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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2019 16:29:37 GMT -5
I've ditched my forum name of 'UK Volleyball Fan' as some people thought I was a Kentucky fan! Absolutely not - I'm 100% Penn State, so I've changed my name to 'England Penn State Fan' No confusion with that one! Great to see 6 Lions victories out of the last 7 matches. Next up Michigan then Michigan State. Thrilled to see that ESPN are screening the Michigan State game live so I'll be able to watch that one on Sunday 7pm (British time). Looking further ahead, can anyone tell me when the 2020 fixtures are out? I'm thinking late June, early July. Can't book flights until I know the Rec Hall match dates. Love this pic - thanks for your time Russ  |
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Post by ethankasales on Oct 15, 2019 21:43:50 GMT -5
David, this year the program announced its schedule on June 5 so I would expect a similar time frame for this coming season. Glad to hear you enjoyed your experience at Rec Hall!
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Post by traveler on Oct 16, 2019 17:02:51 GMT -5
One other note: check back here. Some of us are absolutely starving for WVB by May...and we start to glean anything we can about the season. We find PSU is one of the last in the B1G to post its schedule. We'll post info from others when they show theirs.
As for the spring season...we're still unhappy about lack of info on that!
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Post by traveler on Oct 20, 2019 11:23:16 GMT -5
We note that US collegiate players often transition to the pro ranks...but the majority go to Europe for the opportunity. No pro WVB in the US (not counting PR).
But I'm not sure I've seen any pro WVB in the UK.
What can you tell us about the state of pro WVB on your side of the pond and, in particular, the UK?
thanks!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2019 12:09:08 GMT -5
We note that US collegiate players often transition to the pro ranks...but the majority go to Europe for the opportunity. No pro WVB in the US (not counting PR). But I'm not sure I've seen any pro WVB in the UK. What can you tell us about the state of pro WVB on your side of the pond and, in particular, the UK? thanks! There are very strong professional volleyball leagues throughout Europe but sadly not in the UK. We have a National Volleyball League structure but the standard is poor below the top (Super) leagues. Most of the top England International players sign up for European professional clubs. I don't know if the English Super League players are paid but if they are, it won't be much. My local womens team, Nottingham University, are in the Super League and I went to see their first match of the season last weekend. They have some Americans in their squad and played quite well in a 3-1 win against a team from London, but the overall standard was nothing like as good as Penn State. I have said to several people during and after my Penn State visit that any of the top 25 NCAA womens teams would easily beat the England Senior National team. There is zero TV coverage here - the last time I saw volleyball on the major TV channels was during the London Olympics in 2012. There are very few spectators at even the top matches - there were about 30 at the Nottingham University match which I think is unforgiveable considering Nottingham has two big universities with a total student population of about 60,000 - many of whom come from overseas volleyball-playing countries. Clearly they don't publicise their matches around campus. On the plus side, junior volleyball does seem to be growing and the standard of the national junior finals last year was probably the best I've ever seen. Also on the plus side, I understand last years National Mens Champions (Polonia, London) are taking part in the European Champions League this year and have heavily publicised their forthcoming opening home match. Here's a link to the Volleyball England website so you can have a more detailed look if you wish. www.volleyballengland.org/news |
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Post by nitneliun on Oct 23, 2019 23:15:49 GMT -5
We note that US collegiate players often transition to the pro ranks...but the majority go to Europe for the opportunity. No pro WVB in the US (not counting PR). But I'm not sure I've seen any pro WVB in the UK. What can you tell us about the state of pro WVB on your side of the pond and, in particular, the UK? thanks! There are very strong professional volleyball leagues throughout Europe but sadly not in the UK. We have a National Volleyball League structure but the standard is poor below the top (Super) leagues. Most of the top England International players sign up for European professional clubs. I don't know if the English Super League players are paid but if they are, it won't be much. My local womens team, Nottingham University, are in the Super League and I went to see their first match of the season last weekend. They have some Americans in their squad and played quite well in a 3-1 win against a team from London, but the overall standard was nothing like as good as Penn State. I have said to several people during and after my Penn State visit that any of the top 25 NCAA womens teams would easily beat the England Senior National team. There is zero TV coverage here - the last time I saw volleyball on the major TV channels was during the London Olympics in 2012. There are very few spectators at even the top matches - there were about 30 at the Nottingham University match which I think is unforgiveable considering Nottingham has two big universities with a total student population of about 60,000 - many of whom come from overseas volleyball-playing countries. Clearly they don't publicise their matches around campus. On the plus side, junior volleyball does seem to be growing and the standard of the national junior finals last year was probably the best I've ever seen. Also on the plus side, I understand last years National Mens Champions (Polonia, London) are taking part in the European Champions League this year and have heavily publicised their forthcoming opening home match. Here's a link to the Volleyball England website so you can have a more detailed look if you wish. www.volleyballengland.org/newsI remember the England team did better than expected at the 2012 Olympics and there was some optimism that their performance would result in greater support from the British Olympic Cmte. I also remember the disappointment when that support never happened. |
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Post by elliotberton on Oct 24, 2019 12:00:52 GMT -5
So on BTN last night, they showed a fan attending from Germany. Apparently, England Penn State Fan is starting a trend in Europe!
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Post by stillkicking on Oct 24, 2019 17:17:42 GMT -5
So on BTN last night, they showed a fan attending from Germany. Apparently, England Penn State Fan is starting a trend in Europe! We can only hope. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2019 10:49:48 GMT -5
So on BTN last night, they showed a fan attending from Germany. Apparently, England Penn State Fan is starting a trend in Europe! We can only hope. Next year I'll tell BTN I'm coming!! |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2019 10:58:11 GMT -5
There are very strong professional volleyball leagues throughout Europe but sadly not in the UK. We have a National Volleyball League structure but the standard is poor below the top (Super) leagues. Most of the top England International players sign up for European professional clubs. I don't know if the English Super League players are paid but if they are, it won't be much. My local womens team, Nottingham University, are in the Super League and I went to see their first match of the season last weekend. They have some Americans in their squad and played quite well in a 3-1 win against a team from London, but the overall standard was nothing like as good as Penn State. I have said to several people during and after my Penn State visit that any of the top 25 NCAA womens teams would easily beat the England Senior National team. There is zero TV coverage here - the last time I saw volleyball on the major TV channels was during the London Olympics in 2012. There are very few spectators at even the top matches - there were about 30 at the Nottingham University match which I think is unforgiveable considering Nottingham has two big universities with a total student population of about 60,000 - many of whom come from overseas volleyball-playing countries. Clearly they don't publicise their matches around campus. On the plus side, junior volleyball does seem to be growing and the standard of the national junior finals last year was probably the best I've ever seen. Also on the plus side, I understand last years National Mens Champions (Polonia, London) are taking part in the European Champions League this year and have heavily publicised their forthcoming opening home match. Here's a link to the Volleyball England website so you can have a more detailed look if you wish. www.volleyballengland.org/newsI remember the England team did better than expected at the 2012 Olympics and there was some optimism that their performance would result in greater support from the British Olympic Cmte. I also remember the disappointment when that support never happened. Yes they surprised everybody - I think they made the last 16 or possibly even the quarter-finals. It was an amazing achievement for a team that only qualified because they were the host nation. Despite their success they were never going to get funding because realistically they had no chance of qualifying for the 2016 Olympics. |
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