News season 2006-2007

Party Thursday May 3rd

Dearest Van Slagger,

Sit down for a second and try to visualise this: a basement, all-you-can-drink, great atmospheric lighting, music for all tastes and lots of happy Van Slaggers…

…Yeah, you’re right, we are talking about a hell of a party which people will think and talk about for a long time.

For the last time this year we’ve organised a good ‘ol Werfkelder party for anyone who missed the previous one and for everyone who simply can’t get enough of these infamous parties:

Tickets will be sold from this week on: you’ll see us sit nearby the exit of the field.

If you keep forgetting to buy this crucial piece of paper, you won’t have to be chased away when you’re about to enter the ‘Werfkelder’, but you can pay € 8,50 instead.

See you 3 May!

Glow in the Dark - blacklight volleyball tournament!

It’s about to happen again! The funnest sportsevent of Utrecht and surroundings: the third Glow in the Dark blacklight volleyball tournament is coming back!

Saturday evening, March 24th, you can join in the battle during this unique volleyball tournament. Of course there will be a spectacular party in the Sportcafé at the end of the tournament.

You can register by team only, minimum of six persons. Costs: 3 euro per person.
You can register until the 14th of March, so hurry! Register at the sportsdesk at Olympos, or send an e-mail to Nancy Schokman:

 

Check and doublecheck!

Van Slag is great! Van Slag is good for you! But: being a member of Van Slag is not for free! You may have noticed the board checking memberships already. Soon we will check in your team as well! To prevent any embarrassing situations for you or your team, please check if everyone in your team:

• Is a registrered member of Van Slag
• Owns a ‘sportcard’ of Olympos
• Has let the people at the Olympos desk know that he/she is a Van Slag member

Not a member? Then you can’t play! If Olympos were to check for sportcards those members who do not have one will get a fine. Each member will have to pay this fine individually, Van Slag will not pay your fine! New players (even if they only join for once) have to get in touch with the board before playing and they have to buy an intro card at the Olympos desk. For more information click here or send an e-mail to

 

And we're back!

As you may have noticed our website was down the entire weekend, due to a serverproblem at our hostingprovider. The site went back online Sunday evening.
Because we had to place a back-up it is possible that some information is missing here and there. If you find anything missing please let us know at:

 

Party Thursday March 1st - € 7,50 All in

Just two weeks to go and the next Van Slag Party will take place! It will be the last one the party committee organises together with Stefan at the good ‘ol Werfkelder, and that’s why it’ll be thé ‘’Back to Basement party’’. If you have been a member for a couple of years, you’ll know the most infamous parties were held here.

• € 7,50 all-in: (non-)alcohol drinks and snacks (inc. strong drinks)
  Werfkelder at the Oude Gracht
• You’ll have the privilege to dance on music you always wanted to hear (if you have any requests, send them to: feestcommissie@vanslag.net)
  
• We are also happy to tell you that there will be no sudden ending at 04.00am, but we will go on until the last person wants to leave (our-not-to-be-beaten record is set at 08.30am!)
  

Date: Thursday, March 1st from 10.00pm
Location: Werfkelder Oude Gracht 356
Ticket: € 7,50 all in
Guests are welcome as well.

So, join your last party at the Werfkelder! It definitely will be memorable!

the party committee & ex-president Stefan

General Meeting

The General Meeting is now on Monday 26 February as opposed to the 19th as we e-mailed before. Attend and let us know what you think! Start: 19.45, end: no later than 22.15.

Location: the red 'barracks' opposite Olympos's parking lot.
If you can't come but you want to, get in touch with the board!

Van Slag is still looking for members to join the committees, please consider!

We're inviting you to join the mix tournament on the 23rd. See our previous e-mail or website for more information! See you there!

Party November 30th at the 'Grote Catacomben'

On Thursday, the 30th of November 2006, the very first Van Slag-party of this season will take place. A good opportunity to find out whether or not your opponent does anything else with his life besides losing. That is why the theme of the party is "Know your Opponent".

The party will be at "De Grote Catacomben" (www.grotecatacomben.nl) from 22.00h to 04.00h and the entrance fee is € 3,50. Starting Tuesday, November the 7th, tickets can be bought in the sports hall. So gather your entire team and join us the 30th. Guests are also welcome!

Round 2 will start at November 21st

Round 1 is over, all matches have been played, so it's time for a fresh new Round! We're looking now at all the scores, to make a schedule for Round 2.

And this new schedule is ready & online! So check Round 2 now to see when your team plays again a brand new match.

Time to go to the hairdresser!

Get ready for a team picture! Next week we will make a photo-shoot of all teams. Later on you will find them online on our team page. You'll also see them if you click on a team name at the score tables.

Ofcourse you may use your own made photo's. Send them the board, or to our committee the Old Boys Network. We prefer to use two different photos.

The week after we will make photo's of those teams who are free next Tuesday.

WARNING! Locker room thieves at Olympos !

Last Thuesday a theft took place in the locker room. The thieves decamped with a purse and a full bag of possessions. This all happened within 10 minutes while the owners where having their shower.

One of the victims, Bram from team Blue Block, could tell us that this is not just an incident at Olympos. Personnel discovered more cases of theft than usual. So be warned. Don't leave your possessions unattended, even if you are having a shower.

Sign up for the special beginners course!

Especially for the members of the lower groups, a once-only opportunity to participate in a series of trainings is offered! During six weeks, experienced volleyball players will help you with the principles of your volleybal techniques in setting, passing, service and attack. The trainings will take place between October 16 and November 20 against the small fee of €7,50 for the full six weeks. The training will be offered at two days: Wednesday from 18.30-19.30 and Thursday from 17.00-18.00. For both days, a number of places is still available, so sign up quickly!

Needless to say, the trainings are also open to international members and instructions will be given in English when needed. Sign up by sending an email to stating your name, preferred day of training and the team you are currently playing in. If you have any further questions, don't hestitate to mail!

Beginner course:
October 16 until November 20
Wednesdays from 18.30-19.30 or Thursdays from 17.00-18.00
Costs:  €7,50 for 6 weeks

Collection of contribution

Next week you can expect the best way of proving that you're a member of Van Slag: 32.50 euros (or 65 euros for double-players) less on your bank-account! The orders for the collection of this year's contribution will be sent Monday the 2nd of October. So don't be frightened if you suddenly seem to be less rich than expected.

If your payment won't succeed, then our treasurer Paulien will contact you.

October 3rd: Start Round 1

Yesterday the final qualifications took place. Anniek is now busy calculating the final results and the poule positions of every team. Next week on Tuesday we'll start with the real competition! The schedule is now available on our website. You can see this schedule by pressing 'Round 1'. The results will also be available on this page after every played match.

And don't forget to check if your team is appointed to do the referee job! If you don't come up, you'll get penalty points! So you better not forget this ;-)

Have fun again next week & good luck!

Results Qualifications LOW

Field	Team	W	D	L	Points	+	-	+/-	Poule	Position
1	Team Aafke	6	0	0	12	151	71	80	D	5
	Ubertreffe das maar es	5	0	1	10	117	84	33	E	2
	De Dieseltjes	4	0	2	8	113	100	13	E	5
	Als 1 Blok	3	0	3	6	113	117	-4	F	2
	Net Niet	2	0	4	4	111	127	-16	F	4
	Niet zo hard!	1	0	5	2	98	128	-30	G	2
	University College 2	0	0	6	0	78	154	-76	G	6
2	Reflex	6	0	0	12	152	74	78	D	6
	Meiden met Ballen	5	0	1	10	132	82	50	E	1
	Team Marcel	3	1	2	7	116	94	22	E	6
	JUMP!	3	1	2	7	117	106	11	F	1
	Team Jolanda	2	0	4	4	92	129	-37	F	6
	Goed mis	1	0	5	2	84	139	-55	G	3
	Team Jasmin	0	0	6	0	83	152	-69	G	5
3	Team Tristan	6	0	0	12	154	73	81	D	4
	Team Niek	4	0	2	8	131	108	23	E	4
	Hebbes!	4	0	2	8	146	99	47	E	3
	University College 1	3	0	3	6	111	122	-11	F	3
	Team Marina	2	0	4	4	109	140	-31	F	5
	Team Carina	2	0	4	4	103	153	-50	G	1
	Team Dineke	0	0	6	0	84	143	-59	G	4

Results Qualifications HIGH

Field	Team	W	D	L	Points	+	-	+/-	Poule	Position
1	IJskoud	6	0	0	12	125	84	41	A	3
	Doorgeslagen	4	1	1	9	135	69	66	A	5
	Los!	4	1	0	9	130	89	41	B	1
	Überflieger	3	0	3	6	99	98	1	B	5
	Liegah	1	1	4	3	97	122	-25	C	3
	Blue Block	1	1	4	3	90	126	-36	C	4
	The Jeffreys	0	0	6	0	64	152	-88	D	3
2	Goldplay	6	0	0	12	119	65	54	A	1
	The Blues	4	0	2	8	94	82	12	A	6
	The Internationals	3	0	3	6	106	96	10	B	3
	@WIN	3	0	3	6	97	88	9	B	4
	FUNest!	3	0	3	6	94	97	-3	C	1
	Fireball	1	0	5	2	79	131	-52	C	6
	Beta Blokkers V	1	0	5	2	86	116	-30	D	1
3	The Biggest Bang	6	0	0	12	128	85	43	A	2
	Lekker Puh	5	0	1	10	119	86	33	A	4
	Red Alert	4	0	2	8	106	100	6	B	2
	Touch Down	3	0	3	6	106	108	-2	B	6
	Buskruit	2	0	4	4	104	104	0	C	2
	Team 007	1	0	5	2	83	104	-21	C	5
	Team Stijn	0	0	6	0	76	135	-59	D	2

Qualification Tournament - HIGH

At Tuesday September 19th we will play the High Qualifications. The following teams will join this event:

Doorgeslagen, IJskoud, Goldplay, Lekker Puh, Red Alert, The Blues, Los!, FUNest!, The Biggest Bang, Uberfliegerz, @win, Touch Down, Liegah, The Internationals, The Jeffreys, Beta Blokkers, Team Stijn, Buskruit, BBVV Block, Team Josja, Team 007.

The tournament will start at 18:00 and will end at 23:00 maximum.

Look at the list of teams to check out if you need to play coming Tuesday. The Qualifications for the low categorie will be played at Tuesday September 26th.

If you have any questions at all, never hesitate to mail us at the board. We are here for you.

Subscribe online to become a member of Van Slag

Till September 17th you can use our online form to become a member of our Club! You can find this form here.

Want to see who already joined our club? Check the members list.

Online subscription possibilities delayed

Have you signed up to receive an email concerning the options to subscribe for Van Slag, but haven't you received anything yet? Don't worry! The special pages of the website have not yet been put online, but we expect this to be done in the second half of August. As soon as the website is ready we will send out the reminders.

Kind regards,
The board

Promotion Uithof great success

As you can see in our photo album , the promotion at the Uithof was a lot of fun, and a great success. Everyone was busy to answer all the questions of the new coming students.

Wanted: volleyballers for the introduction promotions

At Wednesday August 16th, we will promote our association at the Uithof in Utrecht. Same as other seasons, we will give information to new students about our fine association. Everyone is welcome. So if you would like to help us as a volunteer, mail us at

Pre-subscription for the season 2006-2007 started (up to July 16)

As a current member of Van Slag, you may subscribe without having to compete with newcomers for the new season 2006-2007. This goes for all members, so also for the holders of an Olympos Sports Card in the C category. Contrary to earlier seasons, subscription will be done via an online form.

Only current members and students who have been on the waiting list can use this opportunity. The URL has been sent to all members by email. In case you haven’t received an email, please contact the board.

After July 16, the standard rules for subscription apply: first come, first serve.

Board members season 2006-2007 elected

Our new members for the board have been elected at our General Assembly! It was not a hard nut to crack to vote for these great players: Anniek van Leeuwen, Bart Surminski, Ellen Raaijmakers, Linda Hofstee, Paulien Huis in 't Veld and Walter Bruins.

We all congratulate you with your new positions, and wish you a great time at the board.