Devils battle to a 3-2 victory

Devils had a full squad to face an experienced Brighton Adora team.  Worthing started brightly with good hitting from Chantelle and Trees and everyone was on their toes back court getting good first balls into Mel and covering the block.  Devils took an early lead, which they never looked like relinquishing.  They finished 25 – 14 winners following a run of 6 points on Sintija serve at 19-14.

Brighton came back in the next two sets with good play back court recycling the ball and slowly picked off the points to win 25 – 15 and 25 – 23 in a tense third set.

In the fourth set both teams started well but Devils kept their heads and started finding the holes.  Again Sintija had a strong service run of 8 points to give the Devils a 12 – 3 lead and with Chantelle covering a lot of court and making good use of the roll down the line Devils took the fourth set, making this their second five setter in two games.

Having won the last set Devils started the final set with the momentum in their favour and kept nosing in front only for Adora to pull level.  At 14-13 finally Chantelle (MVP) claimed the match winning hit.  To end a very good (if nerve racking for spectators) game of volleyball.

Special mention has to go to the spectators who got behind the team.  They helped create a great atmosphere giving the team a boost during some very tight sets.

Demons win 3-0

Demons won their second game of the season 3-0 with a solid team performance against Dolphins2. Strong serving from Sabrina and Cleo helped to close out sets and Cleo claimed her second MVP in two games!

Vipers Win 3-0

With only Mickey missing and Turbo making his debut a full Vipers squad took on Crawley. Vipers started the first set with Damo and Jimmy through the outside, Andrew and Nigel through the middle, Andy setting and Edvin opposite. The Vipers never looked troubled against what appeared to be  Crawley team without some of their players from last season which allowed Mark to mix things up in the second and third set. A good performance, but sterner tests lie ahead for the Vipers. Oh and Damo managed to sneak another MVP!

Jets Go Down Fighting

Jets welcomed back Dom for their second match of the season against new comers and Sussex Cup winners Arun. A great start to the first set saw the Jets push an experienced Arun team very close, but eventually lose by a few points. Another close second set went to Arun, but the Jets were playing the best volleyball I have seen them play with great back court coverage, strong blocking and setting from Martin. With Matt Wilkes starting the third set the Jets built up a good lead and won a well deserved set. More consistent serving, better serve receive (especially against a topspin serve) and experience in Div1 and the Jets might just of pulled an unlikely victory out of the bag. All in all a very encouraging win with MVP going to Matt Lay, but a strong performance of note from Dom plus great jump serving from Martin. It was a good all round performance that left the coach feeling very proud and looking forward to the next match.

 

 

 

 

 





Worthing vs New Forest and Bristol2

The weekend of our first national league match started with us finding out that our referee stand had been given to Lancing and that we were missing an official.  Luckily Freda and Colin kindly agreed to officiate for all three games and Em's dad saved the day by taking  the stand from Worthing High School to Southwick so the match could take place.

Worthing had a full squad of ten players, although Agata couldn't make the first game against New Forest.   Trees, Gemma, Sintija, Chantelle, Emma, and Robyn started with Mel, Sabrina and Amy on the bench.  Worthing began well with good serving and hitting.   Nerves got to a few players in their first national league game and serve receive was a little rushed limiting the setters options.  Some intelligent time outs from the coach helped, but New Forest finished 25 - 15 winners.

In the second set Worthing started with the same team except Sabrina started instead of Gemma.  A better first ball in from everyone meant Robyn could open the middle.   With the middles and outside hitters pulling the block Sintija was having a good set making points through the outside.The third set saw the same starting line up as the second and again the team started well with better communication in serve receive and some immense blocking from Em, which she subtly let everyone know about.  Worthing finish 25-21 winners.

A strong final push from the team with good hitting throughout the team, but especially from Trees and Chantelle at four saw us pip New Forest to the finish 25 - 17.  It was a tight opening to the set and a great game with both teams playing at a very high standard.  The team were helped over the finish by the loudest person there, surprisingly enough that wasn't Em or her mum, but Amelia....WORTHING, WORTHING, WORTHING.  

In the Second Worthing match we played Bristol 2.

After a slow start against New Forest and then watching an epic 5 setter between them and Bristol, Worthing were keen to keep their momentum going and finish the day on a high.

Agata came on as Libero and after only one training session quickly got into the rhythm of the game.  It was good to see that Amy and Mel who hadn't played in the first game kept their focus and when they came on in the second game fitted in straight away with Amy making a couple of kills and Mel setting some great balls. Gemma started to dominate the middle in the second set helping Worthing win the game 3-0.   Sabrina making a run of 8 services in the third set didn't hurt either!

A cracking start to Worthing's first National League season!

Special mention has to go to all the friends and family that came along to support the team and all the volunteer's including SaraH, Steve Wisdom, Zuz, Carl and James for scoring and doing the lines.  Also the feedback on the lunch was very positive, personally I though the ginger cake was a touch!

Trees (somehow) got both the MvP's well played Trees.

Worthing Volleyball Club - Ladies National Team

Back row - Nigel, Agata, Chantelle, Mel, Em, Amy, Brinee
Front row - Trees, Robyn, Gemma. Sintija

Following two successful years winning the Sussex Volleyball League Worthing Volleyball Club has entered a team into the Ladies National League - Division 3 South area.

The team is made up of our Ladies local league first team (The Devils)
Theresa Farley (Captain)
Emma Churcher
Amy Heller
Sabrina Farley
Agata Morris
Sintija Vigante
Gemma Nye
Chantelle Bashford
Mel Jupp
Robyn Wisdom

They are Sponsored by

Jupps Chartered Accountants
County House, 3 Shelley Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1TT  http://www.jupps-uk.com

Jupps Chartered Accountants provide a full range of accountancy services from its convenient town centre location in Worthing, West Sussex, serving local businesses in Worthing, Lancing, Shoreham by Sea and surrounding areas.

Their clients range from private individuals, sole traders and limited companies in a variety of business sectors.

We were also lucky to receive sponsorship from these kind companies.

T.B.M. Cutters Ltd.

http://www.tbmcutters.com

JD Scott Welding services

http://www.scottwelding.com

Flexadux Plastics Ltd

http://www.flexadux.co.uk

Devils vs Dolphins 1 Match report

Away at Dolphins 1 was a tough start to the Devils campaign to retain the Ladies Division 1 title, especially with their first National League game this weekend on everyone’s mind.  They were without Mel and Agata, but had two new squad members.  Sabrina has stepped up from Demons and Robyn has joined from Ashcombe.  The first set started a little scrappy, with the teams trading points until Gemma had a strong run of 6 serves supported by some good blocking from Sabrina to carry Devils to a 27-25 win.

In the second and third set the Devils were getting good first balls in and Robyn continued to vary the sets allowing strong attacks through the middle and by Amy and Chantelle through four, but the Dolphins defence kept recycling the ball and they slowly pulled ahead.  Devils had a spirited come back from 23 – 14 to 25 - 23 in the third set but left it a little late to steal the set and went into the fourth set needing a win to stay in the game.

From the start of the fourth set the energy and tempo picked up on court, with Sintija, Trees and Chantelle finding their range the Devils closed the fourth set comfortably 14 – 25.

In the final set the Devils kept the momentum from the previous set and benefited from Emma’s organisational skills along with strong serving from Chantelle to finish 3 – 15 winners.  Robyn took the first MVP of the season in her first game for the Devils.

Devils Start With 3-2 Win Away At Dolphins

Well done the Devils 3-2 winners away at Dolphins with Robyn picking up MVP. Look forward to a match report.

Vipers Beat East Grinstead 3-0

Vipers welcomed new boy Jimmy to the team (sure I remember him from somewhere?) along with Edvin against East Grinstead at the High School. As ever East Grinstead played very well in defence ensuring the Vipers had to earn every point. It was a good match to start the season and East Grinstead made the Vipers work hard for the victory. Highlights from the game include some strong reverse hits from MVP Damo, good blocking and quick middle attacks from Andrew Crockett once he got fired up in the second.

Jets Win First Div1 Match Against Horsham in a 5 Set Thriller

The Jets were without Dom, but welcomed Josh back to the squad after he tried to remove his thumb at work. Horsham1 has seen a number of changes from the team that finished second in Div1 last year, but they won a tight first set against the Jets who started brightly, but faded towards the end of the set.

Strong words from Martin fired up the Jets who took the second with relative ease and carried the momentum in to the third set to take a 2-1 lead. Horsham responded well in the forth to set up 5th set decider. Jets started very well taking an early lead, however stage fright set in at 13-9 and Horsham came back with a late rally to serve for the match at 14-13. It was a very tense end to the set when the Jets won back the serve and Matt Lay managed to serve out for a 3-2 victory.

Wins for the Jets, Demons, Vipers and Sharks take a set from Brighton

The season started well for Worthing Volleyball club with wins for the Jets in a 5 set thriller, Demons winning 3-1 and the Vipers 3-0. The Sharks lost 3-1 away to Brighton, struggled to field a team, but were helped out by Trees, Chantelle and Sandrine.

The Season Starts This Weekend!!!!!!!!!!

The new volleyball season starts this weekend and all of our clubs are playing!

Sunday 15th September we have...

Home - WHS...
18:00 - Jets vs Horsham
20:00 - Vipers vs East Grinstead

Away - At Brighton and Hove School NOT Lancing Sports Centre
16:00 - Brighton Teela vs Demons
18:00 - Brighton Panthers vs Sharks

Monday 16th September at St Pauls College
20:00 - Dolphin1 vs Devils

Home teams please ensure you have enough players to officiate the other match.

 

Please let me have your match reports and any pictures and I will get the posted straight away.

 

Good luck all teams for another successful season :-)