Some of the brightest young beach volleyball players in the south west will be in action at the University of Bath at the Team Bath Junior Beach Volleyball Grand Slam Tournament on Saturday 4th July. The event is part of the South West Volleyball Association’s inaugural Junior Beach Tour. The tour features eight events culminating in the finals at Sandbanks in Dorset in September. The Team Bath event takes place on the outdoor beach at...
The University of Bath pair of Jake Sheaf and Josh Randall won beach volleyball’s national Student Cup in their first tournament playing together. It was a good tournament for University of Bath players – Jake and Josh beat fellow University of Bath students Seain Cook and Chris Gregory 21-12, 21-17 in the final. Jake and Josh went through the draw without dropping a set, which included a 15-4, 15-6 semi-final victory over the Southampton University...
Four University of Bath students are preparing to represent Great Britain at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival, which takes place in Sydney next month. Hockey players Harriet Pearce and Lewis Prosser have been named in the GB squads for the event, while Jake Sheaf and Adam Smith will compete in the beach volleyball tournament. They are members of TeamGB's 119-strong squad for the bi-annual festival, which takes place between 14 and 18 January. Two University...
Top-flight volleyball action comes to the University of Bath this weekend when the Sports Training Village hosts the finals of Volleyball England’s National Cup. Hundreds of spectators are expected at the Sports Training Village for the climax of the annual National Cup competitions, which will see eight finals played out over two days. Several players with strong Team Bath links will be in action during the weekend, which is the indoor six-a-side version of the...
The British beach volleyball pairing of Lucy Boulton and Denise Johns head off to Australia shortly to renew their campaign to win a place at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The pair must perform well at a series of International Beach Volleyball Federation (FIVB) World Tour events this year to climb up the rankings and increase their chances of securing an Olympic berth. They were today (Tuesday) putting in some final training sessions at their...
Britain’s beach volleyball players are putting in the hard yards this winter on the new ‘beach’ at the University of Bath. Work is now complete on the new outdoor beach volleyball facility at the Sports Training Village. It will be a key part in the development of Britain’s beach volleyball players up to and beyond the London 2012 Olympic Games, after the British Volleyball Federation chose Bath as home for the GB beach volleyball team....
