2012 - 2013
The Norfolk Volleyball Association Development League aims to give new and developing volleyball players a chance to get some match experience in a friendly league. The league is not for players who play in the Local Leagues or higher. Please look on the 2011 link to the left to see who were the winners last year. Current Champions are Spiker Towers (from the Norwich Spikers Club).
Development League 2 - Please read, before you start playing.
Friday 1st Feb - Fri 1st March
Always from 7pm - 10.20pm each on the Friday nights above.
Always in the Haydn Morris Hall at the UEA Sportspark, Norwich.
This five week season costs £30 per team per league (pay on the first night).
There will be three leagues of four teams.
Each team gets three games on each night, playing the others in their league.
If you do well, your team might move up a league.
If you do less well, you might move down a league.
For the first two weeks it will TWO teams up, TWO teams down.
For the last three weeks it will ONE team up, ONE team down.
Each game is timed, using the big digital clocks on the wall in the hall.
Start on the time indicated on the score sheet. (First game starts at 7.10pm)
End after 25mins. If scores are level, play one more point.
In the league 2 points for a win, 1pt if you are WITHIN 10 points of the winners
If teams are level on points, we will count the rallies won.
If teams use local league (or higher standard) players, then they will be the team who are demoted.
Better if the teams uses players from other Development League teams who are Development League players only.
You will referee once or twice each night, obviously when you are not playing.
Referee to the standard being played, do not call slight double touches.
Do be strict on crossing the middle line, for safety purposes.
You are allowed to brush the net, but not to touch the white tape at the top.
Underarm serve only, unless the captain agree differently at the start.
You are allowed one foot on the back line when serving.
MOST IMPORTANT THAT EVERYONE HAS FUN PLAYING IN THE LEAGUE!!!!!!!!
Development League 1 (2012) - Champions = Priory 1
Friday 2nd November - Friday 30th November
Development League 2 (2013) - Champions = Spikers Towers
Friday 1st February - Friday 1st March
Development League 3 (2013)
Friday 19th April - Friday 17th May