News Archive – Page 2 – Richmond Volleyball

AGM 2021

Andy Hopper on August 14, 2021 in News | News Archive | Uncategorized

After a two year gap (for obvious reasons) the club held its AGM on Sunday 1st August via Zoom (a club first). A good turnout was able to learn how the club has dealt with a difficult 18 months and how the club remains in a strong position as we come out of the pandemic.

Vera Kenyon

The meeting was also a chance to pay tribute to outgoing Club Chair Vera Kenyon. Newly elected Chair Andy Hopper said, “On behalf of the club I’d like to thank Vera for all her hard work as the Club’s chair for the last 3 years. Vera took over at a very difficult time and helped put the club back on track. She’s had to deal with a lot behind the scenes which will have gone unnoticed by most of the club’s members but we are all in Vera’s debt for everything she has done for the club. Thanks very much Vera”.

Thanks also went to Fab Goalen and Ilaria Bigotto who stepped down from their Exec roles, all their efforts were much appreciated.

The meeting saw the re-election of a number of club officers as well as new appointments. Congratulations to Marcel Sivak (Club Secretary) and Corina Glowrey (Communications Officer) on their new Exec Committee roles, we’re sure they’ll do a great job.

Witches of the Orient – Watch the film and earn money for our club!

Martin Rees on July 15, 2021 in News Archive

With the Olympics just around the corner, Modern Films approached Richmond Volleyball Club see if we would could help them promote a film on volleyball and also raise money for the club. We said why not!

The film is called “Witches of the Orient”, and is about the Japanese Women’s Volleyball team and their journey to beating the Russians at the 1964 Olympics. These “Witches” were also the inspiration behind the Manga/Anime series Haikyu which many of our Juniors love!

It is a very interesting watch and Modern Films will also give a portion of the proceeds of each ticket to the club so tell your family and friends to watch!!

Also, our own Katie and Anna Keefe will be in a live Facebook Q & A session with the Film Director, Julien Faraut and hosted by the Telegraph Women’s Sport journalist Fiona Tomas this Thursday evening at 6 pm.

Make sure you tune in!

Interesting Factoid: Our Club Chairman, Vera Kenyon, was coached by one of the players on the 1964 Russian team who played against these “Witches”!! She is excited to find out what it was all about!

Richmond Volleyball Beach Series concludes with UKBT 3* weekend

Martin Rees on September 29, 2020 in Beach Volleyball | Events | News Archive

While it’s been a much shorter summer series this year, the 3 tournaments were full of thrilling games and top-quality plays. Thank you to all the players who took part in the tournaments and helped bring back the fun at the beach courts in Teddington.

1* Richmond Mixed

The series kicked off with a 1* Mixed tournament, which was full of close matches and epic rallies. In the end, Rachel Steinitz and Noam Devey won the gold medal match against Sam Yang and Cecilia Manduca. The bronze medal match was an all Italian affair with Luciano Quercia and Elisabetta Bottaro claiming victory over Luigi Antonaci and Giulia Ponti (RVB coach).

Final Rankings:

1	Rachel Steinitz / Noam Devey
2	Sam Yang / Cecilia Manduca
3	Luciano Quercia / Elisabetta Bottaro
4	Luigi Antonaci / Giulia Ponti
5	Pauline Gan / Martin Rees
5	Melissanthi Papacharalampous / Jean-Michel Abecassis
7	Duy Nguyen / Sara Mata
7	Emilie Levich / Ivan Hadzhihristev
9	Erika Mangialardi / Max Zwiessele
10	Nikolas Tsirimokos / Natasha Goodrich
11	Ben McCracken / Ali Wolff
12	Nina Erminio / Anja Erminio

3* Richmond Classic (Women)

In the 3* women’s tournament, the final was a surprise battle between the 5th and the 9th seeded teams, with the young pair of Lisa Canevari (RVB player) and Isabelle Tucker (5th seed) beating the 9th seeded pair of Gerda Berstautaite / Kanako Hayashi who won silver. The two top seeds battled it out for the bronze medal with Julia Constantinou and Eva Holt beating Cleo Jongdijk and Eszter Nagy.

Final Rankings

1	Lisa Canevari / Isabelle Tucker
2	Gerda Berstautaite / Kanako Hayashi
3	Julia Constantinou / Eva Holt
4	Cleo Jongdijk / Eszter Nagy
5	Judit Maynou / Francesca Liati
5	Katie Keefe / Beth Morgan
7	Michiko Takenaka / Daniela Stuppia
7	Petra Vukmirovic / Ilva Chunka
9	Petra Farmanova / Sylwia Miazga
10	Laura Bugnariu / Cait Donnelly
11	Lucy Knott / Nina Erminio
12	Zoe Tucker / Emilie Levich

3* Richmond Classic (Men)

While there was a surprise final in the women’s tournament, the men’s final was between the two top seed teams. The gold medal went to Mark Garcia-Kidd and Mark Baechli winning the final against the Welsh pair of Noam Devey and Sean Davies. In the bronze medal match, RVB coach Courtney Cross and Marek Bisczyko claimed the victory over the all RVB pairing of David Novotny and Martin Alfonso.

Final Rankings:

1	Mark Garcia-Kidd / Mark Baechli
2	Noam Devey / Sean Davies
3	Courtney Cross / Marek Biscysko
4	David Novotny / Martin Alfonso
5	Roman Zakrzweski / Chris Sherfield
5	Krzysztof Przydrozny / Mariusz Kozik
7	Richardson De Sousa / Michael McShane
7	Tomek Stepien / Slawomir Master
9	Simon Elliott / James Laing
10	Piotr Makowski / Maks Makowski
11	Bartek Soczewka / Peter Soczewka
12	Jake Sanders / Phillip Russ

Coming Soon: Winter Series 2020/21

After a successful winter series last year we are planning on running more winter tournaments this year. Stay tuned to our social media and website for announcements!

September junior beach training courses

Martin Rees on August 26, 2020 in Beach Volleyball | Juniors | News Archive

Following the high demand for our junior summer camps, we have decided to offer beach training opportunities throughout September, to keep the juniors playing while the indoor divisions are working hard behind the scenes to ensure a safe return to indoor volleyball.

Starting next week we will run the following beach training sessions:

– Saturdays (starting 5th September), 9 – 10:30 am: Boys Beginner & Improver Training (aimed at boys aged 9 – 14*)

– Saturdays (starting 5th September), 15:30 – 17:00: Girls Beginner & Improver Training (aimed at girls aged 9 – 14*)

Cost for the course (4 sessions over 5 weeks): £24 (more sessions may be added in autumn depending on demand)

Click here to register for the beginner courses.

– Mondays and Wednesdays (starting 2nd September), 17:15 – 18:45: Girls Intermediate & Advanced Training (aimed at girls aged 12 – 16*)

– Tuesdays and Thursdays (starting 1st September), 17:15 – 8:45: Boys Intermediate & Advanced Training (aimed at boys aged 12 – 16*)

Cost for the course (10 sessions over 5 weeks): £60
Click here to register for the intermediate courses.

* The age groups are meant as a guide only – it is fine for experienced under 12s to sign up for the intermediate course and for beginner over 14s to sign up for the beginner course.

All the courses are strictly limited to 8 players, so if you / your child wants to join, please register as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Please make sure that you read and agree to comply with the COVID-19 player code of conduct before registering your child.

Juniors over 16 are welcome to join the mixed adults open session, Saturdays 11 am – 1 pm or 1 pm – 3 pm. Sessions need to be pre-booked through Team App only. Click here for more information.

Richmond Volleyball Beach Series 2020

Martin Rees on August 15, 2020 in Beach Volleyball | News | News Archive

There’s more good news today as we announce the Richmond Volleyball Beach Series 2020, part of the UK Beach Tour.

While our beach season has been shortened significantly this year due to the Coronavirus pandemic, we are pleased that we are able to host at least 3 tournaments this summer, covering mixed, women’s and men’s competitions.

Click here for more information and to register.