ISSUE 1 JUNE 2009 VOLUME 1

PRESS CONFERENCE TAKING

PLACE ON JUNE 20TH

IN ALSAA,

UNVEILING NEW HEAD COACH AND

MENS SQUADS PROGRAMME ... 1

HEAD COACH – WHO IS IT AND

WHAT ARE THE GOALS? .......... 1

Big Block THE BIG BLOCK NEWSLETTER IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY

THE IRISH MENS NATIONAL VOLLEYBALL SQUADS PROGRAMME

New Head Coach Appointed

for Men’s Squads’ Programme

PERSONNEL NEEDED FOR

BOTH MEN’S SENIOR AND JUNIOR

SQUADS ............................... 2

The VAI is delighted to announce that

Laurent Cauet has been appointed as Head

Coach for the Irish National Senior and

Junior Men’s Squads Programme.

Cauet makes his return to the National

men’s teams’ set-up as the Head Coach,

after his role as Assistant Coach in 2002

with the Senior team which competed in

the CEV Championships in Andorra. Since

then, he has coached professionally in

France, most recently helping the AS Saint-

Raphaël women’s team to the French

National Championship title.

On his return to Ireland, he has helped the

UCD women’s team to the 2009 Association

Cup Final.

Indeed Cauet also has an extensive playing

experience at different levels in France over

12 years, while he additionally enjoyed a

successful spell on Irish shores, winning a

winners medal and runners-up medal in the

men’s 1st

Division with Portmarnock VC.

Cauet is pictured inset (left) with John

Clarke, outgoing President of the Volleyball

Association of Ireland.

Coach’s Corner – Cauet’s Experience Coaching Qualifications:

VAI Level 1 (2001), French Level 1 and Level 2 (2005

and 2007) and French Ministry of Sport and Youth

Level 1 Course State Diploma

Coaching Experience:

• Feb 09 – Apr 09: Asst. Coach for UCD Irish

Premier Women’s Team (now Head Coach)

• Aug 05 – May 08: Head Coach for AS Saint-

Raphaël Women’s French National 2 team and

Asst. Coach for AS Saint-Raphaël Women’s

French Pro-League team

• Aug 02 – May 05: Head Coach for Cambrai

VC’s Men’s Regional C team, Women’s

Regional B team, and U-14 Girls Regional

team

• 01-02: Asst. Coach for Irish Senior Men’s

National team at CEV Small Nations

Championships in Andorra

Coaching Achievements:

• 2009: VAI Women’s Association Cup

Runner-Up with UCD

• 2008: National League 1 French winner and

U-16 Junior Women’s French Cup Runner Up

with AS Saint-Raphaël VC

• 2006: Senior Women’s National 3 Runner-up

with AS Saint-Raphaël (promoted)

• 2005: Ranked 12th out of 110 best French U-

14 Women’s Junior teams with Cambrai VC

• 2005: Under 14 Women’s Junior, Flanders Cup

Runner Up with VBC Cambrai.

Irish National Men’s Volleyball Squads Programme

HEAD COACH: LAURENT CAUET

ADMINISTRATOR: DAVID HERLIHY

SENIORMEN@VOLLEYBALLIRELAND.COM

…Why a Press Conference? It is rare that an Irish Volleyball Programme gets launched from a

Press Conference. Hence the current set-up behind the new

National Men’s Squads Programme explains why it has decided to

unveil its plans in such a forum.

Personnel Needed for Senior and Junior Squads Junior and Senior panels now recruiting,

Coaching and Administrative personnel required also

The Senior team’s first training

session is currently being planned

to take place during/over an

upcoming weekend in late June or

early July in a Dublin venue.

Bearing this arrangement in mind,

we are currently recruiting players

that have an interest in being part

of the Senior team.

Are YOU interested in playing

for either team, or perhaps

taking on a coaching or an

administrative role?

Please e-mail Laurent or David

at the below e-mail address to

let us know of your interests,

or indeed if you would like

further information on the

programme.

Q. Why a press conference?

A. The conference is seen as a

unique way of unveiling a

volleyball programme to the Irish

Volleyball Community, as

gathering together many from

within to view the programme

upfront will similarly attain their

collective views and their support.

Q. What format will the

conference take on?

A. The conference will be

opened with an introduction

of the current staff, a short

presentation detailing the set-

up, and finalised with how and

when the plan will unfold for

the squads.

Q. What is to be achieved

from the conference?

A. The higher-profile unveiling

will attract a unique interest

and anticipation from clubs,

players and coaches towards

the development of the

programme and its teams in

competition.

Press Conference - June 20th, ALSAA The new Irish Men’s Squads Programme will be unveiled to the media and Irish Volleyball Community

on Saturday June 20th

at 6:15pm in ALSAA, on the Swords Road beside Dublin Airport; Map >>

Announced will be the new coaching and administrative staff, along with the new programme and goals

ahead for both the Senior and Junior teams. If you require further information ahead of the conference,

please e-mail seniormen@volleyballireland.com.