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Hello and welcome to UCL Volleyball! 💜🩵
The UCL Volleyball Club is an incredibly international club that caters for players of all abilities. Our 5 competitive teams have achieved successful results every year in the BUCS/LUSL leagues, the Indoor and Beach Student Cup, and other competitive events. Our social sessions allow members to learn how to play volleyball and improve their skills through different modes of playing. More information on what the Club offers, the team training times and trials can be read below.
Everything you need to know can be found on our website ‼️ https://henrydelima2005.wixsite.com/uclvolleyball
Please check out our Instagram (@UCLVolleyball) and join our whatsapp group chat through the link of our instagram bio, or the What’s On Calendar for when our trials and tasters will take place.
Everyone must have a Taster Membership before attending any pre-season activities, such as tasters and trials. We will ask you to upgrade your membership after you have been put on a team or decided to join us as a social member for the year!
Social Volleyball 🎇
The social membership is for those who want to enjoy volleyball no strings attached! with this membership you gain access to the three indoor volleyball games sessions run by our Hevos each week! These sessions are accomodating to people of all levels from beginners to advanced players! Not only this but our membership gives you access to the exclusive events run at our club, from grass volleyball to beach volleyball, pub crawls and kareoke nights as well as an our anual Boat Ball all year round! For the very small price of £80 we have got you covered on all things volleyball and more!
Our social sessions run every:
Tuesday 8:00 - 10:00pm at Somers Town Community Sports Centre (10-minute walk from UCL)
Friday 6:30 - 8:00pm at Somers Town Community Sports Centre (10-minute walk from UCL)
Sunday 6:00 - 8:00pm at In2sports (Canary Wharf) from 6-8pm. T
These sessions are for players of ALL ABILITIES. They are a great way to play volleyball and meet new people! All the social sessions are ticketed. Tickets are free and you MUST have a valid membership and get a ticket to attend.
Men’s 1st Team 🏐
The Men’s First Team competes in the BUCS (British Universities & College Sports) Premier (South) against University teams, the BUCS Championship Cup, the Indoor Student Cup, and other national and international tournaments. The Men’s Team consistently achieves high results and aims to develop individual player performance throughout each season. The Men's Team practices twice a week (Thursday 8:30-10pm and Sunday 8-10pm) with a coach and has a game once a week. This is a competitive team for players who have previous volleyball experience and are ready to commit to a team.
Women’s 1st Team 🏐
Like the Men’s Team, the Women’s Team competes in the BUCS South Premier division, BUCS Championship Cup, Indoor Student Cup, and other national and international tournaments. The Women’s Team also consistently achieves highly in their competitions. The Women's Team practices twice a week (Friday 6:30-8pm and Sunday 8-10pm) with a coach and has a game once a week. This is a competitive team for players who have previous volleyball experience and who will fully commit to the team.
Men’s 2nd Team 🏐
The Men’s Second Team competes in BUCS Division 3 South. The team trains every Sunday from 8–10 pm and plays weekly league fixtures. It welcomes committed players with previous volleyball experience who want to develop their game in a competitive team environment.
Women’s 2nd Team 🏐
The Women’s Second Team competes in BUCS Division 2 South, having earned promotion in its first season. The team trains every Sunday from 8–10 pm and plays regular league fixtures. It is for players with previous experience who want to train consistently and compete at a higher level.
Mixed Team 🏐
The Mixed Team play against other London teams in LUSL (London University Sports League). The Mixed Team has also achieved great results in previous years. The Mixed Team has also had opportunities to compete in other tournaments across the UK. Mixed Team practices once a week with a coach with games approximately every two weeks.
All teams are strictly invite only and you must be selected either by the coach directly or through the tryouts at the beginning of each year.
Academy (COMING SOON!)
This membership is for those of all levels looking to improve their volleyball skills under a coach. We will run twice a month coached sessions for limited participants where we will go through basic drills and training to work our volleyball skills all the way up. No trial is needed, but sessions will be limited to 21 players at a time. We currently do not offer academy and are hoping to bring it to UCL Volleyball in term 2 of the 26/27 year!
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Once you have purchased a membership, join our WhatsApp community and request to join the group respective to your membership. These group chats will be where sign-ups for weekly sessions will be available.
https://chat.whatsapp.com/BvK2Fzg9NbyHshjcBSyLcs
In addition to providing an opportunity to play volleyball, we are also very active in our social life! Again, all updates are regularly posted on our Instagram!
We are a very diverse club and welcome everyone to join. Please get in touch with us if you have any questions and we'll be happy to try and help.
See you on the court!
UCL Volleyball Club has signed the Zero Tolerance to Sexual Harassment Pledge.