GORSE GETS HEALTHY
I just wanted to share some very exciting news. On Saturday 09/04, Volleyball England hosted the third and final round of the 2022 Grand Prix National Junior Championship series at the National Volleyball Centre in Kettering. We are pleased to share the U15s boys Leeds Gorse Volleyball team placed third…
Read moreThe Gorse Volleyball Club has kicked off 2022 with a bang! First, we have welcomed new volleyball coach, Pete Makowski, who also has links with Leeds Gorse Volleyball Club, Yorkshire Volleyball, Skyball (beach volleyball) and the England Cadets! The students have enjoyed working with him alongside our head coach, Elaine…
Read moreVolleyball is rapidly growing across The GORSE Academies Trust! We’ve record numbers in terms of participation during extracurricular clubs, a high-performance extracurricular club has launched across secondaries and we’ve even started The GORSE Volleyball League (TGVL)! This is the first youth volleyball league to exist in Yorkshire, and is offering…
Read moreFancy representing Leeds? The Leeds Gorse Volleyball Club is recruiting and training up new players for the 2021-2022 season! Partnered with The Gorse Volleyball Club, the city club is primarily run out of The Ruth Gorse Academy in Leeds City Centre. There are four adult men’s teams with the top…
Read moreAs April marked the 40th anniversary of World ParaVolley, students at The Ruth Gorse Academy honoured the celebration by taking part in sitting volleyball during PE lessons. Sitting volleyball was first introduced at the Toronto 1976 Paralympics as a demonstration sport, and officially became part of the Paralympic programme in…
Read moreOn Sunday 3 July, four Gorse students from Boston Spa Academy, The Ruth Gorse Academy and Elliot Hudson College competed in the annual Junior Brid Beach Volleyball Tournament and won first place! Each year, the Leeds Gorse Volleyball Club (LGVC) hosts the largest beach volleyball tournament in the UK. This…
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