AT THE NET PROJECT

Let’s Double Your Court Capacity!

What is Volleyball England proposing?

In most standard sportshalls, only one volleyball court is provided. This is set out lengthways. For training and development purposes this provides limited net space for practices and restricts the numbers able to practice.

The “At The Net” project looks to replicate similar successful project with universities and colleges, whereby two training courts are installed widthways across a sportshall.

By putting two courts across the hall the court space is doubled and many more players can take part. Where a hall is only 18m wall to wall, this is acceptable for training purposes. The space at the sides of the courts is a minimum of 3m which is the standard required.

How will we do this?

We will provide a new set of club standard posts and a net. The manufacturers will install eight new floor anchors. Each post requires two floor anchors. Your existing set of posts can be bolted down into these to provide one of the two courts. The contractors will also tape the sidelines and provide spare tape if you wish to put the centre and attack lines down as well. If a hall is 20+m wide contractors will do full court markings. Court markings will be the same but there will be a longer run off.

Will this damage the floor?

No. Anchors cannot be installed where there is underfloor heating and we ask you to confirm that in your application. A hole is drilled through the floor into the sub-base, fitted flush with the surface and the anchors are resin fixed. The anchors used will be chosen to suite your floor. They are industry standard and used for many sports. Work will take 2-3 hours and floors can be used immediately afterwards.

When do we propose to do this?

Deadline for the submission of your application is Friday January 23rd 2015 5PM. Selection of projects will then follow with installation the period mid-March to mid-April.

Does my club need to provide funding?

We want to make this funding stretch as far as possible. Applications that can evidence partnership funding of £500 – from either the club, venue, local authority, or external funding partner will be considered more favourable than those without. However partnership funding alone will not be the deciding factor in a successful bid.

Total Value of project

Equipment: £700

Delivery and Installation: £840

To see how the courts are laid out please see the attached plan