2016 Chair's Report

I think our club is healthy, but what do you think?  We have lots of positives, including:

• A diversity of friendly people who enjoy their volleyball, from under-10s to over-50s.
• Men, women and junior teams playing indoor winter leagues, plus outdoor volleyball in summer.
• All our teams have improved their performance this season.
• Financial stability.

 

Though we can still improve, if we want a really healthy club:

• More social events.
• More coaches (the load on Phil and Irwin is too high, and now Irwin is retiring…).
• Some new people helping with administration, to share the load.

 

Let’s discuss these things at our annual club meeting – please tell us if you have ideas for making our club as friendly and successful as possible!

 

For 2015-16 I’d like to thank all your elected committee members and organisers who make sure halls are booked, players registered, fees paid, match opponents and referees informed, website administered, and all the other tasks that make things run smoothly so we can enjoy our volleyball.  My thanks also to everyone who has supported our teams as spectator or official, helped with the juniors, and made training fun.  Off-court and on-court, it takes great teamwork to make a healthy club.

 

Now for the numbers… During the indoor season (September to April) we plan a training programme for each team or group during our three-hour club sessions on Sundays, which were attended by 33 regular players.  Catering for different groups makes for a crowded match and training schedule, but we aim to achieve a fair share of time for our teams and players:

 

Dedicated hours (Sunday evening)	Men matches	Men training	Women training	Mixed training	Junior training
2015-16 season	8	29	30	12	17
2014-15 season	18	24	26	14	19
2013-14 season	21	24	18	18	13

 

Regular players	Men	Women	Juniors	Total
2015-16 season	11	10	12 (7 girls, 5 boys)	33
2014-15 season	11	14	13	38

 

Average attendance (match & training)	Mixed adult	Men	Women	Juniors
2015-16 season	14 (58%)	8 (73%)	9 (69%)	5 (42%)
2014-15 season	14 (48%)	8 (73%)	8 (44%)	5 (38%)

 

Planning ahead:

 

Summer 2016

• Weekly grass sessions (playing for fun) at Lydiard Park – starting May.
• Whitefield Tournament, Bristol (grass), 16-17 July – women and men.
• Other sand and grass tournaments, local and nationwide – just get together and enter!

 

Indoor season 2016-17

• Indoor training will start on the first Sunday in September – see club website for announcements.

 

 

Phil Heads (Chair)

April 2016