Inter-Regionals 1-3 May 2010 Kettering Cocnference Centre 3 days of multi court volleyball. When I put the photos up they will in time order with no hope of idenifying individual matches. Luckily teams have their names on shirts.
The galleries on done on a time basis. Saturday I was only there until 17:00. The Sunday and Monday are just about complete.
The lighting is not only dim at Kettering it varies a lot (faster than the eye can pick up but the camera does, also the it varies around the hall so a few images are very yellow and some are darker than the rest. These can be corrected if anyone particularly wants a specific photo). Rumour has it VE are going to improve the lighting at Kettering. I really hope they consult with someone who knows what they are doing.
Inter-Regionals Saturday 1st May 2010 15:30-17:00

Inter-Regionals Saturday 1st May 2010 14:00-15:30

Inter-Regionals Saturday 1st May 2010 13:00-14:00

Crystal Palace National Finals 24/25 April 2010
Lots of photos to process so will take a while. Only downside of venue is lack of cappuccino. Other than that the food and normal coffee very good and everyone I came across helpful and friendly. Lighting good. Definitely need more practise at sitting, it all happens so quickly.
To make life easy for me here are the results (stolen from VE of course):

Sunday 25 April 2010
U18 Mens another 5 setter so almost same number of photos as the U18 Women. For those who look at them I do know that a lot of photos look very similar. Reason is simple it takes too long to cut out the almost identical photos and the more consistent the player is the more likely pictures of them will look the same.
U18 Men Newcastle Staffs beat Wessex 3-2 (25-16, 23-25, 25-16, 24-26, 15-5)

Problem with 5 setters is you end with lots of photos. Late on in gallery are 3 images much the same just so I can see what cropping does to them.
U18 Women Ashcombe beat Wessex 3-2 ( 25-20, 20-25, 20-25, 25-21, 15-12)

U16 Boys Wessex beat Boswells 3-0 (25-18, 25-16, 25-22)

Sitting England beat Wales 3-0 (25-14, 25-22, 28-26)

U16 Girls final, Lots of them.
Tameside beat Newcastle Staffs 3-0 (25-15, 25-15, 25-20)

Saturday 24 April 2010
Some of the Womens Final photos have been cropped. This takes a lot of time so is the only match where I have done it. If you want specific photos cropped let me know.
Sitting Final East London Lynx v FDSW Celtic Dragons 3-0 (25-10, 25-5, 25-10)

Sitting 3/4 East Midlands Lions beat Portsmouth 2-0 (25-15, 25-11)

Sitting East London Lynx v East Midlands Lions 2-0 (25-16, 25-16)

Sitting FDSW Celtic Dragons v Portsmouth 2-0 (28-26, 25-19)

Women's Shield Middlesborough College v Team South Wales 3-1 (22-25, 25-14, 25-10, 25-22)

Men's Final Malory Eagles v Polonia 3-0 (25-17, 25-17, 25-22)

Women's Final Polonia v Leeds Carnegie 3-0 (25-19, 27-25, 25-13)

Men's Shield University of Birmingham v SGTV Solent 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-15)

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U15 Finals 20/21st March 2010 Camp Hill School Birmingham Truly wonderful venue, long may it be available. Lighting very good and the school staff I met were outstandingly friendly. Sadly no cappuccino but the coffee was very good and the catering showed what can be done at very reasonable prices. Due to another huge number of photos taken it will be a while before they are up.
It was interesting to observe how often coaches were calling balls out on the end line that landed in.
Most now up. As before if anyone is particularly interested in a photo(s) but doesn't like the exposure, colour balance or cropping please let me know.
Warning: Boys Gallery 5 is very large. Finished Boys, Gallery 6 is even bigger.
All done. I really liked some of the kit, sadly some of the kit is not good to look at.
Presentation photos are here:
U15 Finals Camp Hill Presentations 21st Mar 2010

U15 Girls Camp Hill 21st Mar 2010 Gallery 8

U15 Girls Camp Hill 21st Mar 2010 Gallery 7

U15 Girls Camp Hill 21st Mar 2010 Gallery 6

U15 Girls Camp Hill 21st Mar 2010 Gallery 5

U15 Girls Camp Hill 21st Mar 2010 Gallery 4

U15 Girls Camp Hill 21st Mar 2010 Gallery 3

U15 Girls Camp Hill 21st Mar 2010 Gallery 2

U15 Girls Camp Hill 21st Mar 2010 Gallery 1

U15 Boys Camp Hill 20th Mar 2010 Gallery 6

U15 Boys Camp Hill 20th Mar 2010 Gallery 5

U15 Boys Camp Hill 20th Mar 2010 Gallery 4

U15 Boys Camp Hill 20th Mar 2010 Gallery 3

U15 Boys Camp Hill 20th Mar 2010 Gallery 2

U15 Boys Camp Hill 20th Mar 2010 Gallery 1

Sitting Mile for Sport Relief
Finished, Hopefully a sample of what happened and the enjoyment, with a bit of pain thrown in. Very impressed by the players and the staff etc who make it all possible.
Sport Relief Sitting Mile 13th March 2010

U16, U18 and Senior Semis Kettering 27/28 Feb 2010
First visit to KCC, Very pleasant experience. Cappuccino very reasonable price and very drinkable. Staff very helpful. Only slight downside (for me) is dim lighting but luckily I have bankrupted myself with Canon's latest and greatest. Due to the large number of games (32 Saturday and 28 Sunday) putting the pictures up will take a while and happen chronologically. It is very unlikely I will have individual match folders, at least to start with.
U18 done. White balance can be improved in some photos and as stated below will do this if requested for specific photos.

Eighth and final. U18 Last 8 Kettering 8th gallery 28th February 2010
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Seventh. U18 Last 8 Kettering 7th gallery 28th February 2010
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Sixth. U18 Last 8 Kettering 6th gallery 28th February 2010
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Fifth. U18 Last 8 Kettering 5th gallery 28th February 2010
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Fourth. U18 Last 8 Kettering 4th gallery 28th February 2010
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Third. U18 Last 8 Kettering 3rd gallery 28th February 2010
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Second. U18 Last 8 Kettering 2nd gallery 28th February 2010
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First. U18 Last 8 Kettering 1st gallery 28th February 2010
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Senior Semis finished

Senior Semi 3rd gallery. Senior Semis Kettering 3rd gallery 27th February 2010
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Senior Semi 2nd gallery. Senior Semis Kettering 2nd gallery 27th February 2010
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Senior Semi 1st gallery. Senior Semis Kettering 1st gallery 27th February 2010
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At last the U16s are "finished". Now for the Senior Semis and U18s. It is taking so long I have decided the Senior semis and U18 will not be cropped. If you see a photo you are interested in but think there is too much "nothingness" in it let me know and I will see what I can do. I can get the photos down to about a quarter and still have a reasonable image.

Eighth. U16 Last 8 Kettering 8th gallery 27th February 2010
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Seventh. U16 Last 8 Kettering 7th gallery 27th February 2010
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Sixth. U16 Last 8 Kettering 6th gallery 27th February 2010
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Fifth. U16 Last 8 Kettering 5th gallery 27th February 2010
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Third. U16 Last 8 Kettering 4th gallery 27th February 2010
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Third. U16 Last 8 Kettering 3rd gallery 27th February 2010
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Now the second. U16 Last 8 Kettering 2nd gallery 27th February 2010
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Going very slowly so here is first. U16 Last 8 Kettering 1st gallery 27th February 2010
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C&W Riga v Polonia Men. Very close first two sets but C&W Riga threw away opportunities to win them both.
EVA NVL 1 Men Coventry & Warwick Riga v London Polonia 0-3 (23-25 28-30 21-25) 23rd January 2010

C&W Riga v Polonia Women. Close first set but Polonia then took control and made it look easier and easier.
EVA NVL 1 Women Coventry & Warwick Riga v London Polonia 0-3 (25-27 15-25 17-25) 23rd January 2010

University of Birmingh Women v Dulwich Tuskers at Aston University. Friendly staff and excellent cappuccino at very good price. Sadly the colour of the walls causes problems for photographs.
EVA NVL 1 Women University Birmingham v Dulwich Tuskers 3-0 (25-10 25-9 25-16) 5th December 2009

UKSG 2009 Volleyball NIAC Cardiff 4-6 September 2009 

Ponds Forge 11/12th July 2009
Food still very good at Ponds Forge.
GB men can certainly play well in spells but keeping it going for whole sets needs more experience at this level. Spain are a very good team and showed it on the Sunday as the scores reflect.
Jurys Inn is best hotel I have stayed at in Sheffield so far, staff good and friendly and hope they keep this standard.
GB Men 0-3 Spain (18-15, 16-15, 15-25) 12th July 2009

GB Men 0-3 Spain (20-25, 20-25, 22-25) 11th July 2009

SportsPark UEA, Norwich 27/28th June 2009
A great venue, possibly best in England for volleyball (pity they changed the rules in 1999). Best choice of food so far, and since when have potatoes not been vegetables (must be an eastern thing).
I guess the scores tell it all. The most telling set for the men was the first on the Sunday, at this point in their development they have problems keeping it together right till the end.
GB Men 0-3 Turkey (28-30, 23-25, 20-25) 28th June 2009

GB Men 1-3 Turkey (25-21 18-25 21-25 17-25) 27th June 2009

GB Women 0-3 France (21-25, 11-25, 9-25) 28th June 2009

GB Women 0-3 France (19-25 18-25 16-25) 27th June 2009

Edinburgh, Meadowbank Stadium 13/14 June 2009
An almost 40 year old stadium built in the "brutal" style (quote from man leading campaign to save it). Despite it's age everything old working very well. People very friendly and food good.
Edinburgh itself is worth a visit, but beware the road works as they appear to be digging up most of the streets to put back a tram system they took out in 1956.

GB Women 1-3 Romania (21-25, 23-25, 25-20, 20-25) 13th June 2009

GB Women 0-3 Romania (17-25 13-25 21-25) 13th June 2009

GB Men 3-0 Croatia (25-16, 25-22, 25-23) 14th June 2009

GB Men 3-1 Croatia (24-26, 25-18, 25-16, 25-18) 14th June 2009

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EVA Cup Finals Ponds Forge Sheffield 18-19 April 2009
I do not understand how they can claim Ponds Forge is an International venue, no working scoreboard and lighting that looks like they aren't replacing bulbs as an economy drive. The spectators were better lit than the court. On the plus side the food was excellent as were the staff.
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EVA Men's Cup Final Sheffield bt London Malory 3-0 (25-21, 25-16, 25-14)

EVA Men's Shield Final Middlesborough College bt Sheffield II 3-1 (22-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-18)

EVA Women's Final Swiss Cottage bt City of Wolverhampton 3-0 (25-15, 25-13, 27-25)

EVA Women's Shield Final IMKA London Polonia bt Polonia Ladies 3-2 (25-17, 12-25, 25-22, 21-25, 15-12)

EVA U16 Boy's Final Newcastle Staffs bt Wessex 3-0 (25-23, 29-27, 25-18)

EVA U16 Girls's Final Tameside bt Ashcombe 3-2 (25-19, 15-25, 25-14, 25-27, 15-7)

EVA U18 Men's Final Boswells bt Wessex 3-0 (15-25, 25-13, 25-21, 25-21)

EVA U18 Women's Final Tameside bt Wiltshire Mavericks 3-0 (25-12, 25-16, 25-13)

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EVA Senior Cup Semi-Finals University of Nottingham 7th March 2009
Another dim venue, sadly with no cafe.
EVA Men's Cup Semi: London Malory v London Polonia 3-0 25:22 25:22 25:20

EVA Women's Cup Semi: City of Wolverhampton v Coventry & Warwick Riga 1 3-0 25-18 25-14 28-26

EVA Men's Cup Semi: Sheffield v Newcastle 3-0 Won 3-0 25-19 29-27 25-20

EVA Women's Cup Semi: Swiss Cottage v Ashcombe Dorking 3-0 25:18 25:15 25:18

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NVL Mens 1 London Docklands v Coventry & Warwick Riga 3-0 25-21 25-15 25-22 31st January 2009

NVL Womens 1 Swiss Cottage v Coventry & Warwick Riga 3-0 25-18 25-23 26-24 31st January 2009
Truly rubbish lighting at Docklands.

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