Volleyball 2023 Round Up

The 2023 Volleyball Program has officially come to a close. This term, teams competed in two gruelling multi day competitions: the Volleyball Victoria Junior Open and the Australian Volleyball Schools Cup. All Eltham High School teams played with great spirit, sportsmanship and character. Each team and player should be proud of the growth and development they have made this year.

Volleyball Victoria Junior Open

For the VIC Open, on the final day of competition 11 of the 12 teams entered were playing for a medal, which is an incredible achievement. In the end, Eltham High School walked away with 7 medals.

Year 7 Girls Navy – Div 2 Silver
Year 7 Girls Red – Div 1 Silver
Year 7 Boys Gold – Div 2 Bronze
Year 7 Boys Navy – Div 2 Silver
Year 7 Boys Red – Div 1 Gold
Year 8 Boys Navy – Div 2 4th
Year 8 Boys Red – Div 1 6th
Year 8 Girls Gold – Div 2 Bronze
Year 10 Boys – Div 1 4th
Year 10 Girls – Div 1 4th
Year 12 Girls – Div 1 Gold

Australian Volleyball Schools Cup (AVSC) – Gold Coast

Four teams competed in the pinnacle school volleyball event in Gold Coast. All four teams qualified for the Honours division of the competition; this meant they would be playing against the top 3 teams from every state. Our newest team, with no prior experience, described the competition: “Each game is like a final”. Competition was fierce throughout the week. Eltham High School teams made the school proud with a collection of strong results and amazing determination. Fantastic character and resilience were demonstrated by each player and team throughout the week.

Year 8 Girls Honours – 4th Place
Year 9 Girls Honours – 5th Place
Year 9 Boys Honours – 7th Place
Year 11 Boys Honours – 4th Place

These events conclude the program for 2023. Hopefully, everyone had a great experience being part of the Elite Sports Program and had felt that they have grown and developed both as people as well as volleyballers.

Anthony Young, Elite Sports Coordinator