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New Special Events Commission – first meeting

On Friday 17th of January, the newly formed Special Events Commission met for the first time. The young and enthusiastic members of the SEC are: Chair: Adam Paton Secretary: Grace Harley Treasurer: Sean Platts Stobie Venue Management: Aitana Verdu Schlie Volunteer Coordinator: Amelia Bain Training…

General SVA Business 20 December 2019

Office Closure

The SVA Offices will be closed from today, Friday 20th December, until Monday 6th January. From the whole team at the Scottish Volleyball Association, however you celebrate this festive season, we wish you Happy Holidays, and all the best…

General Local Volleyball SVA Business 13 December 2019

Meet Blair, New Regional Development Officer for the West

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Blair Pettigrew as the SVA new Regional Development Officer for the west. Blair takes on the role left by Andrew Fleming’s successful interview and appointment to national Coaching and Club Officer.…

Events General International Local Volleyball SVA Business 3 December 2019

Special Events Commission – Vacancies

Special Events Commission Role Vacancies The Special Events Commission (SEC) has been reformed following a gap of three years with the main aim of recruiting and training volunteers that will deliver high-quality volleyball events in Scotland. This involves growing…

Clubs Events General Local Volleyball School SVA Business 15 November 2019

S1/2/3 East Schools Festival

The S1/2/3 East Schools Festival took place once again at [EN]GAGE Sports Centre, Napier University. With an increase in the number of entries from previous year, this was sure to be a great day of volleyball and it didn’t disappoint. The…

General School SVA Business 30 October 2019

S4/5/6 West Schools Festival

A total of 26 teams embarked on a festival of volleyball at Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility all aiming to win the S4/5/6 West Schools Festival. In the girl’s tournament, the level of play progressed very steadily through the day…

Coaching Courses General National Teams SVA Business 17 October 2019

Scotland Junior Women’s Squad – first session

Sunday 13th October saw the first training session of the season in a very busy Edinburgh College Sports Hall at Granton. Despite the early stage of the season the skill level on show was outstanding as players ran through…

Coaching Courses General Local Volleyball SVA Business 15 October 2019

Parental approval for the nation’s coaches

UK Coaching, the lead agency for coaching in the UK, has released new research, which suggests that parental perceptions of coaching are overwhelmingly positive. Majority of parents have a positive relationship with their child’s coach Over 90% of…

Clubs General Local Volleyball School SVA Business 15 October 2019

MACvolley S456 Aberdeen Festival

The competition saw budding school teams descend on the Granite City in a timely fashion raring to go for the first SVA MACvolley school festival of the 2019/20 school year. There were many new faces entering the competition and every…

General SVA Business 7 October 2019

Regional Development Officer – West

Regional Development Officers - West Full-time 2 year fixed term contract (Salary Range: £24,000 to £28,000) The Scottish Volleyball Association, in partnership with sportscotland, is seeking to recruit a Volleyball Regional Development Officer to plan, implement and lead the development of…