!! We are now a Volley 1 Accredited Club !!

Volley 123 is the Club accreditation scheme for volleyball in England. Volley 123 is designed to recognise and reward clubs that stand apart from the rest in terms of good practice. A club that achieves accreditation will be a mark of a quality club that is equitable, inclusive, friendly, well-run and most importantly safe. With Volley 1 accreditation our club also receives the prestigious Sport England Clubmark award.

There are 4 accreditation awards:

• Side Out Accreditation (for a club that does not cater for juniors)
• Volley 1
• Volley 2
• Volley 3

We must achieve Volley 1 before we can embark on Volley 2 and so forth. With each award there is an increase in expectation. So by the time our club has reached Volley 3 it will be recognised as a fully-fledged, self-sustaining club that is a major part of its local community.

To achieve a Volley 123 accreditation a club must show that it reaches set targets in 4 key areas:

• Club Management
• Playing Programme
• Duty of Care & Child Protection
• Sports Equity & Ethics

I am pleased to announce that in March 2008 thanks to the efforts of all the members of the Tettenhall Tigers committee, we achieved Volley 1 Accreditation. The banner we received is displayed proudly in our sports hall.