Scottish Volleyball Association
Scottish Volleyball Association SVA | |
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National flag | |
Sport | Volleyball |
Other Sports | |
Official website | www |
Affiliations | |
International federation | Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) |
FIVB members page | www |
FIVB member since | 1970 |
Continental association | Confédération Européenne de Volleyball (CEV) |
Elected | |
President | Scott Borthwick (Interim)[1] |
Board |
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Staff | |
Address |
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Chief Executive | Margaret Ann Fleming MBE |
Coaching and Club Officer | Andy Fleming[2] |
Education and Participation Officer | Martyn Johnstone |
Competition and Performance Officer | Veronica Rusich[3] |
Regional Development Officer - East | Lynne Beattie |
Regional Development Officer - West | Blair Pettigrew[2] |
The Scottish Volleyball Association (SVA) is the national governing body for volleyball, beach volleyball and sitting volleyball in Scotland. It is responsible for the development, promotion and delivery of district, national and international volleyball in Scotland. Legally, it is a private company limited by guarantee, with its members acting as its guarantors. [1] [4][5]
Affiliations[]
The SVA is affiliated with the following organisations:[5]
- British Olympic Association (BOA)
- British Volleyball Federation (BVF)
- Commonwealth Games Scotland (CGS)
- Confédération Européenne de Volleyball (CEV)
- CEV Small Countries Association (SCA)[6]
- Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB)
Membership[]
In order to participate as a player, coach or official in an SVA-approved competition, to hold an elected office within a member club or to play in a representative national team of the SVA, it is necessary to become a member of the Association.[5] [7] [8]
There are various categories of membership:
- Tier 1 - players, coaches or officials involved in National Competitions
- Tier 2 - players, coaches or officials involved in Local or District Competitions
- Tier 3 - players, coaches or officials involved in School Competitions
- Associate - a person who is not also a registered player, coach or official.
- Club - volleyball clubs based in Scotland
- Group - Schools or other organisations in Scotland who play volleyball but are not primarily volleyball clubs
- Honorary - awarded to individual members at the discretion of the Board of Directors[9]
Commissions[]
To assist with the running of the association, the SVA and its board of directors, establish various commissions, typically staffed by volunteer members, each with specific areas of responsibility.[5][10] These include:
- Beach Commission[11]
- Coaches Commission[12]
- Competitions Advisory Group[13]
- Referees Commission[14]
- Student Commission[15]
- Youth and Schools Commission[16]
- Special Events Commission[17]
National competitions[]
Each season, the SVA organises various senior and junior league and cup competitions. These competitions are governed by the FIVB's Official Volleyball Rules,[18] the FIVB's Official Beach Volleyball Rules[19] and the SVA's Rules of Scottish Volleyball Competitions.[20]
Senior competitions[]
Scottish Volleyball League (SVL)[]
Organised volleyball leagues began in Scotland in the 1960s and were known as the National League. The number of divisions and number of teams in each division varied over the years, with the lower divisions sometimes split into East and West.
In season 2015–16, the National League was renamed the Scottish Volleyball League (SVL), the top division renamed from Division 1 to SVL Premier and the second and third divisions renamed League One and Two.[21]
As of season 2018–19, there are three divisions in the senior men's SVL and two for women. The teams winning the SVL Premier division gain the title of Scottish Champions and are entitled to enter the CEV Cup the following season.
The divisions are:
- Men's SVL Premier
- Women's SVL Premier
- Men's League One
- Women's League One
- Men's League Two
List of Scottish Champions[]
The table below lists all Scottish Champions from season 1968–69 to 2018–19:[22]
Season | Men | showWomen |
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SVL clubs[]
As of season 2019–20, the following clubs have at least one team in the SVL:
- Caledonia West
- City of Edinburgh
- Dundee
- Glasgow International
- Glasgow Mets
- Jets
- Kamikaze Seaton
- Lenzie
- NUVOC
- Shetland
- South Ayrshire
- Su Ragazzi
- University of Edinburgh
- Volleyball Aberdeen
John Syer Grand Prix[]
This competition was introduced in season 2006–07 as the Top Teams Cup, as a means of providing the teams in the top divisions with an increased number of competitive matches against each other.[23] In 2009–10, it was renamed the John Syer Trophy in honour of the SVA's first Technical Director.[24] Since 2015–16, it has been known as the John Syer Grand Prix (JSGP).[25] SVL Premier teams compete in this tournament in the early part of the season, usually on the same dates that lower division teams compete in rounds 1–3 of the Scottish Cup.
List of JSGP winners[]
As of season 2019–20, the winners of this trophy are as listed in the table below:[26]
Season | Men | showWomen |
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Scottish Plate[]
The Scottish Plate is contested by teams eliminated from the Scottish Cup in rounds 1–3.
List of Scottish Plate winners[]
Table showing Scottish Plate winners from season 1984–85 to 2018–19:[26]
Season | Men | showWomen |
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Scottish Cup[]
The Scottish Cup is the highest level knockout competition in Scottish volleyball. The first three rounds are organised in small pools. The eight best teams from the pool stages are joined in round 4 by the eight SVL Premier teams. Rounds 4 through to the final are single-leg, knockout rounds. There is an unseeded draw for round 4 which sets the path to the finals. Teams winning the Scottish Cup Final are entitled to enter the CEV Challenge Cup the following season.
List of Scottish Cup winners[]
Table showing Scottish Cup winners from season 1963–64 to 2018–19:[26]
Season | Men | showWomen |
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Junior competitions[]
Junior SVL (U18)[]
The top junior league was introduced in the late 1990s and, over the years, varied between an U18 and U19 competition. Until season 2014–15, it was known as the Junior National League. In season 2015–16, it was renamed the Junior SVL and, since then, has been an U18 competition.
List of Junior SVL (U18) winners[]
Table showing Junior SVL (U18) winners from season 1998–99 to 2018–19:
Season | U18 Boys | showU18 Girls |
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Junior Scottish Cup (U18)[]
The U18 knockout competition was introduced in season 2012–13 as the Junior Super Cup and renamed the Junior Scottish Cup in 2015–16.
List of U18 Junior Scottish Cup winners[]
Table showing U18 Junior Scottish Cup winners from season 2012–13 to 2018–19:
Season | U18 Boys | showU18 Girls |
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Junior SVL (U16)[]
The lower junior league was introduced in season 2006–07 and, over the years, varied between U15 and U16. Until season 2014–15 it was known as the Junior National League. In season 2015–16 it was renamed the Junior SVL and, since then, has been an U16 competition.
List of Junior SVL (U16) winners[]
Table showing Junior SVL (U16) winners from season 2006–07 to 2018–19:
Season | U16 Boys | showU16 Girls |
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Junior Scottish Cup (U16)[]
The U16 Junior Scottish Cup was introduced in season 2015–16.
List of U16 Junior Scottish Cup winners[]
Table showing U16 Junior Scottish Cup winners from season 2015–16 to 2018–19:
Season | U16 Boys | showU16 Girls |
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School competitions[]
- Schools Cup
1968 Coatbridge High School
1996 Stonelaw High School
2016 James Gillespie's High School
Beach competitions[]
- Scottish Beach Tour
Student competitions[]
Scottish Student Volleyball operates within the constitution of the SVA and is administered and supported by Scottish Student Sport (SSS). The Development Co-ordinator for Scottish Student Volleyball is Paul McPate of the University of Dundee's, Institute of Sport and Exercise.[30] [31]
The following student competitions are organised each year:
- Scottish Student Leagues (BUCS Tiers 1A and 2A for women and BUCS Tiers 1A, 2A, and 3A for men)[32]
- Scottish Student Cup
- Scottish College Finals
- SSS Beach Championship
- International Student Challenge (Scottish Students National Team)
District competitions[]
- Scottish District Cup
Notable events[]
Interruption of Season 2019–20[]
On 13 March 2020, the day before the Scottish Cup and Plate Semi-finals were due to take place, the 2019–20 season was interrupted as part of the country's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[33][34] As of the end of April 2020, an SVA Board decision on the outcome of the season's outstanding competitions was still to be finalised.[35]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "SVA - About Us". Scottish Volleyball Association. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Meet Blair, New Regional Development Officer for the West". Scottish Volleyball Association. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "Meet Veronica, New Competitions & Events Officer". Scottish Volleyball Association. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ "Volleyball". sportscotland. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "SVA Articles of Association" (PDF). Scottish Volleyball Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ "CEV SCA List of Federations". CEV Small Countries Association. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "SVA Membership". Scottish Volleyball Association. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ "SVA Membership Terms and Conditions" (PDF). Scottish Volleyball Association. May 2018.
- ^ "SVA Lifetime Members". Scottish Volleyball Association. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ "SVA Annual Report 2015–16". Scottish Volleyball Association. 21 December 2016.
- ^ https://www.scottishvolleyball.org/about-us/commissions/beach/
- ^ https://www.scottishvolleyball.org/about-us/commissions/coaching/
- ^ https://www.scottishvolleyball.org/about-us/commissions/cag/
- ^ https://www.scottishvolleyball.org/about-us/commissions/referees/
- ^ https://www.scottishvolleyball.org/about-us/commissions/students/commission/
- ^ https://www.scottishvolleyball.org/about-us/commissions/youth-schools/
- ^ https://www.scottishvolleyball.org/special-events-commission/
- ^ "Official Volleyball Rules, 2017–2020" (PDF). 35th FIVB World Congress, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ "Official Beach Volleyball Rules, 2017–2020" (PDF). 35th FIVB World Congress, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ "Rules of Scottish Volleyball Competitions, 47th Edition, October 2018" (PDF). Scottish Volleyball Association. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ "SVA Leagues 2014–15". Scottish Volleyball Association. Archived from the original on 31 January 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ "All Winners of National League from 1968". Scottish Volleyball Association. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ ""Top Teams Cup This Weekend"". Scottish Volleyball Association. 24 November 2011.
- ^ ""Top Teams Cup Final"". Scottish Volleyball Association. December 2009.
- ^ ""John Syer Grand Prix Finals, Dundee University Institute of Sport and Exercise"". Scottish Volleyball Association. 14 February 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Scottish Cup Winners from 1963–64". Scottish Volleyball Association. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ "City of Edinburgh triumph at John Syer Grand Prix". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "John Syer Grand Prix Finals 2020". Scottish Volleyball Association. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "City of Edinburgh bring another national volleyball title to Queensferry". Linlithgow Gazette. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ ""Scottish Student Volleyball – A Background"". "Scottish Volleyball Association". Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ ""Scottish Student Volleyball - Key Information"". "Scottish Student Sport". Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ "BUCS Volleyball Competitions 2019-20". BUCS Play.(password-protected)
- ^ "Semi-Finals Cancelled". Scottish Volleyball Association. 13 March 2020.
- ^ "COVID-19 statement from CEO and SVA Board". Scottish Volleyball Association. 16 March 2020.
- ^ "CEO message to members". Scottish Volleyball Association. 30 April 2020.
External links[]
- National members of the European Volleyball Confederation
- Volleyball in Scotland
- Volleyball in the United Kingdom
- Student sport in Scotland
- Volleyball organizations
- Sports organisations of Scotland
- Sports governing bodies in Scotland
- Sports governing bodies in the United Kingdom