Volleyball club
The University of Portsmouth Volleyball Club is a very sociable club offering both competitive and social volleyball for both men and women. The club competes in the official BUCS leagues as well as the annual Varsity against Southampton and a few more casual beach tournaments.
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If you want to join this club, come to our Give Me Sport weekend
Try out our sport and the rest of the 34 Sports Clubs.
Give Me Sport memberships are open now and full Sports Club memberships for the 24/25 year will be open soon.
Club membership - 2024/25
- Compete: £145.00
Competitive Club Membership, covering training, coaching, competition entry & equipment.
- Play: £65.00
Play Club Membership, covering a weekly social session & equipment.
Training Sessions
Play
- Thursday 5.30pm - 7.00pm - Ravelin Sports Centre
Compete
- Monday 8.00pm - 10.30pm (Women's 2nd Team) - Ravelin Sports Centre
- Tuesday 8.00pm - 10.30pm (1st Teams) - Ravelin Sports Centre
- Thursday 7.00pm - 9.00pm - St' Pauls
Fixtures
BUCS fixtures take place against other university teams on Wednesday afternoons.
Home games will take place at Ravelin Sports Centre and we will travel to other universities for away matches.
Play Memberships
Lots of our Team UOP Sports Clubs offer Play Memberships, a more casual way to play without committing to a year membership. Most Play Memberships are £65 for the academic year (with some exceptions).
The sports included are:
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Boxing
- Cheerleading
- Climbing
- Cricket (Women's)
- Dodgeball
- Fencing
- Rowing (Indoor)
- Sailing
- Squash
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Volleyball
LGBTQ+ sports club guidance
We welcome all students to take part in non-competitive sports and we recognise the health and wellbeing benefits of being active. Competitive sports are bound by specific policies governed by the sport's National Governing Body which may be less inclusive. Please find below inclusion guidance for our club.
| Mixed-gender Club | Trans-gender Club | Non-binary Club | Gender-queer Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | Partially | Partially | Partially |
| A transgender woman can still play in the male category of competition. A transgender woman cannot play in the female category of competition. A transgender man can continue to play in the female competition unless hormone treatment has commenced. A transgender male can play in the male competition as there is no physical advantage that would make the competition unfair. | |||
Play: Yes - anyone can take part in our Play sessions if you hold the relevant membership.
Train: Fully Inclusive
Compete: Inclusivity dependant - A transgender woman cannot play in the female category of competition. A transgender man can continue to play in the female competition unless hormone treatment has commenced.
Check out the full guidance on https://www.volleyballengland.org/