There has been a change to advertised tournaments and structure for the Volley South representative season.

• Please see the names below for each age group and squad training.
• You must trial and be selected in April/May 2022 to be a part of this program
• Program- June 2022- June 2023, this is a 12-month development representative program as laid out below with dates and commitment.
• We have a build-up of two tournaments, and possibly some interchanges regionally, and local competitions, then the pinnacle is 2023, and these rep players carry through.
• We name squads, then move into A & B teams. A’s go to IPC and International academy tournaments, everyone attends the lower South Island tournament
• Talent ID for NZ and South Island teams

3 tournaments for the age group representative season

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Tournament 1

Lower South Island Festival

 17-18 September 2022 - Lower South Island tournament against Otago/ Aoraki v South is now a two-day tournament to be held in Invercargill.

Train June-Sept

1. No cost for entry to all players, as Volley South has funding for the courts
2. Training costs – are only for courts for training purposes that charge us:
   1. IE Wanaka u15 free
   2. . Invercargill stadium or Queenstown event centre 1.5-hour court is $55.50 per hour / court/ team x 10 weeks of training = $55.50 per player for courts plus a $14.50 fee for usage of equipment/ uniforms. $70.00
3. Representative association fee is $50.00
4. If required
   1. hoodie (same as 2021) $41.50
   2. tee shirt (same as 2021) $18.50
5. Coaches and parent help are volunteers- no charge
6. Wanaka u15 team & Queenstown – travel to Invercargill and accommodation and food will be worked out with the teams​​​​​​​

Tournament 2

Jan 2023, International volleyball academy, Hawkes Bay

– closed invite-only tournament –u17 and u19 A teams only. Play against Australian, Philippines, and Hawkes Bay and South teams

Train Sept-Jan

1. Training costs – are only for courts for training purposes that charge us:
   1. . Invercargill stadium or Queenstown event centre 1.5-hour court is $55.50 per hour / court/ team x 10 weeks of training = $55.50 per player for courts plus a $14.50 fee for usage of equipment/ uniforms. $70.00
2. The representative association fee is $50.00
3. If required
   1. hoodie (same as 2021) $41.50
   2. tee shirt (same as 2021) $18.50
4. Coaches and parent help are volunteers- no charge
5. Flights to Hawkes Bay to be confirmed
6. Accommodation, food, transport to be confirmed
7. Funding and fundraisers will be done

Tournament 3

What we are building for - Volleyball NZ, IPC, Queens birthday weekend 3-7 June 2023, Wellington

The best of the best in each grade, only one team per grade per gender.

Train March-June

1. Training costs – are only for courts for training purposes that charge us:
   1. . Invercargill stadium or Queenstown event centre 1.5-hour court is $55.50 per hour / court/ team x 10 weeks of training = $55.50 per player for courts plus a $14.50 fee for usage of equipment/ uniforms. $70.00
2. Representative association fee $50.00
3. If required
   1. hoodie (same as 2021) $41.50
   2. tee shirt (same as 2021) $18.50
4. Coaches and parent help are volunteers- no charge
5. Flights to Wellington To be confirmed
6. Accommodation, food, transport to be confirmed
7. Funding and fundraisers will be done

​​​​​​​New Zealand Provincial Volleyball Championships

Represent your entire region as the one and only team for each grade

Regional and National pathway

Volleyball NZ IPC 

Volleyball New Zealand is made up of 15 regional associations.

The New Zealand Provincial Volleyball Championships is an opportunity for these associations to fight it out across 4 age groups, Under 17, Under 19, Under 21 and Open.

The New Zealand Provincial Volleyball Championships is contested annually on the 3 days of Queen's Birthday weekend.

​​​​​​​Volley South will only be sending Open men and women in 2022, 2023

All four age groups in 2023, the 2022 rep program will build to this

• Playing dates: 4 - 6 June 2022
• Travel dates 3-7th June 2022
• Team Signoff: 3 June Friday 6 pm
• 4-day tour costs to come & fundraising 
• Technical meeting: 3 June Friday 7 pm Room above Wishbone
•  Venue:  ASB Sports Centre, Kilbirnie, Wellington

Regions must Register by 5 April - 6 May Registration must be done by the Regional Association

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TRAINING SCHEDULE

Invercargill - Sundays   @ ILT Stadium Southland 

10 am-1 pm - Flyers, Blockers, South Men B, Stars courts 3,4,5,8,9,10

130-4 pm Comets, Spikers, Stars. Emeralds, Sapphires, Angel's courts 3,4,5,8,9,10

1. 26 June
2. 31^st July
3. 7, August
4.  14 August
5.  21, August
6. 28 August,
7. 4, September
8. 11 September

Tournament - 17-18 September tournament in Invercargill 2 days, info to the left 

Wanaka

• Mt Aspiring school u15 girls - lunchtime - Olivia Jones
• Team to be named - training starts June 

Southern Lakes and Central Otago- Sundays & Wednesdays @Queenstown Event Centre

• May to June here - more to come -HItters, Gems, Diamonds, Lakers,  Open women /men