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Sunday Recreational Volleyball

Sundays Timetable

Sundays are recreational play sessions, and are open to all casual volleyball players. The cost is £5 per 2hr session or Full Membership for Sunday Only is £120.

The required skill level to play on each court is indicated by the team name for each court below. A better idea of these 6 skill levels are shown on the Team Descriptions.

All players must have previously been assessed/graded by a coach before joining one of our sunday courts. If needed, contact our .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) to find out when next we can do this for you.

We ask for all casual players to register to our website (click “Members” top right of homepage, then click register and choose casual option).

(Please Note: Complete beginners play with Apollo. This is a coached session and not for Casual attendance. Players pay approx £90 per 10 week block of sessions).

How to get to Bethnal Green Sports Centre.
Please send any enquires to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Anthony - President
29th August 2011

LSVC 2011 National Regional Champions

We are very pleased to share the news that our London Spikers Premier team representing the London Region, have won this years National Regional Championships.

The 2 day event last weekend in Kettering, saw our team beat the other 5 Regional Winners during all the “round robin” matches, and then beat both Sheffield and Brighton Sharks (Last years winners) in the finals.
Its an immensely proud moment for our club, and this victory has firmly stamped our club’s presence onto the stage of National Volleyball within the UK.

The Winning Team of 10 were:

• Yat (outside hitter/Captain), Taku (Setter/team organiser), Roberto(outside hitter/coach)
• Janko, Heitor & Jamie (Middle Hitters)
• Marcelo (Setter) & Mutlu (Libero)
• Marcio & Anthony (offset hitters))

Champions Credit equally goes to the other team members that helped win this seasons London Premier League, they are:
Claus (Middle), Danny (Outside hitter), David (Outside/offset hitter), Duncan (Middle), Henry (Offset), Henrique (Setter) Junior (Outside hitter) & Nicola (Libero).

Special mention goes to Taku for superb travel & accommodation organisation for the team, and the team comic prize goes to Heitor, whose stories kept the team in stitches of laughter all weekend.

More details of the matches with write up’s of the event have been placed onto the websites of,

• Volleyball England (VE),  http://www.volleyballengland.org/News.php?articleId=2030
• London Volleyball Association (LVA),  http://www.londonvolleyball.org.uk/modules/news/article.php?storyid=587

The team is immensely appreciative of the support that it has received from the club this season, including the smooth organisational blending with London Knights to create a new National Level Team. The team and club would like to thank the London Volleyball Association (LVA) for providing a £300 grant to subsidise travel & accommodation expenses for Kettering.

The club President Anthony said “I am in no doubt that all of our club players & members share in this winning success, because each of them have greatly contributed to the continued life and vitality of our club, and have in turn created a richly diverse stable family, from which enjoyment flourishes and success grows”.

Well done London Spikers Premier Team, and Very Well done London Spikers Volleyball Club!

Yat (Team Captain) being Presented with the 2011 Winning Championship Trophy

Spikers With Runners up Brighton Sharks

End of Season Celebration 2011

This Sunday 15th May 2011
From 4.30pm – Spikers & their Guests £25 each (inc. Entry, Free drink, BBQ, Disco & Madame JoJo’s)
From 7pm – Guests £10 each (inc Entry to HMS President Disco & Madame JoJo’s)

DressCode – NAU(GH)TI-CAL (Optional - but there’s a prize for best costume).

Tickets & Information
Contact Stefano: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Venue: HMS President (1918) Ship, Victoria Embankment, London EC4Y OHJ
( Opposite OXO Tower & Near Blackfriars Bridge )
Nearest Open Tube: Embankment or Southwark :  Nearest Bus : 45,63,100,388
http://www.LondonSpikers.Org & http://www.Madamejojos.com & http://www.hmspresident.com

Uniforms: all you need to know!

You will find below details on how to get yourself an official london spikers uniform, whether you are a new player, renewing your existing set or (who knows) an enthusiastic fan.

What uniform to get and where

• These are from Decathlon:  http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/  , located in Canada Water, Surrey Quays. It is split into 2 nearby buildings.
• The Shorts are £4.95 and are Light Grey : http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/shorts-26935396/#TAILLE
• The Tops are 1xRed : http://www.kalenji-running.com/EN/deefuz-1000-t-shirt-57014654/#beneficesTab
• and 1xWhite : http://www.kalenji-running.com/EN/deefuz-1000-t-shirt-57014524/#beneficesTab
• Both are £5.95 each
• When you buy these and shorts in one building, you then need to take them to the next door building for Printing.
• The printer we have been using is named Sean - he understands exactly what we need, but just in case take the exact spec described below.

The Printing Specification

• Back of Uniform : centrally located 18cm high Silver Number in Arial Font
• Front of Uniform : centrally located 12cm high Silver Number in Arial Font
• Also, On front Left upper side opposite & in line with the Kalenji logo:  Print 3.5cm high Royal Blue letters ” L S V C ” in Arial Font. If still unsure, then borrow a new uniform top from someone and take it along with you.

Variation :

• FireBall Team have a darker Silver for their printed numbers.

LIVE 2010 is coming up

If you want to know more or register, please visit LIVE tournament page.

Spikers wins London Premier League 2010

Gay volleyball club win the 2010 London Premier-League in Volleyball.

Not a single match lost from its 12 league games. This is a stunning result for London Spikers Volleyball Club (LSVC). It was a clean sweep in this seasons London Premier league for the UK’s only established gay mens volleyball club.

Taking the place as best volleyball club in London comes as London Spikers enters its 15th year.  The club started as a casual drop-in session for gay men in 1995 and now has near 100 active members enjoying its many organised competitive and recreational volleyball sessions.

The club is also a model of multinational London with players from all around the world.  This season’s winning premier team has players from the UK, Turkey, Brazil, China, Slovakia, Sweden, Japan, Italy, Croatia & Malta.

The Spiker Team Rep (Yat Ng) & Team Setter (Taku Yamamoto) were on hand recently to receive the 2009/10 Season - Premier League Trophy from Chair of London Volleyball Association – Charlie Orton. (Photo attached).

The team also illustrates how the club has moved on. At the start, the club was created solely for gay men who had a natural need to play sport in a welcoming setting. Today London Spikers has grown from being first and foremost a club promoting the open inclusion of gay sportsmen, to now having players that experience us as a Straight-Friendly club.  This mix is also reflected within the winning team.

Anthony Alexis – Club President, native Londoner and Premier Team member emphasised that, “this years success is a testament to our growing a very positive and unique vibe within the club. There is great teamwork, both on and off court.
The easy and natural collaboration between gay and straight players made for a united enjoyable team who held a winning focus. There are gay players today in many established clubs, who are respected equally and are happily playing at elite level within their teams. Our club has led the way in restoring gay sportsmen to their rightful place, as equally valuable team members. Its clear that fair opportunity and valuing diversity brings strength to a team, and clearly the rewards of success soon follows. I know that we represent the arrival of the future of all teams in all sports.”

The club is well placed to continue to participate in high level volleyball in the UK. This team also won the Premier League in the 2008 season and reached the final in the 2008 & 2009 National Regional Championships, very narrowly missing winning the Cup.

London Spikers has a supportive home base at the Bethnal Green Technology College, which has 3 volleyball courts and is London’s foremost centre for London and Regional volleyball. (http://www.bgtc.org.uk). The club is an active member of the London Volleyball Association http://www.londonvolleyball.org.uk  and is a warmly welcomed member of the national volleyball body, Volleyball England (VE) http://www.volleyballengland.org

What did the Club President think has been the club’s main achievement over the years ?, “I would have to say that it has been the clubs unique ability to introduce the team sport of volleyball into the lives of gay men who would otherwise not be involved in Sport. The past has held back potential new players, and todays future demonstrates that this will not happen again. Volleyball is a skilful technical fun team sport that anyone can learn and enjoy at any level, and we will continue to honour the sport by sharing the healthy values that it creates within the lives of all our existing and future players”.

Main Contact : Anthony Alexis (President) – currently abroad, but email via .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), and he will be very happy to phone/reply at any time.

London Spikers Volleyball Club – Further Info

• Link to LVA Premier League Results 2009/10 http://www.londonvolleyball.org.uk/modules/news/index.php?storytopic=3

• Link to LVA match commentary on Spikers vs Lynxs (last seasons) League winners http://www.londonvolleyball.org.uk/modules/news/article.php?storyid=337

• In October this year, the club will celebrate its 15th birthday anniversary.

• The club began in October 1995 after its founder Robbie Lagonsin, placed an advert in the gay press to play fun volleyball on Sundays in Victoria.

• The club has since grown and is now the home of more than 100 players. The club is represented within five skill levels and has four teams competing in the London League. Spikers Premier team, is accompanied by PowerBall in Division1, and also Fireball & Thunderball teams in Division 2.

• Our Beginners Team – Rockets often play friendly matches here and abroad.

• The Club will host its 6th annual International Volleyball Tournament in October each year. Called “LIVE”  it attracts gay volleyball players/teams/clubs from around Europe - and last year also from Canada - for a weekend of volleyball in London. Find out about LIVE2009 on http://www.londonspikers.org/index.php/live/

• General Club info on http://www.londonspikers.org

From Back Top Left: Yat(Hong Kong), Taku(Japan), Robson(Brazil), Marcelo(Brazil), Joachim(Swede/Coach), Janko(Croatian) From Bottom Left: David(Malta), Anthony(UK/President), Junior(Brazil), Henry(Uk), Mutlu(Turkey), Nicola(Italy).

Spikers Team at their Final Winning Match vs ULU – Season 2009/10.
Ceremony held on Saturday 27th June 2010.

Charlie Orton (Centre) Chair of London Volleyball Association presenting the LVA Premier League Trophy to
Taku Yamamoto (Team Captain/Setter) on Right, &
Yat Ng (Team Outside Attack Hitter) on Left.

Do you know about LIVE ?

We hosted last october our most successful edition to date, and plan to do even better next time ! Find more about this incredible success by checking the LIVE page!

Welcome to London Spikers Volleyball Club website !

This is the area where you will soon find updated news about our club, once we appoint the role of web editor.

In the meantime, you can still browse the information section for details about our club. Do not hesitate to report any broken link or missing information to the .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). For enquiries about joining the club, you can contact the .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

We hope you have a pleasant read and we get to meet you soon !