Who Are We ?
Monash University Volleyball Club is the university based and sponsored organisation that fosters the development of volleyball through all Monash University campuses and within the local community.
Membership is open to all and we pride ourselves on our efforts to create pathways for all our members to achieve success and enjoyment for all who would like to experience the great game that it is.
We have a philosophy of achieving elite success and development through the development of a strong base of participation and this has afforded the club great growth both on and off the court. With a strong, positive and active membership from the student population and the surrounding local community.
Monash University Volleyball Club prides itself on its success at all levels. We encourage all our members to be passionate about volleyball and all that comes with the camaraderie and good times that come out of playing our great game.
Membership is open to all and we pride ourselves on our efforts to create pathways for all our members to achieve success and enjoyment for all who would like to experience the great game that it is.
We have a philosophy of achieving elite success and development through the development of a strong base of participation and this has afforded the club great growth both on and off the court. With a strong, positive and active membership from the student population and the surrounding local community.
Monash University Volleyball Club prides itself on its success at all levels. We encourage all our members to be passionate about volleyball and all that comes with the camaraderie and good times that come out of playing our great game.
Committee 2019/20
President
Vice President
Club Secretary
CAV Secretary
Treasurer
Assistant Treasurer
High Performance Manager
Tournament Manager
VV Delegate
Monash University Delegate
Junior Manager
Social Manager
Equipment Manager
Uniform Manager
Communications Manager
Digital Media Manager
Events Manager
Fundraising Manager
Ordinary Member
Ordinary Member
Vice President
Club Secretary
CAV Secretary
Treasurer
Assistant Treasurer
High Performance Manager
Tournament Manager
VV Delegate
Monash University Delegate
Junior Manager
Social Manager
Equipment Manager
Uniform Manager
Communications Manager
Digital Media Manager
Events Manager
Fundraising Manager
Ordinary Member
Ordinary Member
Our History
From humble beginnings in the 1970’s Monash University Volleyball has grown to be a major player on the Victorian Volleyball scene and with its entry into the Australian Volleyball League in 2003 strives to establish itself as a serious contender and major player on the National Volleyball scene.
Monash Volleyball has grown from a mere 2 teams in the late 70’s early 80’s to a small juggernaut consisting of 9 senior men's and women's teams and anything up to 4 boys and girls junior teams in the Victorian State league of today and Men’s and Women’s AVL representation. Indeed at one stage the club was fielding 21 teams in National, State and local competitions.
What has motivated such a growth in participation has been the continued work of a dedicated group of individuals whose love of the sport has engendered an infectious feeling and love of the game and its challenges in all who came to the club.
Monash Volleyball has grown from a mere 2 teams in the late 70’s early 80’s to a small juggernaut consisting of 9 senior men's and women's teams and anything up to 4 boys and girls junior teams in the Victorian State league of today and Men’s and Women’s AVL representation. Indeed at one stage the club was fielding 21 teams in National, State and local competitions.
What has motivated such a growth in participation has been the continued work of a dedicated group of individuals whose love of the sport has engendered an infectious feeling and love of the game and its challenges in all who came to the club.
The club for a number of years was a well performed Division 2 club with the ability to produce quality players but failed to keep many of those players as they sought to challenge themselves at a higher level. Finally in 1989 the club broke through into the top division in Victorian State league and has since maintained a position in that competition and grown accordingly as players stayed with the club as they saw a career path to success and elite volleyball.
Soon after the Men’s development the club’s women's program was able to develop some and attract others to have enough quality players to move into the elite women’s competition and has since maintained consistent representation at the level.
The club has also been a consistent representative at tournaments all over Australia and has always been a solid performer at the Australian University Games where at one stage the women’s team won four straight championships from 1989 – 1992 and the men won 5 out of 7 times between 1990 and 1996.
Soon after the Men’s development the club’s women's program was able to develop some and attract others to have enough quality players to move into the elite women’s competition and has since maintained consistent representation at the level.
The club has also been a consistent representative at tournaments all over Australia and has always been a solid performer at the Australian University Games where at one stage the women’s team won four straight championships from 1989 – 1992 and the men won 5 out of 7 times between 1990 and 1996.
The club has always seen the development of all levels as critical to success and so has fostered a strong relationship with Mazenod College Junior Volleyball program which to this day provides many of its elite male players. The club has enjoyed great success at most levels in Victoria with the highlight being winning the Victorian Women’s State League competition in 1996. The first major win for the club at the elite level.
The club had long fought a view that University Volleyball was not serious volleyball and would never achieve success on the court. Ironically it was once said at a State League Delegates meeting in the late 1980’s (by a then member of the board of VVI and well known coach and player of a very successful Victorian volleyball club of the 1970’s & 80’s) ) that the Division 2 volleyball that we played at the time was not serious volleyball and clubs at that level were not going anywhere. Famous words at the time to those present from Monash and it is with a quiet smile that Monash Volleyball wins the Tomas Santamaria Trophy for the Best Club in Victorian State League for the 3rd time in 2005, while that board member’s club is non existent at any Volleyball Victoria State League level.
Stay tuned! More History to be added soon...
The club had long fought a view that University Volleyball was not serious volleyball and would never achieve success on the court. Ironically it was once said at a State League Delegates meeting in the late 1980’s (by a then member of the board of VVI and well known coach and player of a very successful Victorian volleyball club of the 1970’s & 80’s) ) that the Division 2 volleyball that we played at the time was not serious volleyball and clubs at that level were not going anywhere. Famous words at the time to those present from Monash and it is with a quiet smile that Monash Volleyball wins the Tomas Santamaria Trophy for the Best Club in Victorian State League for the 3rd time in 2005, while that board member’s club is non existent at any Volleyball Victoria State League level.
Stay tuned! More History to be added soon...
