Amazing performance by 42 of our juniors who competed at the UKBT Junior Championship this weekend. Congratulations and well done to everyone who took part.
London and South East teams featuring several Richmond players performed brilliantly at the Interregional Beach Championships in Cardiff last weekend.
Coached by RVB coach Courtney Cross, the London girls team which included RVB’s Anna Szentessy, Adela Rodova and Olivia Cross won gold, winning the final against the South East team, which also included 3 RVB players in Elisa Jarmon, Lottie Levich and Tilly Hutton.
The London boys team, which included RVB’s Ryan Wartnabe won silver in the boys competition.
We’re proud to have supported the London teams to prepare for the competition with training sessions at the beach courts in Teddington.
It was a highly successful week for the 13 Richmond players that were selected to represent England at the NEVZA Youth Beach Championships 2024 at Bridlington Beach, with medals for our players in all age categories. The competition featured strong representation from fellow NEVZA-member countries Norway, Sweden, Iceland and the Faroe Islands, along with teams from Scotland and Ireland.
Bailey Harsum, Lewis Bunton and coach Przemek Soczweka (Photo by Jon Cornish)
Zak Maghur (Photo by Nina Erminio)
In the U18 Men’s competition the Richmond pair of Bailey Harsum and Lewis Bunton in their first tournament together remained unbeaten throughout the event and won Gold in the final against the Norwegian pair Smørholm/Stenberg 2:0 (21-19, 21-17). Richmond’s Zak Maghur with partner Luca Robinson came a respectable 5th.
Alice Jagielska (Photo by Jon Cornish)
Anna Szentessy and Tilly Hutton (Photo by Nina Erminio)
In the U18 Women’s competition it was another Gold medal for Richmond’s Alice Jagielska and partner Molly Quinn. They were able to get revenge for their loss in the pool stages to Norwegian pair Skojld/Våge by winning the final against them in two convincing sets 2:0 (21-14, 21-12). Richmond had 6 players in this category. Anna Szentessy and Tilly Hutton just missed in the bronze medal match against Swedish pair Welander/Källströmer 0:2 (15-21, 19-21), but finished in a very good 4th place.
Elisa Jarmon & Lottie Levich (Photo by Nina Erminio)
Olivia Cross (Photo by Nina Erminio)
It was also a great performance and experience for the other Richmond teams Elisa Jarmon and Lottie Levich, who finished 6th and the Olivia Cross with partner Robyn Clifford finished 11th. There are great things to come from these young teams!
Peter Soczewka (Photo by Nina Erminio)
George Ruddick (Photo by Nina Erminio)
In the U20 Men’s competition Richmond’s Peter Soczewka with partner Rob Morgan won Silver, just missing out in the final against Norwegians Kjemperud/Engås 0:2 (17-21, 16-21). George Ruddick with partner Ollie Tuck won silver in a thrilling bronze medal match against fellow England team Brett/Lycett 2:0 (23-21, 21-13).
Anja Erminio (Photo by Nina Erminio)
Izzy Hames (Photo by Nina Erminio)
It was silver in the U20 Women’s competition too for Richmond’s Anja Erminio with partner Maia Darling. Having beaten the Norwegian finalists Fosseli/Sunde in the pool stage, the tables were turned in the final with the Norwegians winning 2:0 (21-13, 21-12). Richmond’s Izzy Hames with partner Charlie Chambers came a respectable 5th.
Congratulations also to our head coach Przemek Soczweka, who was part of the coaching team for the England teams.
Well done to all players – the future looks bright for England and for Richmond with these talented young players!
We’re very proud of all Richmond teams that took part in the UK Beach Tour Club Championships this weekend!
In the Championship Division our women’s team consisting of Katie Keefe & Martha Bullen, Cleo Jongedijk & Elisa Jarmon came within 2 points of the final, in the golden set of the semifinal against the eventual winners Deep Dish Bournemouth. After 2 days of tough competition the girls came 4th (out of 13).
The in the Men’s Championship Division, our team of consisting of Zak Maghur & Bailey Harsum, Ben Sanders & Romario Stambullio came a very respectable 7th (out of 13), being the only team in the competition with all players under 18. They came within a golden set of making it to the semifinal in a tough quarterfinal against eventual winners Fireball North Devon.
In the Men’s Trophy competition our young team of Rease Jarmon & Ben Sizoo came 17th (out of 20) and gained a lot of experience against strong adult competition.
In a strong Mixed Trophy competition we entered three teams at both ends of the spectrum with the junior team of Tyler Sourmarie & Tilly Hutton, and the senior teams Martin Rees & Arzu Davis and Mike Keefe & Sarah Keefe putting in a great effort to finish 19th, 18th and 23rd (out of 28) respectively.
Overall, taking into account all the competitions, the club made a great improvement over last years result coming a respectable 8th out of 15 clubs. Especially with the number of young players that took part, this bodes very well for next year!
Well done and thank you to all the teams that took part!
We’re excited to be launching a new Beach Volleyball programme aimed at boys and girls aged 5-10 this April at the Beach Courts at Teddington Sports Centre.
This is a great opportunity for young children to get a first introduction to the exciting sport of volleyball. With fun drills and games the children will learn the fundamentals of beach volleyball as well as general coordination skills and movement on the sand.
Days/Times:
Free Taster Event: Saturday 6th April at 3-5pm
Weekly training sessions on Wednesdays 4-5 pm (from 17th April)
Weekly training sessions on Saturdays 8:30 – 9:30 am (from 20th April)
As an extra incentive, we are able to offer these training sessions for free – all we ask you is to pay the £15 annual Junior Membership fees (not required for the taster event).
Spaces are limited and all sessions require prior registration via our website.
The coaches Francesca and Mike are looking forward to welcoming the children on the sand!
This project is kindly supported through BVDC funding from Volleyball England.
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