Competitions
Australian Volleyball League
The Australian Volleyball League is the highest level of competition that is on offer in Australia. Sydney University has entered man’s and women’s teams into this competition for the last 6 years. In 2007 Sydney University Volleyball joined forces with UTS Volleyball to form UTSSU for the newly created WAVL high performance competition. Following this another combined team in the men’s competition was created for representation in the National Volleyball Challenge. In 2008 this partnership is expected to continue and will hopefully see more good results for the team.2008 UTSSU National League Coaches
Head Coach Nam Pham Trainer Julie Kim Assistant Coach Chris Todd Second Assistant Coach Gregor Salvin
2008 Mens AVL Final Draw
The 2008 draw for the Mens Australian Volleyball League has now been released. The first round is in Sydney on October 10th-12th. Sydney Uni and UTSSU would like as much support as possible for our teams so come along and enjoy the great quality matches that will be on display.
| ROUND 1 SYDNEY, NSW | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | To Be Advised | |||
| Date | FRIDAY 10TH - SUNDAY 12TH OCTOBER | |||
| Time | Day | Team | Team | |
| 6 PM | FRI | PIRATES | vs | RANGERS |
| 8 PM | FRI | UTSSU | vs | WA |
| 9 AM | SAT | PIRATES | vs | HEAT |
| 11 AM | SAT | RANGERS | vs | UNI BLUES |
| 1 PM | SAT | UTSSU | vs | HEAT |
| 3 PM | SAT | WA | vs | UNI BLUES |
| 5 PM | SAT | UTSSU | vs | RANGERS |
| 7 PM | SAT | PIRATES | vs | WA |
| 9 AM | SUN | RANGERS | vs | HEAT |
| 11 AM | SUN | PIRATES | vs | UNI BLUES |
| 1 PM | SUN | WA | vs | HEAT |
| 3 PM | SUN | UTSSU | vs | UNI BLUES |
National title for Students
The decision by the women's volleyball clubs at the University of Technology, Sydney and the University of Sydney to enter a combined team in the National League paid dividends when they won the 2008 title on Sunday. UTS-SU were extended to five sets by University Blues from Victoria before winning the national title 3-2 at the Sydney University Sports and Aquatic Centre. Having finished the season with the minor premiership, it was sweet revenge for UTS-SU, who dipped out in the gold medal match against the Blues for the inaugural 2007 title. Volleyball Queensland took out the bronze medal, with Adelaide Centacare Lions finishing fourth and Western Australia finishing fifth.