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PRESS CONFERENCE TAKING TH PLACE ON JUNE 20 IN ALSAA, UNVEILING NEW HEAD COACH AND MENS SQUADS PROGRAMME ... 1
ISSUE 1
VOLUME 1
JUNE 2009
HEAD COACH – WHO IS IT AND WHAT ARE THE GOALS? .......... 1
PERSONNEL NEEDED FOR BOTH MEN’S SENIOR AND JUNIOR SQUADS ............................... 2
THE BIG BLOCK NEWSLETTER IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE IRISH MENS NATIONAL VOLLEYBALL SQUADS PROGRAMME
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New Head Coach Appointed for Men’s Squads’ Programme The VAI is delighted to announce that Laurent Cauet has been appointed as Head Coach for the Irish National Senior and Junior Men’s Squads Programme. Cauet makes his return to the National men’s teams’ set-up as the Head Coach, after his role as Assistant Coach in 2002 with the Senior team which competed in the CEV Championships in Andorra. Since then, he has coached professionally in France, most recently helping the AS SaintRaphaël women’s team to the French National Championship title.
On his return to Ireland, he has helped the UCD women’s team to the 2009 Association Cup Final. Indeed Cauet also has an extensive playing experience at different levels in France over 12 years, while he additionally enjoyed a successful spell on Irish shores, winning a winners medal and runners-up medal in the st men’s 1 Division with Portmarnock VC. Cauet is pictured inset (left) with John Clarke, outgoing President of the Volleyball Association of Ireland.
Coach’s Corner – Cauet’s Experience Coaching Qualifications: • Aug 02 – May 05: Head Coach for Cambrai VAI Level 1 (2001), French Level 1 and Level 2 (2005 VC’s Men’s Regional C team, Women’s and 2007) and French Ministry of Sport and Youth Regional B team, and U-14 Girls Regional Level 1 Course State Diploma team • 01-02: Asst. Coach for Irish Senior Men’s • Coaching Experience: National team at CEV Small Nations • Feb 09 – Apr 09: Asst. Coach for UCD Irish Championships in Andorra • Premier Women’s Team (now Head Coach) • Aug 05 – May 08: Head Coach for AS SaintCoaching Achievements: • Raphaël Women’s French National 2 team and • 2009: VAI Women’s Association Cup Asst. Coach for AS Saint-Raphaël Women’s Runner-Up with UCD French Pro-League team • 2008: National League 1 French winner and
U-16 Junior Women’s French Cup Runner Up with AS Saint-Raphaël VC 2006: Senior Women’s National 3 Runner-up with AS Saint-Raphaël (promoted) 2005: Ranked 12th out of 110 best French U14 Women’s Junior teams with Cambrai VC 2005: Under 14 Women’s Junior, Flanders Cup Runner Up with VBC Cambrai.
Press Conference - June 20th, ALSAA The new Irish Men’s Squads Programme will be unveiled to the media and Irish Volleyball Community th on Saturday June 20 at 6:15pm in ALSAA, on the Swords Road beside Dublin Airport; Map >> Announced will be the new coaching and administrative staff, along with the new programme and goals ahead for both the Senior and Junior teams. If you require further information ahead of the conference, please e-mail [email protected].
…Why a Press Conference? It is rare that an Irish Volleyball Programme gets launched from a Press Conference. Hence the current set-up behind the new National Men’s Squads Programme explains why it has decided to unveil its plans in such a forum. Q. Why a press conference? A. The conference is seen as a unique way of unveiling a volleyball programme to the Irish Volleyball Community, as gathering together many from within to view the programme upfront will similarly attain their collective views and their support.
Q. What format will the conference take on? A. The conference will be opened with an introduction of the current staff, a short presentation detailing the setup, and finalised with how and when the plan will unfold for the squads.
Personnel Needed for Senior and Junior Squads Junior and Senior panels now recruiting, Coaching and Administrative personnel required also The Senior team’s first training session is currently being planned to take place during/over an upcoming weekend in late June or early July in a Dublin venue. Bearing this arrangement in mind, we are currently recruiting players that have an interest in being part of the Senior team.
Are YOU interested in playing for either team, or perhaps taking on a coaching or an administrative role? Please e-mail Laurent or David at the below e-mail address to let us know of your interests, or indeed if you would like further information on the programme.
Irish National Men’s Volleyball Squads Programme HEAD COACH: LAURENT CAUET ADMINISTRATOR: DAVID HERLIHY [email protected]
Q. What is to be achieved from the conference? A. The higher-profile unveiling will attract a unique interest and anticipation from clubs, players and coaches towards the development of the programme and its teams in competition.
ISSUE 1
VOLUME 1
JUNE 2009
HEAD COACH – WHO IS IT AND WHAT ARE THE GOALS? .......... 1
PERSONNEL NEEDED FOR BOTH MEN’S SENIOR AND JUNIOR SQUADS ............................... 2
THE BIG BLOCK NEWSLETTER IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE IRISH MENS NATIONAL VOLLEYBALL SQUADS PROGRAMME
Big Block
New Head Coach Appointed for Men’s Squads’ Programme The VAI is delighted to announce that Laurent Cauet has been appointed as Head Coach for the Irish National Senior and Junior Men’s Squads Programme. Cauet makes his return to the National men’s teams’ set-up as the Head Coach, after his role as Assistant Coach in 2002 with the Senior team which competed in the CEV Championships in Andorra. Since then, he has coached professionally in France, most recently helping the AS SaintRaphaël women’s team to the French National Championship title.
On his return to Ireland, he has helped the UCD women’s team to the 2009 Association Cup Final. Indeed Cauet also has an extensive playing experience at different levels in France over 12 years, while he additionally enjoyed a successful spell on Irish shores, winning a winners medal and runners-up medal in the st men’s 1 Division with Portmarnock VC. Cauet is pictured inset (left) with John Clarke, outgoing President of the Volleyball Association of Ireland.
Coach’s Corner – Cauet’s Experience Coaching Qualifications: • Aug 02 – May 05: Head Coach for Cambrai VAI Level 1 (2001), French Level 1 and Level 2 (2005 VC’s Men’s Regional C team, Women’s and 2007) and French Ministry of Sport and Youth Regional B team, and U-14 Girls Regional Level 1 Course State Diploma team • 01-02: Asst. Coach for Irish Senior Men’s • Coaching Experience: National team at CEV Small Nations • Feb 09 – Apr 09: Asst. Coach for UCD Irish Championships in Andorra • Premier Women’s Team (now Head Coach) • Aug 05 – May 08: Head Coach for AS SaintCoaching Achievements: • Raphaël Women’s French National 2 team and • 2009: VAI Women’s Association Cup Asst. Coach for AS Saint-Raphaël Women’s Runner-Up with UCD French Pro-League team • 2008: National League 1 French winner and
U-16 Junior Women’s French Cup Runner Up with AS Saint-Raphaël VC 2006: Senior Women’s National 3 Runner-up with AS Saint-Raphaël (promoted) 2005: Ranked 12th out of 110 best French U14 Women’s Junior teams with Cambrai VC 2005: Under 14 Women’s Junior, Flanders Cup Runner Up with VBC Cambrai.
Press Conference - June 20th, ALSAA The new Irish Men’s Squads Programme will be unveiled to the media and Irish Volleyball Community th on Saturday June 20 at 6:15pm in ALSAA, on the Swords Road beside Dublin Airport; Map >> Announced will be the new coaching and administrative staff, along with the new programme and goals ahead for both the Senior and Junior teams. If you require further information ahead of the conference, please e-mail [email protected].
…Why a Press Conference? It is rare that an Irish Volleyball Programme gets launched from a Press Conference. Hence the current set-up behind the new National Men’s Squads Programme explains why it has decided to unveil its plans in such a forum. Q. Why a press conference? A. The conference is seen as a unique way of unveiling a volleyball programme to the Irish Volleyball Community, as gathering together many from within to view the programme upfront will similarly attain their collective views and their support.
Q. What format will the conference take on? A. The conference will be opened with an introduction of the current staff, a short presentation detailing the setup, and finalised with how and when the plan will unfold for the squads.
Personnel Needed for Senior and Junior Squads Junior and Senior panels now recruiting, Coaching and Administrative personnel required also The Senior team’s first training session is currently being planned to take place during/over an upcoming weekend in late June or early July in a Dublin venue. Bearing this arrangement in mind, we are currently recruiting players that have an interest in being part of the Senior team.
Are YOU interested in playing for either team, or perhaps taking on a coaching or an administrative role? Please e-mail Laurent or David at the below e-mail address to let us know of your interests, or indeed if you would like further information on the programme.
Irish National Men’s Volleyball Squads Programme HEAD COACH: LAURENT CAUET ADMINISTRATOR: DAVID HERLIHY [email protected]
Q. What is to be achieved from the conference? A. The higher-profile unveiling will attract a unique interest and anticipation from clubs, players and coaches towards the development of the programme and its teams in competition.
