I like playing volleyball.

Intramural Sports

Within the Intramural Volleyball competition at the University of Southampton, I am playing in the "Random Collection" team.

The Random Collection 2006/2007 (incomplete):

We became 2nd in 2001/2002, first in 2002/2003 and 2003/2004 and 2004/2005, second in 2005/2006, and again first in 2006/2007. Here are the trophy and the medal for 2002/2003.

The Random Collection 2004/2005 (incomplete):

The Random Collection 2003/2004 (incomplete):

Southampton Uni Volleyball club 2004/2005

University B-Team

The university's B team takes part in the Southampton And District Volleyball Association (SADVA) league. Here is picture of the bunch (2002/2003):

And another two pictures from 2005/2006 (won the SADVA league this year):

Dark past

Here is some evidence that (in the time of black and white photographs ???) I could jump and build up tension ...

...even though releasing the energy appears to happen slightly unbalanced on the next hit (because the left arm is not in the air as the coach keeps telling me). Note that the second picture is another attack - the camera could not be rewound soo quickly.)

Notice also the fashionable shorts that used to be hip in the mid-eighties... Many thanks to Jürgen Präffcke for providing great lessons and taking the photographs shown!