Who we are | Vision Statement | Mission Statement | Organisational Structure
Strategic Plan | Sponsors | Staff | Executive Members | Success
Who we are:
Volleyball Bay of Plenty is the regional volleyball association for the Bay of Plenty. We are affiliated to Volleyball New Zealand as one of the 16 Regional Associations. Volleyball BOP is governed by a volunteer executive committee who set strategic direction and oversee the employees. Volleyball BOP was formed in 1997 in response to the opportunity through SPARC, an initiative through Sport Bay of Plenty, to be part of the CoachForce programme. Since then there has been a full time CoachForce Volleyball Development Officer working throughout the region on Coach Development. From 2005-2007 there was a part time Administration Assistant. In response to the massive growth of the sport, in October 2007 a full time Operations Manager was employed. Both these employees work out of the Sport Bay of Plenty office in Tauranga but service the entire Bay of Plenty sporting region, Waihi Beach in the North, Te Kaha in the East, Turangi in the South. Bay of Plenty indoor teams have dominated the sport nationally at secondary school and youth level. The Bay of Plenty is also recognised as being the national centre for beach volleyball. The sport is fortunate to have a number of high quality coaches as well as a very large pool of quality athletes. Overall the Bay of Plenty is seen as a major area of activity and achievement within Volleyball in New Zealand.
Vision Statement:
To provide a quality volleyball experience for people in the Bay of Plenty
Mission Statement:
To provide leadership and support to the Volleyball community in the Bay of Plenty
Organisational Structure:
International Governance Body
Federation International Volleyball (FIVB)
National Governance Body
Volleyball New Zealand (VNZ)
Regional Governance Body
Volleyball Bay of Plenty Executive
Staffing
CoachForce Officer
Operations Manager
Stakeholders
Primary schools
Intermediate schools
Secondary schools
Sponsors
Players
Coaches
Officials
City and District Councils throughout the BOP
Clubs
Bay of Plenty Polytechnic
New Zealand Academy of Sport
Sport Bay of Plenty
Volleyball New Zealand
Mauao Beach Volleyball Club
Strategic Plan:
Click to download the Volleyball BOP Strategic Plan 2008-2009. This document is prepared by the Volleyball Bay of Plenty Executive each year to guide the CoachForce Officer and the Operations Manager in their work developing Volleyball in the region.
Sponsors:
Volleyball Bay of Plenty has many sponsorship opportunities available in both indoor and beach volleyball from all levels Kiwi Volley through to Elite Adults. If you are interested in being involved as a sponsor at any level please contact us. If you are interested in sponsoring a beach volleyball team please email volleyball@sportbop.co.nz with details of what sort of team you would like sponsor (youth, experience, male, female etc) and we can help find a team that is a good match that can help promote your business in this ever growing sport
Thanks to our current sponsors - Speights Summit, MORE FM, Bay of Plenty Polytechnic, Sunsmart
Staff:
Tim Cleaver is the CoachForce Volleyball Development Officer. Originally from Taranaki, he has just returned from Europe, where he was soaking up some volleyball knowledge. Tim has been involved in competitive indoor and beach volleyball for the past 8 years as a player, and also coached at high school and club level over this time.
Executive Members:
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Mike Dudson
Mike was born and bred in Tauranga, he attended Greenpark School, Tauranga Intermediate and Tauranga Boys College. Mike taught Physical Education in Christchurch and now tutors Sport Psychology, Coaching, Management and Marketing at the Bay of Plenty Polytechnic. Mike likes his curry, always enjoys walking the beach with partner Joc and their somewhat disobedient lab Kramer, and loves a great story on the big screen! Mike has played for and coached New Zealand Indoor Volleyball teams and currently coaches Beach Volleyball.
Jenny Kirk
Jenny is currently Sport Manager at Otumoetai College. Jenny has enjoyed being around the sport of Volleyball for many years now. Founding chairperson of Volleyball BOP Jenny has volunteered many hours over the past ten years to assist the development of the sport in this area. A past NZ Rep player she has enjoyed being active in the game at many levels. Passionate about introducing sport to athletes at a young age the introduction of Kiwi Volleyball some 22 years ago has seen the BOP area capture athletes early and for the more talented, seen themsleves progress to perfoming on the world stage. Jenny is an experienced manager and has been team manager for many international tours with elite athletes. Supporting the successful CoahForce Programme as part of VBOP activity has been key to securing a solid volleyball community. She looks forward to ensuring that Volleyball continues to provide all members with a quality experience at whatever level they choose to play.
Jim Lochhead
Jim is a Chartered Accountant, previously being a partner of the international accountancy firm KPMG. He is currently a Director and General Manager of the property development company Carrus Corporation Ltd. Jim has been a member of the board of Volleyball New Zealand and the VNZ Beach Commission. Married to Pix and their three children, Tracey, Tony and Jason have all represented New Zealand in volleyball (beach and indoor) with Jason still playing on the world tour.
Greg Cummings
Greg has a B. Ed, Tch with 14yrs teaching experience in the Bay of Plenty and Caterbury. For the last 7 years Greg has worked at Sport Bay of Plenty and is currently Sport Development Team Leader. Working in this role provides many opportunities to observe and share best practise in governance, strategic planning and sport capability across an extensive sporting network. Greg is currently coaching Tauranga Girls College, he has also coached Te Puke Womens Volleyball and during teaching days coached school boy rugby to representative level in the Bay of Plenty and Canterbury. Introduced to Kiwi Volley on his first day teaching at Te Puke Primary, Greg has enjoyed developing programmes at primary, intermediate, secondary and club level for over 20 years. Dad to Sarah and Olivia and living in Tauranga, the only other passion to be indulged is surfing, escaping by boat to Matakana Island when time and swell permits.
Don Thwaites
Peter McAdam
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Success:
Volleyball Bay of Plenty has many past players that have or currently do represent New Zealand for both Indoor and Beach Volleyball. Keep an eye on our news page for the most up to date information.
Click here for Volleyball BOP's full list of representative honours for 2008.