Hey guys!

I don’t know how many of you will be available on the 6th of June but anyway here’s the info… There is a beach vollayball tournament held in Herbert Park in Dublin on the 6th of June. Myself and Sara are normally taking part in it and Matthieu was supposed to as well but he’ll be in England…

ANYWAY! if you want to join us, feel free, it’s a 3v3 tournament (infos can be found here) and there will surely be enough people for us to find teams to join.

So enjoy your holidays till then and I hope some of you will join^^

See youz!

Stephen

Dear all,

Most of you are still gone for the easter break i suppose but maybe you will be back tomorow. A match was planned with Cork tomorow (Sunday, April 19th) but was canceled so the sports hall is booked from 1 to 5pm for us.

So i intend to be there most of the afternoon starting from 1pm ’till i’m to exhausted to keep playing.

So for all the people who want to have a little bit of fun playing volleyball, dont hesitate to come! All level and all genders accepted!^^

The more we are, the funnier it is so i hope to see most of youz tomorow afternoon^^

Have a nice day!

Stephen

CUSAI competitors,

The finals to the University League will take place on Wednesday the 1st of April in UCD.

The CUSAI has announced the schedule of the event, which you can find here.

So as to spare your resources, training in the sports hall will not be held the day before the finals (i.e. Tuesday the 31st). That leaves us with two practical sessions only, Tomorrow and Thursday, where will go through a revision of what we have seen the last few weeks. Attendance is therefore crucial.

On the other hand, I shall book a room for us on Tuesday evening in the Arts Block, so as to get the teams together one last time before day D, and clarify anything about the finals that needs be. I will send you a confirmation email when I have all details.

That’s it for now, see you tomorrow

Matthew

Hi all,

Sorry for the late notice, but there isn’t going to be training this evening.

I’ll see you all next week,

Matthew

Hi all,

Congrats to our girls, who gave our club a third consecutive neat and clear victory, beating GMIT by three sets to none (25-10 25-14 25-14).

Our girls team ends up first of group A, and will therefore begin playing the second of group B on the finals’ day, Wednesday the 1st of April in UCD.

So let’s hear it for our girls, for both what they’ve achieved and what awaits them:

*NUI… MAYNOOTH!!!*

Matthew

Hi there,

On Saturday the 14th of March, there’s a one-day tournament in Mountmellick to which NUIMVC can apply for men’s, women’s and mixed teams. We already participated last year and it was a great success, an event that everybody enjoyed.

Last year we had a men’s and a mixed team. This year, we have a greater attendance, especially with the girls, so I’d say we could register three teams: one men’s, one women’s, and one mixed.

In terms of cost, the club will pay the team subscriptions, and let’s say we’ll share the transport costs (which, if we drive there, shall not exceed 10 euros per player, as Mountmellick is about 80km away only).

The latest we can send the registration forms is on thursday, so I’ll need a speedy reply from you if you want to join! For the moment I just need names and word of commitment, no payment yet. (For those concerned, just note that it’s only two days after the CUSAI qualifiers before you engage in joining…)

Hoping I’ll read of you very soon,

Matthew

Hi all!

All right, next week, everything is back to normal: lectures, trainings, competition organisation, and all that.

It’s been a long, long break, so we’ll get straight back into it and not loose time, so I expect next Tuesday to see my University League teams in the small sports hall again (Daniel, remember: training’s at 8, not 8:30!), and next Thursday, all of us together again in the main sports hall.

The format for Thursday may be altered for this once, however: with the National League team, we have a big, big day of matches Saturday week, and a bit of practice together (which has not happened in two months!) will do us good. Everybody is welcome, but on one side of the hall, we’ll keep only the most dangerous of you to play against us

Right, looking forward to walking those courts again with you all around,

Take care,

Matthew

Hi guys, Floz here!

So the University finally managed to spill out some more information about the fire and the damage caused. The bottom line is that the gym is scheduled to re-open on 5 January 2009. We hope that we will be able to resume regular trainings as soon as possible after that date, exams and all permitting. In any case, we’ll keep you posted!

Best regards,

Floz

Hi all,

I guess you expected so, given the circumstances. I don’t know how long it will be till something opens again, but it may take a while.

I’ll let you know when (and where, and how) trainings can resume as soon as I do myself.

All the best,

Matthew

Dear all, welcome to NUI Maynooth Volleyball Club!

I am sure that you’ll find among us the volleyball you are looking for:

• Beginners, we’ll aim at teaching you the basics of volleyball, so that you can enjoy yourself with your pals from the very first session. Volleyball, you’ll find out, is a sport to develop your agility, and also to have loads of fun
• Volleyball-experienced students, we’ll work at developing further your skills, and we’ll offer you the possibility of joining the Irish University League.
• And if you are really into it, you may join us in the greatest competition we figure in, the second division of the Irish National League.

For anyone to enjoy their volleyball, however, it is indispensable that we organise this huge group of yours (we have over 50 registered players!) in two smaller, more homogeneous groups. This process will begin during the very first training, after which you should have an idea as to which of the two following groups suits you best: beginner, or volleyball-experienced.

If you find yourself within the beginner group, your training slot will be Thursdays only, when I’ll be able to coach you in an individual session, on one of the two courts of the Main Sports Hall.

If you find yourself within the volleyball-experienced group, you will, likewise, be invited to Thursday sessions, but also to try yourself out in Tuesday sessions, where we form our teams for the university and national leagues.

You have a feeling that won’t be enough to satisfy your thirst for volleyball? Don’t worry, we will occasionally hold open sessions on the week-end, just so as to keep everyone fit

To recapitulate, here is our start-of-year training schedule:

• Tuesdays, 8 till 10 pm, Volleyball-experienced,
• Thursdays, 8 till 10 pm, Everyone,
• Saturday/Sunday (occasional), Everyone.

That is all for now. Unfortunately, I won’t be with you on court for this first Thursday session, as I’m away for some happy event, but I leave you to the good hands of our fantastic, our fabulous, our amazing Vice-President, Florian!

Yours in sport,

Matthew Hodgkinson,
NUIMVC President