Northern European Volleyball Zonal Association Beach Volleyball Tournament
Bournemouth, England
December 4th – 7th 2014
Bulletin No. 1
1. National Federation
Volleyball England President: Geoff Allen
National Federation Delegate : Sanjib Sahota Tel: +447970893292 E-Mail: [email protected]
SportPark Loughborough University 3 Oakwood Drive Loughborough LE11 3QF
Tel: 01509 227722
2. Organizer
Deep Dish Beach Volleyball Director: Jake Sheaf
2 Ledrington Rd Crystal Palace London SE19 2BB
E-Mail: [email protected] Tel: +447525211622
Competition director/Technical supervisor: TBC
3. General Information
Venue: Leaf Academy beach centre, Bournemouth Competition Days: December 4th – 7th Official day of arrival: December 4th Official day of departure: December 7th Entry Deadline: 27th November 2014 Tournament Format: Double Elimination (max 16 teams)
4. Venue
Leaf Studio, Holloway Avenue, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH11 9JW
How to get to the venue:
By Flight: (distance from venue): Local Airports : Bournemouth (6 miles), Southampton (31 miles), , London Heathrow (87 miles), London Gatwick (113 miles), London Luton (120 miles), London Stansted (149 miles)
By Bus: From all airports there are good bus links to Bournemouth bus station. The National express (www.nationalexpress.co.uk) is the most frequent bus network.
Whilst in Bournemouth there is a good bus network that links Bournemouth. For a bus timetable please click the following link: http://morebus.co.uk/bournemouth-and-poole.shtml
By train: From all airports there are good links to Bournemouth train station. Please check (www.nationalrail.co.uk) for timetables.
5. Technical Meeting
Thursday 4th December 19.00 – 19.45: Preliminary Enquiry 20.00 – 20.45: Technical Meeting
Location: Leaf Studio, Holloway Avenue, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH11 9JW
The technical meeting is mandatory for all participating teams. If a team does not show in the technical meeting, the open spot will be granted to the highest ranked teams from the waiting list that have signed in at the technical meeting. Should teams have equal points a draw will be done to see which team/s will enter the tournament.
The teams will show at least 2 sets of different coloured uniforms as well as a form of identification.
Please bring proof of payment of entry fee.
6. Withdrawal Of A Team
Withdrawal of teams must be directly sent to the organizer: [email protected]
7. Players Uniform
For this tournament players will provide their own uniforms (singlet/top) that should be clearly marked 1 & 2.
Each team must bring 2 sets of different coloured uniforms.
Please Note: It is strongly advised that players bring plenty of cold weather gear. The facility will be cold.
8. Financial Matters
Each participating team will cover their own travel cost and accommodation.
Prize Money: €1100 for men / €1100 for women
1st place: € 500 2nd place: € 300 3rd place: € 200 4th place: €100 cost per team is €100 to be paid to the organizer. All teams must bring a receipt to the technical meeting for proof of payment.
Payment should be received by: Wednesday 3rd December
In case of a delay of payment the team can lose its right to participate in the tournament.
Account Details: English Volleyball Association
Bank: Royal Bank of Scotland, Nottingham City Office, 8 South Parade, Nottingham, NG1 2JS
Account Number: IBAN: GB54 RBOS 1610 8510 1141 89 SWIFT/BIC: RBOS GB 2L 9. Competition Schedule
The competition format is double elimination. (maximum 16 teams per gender)
Thursday 4th December 19.00 – 19.45pm : Preliminary Enquiry 20.00 – 20.45pm : Technical Meeting
Friday 5th December 08.00 – 19.00 : Competition
Saturday 6th December 08.00 – 19.00 : Competition
Sunday 7th December 09.00 – 15.00 : Competition
A prize ceremony will take place after each final.
The match schedule will be released 45 mins after the end of the technical meeting.
10. Results
Results will be published at: www.deepdishbeach.com/nevza
11. Tournament Party
The tournament party will take place on Saturday 6th December from 9pm at Revolution bar, Bournemouth
163-167 Old Christchurch Rd, Bournemouth, Dorset BH1 1JU
A champagne reception awaits all players in one of Bournemouth top nightclubs.
12. Additional Info
Food/Drink on site: a café will be open at the venue serving snacks, breakfast and lunch.
Hotel: There are a large amount of hotels in Bournemouth. We are pleased to give you the following offer at one of our partnering hotels:
Durley Dean Hotel, 28 W Cliff Rd, Bournemouth, Dorset BH2 5HE Twin room (per room, per night) : £62.00 including breakfast and dinner
Please ask to speak to Louise and quote ‘Deep Dish Beach Volleyball’ when booking.