London Lionhearts Volleyball Club

The 2009/10 season is now OVER, there is no training session or games during the summer, maybe occasionals volleyball in the park every now and then. But don't worry, it all restarts at the end of August for the first trainings and early October for the matches. If you want more information, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Dear Lions!

The first floor of the Yorkshire Grey pub has been booked for our Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Saturday 5th June!
It’s a great pub located near Chancery Lane (5 min walk), Farringdon and Holborn (10 min walk) tube stations.
There will be a TAP at the bar (limited) and FREE food (buffet)! Get there as soon as you can if you don’t want to miss this out.
Note: A symbolic participation of £3 will be required for non-members (for the buffet and a free drink)

Date/Time: Saturday 5th June 2010 @ 5.30pm
Address: Yorkshire Grey Pub, 2 Theobalds Road, London, WC1X 8PN
Map: Google Map


The AGM will start at 5.30pm and we’ll discuss the 2009/10 season and look ahead for the 2010/11 season. We’ll discuss most of the questions and feedback you sent us. If you have any additional comments or ideas to help develop the club, please send an email to Thomas ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) who will mention it on your behalf. Note that some members of the executive committee will not continue next season and we will need more volunteers to keep the club  running.

After the AGM, it will be time for some fun with brief team presentations and awards. Please speak to your coach if you have some awards suggestions (funny or not) for your team. Later in the evening, we can move the party to a nearby club to sweat out the buffet.

See you all on the 5th of June

Nico
On behalf of the executive committee

There will only be one last open session this season, on Sunday 23rd May from 4 to 6pm. This is due to the banks holiday weekends in May (1st and last) and the All Nations Tournament (2nd and 3rd). Please update your calendars.

On Sunday 25th April, Lionhearts Men Premiership played against Malory Eagles (4th in the league) at Bethnal Green.

As usual, the guys started very slowly. A lot of silly mistakes, missed serves and mis-communication; the first set was over in 16 minutes (10-25). In the 2nd set, Thomas gave a few setter tips to Allan, who also calmed down and his accuracy improved dramatically. Thomas (as libero) brought a good and steady defence which opened opportunities to the middle players Jan, Seb and Didzis. A few excellent consecutive rounds gave a comfortable lead to the Lions (18-14) which then stayed on top on the game until the end of the set (25-23). With their pride and confidence back, the Lions were fighting for every ball. But Malory Eagles, still strong, stepped up and gave the Lions a hard time (18-25). With only 1 set to victory, Malory Eagles settled with a 1-2 points lead for most of the 4th set. Until the brave Lionhearts Men gave all they had. Fantastic pick-ups from Thomas, sharp sets from Allan, strong hits from the outsides (Alex, Juan-Carlos and Nico) and a few craters from our new recruit, Didzis "The Flying Man". The whole team played hard and finally won a well deserved 4th set (25-21). At this stage, Malory Eagles moral was at his lowest and their focus gone. Too many mistakes in defence and attack for M.E, the Lions didn't miss that chance to convert this opportunity into points with 8-1 at change of court and a clear victory with 15-8.

Lionhearts Men Premiership finally won their 2nd game this season, 3-2 against Malory Eagles. The team settles now in 5th position. It means that the team is very likely to stay in Premiership next season. But to confirm it, they will need to win their last 2 games against Wapping (Monday 10th May) and Inter (Thursday 13th May).

Malory Eagles Volleyball Club is hosting the "Dig London" volleyball tournament in Regent's Park on Saturday 29th May 2010.

This tournament is the London leg of the Volleyball England VolleyFest tour and entries are open for teams of 6 in men's and women's divisions, as well as U18 boys and girls. They are hoping to offer 2 divisions for the adults and one for the juniors, with prices being £35 and £25 per team respectively.

For more information or entries, check the website at http://diglondon.maloryeagles.org