Page 1344 - Week 04 - Thursday, 8 May 2014

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(1) Volleyball ACT (VACT) membership numbers for the previous four years are as follows:

2010 – 1137 members;

2011 – 1275 members;

2012 – 1952 members; and

2013 – 2609 members.

VACT has three membership categories, as used by all state and territory volleyball associations and accepted by the Australian Sports Commission, as follows:

full member (someone who plays more than three times a year);

associate member (coach, associate, match official), and

casual member (training only – not captured in participation figures but recognised as a member, tournament play, school cups etc.).

(2) Detailed membership data for beach volleyball participants has only been recorded by VACT since 2013. Prior to this VACT’s membership data did not distinguish between indoor and beach volleyball members.

(3) In 2013, VACT had 1016 beach volleyball members including 357 Full members and 659 Casual members. Of the Casual members, a number of them take part in training sessions only and do not participate in competitions or tournaments.

(4) The 2609 members in 2013 were categorised as follows:

1578 Full members;

159 Associate members; and

872 Casual members.

(5) There are six volleyball clubs affiliated with VACT:

ADFA Patriots;

ANU Phoenix;

Belconnen Volleyball Club;

ACT Dragons;

Canberra Hornets; and

Tuggeranong Panthers.

(6) Each of the six affiliated volleyball clubs include beach volleyball participants. Full beach volleyball membership with VACT includes membership with the participants’ nominated club.

(7) The following indoor volleyball and beach volleyball competitions are currently offered by VACT:

Indoor

Competition/Tournament

When Held

Participants (each team has up to 12 players)

Open & Recreational Leagues

April – June

July - October

44 teams

Canberra Volleyball League (elite level competition)

April – June

July – August

25 teams

School Cup

August

15 teams

College Cup

August

10 teams


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