Volleyball Club Galina May 2015 VOLLEYNEWS

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Ruggell

Wednesday afternoons from 16:00-17:15 in mean volleyball. Still with a large group, Coach Mariah is very proud of her girls who finished in the top division in the “Mini- Tour” in this past March. Currently the children are learning Beach volleyball at the Sport Park in Ruggell. Schaan

Every Tuesday evening from VolLIE 5:15-6:30 is volleyball night for The second year of VBC Galina`s youth project, VolLIE, has the youth of Schaan. Coach been now full in motion. Our coach, Mariah, has successfully Vreni has a group of 11 hard working girls that also visited 12 of the 13 primary schools in Liechtenstein totaling participated in the Mini Tour in 51 third through fifth classes and 860 children. In February March. 2015 began a new chapter of the VolLIE project, Mariah started giving the volleyball sport lessons to the first through Va d u z fourth classes in the secondary schools of Liechtenstein. So far Mariah has been to 12 secondary school classes totaling Every Thursday from 5:15-6:30 166 children. is Volleyball Night in . Coach Mariah has good mixed The evening trainings groups in Schaan, Vaduz, Ruggell and group of boys and girls from have continued to grow with over 50 children Vaduz. that now belong to the VolLIE kids group alone. Over half of Triesenberg our VolLIE kids, totaling 10 teams, participated in March in the annual Graubunden “Mini-Tour” in Schaan. Our boys Friday afternoons from group, VolLIE Triesenberg, finished fourth out of eight teams 3:15-4:30 are volleyball and our VolLIE Ruggell 1 girls group finished in the top afternoons in Triesenberg. category, 8th our of over 20 teams. This was a very successful Coach Mariah is very proud of weekend for volleyball in Liechtenstein with around 230 her large group of boys who children under 14 years of age participating and a great event finished 4th out of 8 teams in to expose to the sport of volleyball to our youth, the future of the Mini Tour last March. www.vbcgalina.li 1 www.facebook.com/vbcgalina Volleyball Club Galina May 2015

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The spring and summer months will bring lots of exposure to beach and grass volleyball to our VolLIE kids.

Finally many of our VollLIE kids have also been active within our adult teams participating as ball rollers and moppers at the home matches from VBC Galina and more importantly in May at the European Championships in Schaan . Player Spotlight: Johannes Schädler Volleyball Sch0ol Liechtenstein Together we have had another successful playing season “I started playing volleyball behind us. In the 2014/2015 season our girls U23 team because my mom played qualified as the Regional Champions and Champions of the volleyball and she really liked Inter-league qualification for the Swiss Championships in it. I continue to play Volleyball February 2015. The girls had a very strong weekend where because I have so much fun at they placed a very good ninth place. practices and many of my Our girls U19 team played in the highest U19 league, where friends also play. My goals are they reached second place in the regional championships. to become a really good player.” Our girls U17 team played in the second highest U17 league where they also reached second place and could also play in Johannes is one of our young the second highest U19 league, reaching fifth place. promising boys from Triesenberg. He is 10 years old In addition three of our boys teams, U15, U17 and U19, placed and participates in many second place in the regional championships. Our boys U15 various sports such as soccer, team also qualified for the Swiss Championships this past April. skiing and volleyball. Johannes has been playing National Volleyball Day volleyball with Coach Mariah On June 28th, 2015 in Triesenberg since early VolLIE and VBC December of 2014 and he has Galina are hosting a natural feel for the game. the first annual “Johannes is a very athletic, National passionate and motivated Volleyball Day in athlete.” says Coach Mariah. Liechtenstein. A “He has taken to volleyball 4 vs 4 grass tournament with and excelled very fast playing music, food and with boys a year or more older prizes for the than him. My favorite thing winners, this about Johannes is his event is an offer competitive spirit. In every drill for all people who he wants to give his best and are interested in volleyball and win. This is exactly the type of want to come out athlete we want in our and enjoy our Volleyball culture. ” sport. www.vbcgalina.li 2 www.facebook.com/vbcgalina