Step 4 on the roadmap has been delayed

Earlier this week the Government announced that England will not be proceeding to Step 4 of the lockdown roadmap as planned on 21^st June.

Sport England has since confirmed that the existing volleyball guidance will remain the same until we reach Step 4. This could happen on 19^th July at the earliest.

This means there will be no changes to their current guidance, which you can read by visiting www.volleyballengland.org/coronavirus.

With this delay all outdoor grass tournaments have been cancelled or postponed and Volleyball England has received several queries related to outdoor volleyball tournaments as a result of the news. Please read the updated list of FAQs to specifically address many of those questions. Please scroll down that page to read the specific information on outdoor tournaments.

Thank to everyone that is following the return to play protocols. If you have any questions or need some support, please get in touch info@readingaces.co.uk

Adult indoor game returns from the 17th of May 2021

A very exciting news approaching, from today, the 17th of May it will be allowed to play indoors. More detailed information you will find here https://www.volleyballengland.org/news/article/6243/step-3-guidance-adult-indoor?fbclid=IwAR1dK5ltRlWoV36ItG1YAsqz-XSSy9bXabR1QivsmwYNWed-UGa4rj109dU .

To help the community return to organising volleyball with confidence, Volleyball England is organising a webinar for Monday, 17th May from 6pm until 7pm. Use the following link on the day to join: https://bit.ly/3uJWJIo

RAVC doesn’t have plans to train indoors until September giving us plenty of time to get organised. Usually we start first Monday of September at Kendrick School and on first Tuesday of September at Loddon Valley Leisure centre.

No outdoor session today, 16th of May at 4pm due to wet weather

Dear All,

We are really sorry but the weather has turned considerably worse and unfortunately we took a decision to cancel volleyball for this afternoon.

Hopefully the weather will be better next week and we can get to play. Or book onto the session on Tuesday evening instead.

Please pass this message on to anyone else that you know was planning to go, so that we can make sure that noone is turning up unnecessarily.

Hope to see you Tuesday at 6:30 pm at Prospect Park!

Summer Tournaments – Whitefield entries this week

We need to know who wants to play in the Whitefield tournament (July 17/18) so we can enter the appropriate teams this week.

Please sign up on the Facebook event if you want to go:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/10847690724/permalink/10166622027525725/?sfnsn=scwspwa

First outdoor session is this Sunday!

We are delighted to announce that after a long break we are starting of our outdoor sessions. First session will be held this Sunday the 18th of April at 4 pm at Prospect park, Reading (Liebenrood Road, Reading, RG30 2ND). We are thinking of having two session per week (one on a week day and second over the weekend). A poll will be created on our Facebook group to select a preferred day / time by the majority.

All players must register here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/reading-aces-outdoor-volleyball-tickets-150400013489 (same password as before) and please read the COVID-19 Risk assessment prior registration. Places are limited so please book early. If you can’t attend, please cancel to free up space for others. If you don’t remember your password email info@reading.co.uk .

Looking forward to seeing you this Sunday!
Reading Aces VC

Return to volleyball webinar from Volleyball England

Dear all,

Returning to volleyball after a long break is exciting but given the circumstances many rules will apply to ensure safety of all players and members. Please click here to watch a “Return to volleyball” webinar released from Volleyball England. This is step 1, next to follow in the near future.

Latest announcement from Volleyball England about return to volleyball after the lockdown

As promised in the previous announcement, Volleyball England has released their vision about returning to volleyball after the lockdown. Please read here for more details. We are excited to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Reading Aces Committee is working on our new Risk Assessment and will announce its training plans in the next weeks. Full Covid-19 guidance could be viewed here.

In the meantime we recommend to get fit to get into good shape and avoid injuries. Sign up for fitness plan released by Volleyball England found on YouTube. Stayed tuned!

Time for Summer tournaments – don’t forget to sign up!

Despite the current climate, we heard good news that there is a possibility of outdoor volleyball tournaments this summer!

The first is Ashcombe. This year it is a one-day tournament scheduled for 27^th June. If you are interested please indicate on Facebook https://m.facebook.com/questions.php?question_id=10166376478060725&comment_id=10166408037215725&notif_t=group_comment_reply&notif_id=1615918912094457&ref=m_notif (or let Claire claire.stent@breathe.com or Katie katiefox3105@gmail.com know if you do not have access).

There will be a charge of £10 which must be paid before we enter teams. We will monitor the responses on Facebook, and let you know when/how to pay and enter teams as soon as we have the committed numbers. Due the limited tournament schedule the places will go quickly so book your interest as soon as possible.

Whitefield (Bristol) is also hoping to go ahead on 17^th/18^th of July. We have no details as yet, but the cost will probably again be around £10 per person and we will only enter teams with enough committed.

Watch the further announcements. Thank you!

Return to volleyball !

Hope you are staying healthy and safe!

Early March, the Government has outlined a plan for cautiously relaxing lockdown restrictions in 2021. This plan was broken into key steps, with the decision to proceed to the next step based on a number of key tests.

Currently Volleyball England is awaiting further guidance from Sport England and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport as to how sport will be impacted in each step. Remember, guidance must be adhered to in the following order: Government à Venue à Volleyball England à Club.

Please read a post below for more information and watch out for further announcements after the 22nd of March.

Please click here to read Volleyball Engeland COVID-19 FAQ.

Thank you and hope to see you soon!

Time Out newsletter from Volleyball England

Hope you are well and staying safe. Please read February edition of Time Out newsletter from Volleyball England https://mailchi.mp/volleyballengland/time-out-a-round-up-for-the-volleyball-community-2708494.