans-serif">Men 1 = BVA Team + NVL League Entry - £255</span><span face="arial, sans-serif"> (includes club membership)</span></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span face="arial, sans-serif">Men 2, 3 & 4 = BVA teams - £235 (includes club membership)</span></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="color: black;">Mixed match fee: £5</span><span face="arial, sans-serif">0</span><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="color: black;"> per team per match da</span><span face="arial, sans-serif">y (Does not include membership & you MUST be a club member to play competitively for insurance purpose)</span></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color: black;">Annual membership: £5</span>0</span></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span face="arial, sans-serif">Social £10 on the day or £5 if you are a club member</span></li></ul></ul><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin: 0px;">Please once again fill the form here for the season - It will include payment details as well at the end:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin: 0px;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://forms.gle/5k8kXYjSjMMWZC7A6&source=gmail&ust=1694010175463000&usg=AOvVaw1DNwkoxV-cJaM5kjlDYLua" href="https://forms.gle/5k8kXYjSjMMWZC7A6" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/<wbr></wbr>5k8kXYjSjMMWZC7A6</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin: 0px;">The information collected in this form will also be used to sanitise the existing distribution lists as well as the various WhatsApp groups already existing.<br /></p></div></div><ul><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><b>Start of Season Party</b></li></ul><div>We like to start the year with a club party. <b>So join us at the Up In Arms (OX3 0EN) from 19:00 this Saturday 9th September !!!</b></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><ul><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><b>Reminder about the Key Positions in the Club</b></li></ul><div>Maybe more for information, here is the list of key position holders in the club if you require information or help. Please do not hesitate to contact anyone for help if you need.</div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span id="m_4240658482527586795m_5373811683056200562m_-681173749296746565gmail-docs-internal-guid-7ce15543-7fff-ceb0-c174-0a3327c65375"><div align="left" dir="ltr"><br /><table style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none;"><colgroup><col width="191"></col><col width="300"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: solid; border-width: 0.5pt; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0pt 5.4pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Chair</span></p></td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: solid; border-width: 0.5pt; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0pt 5.4pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Annika Voss<br />07771 882575<br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="mailto:annika@annikavoss.com" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">annika@annikavoss.com</a><br /></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: solid; border-width: 0.5pt; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0pt 5.4pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Treasurer</span></p></td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: solid; border-width: 0.5pt; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0pt 5.4pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Martijn Stroo</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> 07752 500753<br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="mailto:martijnstroo@yahoo.co.uk" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">martijnstroo@yahoo.co.uk</a><br /></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: solid; border-width: 0.5pt; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0pt 5.4pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Secretary</span></p></td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: solid; border-width: 0.5pt; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0pt 5.4pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Ghislain Liard</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">07796 948616</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="mailto:ghisliard@hotmail.com" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">ghisliard@hotmail.com</a><br /></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 10.4277pt;"><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: solid; border-width: 0.5pt; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0pt 5.4pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Welfare Officer</span><br /></p></td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: solid; border-width: 0.5pt; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0pt 5.4pt; vertical-align: top;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Alessia Zulian</span><br style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14.6667px;">07768 304947</span><br style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><a href="mailto:alessiazulian94@gmail.com" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">alessiazulian94@gmail.com</a></span></td></tr><tr style="height: 10.4277pt;"><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: solid; border-width: 0.5pt; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0pt 5.4pt; vertical-align: top;">Website<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p></td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: solid; border-width: 0.5pt; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0pt 5.4pt; vertical-align: top;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.oxfordvolleyball.co.uk/&source=gmail&ust=1694010175463000&usg=AOvVaw1ET602XHSKQU6TdJ9JCDAR" href="http://www.oxfordvolleyball.co.uk/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://www.oxfordvolleyball.<wbr></wbr>co.uk/</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div align="left">I hope this was not too much information in one go.</div><div align="left">Hoping to see you on court very soon,</div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">Best regards,</div><div align="left">Ghislain - OVC Secretary</div></span></div>Ghislainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08140737010296663664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862437821994396553.post-79342857494416671592022-10-14T18:07:00.004+01:002022-10-14T18:07:39.171+01:00Start of the Season - Little Diggers indoors - Our Under 14 group<p> All,</p><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":uj"><div aria-controls=":12d" aria-label="Corps du message" aria-multiline="true" aria-owns=":12d" class="Am Al editable LW-avf tS-tW tS-tY" g_editable="true" hidefocus="true" id=":un" role="textbox" spellcheck="false" style="direction: ltr; min-height: 376px;" tabindex="1"><div><br /></div><div>Just a quick reminder that tomorrow - Saturday 15th October - we will have our first session of Little Diggers indoors - Our Under 14 group.</div><div><br /></div><div>Depending on group size we will manage the group with little & not so little ones.</div><div>Little Diggers - 0 to 8/10 depending on awareness & maturity</div><div>"Not So Little" Diggers - Above up to 14</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Location</b>:</div><div>Oxford High School, </div><div><span style="font-family: DDG_ProximaNova, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_0, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_1, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_2, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_3, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_4, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_5, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_6, "Proxima Nova", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, "Segoe UI", "Nimbus Sans L", "Liberation Sans", "Open Sans", FreeSans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px;">Belbroughton Road, Oxford, OX2 6XA</span><br /></div><div>In the sports hall.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Time</b>:</div><div>09:30 > 10:30</div><div>Parents are welcome to stay or leave.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Coaching team</b>:</div><div>Nicolas & myself (main coaches) & local support from other parents from the club (last year we had Adam, Gerard, etc... depending on who was coming)</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Price</b>:</div><div>£75 for the whole season. We will confirm the bank details slightly later.</div><div><br /></div><div>We hope to see you tomorrow.</div><div><br /></div><div>Ghislain & Nico</div></div></div>Ghislainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08140737010296663664noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862437821994396553.post-32714145740078699692022-08-27T08:39:00.001+01:002022-08-27T08:39:35.453+01:00Our 2022/2023 indoor season is starting soon!<p><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">We are making the arrangements for the 2022-2023 indoor season.</span></p><div style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Tryouts for our competitive intermediate/advanced teams will be Tuesday September 6th (men) and Thursday September 8th (ladies). Note that both sessions will be by <u>invitation only.</u> Please email us at oxfordvolleyball@gmail.com and provide information regarding your skill level, experience and preferred position(s) if interested.</div><div style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Training dates and locations for junior (all levels, 5 and 13 and 14 to 18) and adult (ladies & men) players wanting to play socially/competitively are TBC.</div><div style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Please keep emailing us to receive the latest information in the coming weeks.</div>Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992086291925853733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862437821994396553.post-12943723312812878932022-03-19T09:14:00.000+00:002022-03-19T09:14:13.778+00:00Indoor season coming to a close<p>Our 2021-2022 indoor season is coming to an end! We are unable to accept new members for indoor play at this time. </p><p>If you are interested in playing beach volleyball, please contact oxfordbeachvb@gmail.com</p><p>If you want to join our indoor club next season, please contact us again in August 2022 to learn more about team try-outs (which will likely take place end of August) and social/beginner trainings.</p>Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992086291925853733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862437821994396553.post-46072194930087269382022-01-04T19:37:00.005+00:002022-01-04T19:37:51.517+00:00Thursday trainings re-start on 3 Feb<p> Happy New Year! Our Thursday club social trainings will re-start on 3 Feb.</p>Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992086291925853733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862437821994396553.post-32486676870325528712021-11-05T19:50:00.003+00:002021-11-05T19:50:48.984+00:00No junior training Saturday 6 Nov<p>Due to the school venue hosting an event this Saturday 6 November, there won't be any juniors (5-13 years old) training this week. See you again the following week!</p>Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992086291925853733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862437821994396553.post-81059494908123389562021-10-26T19:22:00.002+01:002021-10-26T19:22:14.735+01:00Adult beginner course 2021 now full!<p> Our 2021/2022 indoor volleyball adult beginner course is now full! </p><p>We will run a beach volleyball course in May 2022 so we recommend that you contact us again next year.</p>Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992086291925853733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862437821994396553.post-9380534996270660272021-10-08T08:20:00.001+01:002021-10-08T08:20:27.700+01:00Change to junior session times<p> This update is for parents of our juniors. Please ignore this message if your child is older than 13 years. Thank you!</p><p>Please be aware that the Saturday indoor Volleyball training for juniors aged 5 to 13 years old at the Oxford High School is moved to 9.30-10.30 am from Saturday 9th October until the end of November.</p>Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992086291925853733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862437821994396553.post-14037046485681608142021-09-22T21:37:00.003+01:002021-09-22T21:37:52.427+01:005-13 yrs old Junior training this Saturday 25th September is cancelled!<p>Unfortunately, due to reasons beyond our control, the indoor training for juniors aged 5-13 years old is cancelled. We hope to see you again on 2nd October!</p>Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992086291925853733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862437821994396553.post-18573525824401183142021-08-11T21:49:00.003+01:002021-08-11T21:50:55.128+01:00Return to indoor play September 2021!<p> We have now updated some key pages on this website: training and fees, beginners and juniors. More in-depth updates on their way... If you are new to the club and interested in playing next season, please <a href="mailto:oxfordvolleyball@gmail.com" target="_blank">email us</a> to receive an auto-reply outlining our plans. We have emailed our members and will also shortly contact the many people who have reached out to us over the last 18 months. Looking forward to the season!</p>Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992086291925853733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862437821994396553.post-32406322199290460042021-08-11T08:36:00.003+01:002021-08-11T08:36:24.787+01:00Indoor season 2021-22!<p> We are very pleased to say that we are planning for our next indoor season, which will start in the first part of September. Please bear with us while we update the website - there is a lot to update! But full info coming soon!</p>Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992086291925853733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862437821994396553.post-66179365468796215902020-09-20T20:42:00.001+01:002020-09-20T20:42:19.412+01:00Indoor volleyball: COVID-19 return to play update<p>Following release of the Volleyball England Return to Play guidelines <a href="https://www.volleyballengland.org/coronavirus">https://www.volleyballengland.org/coronavirus</a>, we have been liaising with our venues to determine what will be possible for our indoor play this season. More info on the training tab, but we have been able to reinstate team trainings in line with venue and Volleyball England guidelines and policies. We have no plans this season to run Junior or Beginner courses. We are continuing to look for a venue for our Thursday Club Training Night and will provide updates on that when we can. Thank you to all of those in the Club who give up their time to make return to play possible - it isn't straightforward and takes time from coaches and others in the Club - thank you!!! </p>Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992086291925853733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862437821994396553.post-7387331702143972872020-06-27T15:20:00.001+01:002020-06-27T15:20:24.009+01:00Updates to beach membership and rules for court bookings, effective 13 July<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
After a very busy and successful few moths of free beach court bookings, to give more people the opportunity to play we have now updated our booking rules, introducing peak and off-peak times (peak times are members only) and limiting the number of peak period 2-hr sessions that you can book within a week. We have also put in place a membership programme tailored to circumstances this season - full details of all these things are on the beach tab on this website. Thank you to those making an effort to rake the sand and keep our beautiful courts clean and free of rubbish. Please do continue to follow our guidelines for play and court bookings - in particular, if you have made a booking and are unable to use the court after all, please cancel it to give others the chance to play. Have fun on the sand!</div>
Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992086291925853733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862437821994396553.post-12843996771748156402020-05-25T09:35:00.004+01:002020-05-25T09:35:47.048+01:00Summer 2020 COVID-19 update for our beach courts<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We have agreed with Oxford City Council to re-open our beach courts on a very restricted basis, in line with government guidance. So a max of 2 people total unless from the same household and the courts must be booked in advance (free of charge). Please read our full guidance and find the booking links on the beach tab of this page</div>
Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992086291925853733noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862437821994396553.post-6811883938688215632019-04-13T19:16:00.000+01:002019-04-13T19:16:39.579+01:00Last indoor trainings for this season... but the start of the beach season!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Our last indoor trainings at Oxford High School in Summertown are w/c 15th April. Our last Thursday club training at Headington Girls' School will be 25th April. But our beach season is starting, check out the Beach Volleyball tab for details! And don't forget to follow our Facebook pages, we have separate ones for Oxford Volleyball Club and for Beach Volleyball.</div>
Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992086291925853733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862437821994396553.post-79922689309683970622019-02-07T10:57:00.001+00:002019-02-07T10:57:06.605+00:00Thursday Social Training - Restart Today - 07/0219<div>
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As announced last year, we are re-opening the session to new comers. You still have to express your interest to the club by mail first & you should have received an email back from Maite (or someone else). Please do not just bring your friends along unannounced.</div>
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Ghislainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08140737010296663664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862437821994396553.post-23989634844724801532018-12-19T15:39:00.000+00:002018-12-19T15:39:03.891+00:00THURSDAY SOCIAL TRAINING - UPDATEThis coming Thursday will be our LAST THURSDAY TRAINING OF THE YEAR on 20/12/2018.<br />
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The date for the first THURSDAY training in 2019 will be the 7th FEBRUARY.</div>
Ghislainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08140737010296663664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862437821994396553.post-11054423430929386612018-11-19T15:56:00.001+00:002018-11-19T15:58:51.462+00:00The Bulls Diaries - Half the season in 1 post!Hello all,<br />
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Welcome to the Half Season post of the Bulls.<br />
We have not been very active on updating the club with our results so you can read the summary of our first half of the entire season below:<br />
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Fixture 1 - Vs. Oxford Uni Men & Farnborough Vipers @ St. Gregory The Great</h2>
The first fixture of the year. Our 1st games against Oxford University. It was tough. But we won!<br />
I remember that we managed to set our tempo & that I got MVP twice as a Libero. <br />
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Monty & Skye my 2 boys came to watch us (Thanks Julia & Lesley for looking after the boys) and Monty made a live action picture of the game. Dan made a big impression as he has his name on the shirt. There it is:<br />
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Final results:</h4>
Oxford Bulls Vs. Farnborough Vipers: 0 - 2<br />
Oxford Uni Men Vs. Oxford Bulls: 0 - 2<br />
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Fixture 2 - Vs. Oxford Uni Men & Oxford Vollox @ Ferry Center</h2>
This one I remember a bit more. But I don't really want to talk about it as we lost both our games even though we got a set from Oxford Vollox & we nearly got a set from Oxford Uni. Funny moment: Harry was on court with food poisoning from the day before & had to "take a break" between 2 sets...<br />
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Final results:</h4>
Oxford Bulls Vs. Oxford Vollox: 1 - 2 (25:23, 21:25, 7:15) <br />
Oxford Uni Men Vs. Oxford Bulls: 2 - 0 (25:18, 27:25) <br />
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Fixture 3 - Vs. Oxford Uni Men & Maidenhead Mens 1 @ Maiden Erleigh</h2>
This was our final encounter against Oxford Uni for the rest of the season, and based on the 2 precedent ones we had to win. It was also our first fixture away from Oxford & we had to travel quite early. We stuck to the plan & followed our great coaches' instructions <strong>(Thanks Adi & Maite!)</strong><br />
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Oxford Bulls Vs. Oxford Uni Men: 2 - 0 (25:22, 25:14) <br />
Maidenhead Mens 1 Vs. Oxford Bulls: 2 - 0 (25:9, 25:22)<br />
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This puts us in a bottom to mid table situation for the other half of the season. Our next direct opponents are now Farnborough & Maidenhead. It will be tough!<br />
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As you might have noticed, our Thursday sessions are getting quite full and we are still receiving weekly emails from people wanting to join the club.<br />
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So we had to take the decision to not accept any new members. Don't worry if you have just joined, this only applies to future requests.<br />
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Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992086291925853733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862437821994396553.post-73649062435637917552018-10-10T21:11:00.000+01:002018-10-10T21:11:19.593+01:00Our next beginners' course is starting soon!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Our next beginners' course is starting on Tuesday 16th October and runs until Tuesday 20th November. We have a couple of places left, check out the details on the tab on this website and please do </span><a href="mailto:oxfordvolleyball@gmail.com" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">contact us</a><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">if you are interested</span></div>
Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992086291925853733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862437821994396553.post-34463409589108692922018-08-13T21:41:00.002+01:002018-08-13T21:41:37.496+01:002018-19 indoor training information now updated!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Our indoor trainings will be starting again in September, which will be here before we know it... Training session details have been updated, please check the trainings tab for details. If you're a beginner, keep an eye out for information on our next beginners' course.</div>
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Our indoor trainings have now finished for the summer and will start again in September. Check out our beach section on the tabs at the top of this page! And we sometimes put up nets to play on grass in the parks over the summer, keep an eye on your email and on Facebook if you're interested in going along to that.</div>
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The team on court was Lucian, Seb, Luke, Anders, Marco & Dan (+ me libero). Even though we had warmed up decently, it was not enough to contain a strong & stable Spikeos & the first set was not really good as we finished 25-12 in 20 minutes. However we had gathered momentum & started the second set in a much better situation. For this time Marco was replaced by David. We kept the score tight until 18-18 but then we collapsed & a succession of mistakes sent Spikeos to the victory 25-20.</div>
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We came on court with the frustration of losing the previous game so we had motivation. The team on court was Lucian, Peter, Luke, Anders, Simon & Dan (+ me, again...). Unfortunately Farnborough took straight away a comfortable advance (11-5). We regrouped & regained confidence, starting to block a little bit more but it just did not work as intended. At 18-13, our coaches took a timeout in order to break the momentum. It worked, but only for a few points. And following from good choices made by their setter & smart attacks Farnborough took the 1st set 25-20.</div>
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We know you've missed them and now they're back... our Thursday club training nights start again this week, Thursday 1 Feb, 8-10 pm at Headington Girls' School. See you there!</div>
Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992086291925853733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862437821994396553.post-53986747265178540912018-01-15T13:15:00.002+00:002018-01-15T13:15:14.673+00:00The Bulls' Diaries - 3 More points!Hello !<br />
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Just a quick update to inform you that the Bulls brought back 3 points last weekend. <br />
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A very important game we had to win to secure our current position in the league. Team was Seb, Simon, Corne, Anders, Peter, Luke, Harry, Dan & myself. We started the first set after a nice & long warm up & it made the difference. We won very quickly & easily 25-8 managing to contain there attacks with strong blocks & amazing "off the blocks" from Dan. <br />
Sam changed the squad on court for the second set, and it went all a bit pear shape. First Reading had started to be much more focused & our block was not as effective as in the 1st set. Our passing was all over the place, we could not recycle or finish the points,... In the end, Reading won the set 25-20.<br />
So Sam put on court the first squad back, and the chemistry worked one more time. We quickly secured a safe 5 points advance, reached 8 ahead & finished the set 15-10.<br />
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We have all decided to forget about the 1st set. Spikeos set up their pace to the set & destroyed us 25-5. It was a lesson.<br />
The second set was more what we were expecting to do. We managed to start recycling the balls more (and maybe everyone was starting to be a bit tired...) Nevertheless we kept a tight score up to 23-23 but Spikeos upped their game at the right time & finished us 25-23. A bit disappointing as we were hoping to go for Tie Break but the result is what it is. <br />
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Next fixture on 11th February in Oxford against Readin Uni & Oxford Uni. Bring it on !!!!!Ghislainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08140737010296663664noreply@blogger.com0