About SAVC
The South Adelaide Volleyball Club was formed in 1987 via the merger of Eastwood Men's Volleyball Club and the Estonia Volleyball Club Women's team. In 2012 we will be celebrating the Club's 25th Anniversary.
South Adelaide Volleyball Club is affilated with Volleyball South Australia and one of six Clubs competing in the South Australian State League Volleyball Competition. At present the Club currently has approximately 120 athletes participating in 12 teams, ranging from State League through to Junior League. We also have a number of members who are previous players and still participate in various Masters Competitions under the South Adelaide banner.
Since 2004 the Club has been based at Westminster School Gymnasium on Tuesday and Thursday nights. The Westminster Gymnasium is state of the art, with more than enough room for 3 courts and a fantastic sprung polished wooden floor. This training facility provides our athletes with a great place to train for Friday Night and Saturday matches.
In 2005 we started an affiliation with Hallett Cove R-12 School which has built a stronger base of players for the Club's future. This partnership sees support and coaching staff provided to Hallett Cove and in turn it gives Hallett Cove athletes a pathway to playing State League Volleyball.
South Adelaide Volleyball Club has a strong commitment to becoming South Australia's Number 1 Club both in playing success at elite levels and development of all junior and senior athletes. Each year we attend numerous tournaments around Australia. Annually we enter the Annual Seaside Volleyball Tournament held in Warrnambool, the Mt Lofty Skins tournament and the South Australian Country Open in Renmark. We also enter biannually in the Arafura Games which is held in Darwin. This sees countries around the Arafura Sea and around Australia competing against each other in a large range of sports. South Adelaide has attended this event since 2001 and given our athletes the chance to play against different teams and athletes from the Australasian area. We will be contesting the 2011 Arafura Games which is being held from the 7th of May to the 14th of May.
Over the years the Club has produced many players that have continued their careers at a national level in both Indoor and Beach Volleyball. We have also had a member who has attended college in the USA on a Volleyball Scholarship. We actively encourage our members to seek elite playing opportunities and support them in any way we can.
Since 2002, South has had members playing in the Australian Volleyball League which includes other Club teams from all over Australia. In addition we also have many junior athletes and coaches attending the Australian National Junior Championships held each year around Australia.
South Adelaide Volleyball Club has a passion for the sport and a very social culture. We encourage our members to attend social functions, be a part of official Club fundraising and attend Volleyball tournaments as much as possible.
South Adelaide Volleyball Club has been very competitive since it's creation in 1987 and each year develops into an even stronger Club.
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