4. First competitive matches for GBW v
Albania European Championship
Qualifiers 2007
English Institute Of Sport - Sheffield
Training/competition venue for GBW
GBW Trip to Moscow:
GB v Luch
GBW travel to Dominican Republic to play their
National Team currently ranked 13 in the world.

5. A return to Russia meant more tough
opposition for the GBW, competing
against club team Lenengradska
The GBW participated in the Presidents Cup in
Kazakhstan, with the opportunity to win prize
money, beautifully demonstrated by our very
own Lizzie Reid!
Our first trip to Japan –Tokyo! As
well as volleyball, we also took in
some of the many wonders of Japan
including the Tokyo Tower, and the
Kamakura Buddha.
A trip to be remembered for the sheer
quality of volleyball played, the world
class facilities at the Japanese Olympic
Training Centre and undoubtedly the
unbelievable strides we took as a team.
Here, the GBW got a
tremendous win against
Kazakhstan (19) National
Team, the same team that
competed at Beijing 2008
Olympic Games!
G WHAT???
G.B.

6. Lorne Sawula retires as GBW Head Coach
and Audrey Cooper appointed as new GBW
Head Coach
GBW face FRANCE (42), TURKEY (11) and ROMANIA (33) in their first year of European League,
winning sets against Romania and Turkey both home and away.
FISU
GAMES,
Belgrade
Serbia Kazakhstan
3rd prize
KZ2,250,000
Return to
Japan, this
time
Osaka!
It is here that we began
to evolve the GBW ‘style
of play’ being best in
class in serve and
defence, playing with
speed and variation...
a work in progress so
watch this space!

7. Number 8 – Team Dynamics Workshop
More top class opposition for the GBW – Exactly what we need!
We established the GBW ‘way of doing things’ in order to:
Be successful at 2012 Olympic Games and be the best we can
be, showing anything is possible and put GB Women’s
Volleyball on the map!

8. Japan National Team visit Sheffield
Having learned some aspects of our style of play from Japanese
Volleyball, this was a great opportunity to put it to the test against
the team currently ranked 3rd in the world. This was one of many
occasions that GBW showed we are capable of competing with
highly ranked teams, taking them to 32-30 in one set. Next
step.....turning these good performances into wins!!!

9. Location: Sheffield
Before the epic journey
Location: LONDON
Arrival In London exactly 2 years before
London 2012! Only 5 miles to go to Earls Court.....

10. WICKS
MICHEL
CARTER
BRAGG
BEARDSMORE
NEWTON
SANDELL
BEATTIE
PALMER & HEALY
MORGAN

11. December 2010 -
Despite devastating
funding news, the
BOA confirm the
GBW host spot at the
LONDON 2012
OLYMPIC GAMES.....
HOORAY!
September
2010 – GBW
receive news
that all
funding has
been cut
March
2011 –
500 DAYS
TO GO!!!
Countdown Clock erected in Trafalgar
Square to mark 500 days to go until the
Opening Ceremony of the London 2012
Olympic Games!!!

13. “Good teams become great ones when the
members trust each other enough to surrender
the Me for the We.”
Phil Jackson