Volleyball

A total of 204 teams (24 Men and 180 Mixed Teams) entered the Windhoek Draught/DTS Volleyball for All tournament which was held on 17 courts at the DTS club on Saturday.

The following results were achieved:

Mixed:
1 Bose Namibia (21-18, 21-12). Gold medals and Windhoek Draught Cooler bags
2 Flying Potatoes: Silver medals and Windhoek Draught Shoulder Bags.
3. Die Pauker (15-14) Bronze medals and Windhoek Draught Travel Bags.
4. JOCV (Japan Overseas Corporation Volunteers).

Only 12 out of 33 teachers managed to pass a Level One volleyball coaches course in Windhoek last week. The Namibian Volleyball Federation conducted the course for teachers from all 13 regions of Namibia, from 18 to 22 May 2009 in Windhoek at Augustineum Secondary School. The course was conducted by two NVF instructors, namely Joel Matheus as course director and Edward Tomas as assistant.

Khomas Nampol and SKW won the men and women’s titles at the Namibian National Volleyball Championships in Windhoek over the weekend.
In the men’s final, Khomas Nampol beat Northern Namibia SV, who caused the upset of the tournament by beating Namibia Defence Force A in the semifinals. NDF A finished third and SKW fourth.

SKW’s women however made up for the disappointing performance of their male counterparts, when they beat Khomas Nampol in the women’s final, while the NDF won the bronze medal.

Khomas Nampol (KNVC) and SKW continued their head-to-head fight for the Northern Volleyball League. Both teams won their first matches of the second round, leaving KNVC leading the log with SKW in second place.

SKWâ??s menâ??s volleyball team defended their title at the Doc Tournament in Walvis Bay last weekend. SKW dominated against NDF A in the final, beating them 3:0 in fine style to lift the menâ??s trophy for the second year in a row. Khomas Nampol beat DTS to win the ladies competition.

Namibiaâ??s business community turned out in full force for the annual Tafel DTS Volleyball for All tournament which took place at the DTS field on Saturday.

A total of 180 teams, consisting of 156 mixed teams and 24 menâ??s teams registered for the event, which saw a total of 958 matches played on 15 different courts.

SKWâ??s menâ??s side and DTSâ?? women won the Namibia National Volleyball Club Championships at the SKW Hall in Windhoek on Sunday, September 30.
In the womenâ??s final, DTS beat Elegance in four sets to lift the trophy. DTS won the first set 25-20, but Elegance came back strongly to take the second set 25-23. That however, was the end of their challenge as DTS won the next two sets 25-11 and 25-17 to win the title.

By Heiko Diehl

SKW managed to pull off the big surprise and win the SAVVA Doc Volleyball that recently took place in Walvis Bay.
The tournament is the oldest and most prestigious annual event on the Namibian Volleyball calendar.

The Namibian Volleyball Federation has selected national men and womenâ??s teams following recent trials in Windhoek.
The teams will compete in the Zone 6 All Africa Games and the African Nations Cup qualifying tournament that will be held in Walvis Bay on February 24 and 25.