Big Block Newsletter Issue 4
IRISH SENIOR TEAM ATTEND FIRST UCD HIGH PERFORMANCE CENTRE SESSIONS .................. 1
ISSUE 4
VOLUME 1
JULY 09
GARDA VC REPRESENTS IRELAND IN WORLD POLICE & FIRE GAMES IN CANADA .............................. 2
UPCOMING DATES AND EVENTS FOR THE IRISH MENS SQUADS PROGRAMME ........... 2
THE BIG BLOCK NEWSLETTER IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE IRISH NATIONAL MENS VOLLEYBALL SQUADS PROGRAMME
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Senior team players attend UCD High Performance Centre Panelists of the Irish Senior men’s team are attending their first fitness sessions with the UCD High Performance Centre this week. In an agreement between Head Coach Laurent Cauet and Lisa Regan, Director of the UCD High Performance Centre, both bodies will be working together in ensuring the players on the team will be in their best possible shape and physique throughout the programme, particularly during the opening 12 months of the programmes revival. Cauet has acclaimed the programmes of the UCD High Performance Centre, having also introduced likewise to his UCD Premier Women’s team for the summer, and believes it will reap rewards for the players on the Irish Senior team, both as individuals and together as a unit. “This is going to spur a very professional approach with our players, while their fitness and their understanding in nutrition and hydration will improve too.”
It was confirmed recently also that the Irish Senior squad will host a tournament in early September as part of their goal-based plan, hence the timing of these fitness sessions is poised to add further momentum to each player’s preparation for the event. “Every player will get their personal programme to continue during the month of August”, and should act as sufficient preparation for the th tournament in UCD on September 5 and 6th”, added Cauet. The squad has just completed its second weekend camp and instead of being shown the next phase of the fitness programme at the camp, as at the opening weekend’s sessions in early July, they will instead be shown during the midweek evenings of this week under the direct tuition of the High Performance Centre coaches, Kyle Wallace and John Barrie.
For more information on the UCD High Performance Centre, visit their website: www.ucd.ie/sport/highperformance.htm
Taking on the World: Garda represents Irish volleyball in the World Police & Fire Games 2009 Taking place once every two years, the 2009 World Police & Fire Games are being hosted in Vancouver, Canada this coming August. After the Summer Olympics, the nd event is the 2 largest competition in the world in terms of competitor numbers … and the Irish will be amongst them once again! Representing Irish volleyball in the World Police & Fire Games 2009 will be the Garda Síochána Volleyball Club, more commonly known as Garda on home soil. The co-ed Garda teams have done well in Quebec 2005 and Adelaide 2007 in the indoor competitions (6v6, 4v4 and 2v2), with one of its 2v2 teams reaching the Quarter Finals in Adelaide. While most Irish League teams are still resting from the 08/09 season, Garda has just concluded its summer-long preparations for the Vancouver 2009 event this August. On top of various training sessions and internal friendly matches against the non-Garda Síochána members inside the club, the travelling team also had challenge matches
against the AerLingus Jets and UCD Premier men’s teams, as well as the reformed Laois volleyball club earlier in the summer.
training with the Irish Senior team also, however are unable to travel – John Grace and Tom McTighe.
It also competed in the mid-summer AerLingus celebratory tournament, followed shortly by the club’s Annual Representative Match against the Defence Forces, which they won to sneak ahead 3-2 in the now 5-year old series.
The Irish Men’s Squads Programme has been closely following the progress of the Garda team during the Summer and its preparations, being a largely Irish side in the VAI National League, and wishes the best of luck and an enjoyable event to all involved.
The Vancouver 2009 Garda team includes 2 current Irish Senior team panelists – Sean MacSeoin and David Currivan. Also playing in Canada is Eamon O’Brien, Treasurer of the Irish Men’s Volleyball Programme. There are two other Garda Síochána members
For daily reports on the Garda teams’ progress in the World Police & Fire Games, check out their new website, www.gardavolleyball.com.
Tournament and further sessions confirmed for Senior squad in Aug / Sept It has been confirmed recently that the Irish Senior men’s squad th th will host a tournament in UCD on September 5 and 6 . The event will comprise of 2 Irish teams (from the present panel of 30 players), the Northern Ireland team fresh from their appearance in the CEV Small Nations Championship Finals, and another team (TBC, either Malta or a Premier-select team). There is a range of exciting sponsorship packages available for any companies or bodies willing to contribute towards this event, with competition branding being the golden-grail, i.e. “The [YOUR COMPANY] Volleyball Cup”. Contributing companies and bodies will also receive exclusive advertising and promotion at the event and on all related materials, including the Big Block newsletter which is circulated with the volleyball community nationwide (clubs, schools, players, coaches and referees). For more information on these event packages, email us at [email protected] – first come, first served! Prior to this event, the team will be training in Cloghar Road Sports Centre, Crumlin on the Wednesday evenings of August th th nd 19 , 26 , and September 2 , and also in UCD on Sunday August rd th 23 and Saturday 29 (full days). If you wish to attend or view any of these sessions, please email us as soon as possible. Irish National Men’s Volleyball Squads HEAD COACH: LAURENT CAUET | ADMINISTRATOR: DAVID HERLIHY ASSISTANT COACH: JEFF KING | TREASURER: EAMON O’BRIEN [email protected]
ISSUE 4
VOLUME 1
JULY 09
GARDA VC REPRESENTS IRELAND IN WORLD POLICE & FIRE GAMES IN CANADA .............................. 2
UPCOMING DATES AND EVENTS FOR THE IRISH MENS SQUADS PROGRAMME ........... 2
THE BIG BLOCK NEWSLETTER IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE IRISH NATIONAL MENS VOLLEYBALL SQUADS PROGRAMME
Big Block
Senior team players attend UCD High Performance Centre Panelists of the Irish Senior men’s team are attending their first fitness sessions with the UCD High Performance Centre this week. In an agreement between Head Coach Laurent Cauet and Lisa Regan, Director of the UCD High Performance Centre, both bodies will be working together in ensuring the players on the team will be in their best possible shape and physique throughout the programme, particularly during the opening 12 months of the programmes revival. Cauet has acclaimed the programmes of the UCD High Performance Centre, having also introduced likewise to his UCD Premier Women’s team for the summer, and believes it will reap rewards for the players on the Irish Senior team, both as individuals and together as a unit. “This is going to spur a very professional approach with our players, while their fitness and their understanding in nutrition and hydration will improve too.”
It was confirmed recently also that the Irish Senior squad will host a tournament in early September as part of their goal-based plan, hence the timing of these fitness sessions is poised to add further momentum to each player’s preparation for the event. “Every player will get their personal programme to continue during the month of August”, and should act as sufficient preparation for the th tournament in UCD on September 5 and 6th”, added Cauet. The squad has just completed its second weekend camp and instead of being shown the next phase of the fitness programme at the camp, as at the opening weekend’s sessions in early July, they will instead be shown during the midweek evenings of this week under the direct tuition of the High Performance Centre coaches, Kyle Wallace and John Barrie.
For more information on the UCD High Performance Centre, visit their website: www.ucd.ie/sport/highperformance.htm
Taking on the World: Garda represents Irish volleyball in the World Police & Fire Games 2009 Taking place once every two years, the 2009 World Police & Fire Games are being hosted in Vancouver, Canada this coming August. After the Summer Olympics, the nd event is the 2 largest competition in the world in terms of competitor numbers … and the Irish will be amongst them once again! Representing Irish volleyball in the World Police & Fire Games 2009 will be the Garda Síochána Volleyball Club, more commonly known as Garda on home soil. The co-ed Garda teams have done well in Quebec 2005 and Adelaide 2007 in the indoor competitions (6v6, 4v4 and 2v2), with one of its 2v2 teams reaching the Quarter Finals in Adelaide. While most Irish League teams are still resting from the 08/09 season, Garda has just concluded its summer-long preparations for the Vancouver 2009 event this August. On top of various training sessions and internal friendly matches against the non-Garda Síochána members inside the club, the travelling team also had challenge matches
against the AerLingus Jets and UCD Premier men’s teams, as well as the reformed Laois volleyball club earlier in the summer.
training with the Irish Senior team also, however are unable to travel – John Grace and Tom McTighe.
It also competed in the mid-summer AerLingus celebratory tournament, followed shortly by the club’s Annual Representative Match against the Defence Forces, which they won to sneak ahead 3-2 in the now 5-year old series.
The Irish Men’s Squads Programme has been closely following the progress of the Garda team during the Summer and its preparations, being a largely Irish side in the VAI National League, and wishes the best of luck and an enjoyable event to all involved.
The Vancouver 2009 Garda team includes 2 current Irish Senior team panelists – Sean MacSeoin and David Currivan. Also playing in Canada is Eamon O’Brien, Treasurer of the Irish Men’s Volleyball Programme. There are two other Garda Síochána members
For daily reports on the Garda teams’ progress in the World Police & Fire Games, check out their new website, www.gardavolleyball.com.
Tournament and further sessions confirmed for Senior squad in Aug / Sept It has been confirmed recently that the Irish Senior men’s squad th th will host a tournament in UCD on September 5 and 6 . The event will comprise of 2 Irish teams (from the present panel of 30 players), the Northern Ireland team fresh from their appearance in the CEV Small Nations Championship Finals, and another team (TBC, either Malta or a Premier-select team). There is a range of exciting sponsorship packages available for any companies or bodies willing to contribute towards this event, with competition branding being the golden-grail, i.e. “The [YOUR COMPANY] Volleyball Cup”. Contributing companies and bodies will also receive exclusive advertising and promotion at the event and on all related materials, including the Big Block newsletter which is circulated with the volleyball community nationwide (clubs, schools, players, coaches and referees). For more information on these event packages, email us at [email protected] – first come, first served! Prior to this event, the team will be training in Cloghar Road Sports Centre, Crumlin on the Wednesday evenings of August th th nd 19 , 26 , and September 2 , and also in UCD on Sunday August rd th 23 and Saturday 29 (full days). If you wish to attend or view any of these sessions, please email us as soon as possible. Irish National Men’s Volleyball Squads HEAD COACH: LAURENT CAUET | ADMINISTRATOR: DAVID HERLIHY ASSISTANT COACH: JEFF KING | TREASURER: EAMON O’BRIEN [email protected]
