Schools Brochure
Development Team
BLAIR PETTIGREW Head of Development
Blair heads the Development teams and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in o schools, colleges, clubs,
MADDY WEBER Foundation Development
Maddy works with Schools, Universities, and Colleges to get as many people playing and loving volleyball as possible. She’s the go-to for Ambassador Courses and Staff CPD.
ADAM PATON Community Development
Adam’s remit is to grow volleyball in communities and schools across Scotland and ensure everyone has a pathway to play as well as opportunities to become coaches and officials.
Ambassadors Course
The Volleyball Ambassadors Course has been carefully designed to provide an introduction to leading a volleyball session in a community and educational environment.
The course is primarily delivered by our Foundation officer over four hours but can be covered in two double periods, and will give pupils the confidence to assist with junior school provision or primary school delivery. It is very popular for schools or local authorities who run leadership academies or offer a SCQF Sports Coaching course. It is recommended that candidates should be 16 years of age to do the course, but there is flexibility around this and can be discussed at the time of booking.
The subsidised course only costs £10 per pupil for affiliated schools, which includes membership for the 2045/25 year. Demand is high and places are limited so get in touch asap to confirm your slot.
Schools Festivals
Schools Festivals are a great opportunity for pupils from different schools to come together and play volleyball against their peers in a fun and friendly environment It’s a fast paced multi game setting, with pupils not playing responsible for scoring and officiating.
West Festivals
S3-4
October 22, 2024
John Wright Sports Centre, East Kilbride
S5-6
November 22, 2024
Kelvin Hall, Glasgow
East Festivals
S3-4
Date TDB
Engage Fitness, Edinburgh
S5-6
Date TDB
Engage Fitness, Edinburgh
North Festival
S3-6
March 6, 2025
RGU Sport, Aberdeen
ABOUT OUR SPONSOR, CASCAYDE
Our School Festival sponsor, Cascayde, is a family-owned business based in Scotland who offer a range of sustainable plastic-free gift wrap, packaging, stationery and household essentials. They are passionate about helping people remove single-use plastics from their day to day lives, and believe that when lots of people make small, positive changes with the environment in mind, it can make a big difference.
Schools Festivals
How to register: Affiliated schools can enter the festival by emailing development@scottishvolleyball.org. The deadline to register is two weeks prior to the date of the festival.
ENTRY RULES GENERAL FORMAT
Morning session
10.00-12.00
Unseeded Pool Play
Lunch (Not provided)
12.00-12.30
Afternoon session
12.30-14.30
Seeded from AM session
Pupils remain responsibility of school staff throughout
All players must be registered SV Tier 3 members
All schools must have current Scottish Volleyball affiliation
Maximum of 4 teams per school (2 per gender for S56)
Teams must be registered by deadline
RULES FOR PLAY TEAM RULES
Games played on a badminton court
Timed matches
Rolling substitutions (max 2)
Refer to Cascayde Schools
Festival Rule Book for Volleyball Rules
S3-4
Teams of 4 (2 male and 2 female players)
Combination of S3-4 pupils
Teams that are off will be expected to score/ref
S5-6
Teams of 6 (same gender)
Combination of S5-6 pupils
Teams that are off will be expected to score/ref
Schools Cups
The 2024 Scottish Cup Final saw 2016 Schools Cup Winner Sean Platts Stobie (James Gillespie’s HS, now NUVOC) make his Senior Scottish Cup Final debut 8 years on!
WHY PLAY SCHOOLS CUP?
The Scottish Schools Cup is one of Scottish Volleyball’s longest running competitions with its Final taking place as part of the National Cup Finals Weekend on the same specialist flooring used for the Scottish Cup Finals.
Whilst early rounds are regionalised, schools in the later rounds play opponents from across Scotland.
REGISTRATION TIMELINE
Schools should email competitions@scottishvolleyball org to enter No entry fee!
Each school must affiliate and players each hold a Tier 3 membership
Entry deadline: 1st October 2024
Semi-Final matches: 12th March 2025
Final: 4th April 2025
Teams will be given ‘play by’ dates for their matches dependent on entry numbers
RULES FINAL
6 v 6 matches over a Women’s height net.
S5-S6 pupils can enter the Cup
Matches are best-of-three sets to 25 points
Hosted as part of the National Cup Finals Weekend
Scheduled between 10am and 3pm on Friday 4th April 2025 in Edinburgh
Tartan Talent Pathway
The Tartan Talent Pathway is Scottish Volleyball’s Junior National Team programme for developing the next Generation of Volleyballers, as well as Coaches Each year Regional sessions are open to those aged 14-19 We encourage teachers and junior coaches to come along to these sessions and learn from our high performance coach. From these sessions, players are selected to participate in further Development and National sessions. For more information, speak to a member of Scottish Volleyball staff or email indoorperformance@scottishvolleyball.org.
REGIONAL
This is where all Tartan Talent athletes start Scottish Volleyball hosts a series of Regional sessions around Scotland perfect for all Juniors, from those who’ve attended before down to those who’ve only played at School. These sessions run primarily from September to October and we recruit from Schools Festivals.
NATIONAL
Multiple times a year, specific National Teams will be selected to train and then compete against other Home Nations, Ireland, European Federations, and Senior Scottish Clubs. Only a few Tartan Talent athletes ever play for Scotland, but many athletes have seen success having come straight from School Volleyball
DEVELOPING
A large group of athletes are selected by National Team coaching staff from Regional sessions to attend a series of Developing sessions These athletes train twice a month and receive a wide-range of off-court training from Anti-Doping to Sport Psychology to Relationships.
COACHING
The Pathway also seeks to develop coaches - both from clubs and teachers delivering volleyball in schools Coaches get formal and informal training, upskilling, and the opportunity to travel away with Scottish National Teams in time Contact Ally Jack on the above email for more information on Coach Development
Tartan Talent Pathway
Teacher CPD
The Scottish Volleyball team can provide Continuous Professional Development (CPD) sessions for Physical Education (PE) teachers nationwide. The development team are frequent presenters at the SATPE Conference and their sessions are consistently well-received.
These sessions can be arranged on in-service days or after ools are affiliated and have past, they have successfully ers from an entire Local Authority
SCHOOL AFFILIATION
£27.50 / SCHOOL
The membership year runs from 1st May to 30th April. Affiliation grants free entry into the Schools’ Cup, Schools Festivals, the opportunity for Teacher CPD and much more!
£10 / CANDIDATE
A four hour course aimed at senior school pupils who will lead volleyball sessions for S1-3 or local primaries This price includes a student membership
SCHOOLS FESTIVAL / CUP
£3.50 / PER PUPIL
Entry to Festival and the Cups is FREE for affiliated schools. Each player requires to be a membership of Scottish Volleyball which is £3 50
TEACHER CPD
FREE CPD is available for both affiliated primary and secondary schools. This is subject to minimum numbers and facility availability
Affiliation Offer
Thanks to our continued partnership with European Volleyball we are delighted to be able to offer the first 20 schools to affiliate, a gift of 12 brand new soft touch Mikasa Volleyballs (£25 rrp each) and two Velcro net bands
Don’t miss out on 12 free volleyballs worth £300! Affiliate today!
