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.

Happy New Year

Wishing all members, friends and family healthy, happy, prosperous and injury free 2021! hopefully with more volleyball than in 2020!

Merry Christmas to all members and friends!

Raise money for your club whilst shopping online at no extra costs using easyfundraising website!

With current Covid-19 restrictions and Christmas period approaching, now we shop online even more. Did you know that whenever you buy anything online – from your weekly shop to your annual holiday – you could be raising free donations for Reading Aces Volleyball Club with easyfundraising?

There are over 4,000 shops and sites on board ready to make a donation – including eBay, Argos, Amazon, John Lewis, ASOS, Booking.com and M&S – and it won’t cost you a penny extra to help us raise funds.

All you need to do is:

1. Go to https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/ravc/?utm_campaign=raise-more and join for free.
2. Every time you shop online, go to easyfundraising first to find the site you want and start shopping.
3. After you’ve checked out, the retailer will make a donation to Reading Aces Volleyball Club at no extra cost to you whatsoever!

There are no catches or hidden charges and Reading Aces Volleyball Club will be really grateful for your donations.

Thank you for your support and stay healthy!

RAVC Committee

Trainings are on this week as normal

Just to let you know that trainings are on this week as normal. Juniors train tonight at Kendrick School Reading from 7:30 pm and Teams (NVL and BVA) are on Tuesday at Loddon Valley Leisure center from 7:30 pm. All must fill out membership form phttps://readingaces.files.wordpress.com/2020/10/reading-aces-vc-registration-form-2020-21-2-off.pdf and register on eventbrite prior attending. Due to current situation we won’t be able to welcome unregistered players.

As per Government’s announcement we will be stopping trainings from Thursday the 5th of November until further notice. Thank you!