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2021 VBVA SYDNEY CAMP

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Every Labor Day long weekend in March…

a crew of our best players head up to Sydney for a relaxed weekend. They soak up the sunshine, eat sushi, watch movies, swim, and enjoy the slow pace of the Northern Beaches…

Well… kinda. If you choose not to mention the exhaustive training sessions, sand dune runs, crawls, jumps and panther steps. The hours’ long hustle, diving, hitting, and chasing… or the full day of games nestled in between.

The annual VBVA Sydney Camp has, for the past 6 years, been among the most enjoyable camps this crew will ever attend, but… it’s also quite possibly the most tiring.

Below is the official video of the camp for 2021… you’ll also find every match from the NEWPORT BEACH CLASSIC on the homepage.

Bring on 2022!

Want to watch the NEWPORT BEACH CLASSIC? You’ll find all the videos, teams and tournament breakdown here

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VBVA 2020 SYDNEY CAMP VIDEO IS UP…

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For those of you who are unaware, VBVA takes a crew of it’s older juniors up to the Northern Beaches of Sydney in March of each year, for four days of extensive training and game play.

The aim is to push through improvements in technique and play by immersing the kids in the game for consecutive days. It also helps to prepare them for Australian Junior Nationals, which usually run in the immediate weeks following the camp.

As much as we aim to make it intensive, almost as much of the time is spent on the kids bonding.

For more information, or if you want to get your child involved in beach volleyball, email us at bam@vbva.com.au

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2019 VBVA SYDNEY CAMP REVIEW!

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Here it is… the video that proves just how much fun – and training – happens when we take our crew up to Sydney for a long weekend.

This was the fourth annual camp, and for Nick, Lucia, Laura, Dallas, Tommy, Joey, Arki, Evie, Charlotte, Sammy and Judah, it was all about making the 2019 installment better than their predecessors.

As an example, with the Palm Beach sand dunes, the 2019 crew managed to beat the total number of laps set by the 2018 group (377/34pp) by 180, pulling out a whopping 557 laps! An average of 46 per person, which even when you remove the two standouts – Dallas (69) and Joey (65) – an average of 42 laps still sits well above 2018.

Lucia, Joey and Nick post-Palm Beach sand dunes

To think… The 2017 (276/23pp) group smashed the 2016 (174/17pp) total, but itself was smashed by the 2018 group, of which Blake managed 54. One wonders how regularly Dallas mentioned his haul of 69 laps to his big brother… and whether it still gets a mention.

The sand dunes were closely followed by the most intense 3 hour session this crew would endure for the entire season. Working on fitness and technique… and how to keep your technique under extreme duress.

Extreme training session, fitness component

Sunday, upon us so quickly, brought with it ‘The Newport Beach Classic’. Four teams of three playing (in pairs) across a double elimination format, with side-out points. Bragging rights went to Lucia, Dallas and Tommy.

Laura drop pokes in front of Evie… as Joey looks on; wondering whether he over-cooked that set.
2019 Newport Beach Classic draw

From Newport to Manly, and World Tour 3* event in conjunction with Volleyfest. The best players to visit Australian shores since the 2000 Olympics… and they did not disappoint. The best part was we had front row seats for the entire list of semi-finals matches. Unbelievable players, and one great big smacking of incentive for the crew. They met their idols and, in the case of Nick, received a signed singlet from his man-crush Stafford Slick.

Left: Nick and Stafford Slick having a chat | Right: The crew in the bus!

Sushi Train, a whole lot of curry flavoured milk and little, to no sleep later, the crew were off to Manly for one last training session before heading back to Melbourne.

Always exhausting, always fun… thanks to the kids who made this weekend an absolute blast. Big plans are already in the pipeline for Sydney Camp 2020.

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VBVA SYDNEY CAMP 2016 VIDEOS

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VBVA SYDNEY CAMP 2016 – 3 DAYS IN 3 MINUTES

From water training at Collaroy beach, to sand dune slope runs in Summer Bay (Palm Beach). Hustle drills on Newport beach, to game drills in Manly with the NSW Centre of Excellence.

Throw in the Asian Champs across the whole long weekend… bring on the 2017 camp!

COACHES: Bam and Ron

PLAYERS: Alba, Eliza, Zeb, Blake, Linus, Jemima, Jez and Shelby

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PALM BEACH SAND DUNES

Almost 100 metres of soft, deep sand sitting on a 40 degree slope. The crew (10) set a team target of 70 slope runs… They managed 143!

Massive props to Zeb and Blake; the youngest members of the crew, pulling out the most individual runs. The bar has been set for the 2017 crew.

COACHES: Bam & Ron
PLAYERS: Jez, Alba, Eliza, Zeb, Blake, Jemima, Linus and Shelby

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