In order to participate as a player, coach or official in a Scottish Volleyball approved competition, to hold an elected office within a member club or to play in a representative national team of Scottish Volleyball, it is necessary to become a member of the Association.[5][7][8]
There are several categories of membership:
Tier 1 - players, coaches or officials involved in National Competitions
Tier 2 - players, coaches or officials involved in Local or District Competitions
Tier 3 - players, coaches or officials involved in School Competitions
Associate - a person who is not also a registered player, coach or official.
Club - volleyball clubs based in Scotland
Group - Schools or other organisations in Scotland who play volleyball but are not primarily volleyball clubs
Honorary - awarded to individual members at the discretion of the Board of Directors[9]
Commissions
To assist with the running of the association, the SVA and its board of directors, establish various commissions, typically staffed by volunteer members, each with specific areas of responsibility.[5][10] These include:
Each season, Scottish Volleyball organises various senior and junior league and cup competitions. These competitions are governed by the FIVB's Official Volleyball Rules,[18] the FIVB's Official Beach Volleyball Rules[19] and the SVA's Rules of Scottish Volleyball Competitions.[20]
Senior competitions
Scottish Volleyball League (SVL)
Organised volleyball leagues began in Scotland in the 1960s and were known as the National League. The number of divisions and number of teams in each division varied over the years, with the lower divisions sometimes split into East and West.
In season 2015–16, the National League was renamed the Scottish Volleyball League (SVL), the top division renamed from Division 1 to SVL Premier and the second and third divisions renamed League One and Two.[21]
As of season 2023–24[update], there are three divisions in the senior men's and two in the senior women's SVL.[22] The teams winning the SVL Premier division gain the title of Scottish Champions and are entitled to enter the CEV Cup the following season.
As of the 2022-23 season, SVL Premier has had a series of post-season playoffs to determine the Scottish Champion.[20] Currently, the top four teams in SVL Premier go into a series of semi-finals and finals, each played over two legs.[20]
The divisions are:
Men's SVL Premier
Women's SVL Premier
Men's League One
Women's League One
List of Scottish Champions
The table below lists all Scottish Champions from season 1968–69 to 2021–22:[update][23]
As of season 2021–22[update], the following clubs have at least one team in the SVL:[26][27][28][29]
Caledonia West
City of Edinburgh
Dundee
Glasgow International
Glasgow Mets
Edinburgh Jets
Lenzie
NUVOC
Shetland
South Ayrshire
Su Ragazzi
University of Edinburgh
Volleyball Aberdeen
John Syer Grand Prix
This competition was introduced in season 2006–07 as the Top Teams Cup, as a means of providing the teams in the top divisions with an increased number of competitive matches against each other.[30]
In 2009–10, it was renamed the John Syer Trophy in honour of the SVA's first Technical Director.[31]
Since 2015–16, it has been known as the John Syer Grand Prix (JSGP).[32]
SVL Premier teams competed in this tournament in the early part of the season, usually on the same dates that lower division teams compete in rounds 1–3 of the Scottish Cup. In the season 2021–22, the tournament was not played.[20]
List of JSGP winners
As of season 2019–20,[update] the winners of this trophy are as listed in the table below:[33]
The Scottish Cup is the highest level knockout competition in Scottish volleyball. The first three rounds are organised in small pools. The eight best teams from the pool stages are joined in round 4 by the eight SVL Premier teams. Rounds 4 through to the final are single-leg, knockout rounds. There is an unseeded draw for round 4 which sets the path to the finals. Teams winning the Scottish Cup Final are entitled to enter the CEV Challenge Cup the following season.
List of Scottish Cup winners
Table showing Scottish Cup winners from season 1963–64:[update][33]
The top junior league was introduced in the late 1990s and, over the years, varied between an U18 and U19 competition. Until season 2014–15, it was known as the Junior National League. In season 2015–16, it was renamed the Junior SVL and, since then, has been an U18 competition.
List of Junior SVL (U18) winners
Table showing Junior SVL (U18) winners from season 1998–99:[update]
The U18 knockout competition was introduced in season 2012–13 as the Junior Super Cup and renamed the Junior Scottish Cup in 2015–16.
List of U18 Junior Scottish Cup winners
Table showing U18 Junior Scottish Cup winners from season 2012–13 to 2018–19:[update]
Season
U18 Boys
U18 Girls
2012–13
South Ayrshire
Lanarkshire Ragazzi
2013–14
City of Edinburgh
Lanarkshire Ragazzi
2014–15
Team Lanakshire
Marr College
2015–16
City of Edinburgh
Marr College
2016–17
City of Edinburgh
Marr College
2017–18
City of Edinburgh
Marr College
2018–19
City of Edinburgh
City of Edinburgh
Junior SVL (U16)
The lower junior league was introduced in season 2006–07 and, over the years, varied between U15 and U16. Until season 2014–15 it was known as the Junior National League. In season 2015–16 it was renamed the Junior SVL and, since then, has been an U16 competition.
List of Junior SVL (U16) winners
Table showing Junior SVL (U16) winners from season 2006–07 to 2018–19:[update]
The following student competitions are organised each year:
Scottish Student Leagues (BUCS Tiers 1A,2A, and 3A for women and men)[41]
Scottish Student Cup
Scottish College Finals
SSS Beach Championship
International Student Challenge (Scottish Students National Team)
District competitions
Scottish District Cup
National Team
Scottish Men's National Team (Indoor)
Caps
#
Surname
Caps
1
Bendiks, Heinz
1
2
Domaingue, Yvon
1
3
Hamilton, Ronnie
94
4
Howarth, Richard
24
5
Jones, Dallas
2
6
Mackie, Karl
2
7
Mair, Ian
23
8
McPhee, Ian
2
9
Poirson, Jean
1
10
Syer, John
2
11
Tweedale, Alan
6
12
Wilson, Jim
2
13
Lyle, John
23
14
Maxwell, Ian
6
15
Pollock, Jon
31
16
Robertson, Jim
1
17
Anderson, Kenny
61
18
Bradley, Des
29
19
Ferguson, Charlie
48
20
Paton, David
27
21
Todd, Jim
32
22
Hillier, John
20
23
Leighton, Frank
86
24
Docherty, Gerry
48
25
Blevins, Dougie
7
26
Cowper, Jim
55
27
Craig, Raymond
7
28
Moody, Nick
1
29
Leighton, Gus
33
30
Reid, Joe
22
31
Robertson, Barry
74
32
Scrimgeour, John
73
33
Stokes, Bob
2
34
Krawczyk, Vince
1
35
McPherson, Donnie
52
36
Shaw, Gordon
3
37
Black, Steve
29
38
Orr, Brian
1
39
Pirrie, John
17
40
Ravizza, Frannie
1
41
Buchan, Pete
7
42
McDonald, Alastair
1
43
McKenna, Jim
75
44
Brown, Bobby
1
45
Calder, Billy
11
46
Gibson, Alistair
30
47
Barton, Kenny
54
48
Hughes, Mike
2
49
Garrioch, Ian
4
50
Syme, Gordon
53
51
Auld, Robert
10
52
Clemenson, Paul
1
53
Gormley, Alan
2
54
McSloy, Gerry
9
55
Todd, Willie
2
56
Edwards, Jackie
1
57
Stewart, Neil
31
58
Christie, Eric
10
59
Pirrit, Gordon
12
60
Smith, Gordon
8
61
Mitchell, Ian
6
62
Thomas, Alan
44
63
English, Stuart
4
64
Ferguson, Ian
7
65
Green, Brian
7
66
McMillan, Fraser
6
67
Gaughan, John
7
68
Lamont, Gary
12
69
McKenzie, Ian
21
70
Carruthers, Paul
22
71
Donaldson, Ewan
4
72
Harvey, Iain
18
73
Kalugerovich, David
8
74
Banks, Brian
10
75
Morton, Fraser
19
76
Clark, Danny
8
77
Grubb, Iain
117
78
Love, Alistair
8
79
Milne, Kenny
100
80
Mercer, James
4
81
Marshall, Geoff
73
82
Orr, James
29
83
Owens, Michael
9
84
Spratt, Robert
19
85
Cook, Iain
3
86
Elms, Stuart
6
87
Milne, Steven
38
88
Rhodes, Michael
29
89
Vine, Nick
20
90
Gilmour, Paul
6
91
McGregor, Mark
8
92
Gunn, Alex
3
93
Jackson, Steven
32
94
Corbett, Derek
27
95
McGuire, Gary
79
96
Russell, Scott
11
97
McGoughan, Archie
53
98
Mitchell, Gus
26
99
Bowes, Imorfe
16
100
Linton, Stephen
95
101
Nelson, Jamie
14
102
Welsh, Gordon
91
103
Hoyle, David
4
104
Hudson, Mark
37
105
Kerr, Tam
9
106
McCallum, Neil
14
107
Cleland, Iain
53
108
Craig, David
30
109
Gunn, David
15
110
McQueen, Scott
1
111
Loftus, Simon
69
112
Curran, Kevin
3
113
Edgar, Stuart
111
114
McGuigan, Barry
33
115
Jackson, Robert
17
116
McGrenary, Stewart
69
117
Galloway, Alistair
100
118
Fraser, Chris
28
119
Jordan, Gary
17
120
O`Neill, Brian
73
121
Stronach, Andrew
21
122
Herley, Jonathon
51
123
Hughes, Dylan
23
124
Lamont, Christopher
63
125
Lloyd, Chris
7
126
Glissov, Paul
26
127
Lewis, Ben
4
128
McGivern, Mark
48
129
Collin, Niall
65
130
Krawczyk, Alan
28
131
deLattre, Christophe
4
132
Benson, Andrew
11
133
Todd, Stephen
16
134
McKernan, Andrew
3
135
Chisholm, Kevin
5
136
Duncan, Euan
5
137
Green, Calum
26
138
McNab, Colin
5
139
Traylor, Danny
13
140
Giles, Colin
18
141
Hamilton, Colin
6
142
McLeod, Ryan
13
143
King, Alisdair
6
144
Penny, Mike
31
145
Watt, Gavin
18
146
Hammond, Simon
11
147
Isted, Ruari
21
148
Miedzybrodski, Robin
11
149
Caldwell, Stewart
21
150
McGregor, Andrew
2
151
Cook, Seain
21
152
McHardy, Jamie
16
153
Brown, Fraser
18
154
Green, Alistair
4
155
Young, Tom
4
156
Hendry, Sean
6
157
Boyle, Connor
15
158
Mackenzie, Stuart
18
159
McLaughlin, Marc
11
160
Spowart, Graeme
6
161
Wilson, Scott
6
162
Martin, Darren
14
163
Dunlop, Fraser
5
164
McKelvie, Ross
7
165
Walker, Connor
9
166
Gibson, Ewan
2
167
Oldbury, Edward
12
168
Anderson, Jack
4
169
Black, Jonny
10
170
Cathro, Mark
4
171
Darling, Liam
9
172
McKelvey, Jack
4
173
Mexson, David
4
174
Micallef, Robert
1
175
Brown, Mitchell
5
176
Hadden, Clark
6
177
Hook, Cameron
11
178
Hockey, Peter
5
179
Ritchie, Harris
2
180
Lee, Michael
3
181
Fraser, Euan
3
Scottish Women's National Team (Indoor)
Caps
#
Surname
Caps
1
Church, Elizabeth Ann
2
2
Church, Joan
1
3
Crawford, Alison
25
4
Crawford, Ann
14
5
Harley, Kay
1
6
Holcombe, Jess
25
7
Jones, Liz
6
8
Matear, Liz
7
9
Park, Linda
8
10
Rostworowska, Barbara
3
11
Shirley, Sylvia
1
12
Campbell, Yvonne
1
13
Crawford, Marion
13
14
Pae, Kathy
17
15
Swanston, Jean
13
16
Taylor, Linda
5
17
Burns, Valerie
4
18
MacLaren, Vicky
5
19
Wilson, Stee
7
20
Doonan, Frances
19
21
Graham, Elaine
5
22
Harrison, Pamela
4
23
Thow, Morag
39
24
Glenn, Fiona
16
25
Gray, Barbara
1
26
Smith, Jess
40
27
Buchanan, Irene
1
28
Barclay, Eileen
4
29
Gardiner, Janice
1
30
Stewart, Morven
3
31
Glenn, Irene
3
32
Shanks, Janet
2
33
Stevenson, Linda
19
34
Doogan, Geri
19
35
Paterson, Helen
1
36
Smith, Moira
35
37
Wilkinson, Hilary
1
38
Cook, Doreen
18
39
Stevenson, Carol
18
40
Agnew, Annette
38
41
Brown, Morag
37
42
Scott, Morag
8
43
Tennant, Lyn
43
44
Gunson, Jenny
21
45
Martin, Freda
11
46
Rawlings, Susan
34
47
Smith, Rena
13
48
Sutherland, Fiona
18
49
Brown, Pamela
35
50
Hendry, Yvonne
32
51
Brodie, Rona
37
52
Docherty, Lucy
2
53
Cooper, Audrey
30
54
Paterson, Claire
23
55
Mackie, Sandra
12
56
McLeod, Jean
5
57
McKenzie, Kim
12
58
Strain, Yvonne
18
59
Meikle, Morag
9
60
Gorrie, Anne
1
61
McCulloch, Caroline
10
62
Young, Jane
12
63
Reid, Judy
2
64
Hendry, Lyn
6
65
Brown, Eileen
4
66
Fulton, Christine
2
67
Kennedy, Elaine
2
68
McLean, Lynn
2
69
Sparks, Ann
17
70
Walker, Annette
2
71
Fowler, Liz
10
72
Huggan, Judi
1
73
Laird, Gillian
2
74
Fleming, Margaret Ann
5
75
Gribben, Adrienne
1
76
Gilmartin, Claire
7
77
Hughes, Linda
1
78
Mackie, Yvonne
4
79
Banks, Karen
2
80
Cooper, Sandra
2
81
Dunnett, Sheila
15
82
Dodds, Jillian
2
83
McIntyre, Ruth
2
84
Murray, Rowena
2
85
Coutts, Mel
11
86
Hamilton, Fiona
3
87
Main, Allia
7
88
McDonald, Sandra
18
89
Coleman, Alison
4
90
Dignan, Claire
4
91
McLay, Fiona
4
92
Wannan, Gillian
7
93
Walker, Morag
3
94
Bryant, Eleanor
9
95
Cameron, Lisa
3
96
Hughes, Linda
3
97
Jamieson, Gail
9
98
Munro, Pauline
3
99
Ord, Melanie
3
100
Philpot, Lorraine
3
101
Shek, Hilda
9
102
Simpson, Morag
3
103
Will, Morven
6
104
Bell, Pam
6
105
Brammel, Lynne
6
106
Gunn, Trisha
3
107
Pearson, Caroline
6
108
Turnbull, Niki
6
109
Collighan, Gail
3
110
Duffy, Nicola
3
111
James, Nicola
3
112
Cairns, Carrie-Anne
12
113
Craig, Debbie
13
114
Craig, Kay
12
115
Cox, Gillian
12
116
Ellis, Jenny
19
117
Gibson, Sandra
3
118
Lawrie, Fiona
9
119
Lyall, Gillian
26
120
Robb, Lesley
12
121
Scott, Paula
26
122
Sinclair, Gillian
3
123
Beattie, Lynne
35
124
Mitchell, Lynda
5
125
Thom, Jen
58
126
Welsh, Fiona
13
127
Mullin, Shauna
14
128
Eadie, Gillian
4
129
Hastings, Anneka
16
130
Hildebrand, Diane
5
131
Krawczyk, Elaine
34
132
Morgan, Jo
28
133
Morrish, Anne
13
134
Smith, Fiona
1
135
Brackenridge, Susan
1
136
Black, Karen
11
137
Coburn, Lindsay
14
138
Edwards, Lynn
11
139
McReady, Laura
55
140
Wieczorek, Klaudia
11
141
Bunten, Linsey
37
142
Cooney, Sara
4
143
Mahon, Christine
4
144
Runciman, Jill
12
145
Boulton, Laura
9
146
Clayton, Caroline
10
147
Penny, Claire
16
148
Smy, Catherine
35
149
Wheatley, Kay
18
150
Gow, Hazel
13
151
Hall, Aileen
3
152
Jones, Jennifer
3
153
Krawczyk, Jennifer
6
154
McLean, Kirsty
37
155
Clarkson, Emma
3
156
Dickenson, Alex
18
157
Hunter, Sophie
1
158
Kennie, Fiona
4
159
McEwan, Caitlin
13
160
Smith, Emily
1
161
MurrayMcKinlay, Carly
39
162
Symonds, Naomi
6
163
Agnew, Mhairi
34
164
Barbour, Katie
34
165
Gill, Priya
5
166
Ramage, Claire
19
167
Fraser, Shona
25
168
Gill, Raveen
7
169
Ramage, Nicole
13
170
Waldie, Emma
25
171
Morrison, Rachel
22
172
Rutherford, Chloe
12
173
Fowler, Samantha
14
174
Baillie, Laura
5
175
Hall, Megan
2
176
Hamilton, Heather
2
177
Murphy, Rhian
2
178
Quinn, Megan
2
179
Ranklin, Ellen
5
180
Ross, Kirsty
2
181
Stewart, Ellie
2
182
Gillies, Jessica
3
183
Lee, Jennifer
3
184
Wrobleska, Karolina
3
Notable events
Interruption of Season 2019–20
On 13 March 2020, the day before the Scottish Cup and Plate Semi-finals were due to take place, the 2019–20 season was interrupted as part of the country's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[42][43] As of the end of April 2020[update], an SVA Board decision on the outcome of the season's outstanding competitions was still to be finalised.[44] In May 2020, a final decision was made on the outcome of competitions in the 2019-20 season.[24] The national knockout competitions (Scottish Cup and Scottish Plate) were declared null and void. Winners were declared for Men's and Women's SVL Premier as well as Women's SVL One; no winner was declared for Men's SVL One because there was not a clear enough margin between teams.
Men's U20 European Championships 2024
In January 2024, Scotland became the first UK Volleyball Federation to qualify to a European Championship Finals ever by winning the 2024 CEV SCA U20 Men's Championships in Dublin, Ireland.[45] The Scotland U20 Men's National Team were the fourth Scotland team to win a CEV SCA Championships (after U20 Men in 2014, Senior Men in 2019, and Senior Women in 2021) and following a change in CEV rules, were eligible to directly qualify for the Finals to be held in Serbia and Greece in August/September 2024.
References
^"Appointment". Scottish Volleyball. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.