Coaching Archives - Scottish Volleyball

FIVB Beach Volleyball Coaches Course

Scottish Volleyball, in partnership with FIVB, are delighted to announce their first ever International Beach Volleyball Coaches course from 29th March to 12th April. The course is an opportunity for our current and future coaches to receive the best…

Courses Development Safeguarding 27 March 2020

Child Protection & Wellbeing in Sport (Virtual Course)

In these difficult times of isolation, Scottish Volleyball is offering coaches and clubs the opportunity to upskill their understanding of Child Protection by hosting an Online Child Protection & Wellbeing in Sport (CWPS) course in partnership with sportscotland via…

Coaching General Local Volleyball SVA Business 24 March 2020

Coach of the year success!

Coach of the year success, Considering recent events that have taken over our daily lives and brought our sport to a halt so it’s good to get some good news. Every year there are a multitude of awards ceremonies that…

Clubs Coaching Events General Inclusion Local Volleyball School University 4 March 2020

Dig It programme a great success!

Volleyball for Scotland in conjunction with the Scottish Volleyball Association and a number of regional partners are delighted to announce that the new branded recreational volleyball programme is continuing to expand. The programme developed and piloted by the…

Coaching Courses Events General Local Volleyball School 28 February 2020

Physical Education Teachers CPD

Physical Education Teachers CPD weekend by the SVA We are delighted to re-introduce the extremely popular learning weekend for all physical education teaching staff and students in Scotland. The weekend event hosted by sportscotland at the newly refurbished National…

Coaching Courses General Local Volleyball 27 February 2020

Level 1 Coaching Course

SVA Coach Education programme The Scottish Volleyball Association, in partnership with KA Leisure, is delighted to present the Level 1 Coaching Course. Level 1 course content; The SVA Level 1 course indoors examines the skills associated with ‘How 2 ‘coach, and…

Clubs Events General Inclusion School 3 February 2020

Under 16 Development Day

Sunday 26th January saw the premier of the brand new, multi-club U16 development day series. In the absence an U16 league this season, club coaches at Caledonia West and City of Edinburgh Volleyball Club decided to collaborate in order…

Clubs Coaching Courses Events Inclusion Sitting 27 November 2019

University Students Deliver Inclusion Session

On Sunday 24th November the University of Edinburgh Volleyball Club ran its first ever Low Intensity Inclusive Taster session. The event was accessible and open to all members of the community with no previous experience of sports necessary. Throughout…

Coaching General 11 November 2019

Coaching Network Meeting

The coaching landscape in Scotland is changing. Several years ago Scottish Volleyball opted out of the UKCC awarding body and developed our own qualification framework. From March 2020, sportscotland are also opting out of the UKCC awards. A new…

Coaching Courses General Local Volleyball SVA Business 15 October 2019

Parental approval for the nation’s coaches

UK Coaching, the lead agency for coaching in the UK, has released new research, which suggests that parental perceptions of coaching are overwhelmingly positive. Majority of parents have a positive relationship with their child’s coach Over 90% of…