Club Documents
05
Chairman’s Report 2008/09
 
 
In our 25th season we have again managed to run 3 teams in the Wiltshire Leagues.
To accommodate this, the club has run 3hour Sunday night training sessions to give dedicated training time to each team, and has managed to add in more junior sessions this year.
Players from the club have also played in higher leagues as well as playing for the club ---- A good measure of the club attracting and developing players.
The ‘B’ Team have played in their 1st ever season in the Premiere Division.
The club has again organised all Wiltshire Tournaments this season and the Dave Kinder Cup.
The club has attracted new players to the club at the start and during the season, but some of these players have not remained at the club. We will also loose some players at the end of this season and will hopefully pick up more players at the start of next season.
There have been some social events throughout the year: the Christmas bash, farewell parties, and we are starting to organise the clubs’25th anniversary party. Pub attendance for a social drink after training has not been as good as in previous years probably due to the different split training session finishing times and later finish of the longer session .
Volleyball will continue outdoors throughout the summer on beach and grass, and teams are being entered for various summer tournaments.
The club will also be involved with promoting volleyball to the local community through the Swindon Youth festival and Challenge Swindon.
Last May the club organised the first ever foreign tour to Italy -----In fact the first ever tour ----- and will again venture into Europe ,this time to Austria.       
   The club seems to be in good health, however I believe that for the future the club needs to provide an outlet for higher level players and beginners and juniors if it is to flourish ,as well as being a social and fun club to be in ,while maintaining our ethos that the club exists to develop players to play competitive volleyball. ------- Perhaps this is something we should strive to achieve in the future? As a club we are loosing out on Junior/beginner development with opportunities to play in the League and are we not catering as a club for players to progress beyond the Wilts’ Premier Division. (Although Wiltshire Mavericks are providing an outlet ) 
 
There are lots to think about for the future including how we organise ourselves as a club and how we pay for our volleyball.
 
As I have intonated I am intending to stand down and hand over the reins of the club, (after several years as Chairman a few more injuries and less free time on my hands), to a fresh face whom, has the energy time and commitment to see through some of these ideas and come up with new ideas for the future health of the club. So I would ask that those of you who are not involved with the running of the club to step up to the mark to “do a little bit for your club”.
 
 
Irwin Aiken
Club Chairman 2008/09   
  
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