The Junior Girls Final was won by Katherine and Rebecca Laffan  

Overall the whole weekend was a great success with packed crowds watching the finals and the teams expressing how much they enjoyed their visit to the town. Organisers Pete Bennett, Graeme Sawyer and Lyle Harmon said they felt that this was one of the most successful events they had held on the beach and now they were looking forward to organising something special for Olympic year in 2012.

Results of the Weymouth RAF Careers Classic

Full list to follow a.s.ap

4 a Side

1^st        Team Morrison

2^nd        Team Stefania

Junior Girls results

1st        Katherine and Rebecca Laffan

2nd      Zara Hill and Daisy Hayne

U 18  Boys results

1^st        Ryan Stout and Mat Hunter

2^nd        Aaron Walrond and Jermaine Miles   

Mens B

1^st        Mark Garcia-Kidd & Jonathan Dragt

2^nd        Tomek Lasocki & Garth Taylor

Women’s B

1^st        Patrizia Waldvogel & Diane Muller

2^nd        Margarete Okopony & Kirstin Schulz

3^rd =     Scigala & Varkki          Laffan & Laffan

Women AAA

1^st        Gabi Madreka and Laura Plonka

2^nd        Melissa Coutts and Helen Brown

Men’s AAA

1^st        Robin Meidzybrodzki and Tom Lord

2^nd        Jake Sheaf and Luke Sheaf

Results of The Weymouth Classic (local)

1^st        David Bartholomew and David Markwick

2^nd        Rob Semmence and Dom Cosseratt

3^rd =     Terry Oldrid & Jules Stout – Ali Mitchell & Mike Powell

28.7.11

Thursday evening and the site is lookiing good, the Weather is great

"The Batten's Charity event" is going well.

over 180 locals playing Volleyball for Charity.

26.7.11

JOIN OUR FACEBOOK GROUP!

You'll be missing out on a constantly updated stream of photos, results and conversations if you're don't join our Face book group right away. We'll will also be putting up lots of vital information for players and interesting links throughout the weekend.

By joining now, you'll be a member of the group by the weekend.

If you have a smart phone this will make it really easy to see the group, look at the photos and maybe post some of your own - all while down on the beach.

Go to http://www.facebook.com/groups/148397901884451

 and click "ASK TO JOIN GROUP".

You can also search in Face book for "Weymouth Beach Volleyball".

Day one of Construction

25.7.11

Teams that have not qualified for the main draw on Saturday.

If you want to play in the qualifier on Friday starting @ 2pm

You must

Inform Karen Shilton at Volleyball England by midnight on Wednesday 27.7.11

k.shilton@volleyballengland.org

If you have not informed Karen you will be playing on Saturday in one of the two lower divisions

24.7.11

Ryan Stout improves at Skegness finishing in 7th place.

Can he continue the improvement in Weymouth next weekend?

23.7.11

THE RAF CAREERS

WEYMOUTH BEACH CLASSIC

PLAYER INFO SHEET

WELCOME TO WEYMOUTH

On behalf of the organisational team we would like to welcome you to Weymouth for our 29^th Classic. We hope you have great weekend.  We hope regular visitors will like our slightly  changed  lay out this year , we hope that it will  make access to Centre Court a little easier .All officials will be in blue/black Weymouth logoed shirts so please ask them if you have any concerns. Any issues about match orders etc should be addressed to the guys at the desk s in the Marquee.

MATCH SCHEDULES

There will be no PA announcements to call teams to courts. It is the responsibility of the team to check the match orders in the marquee.

CENTRE COURT

If you are told that you are due to play on Centre Court please ensure that you have completed a player profile sheet (available at the desk) so that the commentators can confidently talk about you.

WARM UPS

The warm up between matches will be 5 minutes from the time the court is cleared from the previous match. It is essential that this is strictly kept to so that we can ensure that play for the day finishes at a reasonable hour.

RESULTS SHEETS

The winning team is responsible for bringing the result sheet to the desk

BALL ROLL

The tradition of deciding who is to serve will continue to be done by ball roll.  For players new to Weymouth a demonstration of this will be carried out before the commencement of play

VESTS

VEBT playing tops must be worn at all times when playing.

MASSEURS/PHYSIO/FIRST AID

Our team for this are sited in the back left corner of the marquee. Debbie has been our resident masseur for a number of years and will do massages for £5 per time.  Please visit our physio Vicky if you have any strains etc and our First aid team is from Portland YOI officer’s team. All are part of the beach Volleyball community in Weymouth and understand the game.

CHANGING AREA

You will notice that one area in the marquee is sectioned off this is a players changing area. You may leave kit here but we cannot totally guarantee its safety.

SATURDAY EVENING PARTY

You should by now have had the opportunity to a buy a ticket for food and Night Club entry. The hot   buffet food will be available between 8pm -10pm in the Green Room of Weymouth Pavilion. The room has excellent views of the volleyball site.  If tickets to the players/ officials are not sold out there will be an opportunity to purchase more during the morning. Later in the evening your ticket will gain you free admission to the Banus nightclub on the seafront 100 metres from the volleyball site.

BAR

The bar will be open all weekend. There is a licensing restriction on all alcohol to be drunk within the marquee so please don’t risk the license by taking it away from the marquee.

LUNCHES

If you require a lunch on Saturday you can put in an order and pay in at the marquee before 11.00am and it will be available to collect at 1pm. These lunches will be supplied by........

TOILETS

The best and nearest toilets are in the back of the amusement arcade just opposite the site. The management of the arcade are aware you are using them. If these are closed the next best alternative is to walk along the front past Banus, on the corner of the next junction is a toilet block in a horizontally striped building.

LITTER BINS

There are plenty of litter bins on site please ensure that you keep the site tidy and please let us know if any of the bins are full.

DRINKING WATER

There is a tap on the beach wall by the marquee. This is drinking water. There will also be full water containers in the changing area.

FRUITS AND WATER

This will be available from mid morning on Saturday in the players chill out tent.

4-A-SIDE

If you would like to compete in the 4-aside competition taking place on Sunday then you need to register at the event desk as soon as you are eliminated from your main draw. We will aim to run a serious 4’s and a social 4’s so please let us know which of these you want to compete in. Entries will close at the close of play on Saturday and play will begin at 10am on Sunday.

2012

Our event date next year clashes with the Olympics so the Classic in its normal form will not take place. We are currently discussing possibly doing a smaller pre Olympic event in May. Otherwise we hope you enjoy the Olympics, see you in Horse Guards parade and we will welcome you back here in 2013 for our 30^th event.

12.7.11

17 year old Ryan Stout got his England Beach Volleyball Tour off to  an excellent  start last weekend  with a 9^th place finish in his first  ever men’s event in Margate.

Playing with fellow England Junior Mat Hunter from Poole the pair progressed through the early rounds relatively straight forwardly. However, they then came up against the 4^th ranked pair in Great Britain brothers Jake and Luke Sheath and on the Centre Court they put up a fantastic display taking their much more experienced opponents by surprise.

Unfortunately when it came to the crucial points at the end of the sets the Sheaf brothers just had the edge and closed out the match 21-15, 21-13. In finishing 9^th in their first event they showed the great promise the pair have. They now travel to the next stop on the tour in Skegness next weekend and then they will be playing in their home town event the Weymouth Classic on 30/31^st July.

Mean while the Weymouth Tuesday evening league resumed after being rained off the previous week. Once again the A series was dominated by the pairings of Rob Semmence and Dom Cosserat and Jules Stout and Terry Oldrid who both worked their way through to another final. As always this season the match between the two was an extremely tight affair with both teams fighting hard for every point. In the end it was Jules Stout and Terry Oldrid who just came out winners 21-19 to extend their lead at the top of the table.

The B series was won by Costa Constantine and Tim Warren who defeated Matt and Phil Broad in the final 21-16. This was Tim’s second Tuesday evening win and sends Costa to the top of the B series rankings.  

28.6.11

RAF Careers confirmed their sponsorship for the 2011 Weymouth Beach Volleyball Classic this week   which should mean that the 29^th Classic should be the best event yet.

  It is hoped that many of the British teams attempting to qualify for the Olympics will be in Weymouth for the event but final decisions on that can’t be made until the last minute as it will depend on their positions on the World Tour. However, even if they do not make it all the other top British teams will be in attendance as they to claim the top prize on the British Tour. The added bonus for this years Classic is that comes just one week before the Olympic Beach Volleyball test event which is being held in Horse Guards Parade so Beach Volleyball interest should be of high interest.

Meanwhile in the Weymouth local League it was another win for Jules Stout and Terry Oldrid but each week teams are getting closer to them. This week it was veterans David Markwick and Glenn Conroy who came closest to defeating them when they met in the semi final. The two teams went point for point all the way and in a dramatic finish it came down to the final point which Oldrid and stout won 17-16 when Conroy hit the ball long.

The other semi final was equally close with Mike Powell and Mike Jones just defeating Rob Semmence and Dom Cosserat  17-15. The final though was a little disappointing with Oldrid and Stout coming out comfortable winners 15-9.

A number of the leading B series teams earned promotion to the  A Series this week and this gave some new  teams the chance to shine in The B series .  Costa Constantine and Tim Warren playing together for the first time won the final defeating Laura Stone and Paul Fitzgerald 21-12.

The players will be back on the beach next Tuesday and any news teams are still very welcome and need to register on the beach between 6.00pm and  6.30pm. 

21.6.11

GREAT Britain star Lucy Boulton made a welcome appearance in the Weymouth Beach League this week.

Lining up with her partner Tristan Sheppard in the A Series, the Essex-born player showed off her vast array of skills but eventually crashed out in the semi-finals to Rob Semmence and Dom Cosserat 15-13.

 Lucy squeezed in her visit to Weymouth between taking part in the World Championships in Rome last week and representing Great Britain in the Inter Continental Cup in the Ukraine this weekend.

All these World Tour events will give Lucy points towards qualifying for the Olympics in London next year.

Waiting for Cosserrat and Semmence in the final were Mike Powell and Mike Jones, who had sprung the surprise of the evening when they defeated league leaders Terry Oldrid and Jules Stout 15-13 in the other semi-final.

Powell and Jones kept up their consistent play in the final and ran out 15-11 winners over Semmence and Cosserat.

Martin O’Neil and Lewis Edwards also played their first week in the A league and although they did not win a game they showed their potential by having a set point against Oldrid and Stout in a pool match before losing 16-14.

Alan Frampton and Joe Hawkins won the B Series for the first time, following a dramatic 16-14 success over Laura Stone and Mat Palmer.

The competition continues on Tuesday and, as always, new players are more than welcome. Registration will take place from 6pm on the stretch of sand opposite Alexandra Gardens

14.6.11

WEYMOUTH BEACH VOLLEYBALL

Jules Stout managed to retain bragging rights in  the family this week when he defeated his son, Ryan in the local beach volleyball  “A” final this week. Jules playing with Terry Oldrid maintained their winning run but only just after the closest final of the season so far against Ryan Stout and his partner Mike Powell. Oldrid and Stout started the final well and quickly built up a 11-7 lead but the youngsters didn’t give up and fought to square the match at 12-12. The teams then went point for point before Oldrid and Stout showed their experience to claim the vital points to win the match 16-14.  

In the “B” division Martin O’Neil and Lewis Edwards returned to form beating Mat Palmer and Mike Kerslake 21 – 17 in the final. Martin and  Lewis have now gained enough points to be promoted to play in the  A division next week.

All the teams will return to the beach on Tuesday evening and all new teams are very welcome .Players need to register from 6pm on the beach.

13.6.11 

DORSET BEACH VOLLEY

CLASSIC

Friday 29^th July

2011.

 (A SECTION OF THE WEYMOUTH RAF CAREERS BEACH VOLLEYBALL CLASSIC) 

 For the first time this year as part of WEYMOUTH

BEACH VOLLEYBALL RAF CAREERS  CLASSIC 

we are going to hold the:

 DORSET BEACH VOLLEYBALL CLASSIC.

 This special section of the Classic will take place on FRIDAY 29^th JULY from 4pm until approx 9pm on the main Classic site with the finals taking place on the CENTRE COURT stadium. This event is seen as a player development event.

 To qualify for this event you must

• be over 18 years old ( a boys/girls Under 18 event is held on Sunday 31^st July)
• be a resident in Dorset ( including  Bournemouth)
• Not competing in the Main draw at the Classic
• Not taking part in the qualifying competition for the main draw (they will occur simultaneously)

 There will be separate mens and womens events

 Entry fee will be £ 10 per team

To see further details go to our website www.weymouthbeachvolleyball.co.uk or visit our facebook page : Weymouth Beach Volleyball

To enter the Dorset Classic complete the form below with a cheque to the address provided or e mail the details to graemesawyer@yahoo.com and bring your entry fee on the day. Closing date for entries Friday 22^nd July.

ENTRY FORM

I wish to enter the Dorset Beach Volleyball Classic (a section of the Weymouth Beach Classic) to be held on Friday 29^th July 2011.

I am aware play will start at 4pm and that I will have needed to register by 3.30pm.

I wish to enter the mens/ womens event

PLAYER NAMES/ ADDRESSES

PLAYER 1:      Name : _______________________________

Address:______________________________

          _______________________________

          _______________________________

email contact: _________________________

Phone contact_________________________

PLAYER 2:      Name : _______________________________

Address:______________________________

          _______________________________

          _______________________________

email contact: _________________________

Phone contact_________________________

I enclose a cheque for £10 to cover the entry fee

TEAM CAPTAIN SIGNATURE_________________________________

 Either e mail your entry form to: graemesawyer@yahoo.com or post to G.Sawyer, 3, Broughton Crescent, Weymouth, Dorset. Dt4 9AS .

1.6.11 

A defeat in the final saw Terry Oldrid and Jules Stout lose their unbeaten record in this year’s Weymouth Beach League and kept the 2011 league wide open. However, their defeat was no disgrace as it came against Rob Flay the 2010 Weymouth RAF Careers Beach Classic Player of the Tournament who was paying a visit to Weymouth, playing with local veteran Stuart Jeanes who was also on a brief visit to his home town.  The final was an epic match with both sides going point to point.

The first set saw Flay and Jeanes eventually taking the decisive point to win 19-18. The second set was just as close but once again the experience of Flay and Jeanes came through in the vital points as they took the set 17-15 to take the weekly title.

However, the excitement wasn’t just saved for the final, the semi- final also saw an epic confrontation with local Under 18 British Champion Ryan Stout, playing his first event of the season coming up against his dad Jules Stout. The father – son confrontation was another epic but eventually father’s experience proved to be enough as they ran out 17-10 winners to gain a place in the final.

The B series also saw an exciting competition with  Roger Barnett and  David James from Yeovil coming out winners with a comfortable 15-7  win in the final over Paul Hurrell and Costa Constantine. Some of the best matches of the night were two very tight semi finals where 16 year olds Lewis Edwards and Matt Cafer showed their great potential for the future.

The competition continues next Tuesday evening and because each week is a separate competition, new players of all standards are always welcome.

Players need to register on the beach between 6pm and 6.30pm.

24.5.11 

The second week of the Weymouth Beach Volleyball season saw Terry Oldrid and Jules Stout maintaining their 100% record defeating Dom Cosserat and Mike Powell in the final. Dom Cosserat had changed his partner from last week after Elliott Sawyer had to withdraw with a hamstring injury but the pair quickly got into their stride and easily qualified for the final.

 The final was a very tight three set thriller. Oldrid and Stout comfortably won the first set 15-10 but Cosserat and Powell stormed back in the second to win 15-12. This set up a dramatic final set with the power hitting of Oldrid being well contained by the back court play of Coasserat and Powell. Eventually the match came down to the last few points which saw Oldrid and Stout’s hitting just having the edge as they came through to win 15 -13. In third place were Ali Mitchell and Steven Williamson their best ever finish and reflecting the progress they are making.

A nine team event in the B league saw a first win of the season for  Dan  Bessant   and  Dan Cree who defeated   19 year olds Matt Palmer and Andy Carlile in the final 15 -13.

The players will be back again this Tuesday for the third event of the series. However players who haven’t played yet this season or at all can still join the league and are very welcome to register between 6pm-6.30pm on the beach.

19.5.11   

The first week of the Weymouth Beach Volleyball season got underway on Tuesday evening with 40 players competing at different levels.

The A league seemed to be thrown wide open for the season when it was a announced this week that local Under 18 player Ryan Stout has been training in Bournemuth with some of the G.B squad. As a result he will be training with the squad on a Tuesday evening and won’t be able to defend his title he won in 2010.

Without Ryan it was left to dad, Jules Stout, to keep up the family name and playing with Terry Oldrid he duly obliged by beating Elliott Sawyer and Dom Cosserat in the final 15-12 to take an early lead in the race to the title.

However they hadn’t had it all their own way during the evening. 18 year -olds Ali Mitchell and Jaffa Williamson won their first ever A Series match when they defeated Stout and Oldrid in a group match 15-13.  However a defeat in another group match to Sawyer and Cosserat 15-11 meant that  Sawyer and Cosserat beat them to a final spot.

The B Series event saw a first win of the season for Mat Palmer and Mike Kerslake who defeated Martin O’Neill and 16 year old Lewis Edwards in the final 15-12.

The players will be back next Tuesday evening and new teams are very welcome to register on the beach between 6-6.30pm for Week 2

16th May -     A quick reminder -

the weather is looking good and we start on the beach tomorrow.

See you at 6:00 or even better at 5:45 to put up the courts.

Wednesday 27th April

Classic Entries open:

Entry for the 2011 Classic open on Wednesday 4th May on the Volleyball England website at

http://www.volleyballengland.org/Beach/VEBT/event-entry.php

On our event details page you can find out more about the changes to the format for 2011

Welcome to our updated website for 2011.

Over the coming weeks more pages will be added with details of forthcoming events. You can also find us on our new Face book site at: Weymouth beach volleyball group

MAJOR DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 2011

JULY 29th to JULY 31st

The 29th RAF Careers Weymouth Beach Classic will take place from 29th-31st July. A major stop on the VEBT it will attract all Britain's top players as well as players from across Europe. As you can see from the title the RAF have already acknowledged their commitment for another season after the major success of the 2010 event. Further exciting announcements about the event will follow on this page and the 2011 event page.

TUESDAY MAY 17th

The Weymouth beach league for 2011, begins at 6.30pm on May 17th on Weymouth Beach. It will then take place every Tuesday until August. All standards from beginner to expert are catered for, entry is £8 for a 2-a-side team per evening. Prize money for winning teams at each level. Rules and further details will appear on the local league rules and info page shortly.

Look forward to seeing you on the beach.