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Welcome to the first club newsletter of the year - a little later than we had hoped but then we have had a few more people in the club than we expected keeping us all busy.

Whatever the session you attend and team you play for, we hope that you are enjoying being part of the volleyball club and we hope to see you out on one of the club's many social events over the course of the coming year. If you have anything you would like the club to organise please talk to one of the committee.

Finally, a big thank you to all those of you who have offered to volunteer your time to help out running the club. Rest assured we will be in touch with you soon if we have not already done so...!

Club Membership Benefits

There are a number of benefits of being a club member, please make the most of them!

• Free physiotherapy assessments on Monday and Thursday mornings between 11 am and 1 pm. This will allow athletes the opportunity to get advice on diagnosis and prognopsis of their injuries as well as information on how to manage the injury optimally. We advise that you go along to the physiotherapy department in the Munrow Sports Centre before 11am and sign up on the notice board outside the treatment room. Appointments will be offered on a first come, first serve basis!
• £10 discount off normal student rates (£28) for the first 2 sessions of treatment with Physiokinetic, the University's on-site physiotherapists.
• 15% discount on hair and 10% on beauty (including deep tissue sports massage) at Hushhair: www.hushhair.com.

Club t-shirts have arrived and we will be giving them out this coming week.

Sitting Volleyball Session

The Club has established a weekly sitting volleyball session every Thursday 6-7pm at Selly Park Girls School on the Pershore Road. All Club members are welcome to try this adapted volleyball game for free, it is an excellent way to get fit and improve your core stability. Please feel free to invite or pass this information on to anyone who you think may be interested.

Google map location of the sports hall.

Grade IV Referee Course

The club is running a Grade IV referee course on the 31st January and 7th February 2009. The cost is £20 to all club members and the chance to earn your course fee back through refereeing games for the club. The cost is £25 for all non-members.

If you are interested in attending this course please e-mail Graham Fowler on g.fowler@bham.ac.uk.

Dates for the Diary

The date for the Christmas party has been set, so make a note. And with eight teams in the club, there is always some volleyball to watch, so please come along and support the teams:

• Wednesday 12th Nov: Men's BUCS Team takes on Nottingham Trent University, New Gym, Munrow at 1915.
• Sunday 16th Nov: Men's National league at Selly Park Girls School. Games at 1130, 1330 and 1530, with the men's first team playing the men's second team at 1530.
• Wednesday 19th Nov: Women's BUCS Team takes on Oxford University, New Gym, Munrow at 1915.
• Sunday 23rd Nov: Women's national league at Selly Park Girls School. The club's second team take on Newcastle and Loughborough at 1130 and 1530 respectively.
• Sunday 23rd Nov: Men's Regional Team takes on Sutton Coldfield College, New Gym, Munrow at 1800.
• Sunday 23rd Nov: Women's Regional Team takes on Nuneaton, Bluecoats School in Harborne at 1700.
• Saturday 6th December: Christmas Party. Venue to be confirmed. Free food and live music and other festive fun.

British Beach Volleyball Trials

Volleyball England would like to bring to your attention that the British Volleyball Federation are holding trials to be part of the Great Britain Beach Volleyball Team. This opportunity is open to players of all abilities so don’t miss your chance. Trials will take place at University of Bath and Action Indoor Sports Bristol. November 18th – 21st for women and November 25th – 28th for men. For more information please check the Volleyball England website.

If you wish to take part you must email ange@britishvolleyball.org by November the 14th at the latest.

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