With just over 12 weeks until the London 2012 Olympic and Parlaympic Games, the Northern Ireland Youth Girls and Boys teams are at th exCeL in London for the Sainsbury’s School Games 2012.

After a opening ceremony gala dinner there is only one night to pass before the NI youth teams compete. The U16 girls play Wales in the morning and England Central in the afternoon. Ian walker, head coach of the girls said that the two English teams in their group were strong but we are hoping for a win against Wales at the start and you never know after that. 

The boys take on Scotland west and  England North tomorrow.

Keep an eye on the NI Volleyball website for the latest updates, match reports and interviews, as well as our Facebook and Twitter pages – don’t forget to use #schoolgamesvball