Beach Volleyball Joins Raft Race in Portrush
The inaugrual NIVA Exhibition Beach Volleyball Event saw 13 players draw a crowd of over 500 on Portrush Beach. First up was Ding and Tom v VAIs Johnny and Odhran in a 24 - 22 tight match taken by the away team. Next was Chloe and Julia v Zdenka and Marie (VAI) with a 21 - 14 win to the home side. The last match was a cracker with Graeme and Ross, both 19, losing out 21 - 19 to Olaf and Seb from Brazil.
This was followed by a fun 6 event and then a 'tag' match of NI v away players with any 2 on court. NI lost out in the 3rd set.
The weather was fantastic and the layout of the court with the music and DJ gave a professional feel. The event was heavily promoted with banners and radio announcements so come Sunday everyone was talking about it. Hopefully this can be built upon for next year in an even bigger event.
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NIVA Women’s Beach Tour Gets Under Way
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Craigavon Aztecs hosted the season opener for the 2008 NIVA Women’s Beach Tour at Portadown Sand Pad. A completely new line-up filled the entry card for the event, which introduced a completely new format for the Tour.
Melissa Traynor and Lucy Moore got the event underway with a 21-9, 21-10 win over local pair Fabiana and Charlotte.
Traynor and Moore continued their run of form with a narrow win over Emma and Sonia, before losing their first set in a close match against Rebecca and Michelle.
They stormed back to win the second set by 11 points and won the match, to finish top of the table for the event.
Fabiana and Charlotte jousted with Rebecca ... more |
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QUB's Hamilton and Pilch Win First Beach Event of the Summer
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A strong field lined up on Saturday 31st May at Portadown Sand Pad for the opening tournament on the NIVA Men’s Beach Tour 2008.
Former Tour winners and Olympic hopefuls rubbed shoulders with local players on a beautiful day with perfect conditions for volleyball – sunny and still.
The tournament format of two qualifying groups meant that the top ranked teams avoided each other in the opening matches.
David Hamilton and Mirek Pilch made short work of their group, building up an impressive +29 points difference in only four group matches. Ross Moore and Sebastian Souza finished as runners up in their group, with the Bangor student and the impressive... more |
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NI Beach Volleyball Tour Dates 2008
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The NIVA beach tour begins Saturday 31st May at the Portadown sand facility. Registration is at 10.00am. This year you must first register with NIVA prior to competing in any tour event. The one-off NIVA registration fee is £5.00 for the season and you can register at any of the events with a NIVA official. The event fee is £15 per pair to be paid at the event.
You can register your team for entry to the Portadown leg of the tour either through the forum or in person with Alan Templeton or Paul McIlweaine or by email to aztecsvc@hotmail.com or paul.mcilwaine@lineone.net
Please register early as a cut-off of 1 week prior to each event is in place however individual organisors ma... more |
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First NI Beach Squad Practice of 2008
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Finally the Beach season is upon us!
Could all squad members make themselves available for Saturday 10th May on Ballyholme Beach, Bangor at 1pm for the first of 3 NI practice sessions.
The sessions are open to all so if any other players are interested in a try-out for the squad could you please contact me to book a place - especially young players for U21 and U18 squad. We also need more females of all ages to try out. If the weather is bad you can phone me on 07818 030 731 sat morning to confirm if it is still on.
The next NI practice sessions are pencilled in for 5th July in Portadown and 26th July in Portrush. Try-outs will be available at these too... more |
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Beach Volleyball Regional Co-ordinator/Coach (volunteer)
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Northern Ireland Volleyball Association is currently seeking Beach Volleyball Area Co-ordinators/Coach (volunteers). There are three positions available one for each of the following areas, Central, North and South.
Applicants must be able to provide evidence on past experience and show ability to lead, motivate and develop teams and individuals to enhance performance and participation in beach volleyball.
Applicants must show willingness to be able to co-ordinate beach development in the given area and be the focal the ‘point of contact’ in the area. Applicants must show an interest in beach volleyball and work hard in developing the profile of the game. Avai... more |
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Urban Beach Volleyball Tour
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September 16th saw the final leg of the UK tour here in Belfast. The set up took 2 days and was covered by UTV Life. 200 tons of sand, frame, grandstand seating, marque, DJ equipment, jacuzzi etc were all in place come Thursday morning for the 1 o clock press call. On Thurs and Fri Denise Austin ran coaching sessions for our junior NI squad players and a fun 6 competition ran each evening with teams including Civil Service and North Down Lizards.
The finals of the beach 6 competition took place on Saturday morning followed by the main draw. The afternoon saw a large crowd in blazing sunshine watch the action. Our NI ladies entry, Chloe and Ellie, struggled to find form at the begin... more |
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