We are delighted to announce that 2nd annual Brian Kendall U17 cup was again a great success!

Four clubs sent their juniors to our tournament: Frodsham Flames VC, Preston Panthers VC, Warrington VC and Wirral VC.

Courts were filled with laughter, teamwork and most importantly a very positive attitude!!!

All the juniors played some amazing volleyball, leaving their hearts on court.

Congratulations to the champions this season:

• U17 Boys : Preston Panthers VC

• U17 Girls : Preston Panthers VC

See you all next year!!!
Dagmara

SOME PHOTOS FROM THE DAY

We are excited to host an U17 Tournament this year for Boys and Girls!

Sunday 19th April 2026
09:30 – 12:30 – Boys Tournament
13:00 – 16:00 – Girls Tournament

Birchwood Tennis Complex
Benson Rd, Birchwood, Warrington
WA3 7PQ

Cost per team – £40

Please enter by using the link to form below, and making payment using the bank details below to confirm your entry.

Reference – U17 + Team Name
Bank: Virgin Money
Account name: Merseyside Volleyball League
Account no: 46738180
Sort code: 05-09-65

*** DEADLINE FOR ENTRY IS 15 APRIL ***

Some photos from last year:

Grade 4 Referee Course
10 May 2026 – 10:00 – 18:00
Birchwood Community Hub – Warrington

This course is now OPEN on the Volleyball England website for registration.

To improve the refereeing standard across the MVL, and to keep up with all the latest rule changes, we would encourage as many people as possible to attend this – ideally at least  one person from each club.

The MVL intends to provide a level of subsidy for each MVL player/official on the course, which will reimbursed once the course is complete.

Details of what is covered in this one day course can be found using this LINK

To REGISTER for the course, please follow the process below:

1. Go to the EVENTS PAGE on the volleyzone website
2. Select GRADE 4 REFEREE COURSE
   then  GRADE 4 REFEREE COURSE ¦ WARRINGTON ¦ WA3 7PQ using the 2 dropdowns then click SEARCH
3. Note that you will need a Sportlomo / Volleyzone account to be able to proceed to register on the course. If you do not have an account, the please first follow the steps in this LINK
4. Click REGISTER on the Warrington course 
5. Login to Sportlomo again if necessary and then enter your details to register and pay for the course.
6. You should receive an email to confirm your registration 

If you have any issues with the registration process then please contact:

Manos Zarkos
Coaching & Workforce Placement Officer
Volleyball England
01509 974700
refereeing@volleyballengland.org

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Referee Course 10th May 2026 at Birchwood Leisure Centre

This course will be advertised on the Volleyball England website in the coming weeks.   We will let you know when it is available.

To register for the course you will need to do so on the VE website, and you will need to create a Volleyball England volley zone account to do this.  I suggest that you create the account ahead of it going live. Once it is live you can register and pay to secure your place.

The MVL is currently looking at what funds are available to subsidise this course for MVL members.

We need a minimum of 14 for the course to be viable with a maximum of 18.

I would strongly request that at least 1 person from each club attends.

Members of the MVL committee have committed to attend to lead the way. Given that FIVB rules have been changed recently and are probably going to change again in the future, it is important that we fill this course and perhaps look to run a course as an annual event.

More details will be posted as they become available.

Andy Fuller

We appreciate that you probably already load your match videos to your own club YouTube channel, and it will be duplicate effort to also upload them to the MVL channel.

We therefore thought it might be easier to just add a link to your existing video to a playlist on the MVL channel.

If you are interested in doing so, please use this FORM to send the URL of your videos.

Please feel free send the link to any other matches earlier this season so they can also be added. 

Note that there will be a prize of a match ball for the most videos uploaded to the channel at the end of the season! 

Thanks

We are pleased to announce the launch of the MVL YouTube Channel!

MVL Channel

The idea is to create a centralised channel where any match videos taken by MVL teams can be uploaded and shared with the wider MVL community.

If you are interested in uploading your videos, then please use the form below to request editor access to the channel. 

Please only register one editor per team.

Register Here

ENTRY FORM

Please see below for the draft agenda for the upcoming AGM.

If anyone has any other points that you would like to raise, then please let us know ASAP.

Tuesday 30th SEPTEMBER at 7:00pM
Alder Sports Club, L12 2AY

The MVL AGM and fixture meeting will be held on  Tue 30th Sep at Alder Sports Club starting at 7:00pm.
All teams wishing to play in the league in 2025-26 must attend. 

ENTRY CONFIRMATION

Please confirm ASAP that your team wishes to continue to play in the MVL in the upcoming season 2025/26, by completing the Team Registration form on the website below:

TEAM REGISTRATION

Even if you have not settled all details yet, please complete the form with at least your team name and preferred division to allow us to plan the league structure prior to the AGM.

Feel free to circulate this information to any other club/team you think might want to join the league.
Ask them to complete the Team Registration form or to contact myself or Andy Fuller if they want to discuss it further.

Chairman
Andy Fuller: <afuller704@gmail.com>, 07931 701036

BEFORE THE AGM

1. A questionnaire should have already been circulated to all clubs asking for feedback on a couple of issues (medals, mixed league, Spond).  It is really important that all teams respond to this ASAP so that we have a clear view on these points prior to the AGM.  Link to the form is HERE
2. Rule Changes
   If you wish to propose changes to any existing rules or put forward any new rules you should submit your proposals to the league secretary at least 2 weeks before the AGM so your suggestions can be circulated with the AGM papers.
3. Elections
   Committee posts are subject to election every year. Nominations for existing posts or proposals for new posts should be submitted to the league chairman at least a week in advance. Nominees may speak to present their case at the AGM before voting takes place.  We obviously need to fill 2 key posts this year: Secretary and Communications Officer
4. Team Entry Form
   Before the meeting each team must complete the league entry form on the Merseyside Volleyball League website (https://www.merseyvolley.co.uk/teamregistration/) , with full contact information and details of proposed venues and home match days and times. Entries are now open.

A couple of other points:

1. INSURANCE

   Just a reminder that insurance coverage is mandatory for all volleyball clubs and their members. Proper insurance ensures the safety and protection of players, coaches, officials, and the club itself in the event of accidents, injuries, or unforeseen incidents.
   If you have not already arranged your insurance, please can you look to do so as soon as possible.

2. ALAN BELL REMEMBRANCE

   A Remembrance gathering for Alan Bell with take place on Friday 19th September 6.30pm onwards at the Cheshire County Sports Club. 
   Alan’s wife Sue is providing some catering and needs to know roughly how many will be there, so please could you let Andy Fuller know if you plan to attend.