Team Essex VC is a volleyball team based in
Chelmsford
Chelmsford () is a city in the City of Chelmsford district in the county of Essex, England. It is the county town of Essex and one of three cities in the county, along with Southend-on-Sea and Colchester. It is located north-east of London a ...
,
Great Britain
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since 2013. The club consists of a men's teams and a women's team that play in
Volleyball England
Volleyball England is the national governing body for indoor volleyball, sitting volleyball and beach volleyball in England. It selects the national teams and coordinates several national competitions, including the National Volleyball League, N ...
's English National Volleyball League. The Men's 1st team play in Volleyball England's Division 1. The Women's 1st team play in Division 2.
Achievements
; Team Essex Trinity (Women)
* English Shield Runners Up 2016
* Promotion to National League Division 1
; Team Essex Blaze (Men)
* English National League Division 1 Champions, 2017
* English Shield Runners Up 2015
* English National League Division 2 (South) Champions, 2013
History
The club was set up in 2013 by James Bernardi, Paul French and Steven Rosser. The men and women's teams are conglomerates, the men formed through the partnership of
Brentwood VC,
Chelmsford VC
Chelmsford () is a city in the City of Chelmsford district in the county of Essex, England. It is the county town of Essex and one of three cities in the county, along with Southend-on-Sea and Colchester. It is located north-east of London at ...
and
Boswells, the women formed as a result of a partnership with
Brentwood VC,
Chelmsford VC
Chelmsford () is a city in the City of Chelmsford district in the county of Essex, England. It is the county town of Essex and one of three cities in the county, along with Southend-on-Sea and Colchester. It is located north-east of London at ...
and
Southend VC
Southend-on-Sea (), commonly referred to as Southend (), is a coastal city and unitary authority area with borough status in southeastern Essex, England. It lies on the north side of the Thames Estuary, east of central London. It is bordered ...
. The mergers gave the best volleyballers in Essex the chance to compete together at a higher level. The club has grown from strength to strength in a very short period of time, and now boasts a men's team in the top league in the country, The Super League and in Division 1. The women's team represents Team Essex in Division 2 of the National Volleyball League.
2017–2018 season
Blaze
The 2017–2018 season saw the Men's 1st team finish 7th in the last ever season of Volleyball England's Super 8 league. This finish was good enough to secure their spot in the inaugural new Super League format, consisting of 10 teams. The result was an all round success for the newly promoted Blaze team who satisfied their goal of retaining their top division status in the first year since their promotion.
Trinity
The 2017–2018 season saw the Women's 1st team finish 7th in Volleyball England's Division 1. As a result, Trinity will play in this league for the forthcoming season.
Current rosters
* Team Essex Blaze
* Team Essex Trinity
Notable former players
References
*Promotion
*Men's Shield Runner Up
*Women's Shield Runner Up
*Women Promotion
*Men Promotion 2013
External links
* Official Websit
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Volleyball clubs established in 2013
English volleyball clubs
Sport in Chelmsford