Volleyball

The men’s and women’s volleyball programme provides a fantastic environment for new and experienced players to compete and train. Players have the opportunity to compete at a high level in the British University and College Sports (BUCS) and are coached by a former professional player.

Team Derby Performance Volleyball

The women’s first team compete at the highest level in the British Universities and College Sports (BUCS) and we have had a number of players competing for their national team at junior and senior level. As well as long standing success of a players playing in both BUCS and NVL Super League.

Team Derby Volleyball is partnered with Darkstar, Derby’s National League club with both men’s and women’s teams. It is coached by Olympian and Head Coach of the London 2012 Great Britain Volleyball team, Audrey Cooper, and 2012 Olympian and current England Coach, Maria Bertelli.

These great connections give our players opportunities for further training and competing at a senior level.

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Coaching a Volleyball Game

Viktoriya Glazewska
Head Volleyball Coach

With 20 years of playing experience as a member of the national team of Belarus, she competed in the European Championships and played six years in the Russian League. Viktoriya has now turned her attention to coaching and is excited for the challenge with Team Derby.

Programme Outline

Recent achievements

Team Derby student, Adam Osman, holding a volleyball.

I would recommend other athletes to attend Derby if they are willing to receive exposure and potentially play at the next level within Europe.

Adam Osman
Volleyball Scholar Alumni
Weronika Jedrak holding a volleyball during a match.

How I became an international sports scholar

Weronika is an MSc Marketing Management graduate and volleyball scholar from Poland. It wasn't until after starting university that she recognised her passion and aspirations for the sport.

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Sports Scholarships

The Sports Scholarship programme aims to help our talented athletes realise their sporting potential and support them through their academic studies.

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Sports Centre

Memberships at the University of Derby Sports Centre are available to students, staff, graduates and the general public.

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Sports staff practitioners

Our staff have significant experience in performance sport – either as an athlete, coach, or practitioner - so our athletes can be assured of top quality expertise to support them in the next steps of...

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