Volleyball At Ernest Bevin College
The current long-serving volleyball coach at Ernest Bevin College is John Lowney – a well-recognised and respected name in the world of English volleyball; he is an ex-international, now coach of the junior London Squads, as well as coach amongst many other things at the newly formed Malory Eagles Volleyball Club (formerly White Eagles Volleyball Club and London Malory).
Over the years, Ernest Bevin has won many tournaments in volleyball – most notably so in recent years, the U16 Boys Nationals Title (2008). They were succeeded by Newcastle (Staffs) Volleyball Club in 2009. Today, the college is something of a volleyball 'hub' with London teams such as the former London Malory and White Eagles Volleyball Club and the Dulwich Tuskers using it as their home training venue. For a period of time in late 2008, Putney Volleyball Club also used Ernest Bevin as a training venue.
Many of Ernest Bevin's players have gone on to have involvement with the national squads. In recent years, nine Ernest Bevin players have been invited to attend England trials at various age groups. The Ernest Bevin volleyball set-up had strong links with both the former White Eagles Volleyball Club (now Malory Eagles Volleyball Club) and with the Wandsworth Borough Volleyball Squads who compete both at the London Youth Games and at various age-groups in the junior Nationals tournament each year/season.
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