The essence of good ethical conduct and practice is summarised below. All players must: • Always adhere to the positive aspects of the sport and show respect for match officials, volunteers, coaches and opposing players. • Accept responsibility for their own behaviour and performance during practice and matches; representing the club in a positive way. • Respect and look after all training and playing areas at all times, leaving venues the way that they were found. • Abide by the instructions of their coach and officials, provided that they do not contradict the spirit of their code of conduct. • Use correct and proper language at all times. • Accept success and failure, victory and defeat equally. • Make every effort to attend club training sessions. • Resist any temptation to take prohibited substances or use prohibited techniques.
2014-15
EVL Tendring Heatec Divison 1 - Champions
EVL Tendring Heatec Rucanor Cup - Champions
EVL Tendring Tigers Womens Divison - 2nd Place
EVL Tendring Lions Division 2 2nd Place - Promotion
NVL Tendring Men National Shield - Champions
NVL Tendring Ladies Division 1 Champions - Promoted
8 players involved in re-launched Senior National Programme
2013-14
EVL Tendring Heatec Divison 1 - Champions
EVL Tendring Heatec Rucanor Cup - Champions
NVL Tendring Ladies Division 2 North Champions - Promoted
NVL Tendring Ladies Naional Shield - Semi-Final
2012-13
NVL Tendring Ladies National Shield - Champions
2011-12
NVL Tendring Men National Shield - Champions
2010-11
NVL Tendring Mens Division 2 Champions - Promoted
NVL Tendring Ladies Division 2 South - 6th Place
NVL Tendring Mens National Cup - Semi-Final
2009-10
NVL Tendring Mens Division 2 Champions - Promoted
NVL Tendring Ladies Division 3 3rd Place - Promoted
NVL Tendring Mens National Shield - Semi-Final
Finalists BUSA Plate University of Essex
2008-9
Qualification for World Championships Sardinia
Entry into the NVL Womens League
U-18 National Volleyball Championships - Semi-Finals
NVL Tendring Mens Division 3 - 4th Place
NVL Tendring Ladies Divison 3 - 7th Place
Runners-up Suffolk Handicap Cup
2007-8
Runners up Essex Premier League
Runners up Essex County Cup
3rd Place Suffolk League Division 1
U-16 National Volleyball Championships - Semi-Final
8th Place U-18 National Volleyball Championships
NVL Tendring Mens Divison 3 - 12th Place
2006-7
Qualification for World Championships Croatia
3rd Place Essex Mens Premier League
Runners up Essex Womens Premier League
U-16 National Volleyball Championships - Runners up
NVL Tendring Mens Division 3 - 9th Place
2005-6
Runners up Essex Mens Premier League
Runners up Essex Womens Premier League
U18 Mens National Championships - Runners up
U18 Womens National Championships - 5th Place
NVL Tendring Mens Division 3 - 7th Place
2004-5
16th Place World Championships - Cyprus
6th Place U-18 National Volleyball Championships
Runners up Essex Mens Premier League
Runners up Essex Womens Premier League
2002-3
3rd Place Essex Mens Premier League
5th Place Essex Womens Premier League
U15 Boys National Championships - Semi-Final
2003-4
4th Place Essex Mens Premier League
U16 Boys National Championships - Semi-Final
2001-2
Runners up Essex Premier League
U-16 National Volleyball Championships - Runners up
2000-1
U18 Mens National Championships - Runners up
U16 National Volleyball Championships - Winners
U15 Eastern Region Champions
NVL Division 3 - 8th Place
Essex Mens Divison 1 - 3rd Place
Essex Mens Divison 2 - 1st Place U-18
Essex Mens Divison 1 - 3rd Place U-16
Essex Womens Division 1 - 2nd Place U-15
Essex Rucanor Cup Champions
15th World Championships Boys
24th World Championships Girls
2000
Entry into English National Volleyball League Division 3 Central
1999-00
U-15 National Volleyball Championships - Winners
U-16 National Volleyball Championships - Semi-Final
U-18 National Volleyball Championships - Runners up
U-15 Eastern Region Champions
U-15, U-18 Eastern Region Outdoor Volleyball Tournament Winners
U-16 Girls Runners up Eastern Regional Outdoor Volleyball Tournament
Essex Mens Division 1 - 4th Place
Essex Mens Division 2 - 3rd Place
Essex Womens Division 1 - 6th Place
English Qualifiers for U-18 Mens and Womens ISF World Schools Volleyball Championships Portugal
1998-99
16th Place - World Schools Volleyball Championships - Athens, Greece
Essex Mens Divison 1 - 3rd Place
U-15 National Volleyball Championships - Semi-Final
U-16 National Volleyball Championships - Semi-Final
U-18 National Volleyball Championships - Runners up
U-15 Eastern Region Champions
U-13, U-15, U-17, U-19 Eastern Region Outdoor Volleyball Tournament Winners
1997-98
English School Champions ISG
England's Representative for the ISF World Volleyball Championships
U-18 National Volleyball Championships - Runners up
U-16 National Volleyball Championships - Semi-Final
U-15 National Volleyball Championships - Semi-Final
U-15 East Region Champions
U-13, U-15, U-17, U-19 Eastern Region Outdoor Volleyball Tournament Winners
Essex League Divison 1 - 4th Place
Essex League Womens Divison U-15 - Winners
1996-97
U-15 National Volleyball Championships - Semi-Final
U-16 National Volleyball Championships - Semi-Final
U-18 National Volleyball Championships - Runners up
U-15 Eastern Region Champions
U-13, U-15, U-17, U-19 Eastern Region Outdoor Volleyball Tournament Winners
1995-96
U-15 National Volleyball Championships - Semi-Final
U-16 National Volleyball Championships - Runners up
U-15 Eastern Region Champions
U-13, U-15, U-17 Eastern Region Outdoor Volleyball Tournament Winners
1994-95
U-15 National Volleyball Champions
U-16 National Volleyball Championships - Runners up
U-15 Eastern Region Champions
Essex Mens League Divison 3 - Runners up
U-13, U-15 Eastern Region Outdoor Volleyball Tournament Winners
1993-4
U-15 National Championship - Quarter-Finals
U-15 Eastern Region Champions
U-13, U-15 Eastern Region Outdoor Volleyball Tournament Winners
1992-3
U-13 Eastern Region Outdoor Volleyball Tournament Winners.
Club History
The club evolved through the introduction of Volleyball at Tendring High School in September 1991. Within a year the school had won its first competition, winning the U-12 JUVO league. The team consisted of several players’ two of whom; Alex Porter and Daniel Boddy would represent Tendring over a seven-year period.
After reaching the National Championship quarterfinals in 1994 the team was entered into the Essex Volleyball League (EVL) and subsequently won Division 3. With the standard of play steadily improving the team won the U-15 National Championships in 1995. In 1999 the team once again won the U-15 National Championships and the following year crowned themselves U-16 Champions with a new look team, featuring young stars of the future.
The appointment of teachers with a history of playing and coaching volleyball was a major development for the school and club. Darren Lewis, who had learnt the game through Coach Harris at Colbayns High school, was appointed as a teacher of PE and soon became involved with the newly set up National League team. The strength of the school set-up was demonstrated as Darren was mentored and developed his coaching skills for the future. Development of players, coaches and other volunteers within the game has been the model that Tendring has always followed.
A host of referees and coaches started their careers at Tendring and have gone on to have a real impact on the game of Volleyball in the United Kingdom. During the 1998-2007 period Tendring had no less than 7 teams in the local league and was the largest club in the county. The unique aspect of the club was that all teams were made up of juniors from U13 to U18. These juniors went on to represent the club in the National Volleyball League and at the regional level. The newly named school, Tendring Technology College, has now represented England in 5 World Championships (ISF), starting in 1998 in Greece. The college finished as high as 16th place defeating teams that were training full-time, in excess of 10 hours per week. Our greatest performance was in Cyprus in 2004 where the college narrowly missed out on a place in the top 10 of the world.
New teachers with volleyball experience began to arrive at the college. First to join, from Australia, was Liam Chinnery - one of the most enthusiastic volleyball coaches in the world. Liam was followed by Neil Masters and homegrown talent Emily Mansfield (who had previously attended the school as a student).
The college also benefited from a community coach since 2003, Seb Widlarz, Andre Kaprol and Alex Porter held this position for the club at different periods over a number of years. Kaprol started Tendring’s first Women's NVL team, Widlarz promoted the club around the district and Porter started an adult beginners session.
The club has morphed in a short space of time from a junior club with a few adults to an adult club with junior teams. Tendring has been involved in the coaching of over 12 primary schools, 8 secondary schools and is now forging extensive links with the University of Essex.
These links will pave the way for the further growth of the club, bringing in more players and coaching staff. Working with the Human Performance Unit based at the University will have a significant impact upon our performance of the future.
Since 2009 the National League teams have progressed with both teams getting promoted in 2009-10 from NVL Division 3 East to Division 2 South. The men earned promoted to Division 1 the season after. The Men’s Division 1 NVL team now boasts many former top division players, including Nick Davies and Alex Porter.
The Women’s NVL team have blown all the other competition out of the water in recent years. Since the appointment of Nick Davies as Head Coach the Tendring VC Women’s NVL team won the national shield and then achieved back to back promotion to the Super 8’s, the top division in the country. Tendring Women are the first team from Essex to compete in the highest NVL division in over 30 years.