Chairman's Report - 2010/11

  • In our 27th season we have managed to run 3 teams in the Wiltshire Leagues and 1 team in SW Division
  • Training and Teams Results - See Coaches Report
  • Social - See Social Secretary Report.
  • Volleyball has continued outdoors on sand and grass. A tournament on sand has already taken place @ Swindon Coate Water organised by Irwin Aiken. One team has already been registered for Exmouth beach 4’s and another one for Whitfield tournament in Bath, both in July 2011.
  • Regular grass sessions @ Swindon Lydiard Park don’t seem to be very popular this summer as only 2-3 players turn up on a regular basis, we have regular apologies and on two occasions, nobody turned up at all, except the man with the net.
  • It seems as we have not gained any new regular members last season, on the contrary, the number of members have gone down, according to the club secretary’s figures, but A and B team and Juniors would definitely benefit from fresh blood.
  • The club has suffered this season by a loss of its hall due to a fire in December 2010, followed by a continuous search for an adequate training location until training could be resumed again in April @ Lime Kiln. Only a few training sessions could be provided within 4 consecutive months, matches needed to be re-scheduled from evening to daytime and booked at various locations. Club members have not seen each other during this time very often and there was only limited socialising.
  • As a highest priority, I would like to see the club back on its 2 feet again @ its home venue in Wootton Bassett Lime Kiln Sports Centre, every Sunday, either from 6-9pm or 7-10pm, with regular juniors/team training sessions and all-member-sessions and high attendance.
  • With regular indoor sessions and of course other basic stuff, such as keeping our Website up-to-date, by being successful in our leagues/divisions and by socialising on a regular basis with our club mates, just to name a few, we can get the club to its original state and perhaps win new club members and also keep the ones we have. I would also like to go a step further and recommend new club shirts to freshen up the club’s ‘image’ (if our finances allow).
  • Regular outdoor sessions in summer are very important, not only to have fun or to stay fit, but also to find new members, too. We need to discuss if Lydiard Park should be discontinued or simply be changed to a different day/time. Someone suggested Sunday evening… Any other ideas welcome!
Last but not least…
  • Outdoor sessions would benefit from club banners which could easily be carried together with the outdoor nets and stuck in the ground. We had lots of spectators watching us playing @ Swindon Coate Water 2 weeks ago. It would have been nice if we had a banner with our club name & logo put up on that day.
Jorg Steimer
Chairman WBVC