League Overview
Why play in the South London Volleyball League?
Besides offering best value for money to play volleyball with all matches organized at two central locations on a fixed evening; the league also offers discounts for
coaching & referee
courses,
Richmond outdoor summer league,
Richmond Volleyball International Festival Tournament,
gym membership
and best of all a fun and social atmosphere.
League Governance
The league is governed by Richmond Volleyball and assisted by all the local league clubs involved; promoting and developing the game in North East Surrey, Kingston, Richmond, Hounslow and
other South London boroughs.
Who can play?
Everyone – The local league promotes interest in the sport, supporting grass roots volleyball for people of different ages, gender and sporting ability (whether beginner to Olympic hopeful).
Local league players and members range from 14 to 65.
When and Where?
The league plays at two central venues in Richmond and Kingston. On Monday evenings it's at
Richmond College (Richmond) from 7pm to 10pm
and on Thursday evenings it's at
Tiffin Sports Centre (Kingston) from 7pm to 10pm.
The league runs from October to April on four volleyball courts. The league is mixed however teams
are allowed to enter an all men’s or an all women's team if they wish.
How the Local League works?
The league is set up with
four divisions at two central venues. Division 1 is for advance/intermediate teams and Division 2 is intermediate/beginner teams.
On match evening each team play TWO matches against two different teams. (i.e. triangular matches).
Playing Schedule
The league capacity is 7 teams per division. Match playing schedule
will be back-to-back played in a friendly manor and are no longer than 50 minutes long or 3 sets (which ever comes first) with 10 minutes warm-up.
Each match will be played to three sets (i.e. 3:0 or 2:1). First 2 sets to 25 points and 3rd set to 15 points.
Each team will play each other at least 3 times during the season.
How often will your team compete?
The league runs from October to April and a team will compete every other week or every third week.
On average a team will have 18 matches
per season. When you do compete you will have 2 matches per evening and 1
match to officiate.
League Points?
Two points for each match won and one point for each team starting the match on time (max 3 points per match for the winning team and min 1 point per match for the losing team).
There are also penalty points - one point is deducted for failure to provide
officials, one point is deducted for failure to notify a fixture and one point is deducted for not
fulfilling a match fixture.
Who officiates the games?
You! All league matches are
self-refereed, meaning each team is required to referee matches within their own division. All teams must provide a 1st referee, 2nd referee and a scorer on their match day.
It's desirable for referees to be qualified however they will need to have a competent understanding of the rules. Don't forget to bring your own whistle and your team volleyballs.
Who are the Court Managers?
You! Each team will be assigned to
Court Manager responsibilities on a given night (approx 2-3 times per season). This means the Court Manager will be responsible to ensure that all equipment is put out safely, all matches start and finish on time, score-sheets are handed out to officials and score-sheets are collected at the end of the evening and passed onto league secretary. Any new players will also have to be registered on the night of the game.
How much does a team cost?
For the season, a team will pay £300.00 which will cover the team’s administration and court cost. The 1st payment of £70.00 is made when the team submit their league entry form (payable before 30th July) and the 2nd payment of £230.00 is made at the start of the season (payable before 30th September).
On average based on a squad of six people the cost per match per person for the season will be £2.78.
When do I register a team?
Deadline is early July. The league also has an individual registration scheme and every player that wishes to participate will need to be registered before they play.
New players added to an existing team list of 8 players will be required to make a payment of £5.00 to the league.
Don't play in team but want to play?
Teams are always looking for additional players. Simply, email
league secretary to be put on the list. Every attempt will be made to find a team for you.
Want to be a league volunteer!
Many people from varies local clubs help, but we’re always looking for more people to be involved however big or small. If you would like to offer your time however regular please come forward and talk to a league executive or contact us on
email.
Training?
A number of local league clubs run their own indoor training sessions. Richmond Volleyball also run a number of training sessions for local, regional and national league squads.
Click here for more
information on Richmond squads.
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