SIDEOUT A P R I L 2 0 2 1 W E L C O M E W H A T ' S Welcome to this edition of the SideOut. The recent Secondary School Championships were a success, well C O M I N G U P done and thank you to everyone who was involved. Indoor Development Camps There's lots more volleyball coming up to look forward to North Island 22-23 April so make sure you keep an eye on our website and social South Island 28-29 April media for all the updates. In this edition: Inter Provincial 1. Chief Executive's Message Championships 2. Board Team Talk ASB Sports Centre, Wellington 3. NZSSVC Report 5-7 June 4. National Volleyball League 5. Events Page National Volleyball League 26-27 June, Auckland 10-11 July, Christchurch C H I E F E X E C U T I V E ' S M E S S A G E T O N I - M A R E E This week leads into the inaugural draft for the new National Volleyball League. It’s certainly a time of excitement and interest as VNZ launches the NVL with an online draft format for our top men’s and women’s athletes on Monday April 26th. Coaches are busy reviewing the over 200 athletes that have registered for the draft. With confirmed venues in Auckland (YMCA, Auckland Central) for June 26-27 and Christchurch (Pioneer Stadium) July 10-11, this is a marvellous opportunity for the NZ community to see top volleyball in our own country and I encourage those living close to those centres to support our athletes and the event in person. B O A R D T E A M T A L K The Board Team Talk newsletter for this year discusses the financials, strengthen and adapt, ongoing communication and governance. At the end of February, the Board members were gathered in Auckland for what we hoped would be the first face to face meeting in well over a year. However, overnight Auckland moved to level 3 and Board members found themselves on early flights home the following morning. Health and Safety – including Covid-19 – continues to be a major responsibility for both Board and Staff. There is significant work for the staff to ensure that events are fully compliant with appropriate regulations and we acknowledge the work at regional and local events to ensure the health and safety of all participants. The Board (through the CE) also maintains vigilance in relation to the wellbeing of staff in this different work environment. The full article can be found here: LINK Strengthen and Adapt Financial (FRAC) Communication N Z S S V C R E P O R T The 2021 NZ Secondary School Volleyball Championships was another successful event which commenced during Summer Tournament Week in March. 176 teams flocked to Palmerston North to compete for the Championship title. A massive increase of schools and teams joining this year is overwhelming and exciting that our sport is growing. In the Girls Division, Burnside High School from Christchurch emerged as the Champions defeating a formidable opponent, Mount Maunganui College from Tauranga in 4 sets (25-22, 16-25, 26-24, 25-19). Taylah Holdem from Burnside High School was named Most Valuable Player. Rangitoto College defeated Orewa College and claimed 3rd place. In the Boys Division, Rangitoto College from Auckland North Harbour beat Trident High School from Whakatane in a 4 set match, starting out on evenly until finally claiming victory (26-24, 23-25, 25-21, 25-20). Ethan Skelton from Rangitoto College was named Most Valuable Player. Western Heights High School claimed 3rd place, beating Manurewa High School. Congratulations to all our Division medalists, full results can be found on our website. Congratulations to our tournament teams: Boys Girls Wernich Phieffer, Orewa College Maude Rewha, Te Awamutu College Jarod Robert, Hillcrest High School Charli Blackman, Carmel College Stephen Hockey, Hillcrest High School Ella Ballantyne, St Margarets College Cole Gillespie, Western Heights HS Eva Dickson, New Plymouth Girls HS Taeao Pomale-Time, Manurewa HS Janke Pretorius, Orewa College Campbell Forsyth, Trident High School Honoka Maeda, Rangitoto College Salem Tuaeu, Trident High School Maia Horlock, Mount Maunganui College Kani Paniora, Trident High School Melika Samia, Mount Maunganui College Connor Oakley, Rangitoto College Allanah Pile, Burnside High School Lucas Paynem Rangitoto College Cathy Porter, Burnside High School Nico Lietz, Rangitoto College Rosa Vesty, Burnside High School Ethan Skelton, Rangitoto College Taylah Holdem, Burnside High School Thank you to all our staff, volunteers and supporters! You all made the tournament memorable, enjoyable and successful. Special thank you to Volleyball Manawatu, Sport Manawatu, Massey University, Mainland Foundation, and Palmerston North City Council. We could not have done it without you. N O R T H A N D S O U T H I S L A N D S A T E L L I T E T O U R N A M E N T S N Z S S V C The Inaugural North Island Secondary School Volleyball Cup, which is a satellite tournament of the NZSSVC was held in North Shore, Auckland from the 22nd to the 25th of March. This event was hosted by Volleyball New Zealand and Harbour Volleyball Association. Another 30 schools from Northland, North Harbour, Manukau Auckland and Bay of Plenty attended the event. BOYS GIRLS 1st place- Rangitoto College Howick College 2nd place- Manurewa College Tangaroa College 3rd place- Howick College Auckland Girls Grammar Winners of the South Island Satellite tournament held in Christchurch. BOYS GIRLS 1st place- Burnside B College Bayfield High School 2nd place- Hornby High School Cashmere B High School 3rd place- RNL School RNL School A N A T I O N A L V O L L E Y B A L L L E A G U E We are excited to announce that the new National Volleyball League (NVL) will be launched in late June/July! Four Men’s and Women’s teams representing the 4 zones across NZL will vie for the title of New Zealand National Volleyball League Champions. On Monday 26th of April at 7:30pm the NVL Draft will be presented live on our facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/volleyballnz/). The four teams (Northern Moana, Midlands Te Waiora, Central Hauwhenua and Southern Pounamu) will thrash it out for the title of the New Zealand National Volleyball League Champions. This event will be held over 2 amazing weekends with the first round of this event at the YMCA City Centre Auckland on the 26-27th June. The final round is taking place at Pioneer Stadium in Christchurch on the 10-11th July. Add it to your calendar and come and cheer the athletes on! The first three rounds of the draft will see 'Marquee players' picked. These marquee players will be from the region they are selected for. The remaining players will then go into a national player 'pool', and the coaches will take turns in selecting players. This is a really exciting element, as it means our best players will get the chance to play with others they've never played with before. The draft on Monday will see each team select their first 9 players. The remainder of the draft will happen after IPC in Wellington. This means the players not selected will have one final chance to put their best foot forward at IPC, where our coaches will be watching, before the final selections are made on June 8th. https://www.volleyballnz.org.nz/national-volleyball-league E V E N T S U P D A T E Inter Provincial Championships 2021 The Inter Provincial Championships are coming up in June (5-7 June in Wellington). The registration is now open and close the 7th of May. For more information please see the Tournament Manual on the website. All players must be registered and paid up as VNZ members for the season 2021-2022. Any athlete having played NZSSVC has already had their membership fee paid. IPC LINK Club Champs 2021 Club Champs 2021 will be held from the 6th-9th October in Wellington. The venue is the ASB Sports Centre, Kilbirnie. U P C O M I N G E V E N T S April 28-29 S o u t h I s la n d I n d o o r D evelopment Camp, Saxton Stadium, Nelson SPACES STILL AVAILABLE June 5-7 Provincial Volleyball Championships, ASB Sports Centre Wellington 18-20 AVC Beach Volleyball Continental Cup Semi-Finals and Finals (TBC) Xiamen, China 26-27 National Volleyball League, First round, YMCA City Centre Auckland July 10-11 National Volleyball League, Final Round, Pioneer Stadium Christchurch 17-18 Tertiary Championships, Pioneer Stadium, Christchurch October 6-9 Club Champs, ASB Sports Centre, Wellington 30-31 AGM/Forum (Auckland) November 23-26 North Island Juniors, Pullman Arena, Auckland 23-26 South Island Juniors, Saxton Stadium, Nelson Full calendar available on our website https://www.volleyballnz.org.nz/calendar P H O T O S B Y S P O N S O R S A N D P A R T N E R S S P O N S O R S V O L L E Y B A L L N Z . O R G . N Z.