Volleyball is on! However, it is essential players follow the guidelines in order for community sport to continue.
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June 3, 2020
VA Return to Play Guidelines – May 25th
SNV is excited to see volleyball on the horizon although there are of course still details and restrictions to be worked through.
Volleyball Australia have issued some Return to Play Guidelines, recommended reading for everyone!
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April 29, 2020
COVID-19 update – April 15th
Here is the promised April 15 update although we are sure you are aware resumption of life as we know it is still very much up in the air. Read more
March 17, 2020
SNV COVID-19 STATEMENT
It is with heavy hearts that from today, Sydney North Volleyball wishes to advise the suspension of all club activities until at least the week beginning April 26th, 2020 due to the continued escalation of the unprecedented COVID-19 situation. Read more
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January 13, 2020
2020 Social Training begins February 6th!
SOCIAL TRAINING 2020 DATES NOW OPEN
December 13, 2019
2020 Summer Season Entry Information!
2020 is here so now is the time to organise your team for our 2020 Summer comps!
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September 3, 2019
Spring Training 2019
The SVL season has come to an end but we know many players are keen to continue so once again we are offering Spring Training; to be held on Thursday nights at Genea Netball Centre for 6 weeks from October 17th to November 21st. Read more
September 18, 2022
SNV Youth Spring Sessions
Sad SVL is over? Tried Spikeroos and now looking for the next step? Beginner to volleyball?
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September 18, 2022
Senior Men’s Spring Training
Wishing SVL wasn’t over? Thinking about next year already? Spring Training is the answer! Read more
September 18, 2022
Senior Women’s Spring Training
Wishing SVL wasn’t over? Thinking about next year already? Spring Training is the answer!
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July 22, 2022
Invitation to join the Spring Social Competition
Entries will open on July 23rd at 9am for our Spring Social Competitions.
As always, it is likely that demand will exceed available places at some venues. Please note acceptance of your team’s entry is not based on the order in which you submit your registration form, but at the discretion of the board. You can complete your registration anytime between 9am on 23/7 and 10pm on 26/7.
Please read all information carefully before entering your team and send any questions to [email protected]
A brief summary is below but please read all details and the Conditions of Entry via the Entry kit for your venue : 2022 Spring Entry Kit for WLC or 2022 Spring Entry Kit for North Ryde RSL Youth Club, Ryde Aquatic Centre and Thornleigh Indoor Sports Stadium. These kits also include the link to the online entry form.SNV SOCIAL COMPS
~ SUNDAY nights at Ryde Aquatic Centre (women’s comp)
~ MONDAY nights at North Ryde RSL Youth Club & Willoughby Leisure Centre
~ WEDNESDAY nights at Thornleigh Indoor Sports StadiumIMPORTANT DATES
* Entries OPEN: Saturday, July 23rd 2022 at 9am
* Entries CLOSE: Tuesday, July 26th 2022 at 10pmCompetition dates (no play on Public Holidays):
* Sunday August 14th – December 11th (16 weeks. There is no play on 27th Nov due to Good Neighbour Comp)
* Monday at NRRSL August 22nd to December 12th (16 weeks)
* Wednesday August 24th – December 7th (16 weeks)
* Monday at WLC September 12th to December 12th (13 weeks)
All entries must be completed via the online forms. For WLC, please submit your team information here. And for all other venues, including RALC, NRRSL and TISS please submit your team information here. Cost is $1,300 per team for the 16 week competition and $1,056 for the 13 weeks season, to be paid by 2nd September.
INDIVIDUAL PLAYER MEMBERSHIP
All players are required to hold the appropriate Individual Membership with Volleyball NSW and be a member of Sydney North Volleyball.
If you intend to take out membership to play in this competiton only, please wait to register when you have been notified of your acceptance in the competition.March 22, 2022
2022 Autumn Social Season Entry
Entries will open on March 24th at 10am for our Autumn Social Competitions.
As always, it is likely that demand will exceed available places at some venues. Please note acceptance of your team’s entry is not based on the order at which you submit your registration form, but at the discretion of the board. You can complete your registration anytime between 10am on 24/3 and 5pm on 27/3.
Please read all information carefully before entering your team and send any questions to [email protected]
A brief summary is below but please read all details and the Conditions of Entry via the 2022 Autumn Entry Kit, which also includes the link to the online entry form.SNV SOCIAL COMPS
~ SUNDAY nights at Ryde Aquatic Centre (women’s comp)
~ MONDAY nights at North Ryde RSL Youth Club & Willoughby Leisure Centre
~ WEDNESDAY nights at Thornleigh Indoor Sports StadiumIMPORTANT DATES
* Entries OPEN: Thursday, March 24th 2022 at 10am
* Entries CLOSE: Sunday, March 27th 2022 at 5pmCompetition dates (no play on Public Holidays):
* Sunday April 11th – July 24th (16 weeks)* Monday at WLC April 11th to August 15th (16 weeks)
* Wednesday April 13th – July 27th (16 weeks)
* Monday at NRRSL April 11th to August 15th (16 weeks) – Please note that the Youth Club is currently closed. We are waiting on confirmation of their intentions by the first week of April.
All entries must be completed via the online form available in the 2022 Autumn Entry Kit . Cost is $1,122 per team for the 16 week competition, if paid by 3rd April.
INDIVIDUAL PLAYER MEMBERSHIP
All players are required to hold the appropriate Individual Membership with Volleyball NSW and be a member of Sydney North Volleyball.
The 2022/23 membership year is now open. If you intend to take out membership to play in this competitoon only, please wait to register when you have been notified of your acceptance in the competition. -
March 22, 2022
Covid-19 Requirements March 2022
Please remember, it’s the litle things that will make a big difference to help protect yourself and your team mates from Covid-19. Read more
January 26, 2022
2022 SNV Rep Trials
SNV Representative Trials have now been completed for 2022. Please contact SNV for other playing options.
Please also read our news post regarding Coronavirus.
Key Information for the 2022 SVL Season …
~ Senior SVL begins on April 10th and ends on July 31st
~ Junior SVL begins on May 6th/8th and ends on September 2nd/4th
~ Under 18 (turning 17 or less in 2022) Divisions will play on Friday nights 6 – 10pm
~ Under 16s (turning 15 or less in 2022) will play at 8:45am on Sunday mornings
~ Any player turning 18 or older in 2022 will need to trial for senior teams
All trials are being held at Sydney Olympic Park Sports Halls on Grand Parade, Olympic Park.
SENIOR TRIALS
You will need to book a ticket for each session you attend, please click on the date to go to the appropriate booking link.
Senior Women:
Thursday, February 10th – ALL SENIOR DIVISIONS 8:15 – 10pm
Tuesday, February 15th – ALL SENIOR DIVISIONS 8:15 – 10pm
Wednesday, February 23rd – training for selected Premier players 6 – 8pm
Thursday February 24th – ALL SENIOR DIVISIONS 8:15 – 10pmSenior Men:
Tuesday, February 8th – ALL SENIOR DIVISIONS 8:15 – 10pm
Wednesday, February 16th – training for selected Premier players 6 – 8pm
Thursday, February 17th – ALL SENIOR DIVISIONS 8:15 – 10pm
Tuesday, February 22nd – ALL SENIOR DIVISIONS 8:15 – 10pmJUNIOR TRIALS
Will be held from 6pm – 8:10pm, please select the appropriate link to book your ticket.
Junior Women book here
Thursday, February 10th
Tuesday, February 15th
Thursday February 24th (by invitation only)Junior Men book here
Tuesday, February 8th
Thursday, February 17th
Tuesday, February 22nd (by invitation only)
You can read about our rep programs on the links below…
Links to tickets for trial will be up on our website soon.
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January 13, 2022
2022 Summer Season Entry Information
Entries will open on January 17th at 10am for our Summer Social Competitions.
As always it is likely that demand will exceed available places at some venues so successful entry in the competition is at the discretion of the board. Please read all information carefully before entering your team and send any questions to [email protected]
A brief summary is below but please read all details and the Conditions of Entry via the 2022 Summer Entry Kit, which also includes the link to the online entry form.SNV SOCIAL COMPS
~ SUNDAY nights at Ryde Aquatic Centre (women’s comp)
~ MONDAY nights at North Ryde RSL Youth Club & Willoughby Leisure Centre
~ WEDNESDAY nights at Thornleigh Indoor Sports StadiumIMPORTANT DATES
* Entries OPEN: Monday, January 17th 2022 at 10am
* Entries CLOSE: Tuesday, January 18th 2022 at 10amCompetition dates:
* Sunday January 30th – March 27th (9 weeks)* Monday at WLC January 31st to March 28th (9 weeks)
* Wednesday February 2nd – March 30th (9 weeks)
* Monday at NRRSL February 7th to March 28th (8 weeks) – Please note that the Youth Club is currently closed. We are waiting on confirmation of their intentions by the final week of January.
All entries must be completed via the online form available in the 2022 Summer Entry Kit . Cost is $530 per team for the 9 week competition and $470 for the 8 week competition.
INDIVIDUAL PLAYER MEMBERSHIP
All players are required to hold the appropriate Individual Membership with Volleyball NSW and be a member of Sydney North Volleyball.
If you were a registered player in 2021 your membership is valid until March 31st, 2022 and you should NOT renew now.
If you are a new player you should wait until we advise you to register as 2022/2023 memberships are not yet available.November 22, 2021
SNV U16 win Gold
Congratulations to Sydney North Volleyball’s Under 16 teams, who both won gold at the 2021 NSW State Cup.
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September 11, 2021
2021 SVL Junior Season Wrap
Please enjoy a video created by Coach Taka Yasutake Presenting the Vipers !
In the second year affected by Covid-19, the Junior SVL players were lucky enough to complete a full Term Two season and thanks to our generous and dedicated coaches, who have taken time out of their lockdown lives to celebrate the achievements and growth in their teams, we are happy to share all the excitement and challenges of the season with you.
Under 18/1 Men – Rebels (coached by Richard Wolken)
For the U18-1 Boys we had a good first half, and had big plans to make a bigger impression in the second one !
A couple very memorable matches in there, 3 great tight sets against Hills Dragons and an awesome draw (WIN) against UTS, the guys can be super proud of.
Really appreciated a couple players that had to mix it up in different positions, thanks Ethan W and Ben.
Had a little challenge with middles since Kaz couldn’t make training nights, but we made it work really well on game nights, and Kaz did a great job!
Great improvements in the season from Alex, Isaac, Jin.
Missed Brian for the first few weeks through injury. You should be confident Brian, you’re a good setter!
Jiefu and Ethan C both did well, improving and learning new skills along the way
Solid work from Sam every game, and great leadership from Nick and Jayden.
They were a pleasure to coach, excellent positive attitude, and good team work.
Under 18/2 Men Phoenixes (aka SNV Chris Kim’s) (Coached by Rebecca Paff)
What an unusual and challenging season it was for the 18 2’s. We started the preseason with a State Cup Silver medal after a few weeks of trials and training. While this helped us to believe in ourselves as a team a little more, and piled on additional expectations and pressure- the mental challenges of this plagued us through our first round of SVL. Due to weekly team roster changes (injuries, illness, exams) and the fear of losing, it took us a while to find out feet on court. Though, by the end of season I, played a few tight games and even scored ourselves an easy win. While it wasn’t easy to turn up almost every week and not walk away with the Win, I’m grateful to everyone for turning up and trying to improve in each game they played. Frustratingly, our second season wasn’t able to start, so we weren’t able to keep growing our game. Thank you to Ethan, Eliott, Berke, Chris, Jasper, Jack, Preston, Daniel, Daniel, Nathan, Fluen and Sunny for taking on the challenges that I threw at you, and for trying your best each week. Volleyball isn’t the easiest sport, and the learning process can be really rough, but you all started developing new skills and more confidence in your abilities as time went on. This was really exciting to watch!
MVP for the season goes to Ethan. Despite shying away from being a team captain, you demonstrated leadership in every game you played, and some awesome volleyball skills when the team needed to pull together some points. Most improved goes to Jasper and Eliott. Both players showed enormous talent and improved in great bounds during the season. Eliott proved himself as both a formidable outside and libero game after game, and Jasper, a middle who can make points of any ball thrown at him.
Good luck to those completing the HSC this year. Hope to see you all at trials next season.
Under 16/1 Men Raptors (coached by Kai Ta)
Even though the season was shortened due to Covid, what a great season it was! Even with the short time spent with these boys, we had the opportunity to get some good momentum.
I was very lucky to have had the opportunity to coach these bright, intelligent, passionate, driven young men. Their raw talent, determination and motivation made them a competitive team which lead them to win the bronze medal for term 1 SVL.
On and off the court, these boys gave 100% and gelled so well as a team. It’s a coach’s dream to have a strong team who are always looking to improve, learn and have fun along the way.
It is really unfortunate that we won’t get to progress to the second term for SVL. There is so much potential and growth within this team. I was looking forward to stepping it up and taking home the GOLD medal.
Special thanks to Will for leading the team as Captain. I appreciate your maturity, positivity and calm nature. Thanks for being my sounding board and talking strategy and game play with me.
For this year, I wanted to give the Most Valuable Player (MVP) to Joshua Hilman. What a libero he is! His attitude, “I’m a libero – I’d guard your backs with my life if had to” is something he lives and breathes by. He does whatever he can to not let the ball drop His excellent digging, passing, receiving, ups, covers or whatever you call it allowed the team to be a strong offensive team as the ball is always “up”. Not to mention his consistent vocal presence kept the team energized and positive.
For the Most Improved Player (MIP), this was a hard one. So many of the team stepped up and could have received this award, but for this year, I want to give it to Ian Lee. This was Ian’s first year playing in a club and I still remember the first week of training when he came up to me to ask if i could help him improve his game. Throughout the season, I put him in different positions to test his ability out. His versatility and ability to be flexible without any notice is what made him stand out to me. From playing outside, to middle, to universal he was always adaptable and effective which improved his overall game. He took all the challenges on and never complained once, trusting my judgement to give it a go.
I wish all the boys the very best and I hope to cross paths on the court in the future.
Under 16/2 Men Thunder (Coached by Chris Twine)
Going into this season I had no idea what to expect.
I think for most of the players this was our first real experience with competitive volleyball (and coaching), so initially we were finding our feet and working things out.
Throughout the season we had a few really tight games which we couldn’t quite close out for wins which was disappointing. However it was great to see us develop an understanding of the way real volleyball is played.
Going from the start of the season where we had confused looks and a lack of confidence, to the end where everyone was moving around the court like a well-oiled machine was extremely satisfying – and it all came together in our last game of the season for a win!
Unfortunately COVID cut us off just as we were getting going and I think we would have had a very successful season 2.
I really hope everyone comes back to play once we get through the lockdowns and we can continue to develop into great volleyballers!Under 18/1 Women Phantoms (coached by Kylie Downes)
Unfortunately we didn’t get to part two of the season. After finishing third in part one, our team was on roll and i’m sure we would have made the final in part 2 . A great group of fun loving, enthaustic ladies who worked extremely hard to meet the challenge of forming a new team this year. Our team work, confidence and skills continued to develop through the year. Every game the team never gave up even, when things weren’t quite going our way with a great game against the team that eventually won part 1 of the competition. Only losing by one point on countback . I hope this lockdown has only enhanced your enthusiasm for volleyball and look forward to seeing you all come back and improve even more next year. Good luck to those doing the HSC in this very disrupted school year.
Under 18/2 Women Seals (coached by Su Garrett)
We decided these 15 year old girls should form a team in the U18 competition and challenge themselves. They more than rose to the occasion, ending the season with a silver medal.
Their success is true primarily because they are a great group of girls who are kind, supportive and like to play with each other. They are playing well beyond their years.
Congratulations on the season and I look flat to more success next year
Under 18/2 Women Vipers (coached by Taka Yasutake)
What a year it has been, the unexpected lockdown and the chaotic toilet paper spending spree sure did impact 2020 and 2021. I thought it would have ended soon and didn’t expect it to last so long.
This year we only had play during term 2. What a short season. Even though a short season, looking back on it, it was as equally as memorable as if it had been a full season.
I was introduced to 12 bright young ladies, not knowing their skills, techniques, personality and team chemistry. As the season progressed, I noticed that all of them had mixed talents with experienced and unofficial experiences, however they all had one thing in common. A goal. The determination to win and play to the best of their abilities. Yes, there were lots of hurdles and challenges at each game. Like in all situations in life, some matches were good, some were not as satisfactory, and this brought out the emotions and frustration from the girls. I know it isn’t easy to be motivated however they maintained their aggressive stance and energy on court and fought hard to overcome situations and challenges they faced, persisted, moved on and kept up with the competition.
Many things we had to get through which we worked so hard and got our act together until the end against all odds, amazingly our effort paid off to receive the U 18women’s Division2 Bronze. Hurray!Hurray!Hurray!
I must congratulate to each one of you girls. I do have to admit, I can be strict and difficult to work with, but you girls are strong minded and have the mentality of a battle-hardened soldiers. You left everything on the court, and I am most proud of it. We still have a lot of work to do, but I hope we can all work together again and I am looking forward to working with you all to achieve our goals.
Lastly, the successful delivery would not have been possible without the support from our parents, relatives, friends, SNV coaches and of course, Nerradene , who has always looked after all the SNV members to make sure we can smoothly run our club activities. It was a great display of community service and generosity that we very much appreciate and cherish here. A big thank you to you all.
Congratulations to our season award winners below.
2021 Vipers MVP player is Vanessa Zounis who worked so hard as a setter. I am sure it was a difficult time for her as it was not her favourite position to play, but she took the challenge as well as being the team captain. Despite her having a huge responsibility, she played her best and always smiled and took care of team mate on and off the court. Big thank you and congratulations.
Choosing the MIP player was a very difficult decision because every single player had improved so much but I would like to give this to Louisa Kong. She was desperate to be the court as libero. With her strong growth mind, she gained her confidence throughout the game and supported the team from the back court. Well done Louisa.
Best Assistant- Sandani Perera
Best Attitude- Kayla Van der Plas
Best Blocker- Asma Fofanah
Most Dedicated- Minqing Ning
Best Mentality- Charlie Atzmon
Best Opposite-Greta Stacy
Best Score- Anna Wang
Best Server – Emily Chen
Best Spiker – Jessie Qin
Most Team Sprit- Jacqueline Qin
Under 16/1 Women Snipers (coached by Sheilah Adam)
With all the uncertainties that we experienced since the first time Covid-19 hits last year – our team sport, saw a massive exponential growth with participation. Our team consisted of beginners or inexperienced volleyball players who were all enthusiastic and coachable. Having been in the second place during the round games, the girls were determined to win the finals and it was just an amazing moment to witness on the sideline as their proudest coach how they fought for every point.
The game result in the finals was quite convincing – SNV 2-0 Endeavour of 25:23 and 25:14 (versus one of the strongest junior teams in SVL) proved that “in believing, anything is possible” and they did.
It is a very difficult decision to select the Most Valuable Player and Most Improved Player as when you are coaching a team that has great team work, it is difficult to pick a couple out as all of them are exceptional as a unit. I would like to thank SNV especially to Nerradene Wolken, the team of coaches and families who have all been supportive and understanding with the current situation we are all experiencing. I am looking forward for all this challenge to be over so we can all go back to our new normal.
After such hard deliberation, I have decided the following:
Most Valuable Players – Lynn Lin, Arianna De La Vega & Jessica Chen
Most Improved Players – Vanessa Liu, Charlotte Dhanu, Caitlin Costello
Or maybe we can call them the Mythical Six (SNV Snipers)
Hopefully see you on the court again soon !