NEWS
19/05/2024
The Glasgow Open Mix Tournament held on May 19, 2024, was a day filled with competitive spirit and exceptional volleyball. Teams from two divisions showcased their talents, culminating in thrilling matches and remarkable individual performances.

We have reached a record-breaking number of 30 teams in both divisions! It was the first time the GOVC tournament had so many volleyballers on the courts in one day! We are massively grateful for your participation and trust.
‍1st Division Results
‍1. I Don't Know - Emerged as the champion with outstanding teamwork and strategy.
2. Mets - Secured the second place with consistent and solid play.
3. Whatever You Prefer - Fought hard to achieve third place with great resilience.

‍MVPs of 1st Division:
‍- Female MVP: Barbara - Her exceptional skills and leadership on the court were instrumental in her team's success.
- Male MVP: Luke - Recognized for his powerful performance and pivotal role in his team's victories.

‍2nd Division Results:
‍1. Asian Invasion - Dominated the division, finishing in first place with cohesive and strategic play.
2. Insert Team Name - Played strongly to secure second place.
3. Team Magic - Showed determination and teamwork to claim third place.
‍MVPs of 2nd Division:
‍- Female MVP: Kristy - Honored for her outstanding play and contribution to her team's success.
- Male MVP: Yasin - Recognized for his exceptional performance and key role in leading his team.

The tournament was a celebration of volleyball talent and sportsmanship, with both divisions showcasing high levels of competition and skill.Big up for our photographers Gerri, Remo and Ravi for capturing great pictures.

We had 3 junior teams who were challenged by adults. Congratulations to the youngest volleyballers for their passion and dedication to this sport.

Good news!

We are not slowing down. The next tournament will take place on 9th June 2024 in cooperation with Glasgow International VC. Registration will start on Monday 27th May!

See you all very soon,
GOVC Team.
28/05/2023
Scottish Open Volleyball Tournament sum up.
Another fantastic weekend for GOVC members and our friends from Glasgow!
This time we travelled to Perth to participate in the Scottish Open Volleyball Tournament.
The tournament in Perth is one of the largest of its kind in the UK, and it attracts hundreds of players from around the world.
Over 30 outdoor courts have been set up to run the matches in seven different categories!

‍Congratulations to the trophy winners:
- Mix division 2: WTF (WIN THE FINALS)
- Mix division 3: NO TROPHY, NO CRY
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WTF
NO TROPHY, NO CRY
Glasgow Tigers
Las Qurvas II
Power is Power
Las Qurvas
14/05/2023
GLASGOW OUTDOOR MIX TOURNAMENT – 14 MAY 2023 SUMMARY
Another fantastic day with Glasgow Outdoor Volleyball Club hosting its first outdoor adults’ tournament this season! It was a long day culminated in extremely exciting and tight medal games.Congratulations to our medallists and MVP players:
1st place – Set in nice
2nd place – Super Sparrows
3rd place – Sugar Babies
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Female MVP: Prokop Magdalena
‍Male MVP: Iliyan Kalphov
‍Massive thank you to our fabulous volunteers and referees for stepping up to help during the tournament, and to all participants, our friends, and spectators for joining us on Sunday - without you, none of this would have been possible. Thanks to our fantastic photographer RJ Remo.


07/05/2023
Sum up of Glasgow Open Juniors MIX Tournament
Last Sunday Juniors from Glasgow had a chance to compete in Outdoor Tournament on the grass. The level of games was extremely high and we look forward to seeing how Juniors will progress soon.The first 3 teams got awarded medals:
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1st place - Cleetus
2nd place - Aaron
3rd place - We Ballin
We gave away special awards for a few categories:
1st Female MVP - Dash
2nd Female MVP - Valeriia
1st Male MVP - Duncan
2nd Male MVP - Aaron
Best Receiver - Kristy
Best Blocker - Fabian
Female Discovery of the tournament - Alisa
Male Discovery of the tournament - Darek
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We want to say a huge congratulations to all the participants. It was a long and exhausting day, but you made it to the end. We loved seeing the positive atmosphere during the tournament and the smiles on all the faces around. Good job!

We want to say a MASSIVE thank you to our volunteers for helping out during the tournament.
PS. Feel free to share photos on social media and please remember to tag our club on Instagram @govc.co.uk

GOVC Junior indoor academy is finished!

Last indoor Academy session! We finished indoor academy trainings.
Owant to say a big thanks for your trust, attendance and extreme effort during our training sessions. We are proud
of !
Congratulations to all of you!
Massive progress! We are delighted to see how each of you progressing. For some of you is the beginning of the volleyball journey and we hope you will continue to play this beautiful sport. Some players are playing with us for almost a year. We can clearly say you are heading in a good direction. So keep it going!

Stay Warm! - We are back with outdoor training sessions in May!

Plans for the near future:
30th April - Mixed Junior outdoor tournament. (to be announced soon)
May - Junior Summer Academy Start. (This time we will create 2 divisions. The registration process will start soon. We will keep you updated via this group, emails and website.)
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Thank you to all parents, players and assistant coaching team ,  It would never work out that well without your help. At last - Thanks to our coaches Artur and Maciej (Wi De).


GOVC Indoor Junior Academy is now ON!

After a successfull summer and lots of positive feedback from parents GOVC decided to run indoor academy.

Trainings are happening each Wednesday in Scotstoun hall from 6 - 7:30 PM
Coaches:
- Maciej G. (Wi De)
- Artur M.
Group Level: Mix Beginners/Intermediate


GOVC Summer Junior Academy

Summer Junior Academy Sum Up.
At the beginning of Summer GOVC opened a Juniors Academy for 13-17 yr. The space was limited to up to 16 members. We can confirm that all the rooms were taken and we are extremely happy about it.

Trainings were running each Wednesday from 6:30-8:30 PM by 2 coaches - Artur M.- Maciej G.(Wi De)
During our 11 weeks, programme Juniors learned:
‍Dig, Volley, Set, Serve, Approach the attack, Spike, Position on the court, Attitiute during games, and Volleyball Warm up.
‍The trainings were combined with interesting activities and well-designed exercises to work on the above-mentioned parts.

The last training was a sum-up for all the students, we did a competition for the queen and king of the Summer Junior Academy 2022.
Congratulations to Sehr (Queen) and Luca (King) who earned the most points by working hard the whole summer and by attitude during training.

Massive congratulations to each Junior for the effort and progress you made.

‍The students received certificates for finishing Summer Junior Academy.
I together with Artur see a huge potential in all of you and we are sure one day you will become great volleyball players.
What is next?
‍We heard good feedback from parents and participants and we would like to respond to it. Currently, GOVC is trying to organize a continuation of Junior Academy (indoor) for wintertime. Unfortunately, we cannot say yet if that's going to happen or not but the whole team is working on it and we will notify you as soon as we will get more information.
Thank you!
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We would like to say a huge thank you to our coaches Artur M.Maciej G. (Wi De)who put lots of heart, effort and time to make it work.

A big thank you to:- Monika S.- Agnieszka I.- Rafal I.for helping during the whole academy, you were a massive help to coaches and juniors.

Thanks to - Chao Xu for support in many aspects connected to Juniors.

Thanks to - Mary and - Wi De for the great photos and videos made during the Academy.

Thanks to all parents for trusting GOVC and for the great feedback.

And at last to all Juniors, as without you it would never work. Great job and hope to see you again soon!


GOVC Team.

GLASGOW OPEN MIX TOURNAMENT

The summer in Scotland is over.
The days are shortening, the weather is worsening, and you can feel this in the air – ''the winter is coming.''
To say goodbye to the outdoor season, on 11 September 2022 Glasgow Outdoor Volleyball Club organised its last tournament this year.

12 teams participated in the event, and after the group stage, four teams secured their spot in the Champion`s Group.

The final result of the tournament is as follows:
‍1st place – Power is Power
2nd place – Sugar Babies
3rd place – Wyjaśniamy Lamusów
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‍Big congratulations to the top teams and thank you all for the great excitement and effort during the tournament. You have been all superb and showed a very good level of volleyball.

We are going to announce our plans for the winter season shortly.
Stay tuned!
Thanks,

GOVC Team.
1st Place - Power is Power
2nd Place - Sugar Babies
3rd Place - Wyjasniamy Lamusow

GOVC FOR UKRAINE TOURNAMENT SUM UP

GOVC For Ukraine Tournament Sum Up 

Thank you everyone for participating in our last tournament.

We were collecting money for Ukraine andwe managed to collect £403,58 from entries and food sales. 
All the money will be transferred to the company that’s helping Ukrainians directly in Ukraine.
– Grace Tea https://www.gracetea.org/ 

Well done to the all teams, great effort was made and you all did amazing. The final results are as follows: 
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Division One: 
1st – Team Name
2nd- Wine, Vodka and Chicken Kiev
3rd – Cossacks 

Division Two:
1st- Unprotected Sets

Congratulations to the winners! 

Thanks to Agnieszka Napierala for organising the barbecue.

Thanks to Chao Xu for continued support for the Club, and Glasgow Life for accommodatingthe event.

A massive thank you to Mary, Klaudia and Monika Sajkowska for volunteering and for the bakery they made.

Thank you to all people who came this day to play and support Ukraine by donating money.
This small action will make someone's life better. 

The next tournament 11 September. Stay tuned!‍
1st place div one - Team Name
2nd place div one - Wine, Vodka and Chicken Kiev
3rd place div one - Cossacks
1st place div two - Unprotected Sets

ANNUAL ‘LUŹNO’ BIRTHDAY TOURNAMENT SUMMARY

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‍What a day that was!

On 24 July 2022 Glasgow Outdoor Volleyball Club organised its second outdoor volleyball tournament this season. A special thanks to who celebrated his birthday on the day. Marek has been organising volleyball tournaments for his birthday since 2018, and he did a fantastic job supporting us in organising and running the event on Sunday. Despite some very unpleasant weather, the tournament was a big success. 19 teams, amounting around 100 volleyball players, participated in the event! Thanks to everyone who came along and got stuck with us in the rain. You all showed big motivation and great performance during the competition.

The teams were competing in two Divisions, and the final results are as follows:
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‍DIVISION ONE top three:
1st place – Unnamed Team – a special congratulations as Unnamed Team remains undefeated this season!
‍2nd place – All Spike Long
3rd place – Kulasy
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DIVISION TWO top three:
1st place – Volleywood
2nd place – Unprotected Sets
3rd place – Everest
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‍Congratulations to the winners!
Thanks to Agnieszka Napierala for organising the barbecue and bringing over a big umbrella – it made a good use for some of us when the rain was pouring down.
Thanks to Chao Xu for continued support for the Club, and Glasgow Life for accommodating the event.
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The next tournaments will take place on 21 August and 11 September. Stay tuned!‍
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DIVISION ONE 1st place - Unnamed Team

DIVISION ONE 2nd place - All Spike Long

DIVISION ONE 3rd place - Kulasy

DIVISION TWO 1st place - Volleywood

DIVISION TWO 2nd place - Unprotected Sets

DIVISION TWO 3rd place - Everest

19 Jun 2022

Summary of Glasgow Open Mix Tournament

On 19 June 2022 Glasgow Outdoor Volleyball Club organised the Glasgow Open Mix Tournament in Queen`s Park Bowling Centre. The tournament attracted around 60 volleyball players, and it was a very busy and fun event full of positive volleyball vibes.
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Classification of top three teams is as follows:
‍1st place – Unnamed Team
2nd place – Sugar Babies
3rd place – Brave Soldiers

‍Additionally, we would want to recognise two teams:
‍Notorious DIG – only one female team in the competition. Girls represented a good team spirit and put up a good fight against very strong teams!

As we are celebrating a Pride Month, we are also pleased to recognise a Rainbow Team created by members of our LGBT+ volleyball community. Beautiful initiative and great effort during the competition!Thanks very much for Glasgow Life for kindly supporting and accommodating the event.

‍1st place – Unnamed Team

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2nd place – Sugar Babies

3rd place – Brave Soldiers
1 Jun 2022

Successful volleyball weekend for GOVC members and our colleagues from Glasgow!

On 28 & 29 May 2022 our members and colleagues participated in the Scottish Open Volleyball Tournament in Perth. This event is the largest of its kind in the UK, and it attracts hundreds of players from around the world. 36 outdoor courts have been set up to run the matches in seven different categories!

The final results for the teams from Glasgow are as follows:
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Mixed division 1: Team Spirit - 1st place
Mixed division 2: Kiss My Ace - 2nd place
Mixed division 3: Las Kurvas - 1st place, and Last Minute - 3rd place
Men's division 3 - CV Nova - 1st place
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Congratulations to all the winners and participants!
We wish you more achievements in future competitions, and we are hoping to see you on the Glasgow Open Mix Tournament on 19 June
(more information about the event is coming soon).

ANNUAL ‘LUŹNO’ BIRTHDAY TOURNAMENT SUMMARY

28/05/2023