Volleyball has over 800 million players worldwide leading to claims that it is the most popular sport in the world. With the longest ever recorded match as 75 hours and players jumping over 300 times in one match, Volleyball is fast, high energy and an exciting game to watch and play!

As a true team sport with intense and gripping rallies, volleyball is full of tactical complexities that give players and spectators alike a unique experience.

Did you know?

In April 2015 GB Olympian Ciara Michel became the first British player to play in a CEV Champions League Final playing for Unendo Yamamay BUSTO ARSIZIO (from Italy).

Pop star YAZZ - who had a number 1 hit with 'The Only Way Is Up' played Volleyball for England U19's during high school.

The first Olympic volleyball competition was held in 1964, when the gold medals were won by the Soviet Union (men) and Japan (women).

The London 2012 Olympic volleyball competition, Great Britain entered a team into all categories, the only other time that Great Britain had ever been represented in the Olympics, was in the women's beach volleyball competition by Audrey Cooper and Mo Glover at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.

The gold medals in the London 2012 Olympic volleyball competition were won by Russia (men) and Brazil (women).

The current World Champions are Poland (men) and USA (women).

A giant squid's eye is the largest in the animal kingdom and is the same size as a volleyball.

Meet the Mentor

Sainsbury's 2015 School Games volleyball mentors will be available to meet and answer your questions at the event. The 2015 mentors are Ben Pipes & Maria Bertelli.