Summer Sunshine for Ashcombe Tourament - 26th and 27th June 2010

The weather was kind lovely across England and more than 70 teams enjoyed the sunshine each day at the Ashcombe Volleyball Tournaments 2010. Saturdays winners included: Captain Pugwash, Zartosht, Because We Are Worth It, DD Where, Barnet and Ashcombe Under 16 Allstars. Sundays winners included: Worthing Vipers, Spellthorne Sharks, Southend's Squeeze and Epsom Ladies. Full results in Ashcombe Summer Tournaments.

NVL Training restarts at Ashcombe. New players being recruited now - Thursday 19th August 2010

Pre- season training will start on thursday 19th August for all potential NVL players for Ashcombe Dorking next season. All are welcome to trial for a place in the NVL Super 8 team and the NVL Division 3 South team. Contact Luke Thomas at l.thomas@topflightvolley.com for more information. The sessions are from 7.30 - 9.30.p.m.

Ashcombe Summer Tournament June 26/27th 2010 Application form on line now - Deadline for entries now Sunday 20th June

A weekend of volleyball under the view of Box Hill in Dorking, Surrey. Saturday 26th June for adult 4's and junior teams and Sunday 27th June for men, women and mixed 6's teams. The tournament is played on outdoor grass courts at Dorking Rugby Football Club, The Big Field, Brockham, Dorking, Surrey. RH3 7LZ. Camping overnight Saturday 26th June £5 per person. Download and entry form on this site or apply and pay online at http://www.volleyboutique.co.uk/tickets

Ashcombe Under 16 girls players selected for the England South training squad - 13th May 2010

Eight Ashcombe players have been selected to train with the England South squad at their first session over the weekend of 29th and 30th May 2010. Georgia Bird, Sian Warren, Sophie Szyszko, Stacey Fullerton, Emily Begley, Megan Warren, Robyn Wisdom and Lauren Joyce will all be training with the squad that will be preparing for the UK Games to be held in Newcastle at the beginning of September.

Ashcombe Volleyball Club AGM - Thursday 13th May 2010

The Annual General Meeting of the Ashcombe Volleyball Club took place at 7.30.p.m. on Thursday 13th May 2010. It was held in the Ashcombe Volleyball Clubroom, The Ashcombe School, Dorking, Surrey RH$ 1LY. Twenty Three members attended. Full details of the meeting will be published soon.

Inter Regional Success for South East squads - 1st - 3rd may 2010

The Under 15 Boys reached the finals of the Inter Regional Championships, losing only to East, in the final held at The National Volleyball Centre, Kettering Northampton. 10 teams competed from each of the English regions and teams from Wales were included for the first time. This is the most successful result for the boys squad and reflects the extra time and training they have put in this year to reach this standard. The Under 16 girls squad was placed 3rd in the competition and the Under 14 girls 8th with the Under 17 boys finishing 10th. Ashcombe players Georgia Bird and Jacob Obong were both named as Super 6 players.

Ashcombe take Under 18 National Title - Sunday 25th April 2010

Wessex and Ashcombe played in one of the most competitive matches of the finals weekend at the National Finals at Crystal Palace on Sunday 25th April. Captain Izzy Fumagalli was named as Most Valuable Player as the Ashcombe team took the title 3-2. Coach Freda Bussey had to make several changes and some difficult coaching decisions in order to keep the team in the game after they went down 2-1 but the team pulled together and took the title.

Sitting Volleyball at Ashcombe - Saturday 10th April 2010

A new Surrey Sitting Volleyball club has been established at Ashcombe. Training alternate Tuesdays starting 18th May. 6.30-8.30.p.m. the new group is working in conjunction with Battle Back based at Headley Court, near Dorking. If you are interested in playing sitting volleyball, whether able bodied or disabled contact Freda Bussey for more information.

Beach Volleyball for Sussex starts in Brighton on Monday 10th May 2010

6 - 7.p.m. for juniors and 7-9.p.m. for adults. Open to all. Every Monday evening from 10th May to 19th July on 2 courts at Yellowave, Madiera Drive, Brighton. Training and matches for juniors and organized competitions for adults. Mini bus leaves from Durrington High School, Worthing at 5.00.p.m. for any junior players neding a lift. Cost £1.50 for juniors, £2.50 Sussex league registered adults, £3.50 Non registered adult.

Level 1 and Level 2 Coaching courses at Ashcombe in May 2010

Level 1 and 2 courses are being held at The Ashcombe Volleyball Centre on 15th,16th,22nd and 23rd May The Level 1 course is 3 days and the Level 2 course is 4 days. For more details contact: Chris Stott, Volleyball England, Sportspark, 3, Oakwood Drive, Loughborough, Leicestershire. LE11 3QF. or email at: c.stott@volleyballengland.org

More details can be found on the Volleyball England website.

6th Place for Ashcombe Dorking 1 and a place in the Super 8's 2010

Tameside took the National Division 1 league title at Dorking on Saturday with a 3-0 win over Ashcombe. Despite a real fight back in the third set where the Ashcombe led throughout and showed the improvement that the home side has made towards the end of the season, Tameside were too strong and determined in both attack and defence, taking the set 26-24. Play was kept alive by Ashcombe libero Lucie Nemcova whose spectacular recovery shots have been a feature of matches this season.

Junior sessions for beginners and new young players - Dorking and Worthing - Starting January 2010

New players are welcome to 2 new sessions for junior and beginner players. Mondays at Durrington High School, Worthing 5-6.00.p.m. and Thursdays 6.30 - 7.30.p.m. at The Ashcombe School, Dorking. Cost £1.00 per session. Wear appropriate sports clothing and footwear and be prepared to enjoy playing volleyball. Contact Freda Bussey 01903 824281 for more information Sessions stop from May - August. Sessions restart September 2010.

Ashcombe Dorking 1 claim a place in Super 8 2010 - Saturday 27th March 2010

Victories over Leeds and then Coventry and Riga take Ashcombe into 6th place in NVL Division 1. Dulwich Tuskers are now relegated and Leeds and Wessex have to play their final matches to see who will be in 8th place and have to face either Portsmouth or Devon as Div 2 champions in a play-off match. The new strucure will see the top Division - Super 8s above 4 lower Divisions, 1,2 and 3 with Division 3 being fed by regional competitions by 2012.

Ashcombe Dorking 2 finish 9th in 2009-2010 season - Sunday 21st March 2010

Final games v Dulwich and Herts and then Norwich and Cambridge proved tough for the depleted Ashcombe side. Despite registering 16 players this season Ashcombe have struggled at times to find a consistent group able to commit to games. Thanks must go to Ann Jarvis who has lead the squad to some memorable victories as well as pulling together some scratch teams to fulfill all fixtures while Freda has been away galavanting in South America.

Under 15 squad placed 5th in National Finals - Sunday 21st March 2010

Despite losing their first 2 games in the National last 8 competition the young team were able to bring it all together in their final game for a 2-0 victory against North Riding Eagles. The team was coached and managed by Richard Reynolds and showed a lot of spirit especially in the final game where they came from behind to take the final set. Tameside beat Redhill Stourbridge in the final to take the National Under 15 title.

Ashcombe Under 16 win through to National semifinals - Saturday 27th February 2010

Victories over Middlesborough and Redhill both 2-0 and then a 2-1 loss v Newcastle Staffs left the Ashcombe Under 16 team a semi final place against last years champions Tameside from Manchester. It proved one game to far for the Ashcombe side and they lost 2-0. The team was captained by Georgia Bird and supported by Megan Warren as vice captian and Sian Warren as the lead setter. Lauren Joyce, Robyn Wisdom, Stacey Fullerton, Taina Bedeschi and Sophie Szyszko completed the squad.