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BVC Wick Tournament 2006
This year BVC is 20 years old. To celebrate this, the club organised a small tournament for teams from the local area. 9 teams took part in total, with each team playing eachother on the saturday, then the top 3 teams playing off to decide the overall winner on the sunday. This was a bit of an experiment as BVC had never organised anything like this before. But with tournament ubermeister Clive Stains at the Helm, it turned out to be a huge success. It was held at Wick FC's sports ground, in Wick on the outskirts of Bristol. This turned out to be the ideal tournament venue, with plenty of room of loads of volleyball courts and camping, a clubhouse on site (with the obligatory well-stocked bar), and beautiful scenery (helped by the perfect weather).
As the club was formed in the 80's, it seemed fitting to make this the theme for the whole weekend, which led to some 'interesting' costumes at the 80's-themed party on the saturday night, as well as during the games themselves. Whether some of the items were hired or really from people's actual wardrobes, we simply do not want to know!
As well as being fun, the weekend featured a good standard of volleyball, ranging from local league clubs, to teams with National League players.
As well as celebrating BVC's 20th birthday, the tournament also raised £434 for the Ability Sports Association charity. With it proving such a success, it is hoped that the Wick tournament will become a regular fixture on the volleyball calendar, with next year's being bigger and better than ever.
Final Rankings:
1. Speedwell
2= Bristol Wing Hitters
2= Bemi Bouncers
4. Covert Ops
5. Finest Young Cannibals
6. Clevedon Spoons
7. The Chill
8. Bath
9. Bristol Bandits
Report: Chris Beer
Photos: Jirka Vejrazka
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