An outstanding team performance gave Cedars another SVL crown. Making it 14th years in a row.
on straight sets with 1 match to the finals. Cedars secure the top again for the 15th time after beating the Eagles 3-0 in hombush last weekend. Cedars will be trying to make a national record (if not, world record) of 15 championships in 15 appareances.
Sydney Cedars win SVL 2010 Premiership on a great 5 set match vs Westside.
Cedars secure the first place this season by winning in a convincing fashion against arch-rivals UTS. Both team share the top 5 spots with BHV, Dragons and Eagles, while Westside and Canberra Heat are trying to sneak in the FINAL 5, which will start in 2 weeks.
Sydney Cedars win the 2009 World Masters in Sydney on a record crowd.
Massive Gala event, Cedars Join Olympic Medalists eceiving prices on a special night.
Cedars on pole position after six rounds.
Training with the best, David spent over 2 months in China, sharpening his skills and becoming a better player
Cedars win a record 14th straight State Cup including the tournament MVP for our seasoned setter, Derren Hill.
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September 12 2010
SVL CHAMPIONS
Cedars won the 2010 Volleyball League to make it 14 years on. It was a very hard match against a good Dragons-Hills Team who fought hard to keep Cedars at bay.
The first Set was a different story, Cedars came blazing with attacks from all sides, having 4 hitters available at all times spreading the attack on all fronts thanks to a superb job by the best libero in the league, George Attrache, who was at his best.
A second set went to Dragons, on the minimum difference while Cedars came back stronger than before thanks to the great performance by Captain Alex Jelicic and the best backcourt hitters Chris Lefu and Tuna Von Reiche and good decitions at critical moments by setter Sebastian Bibring.
The Last set was just an incredible display of blocks by our two middles, Nathan and Alex R. who shut down all Dragon's hope of coming back.
This Championship would not be possible withouth the support of Trainers Andrew Simos and Edi Vukosa and total support from Head Coach Joe Haddad.
And Thanks as well to the rest of the team who put as much every game all year long, Michael Klish, Derren H, Dennis S, Rafael V, David Z, Jamal K, Andre (MMO Beast) and James Meredith.
Also a special thank to all our supporters here and overseas, for their special messages and especially for our life-long sponsors whom without we wouldnt be were we are now.
September 5 2010
SVL Semi Finals
Cedars is back in the finals after... well i really lost count!. From a year off competing SVL Cedars is finally back. The team finally found the right ingredients. The senior players in great shape while the younger ones have shown how much the have mature throughout the year.
a 3-0 win against Eagles paved the road for another clash against Dragons, who Cedars beat 3-0 in their last encounter but lost their other match, which will definetly prove a great final for the last match of the year and could be the start of another classic rivalry.
August 22nd 2010
SVL Round 13
After a week off, Cedars came back stronger and determined, rolling past Eagles 3-0 in under just over one hour.
Alex was back from his break, which gave the depth necessary to cement the top spot this year with still 1 match to go.
This was a preview of the semi-finals with top and 4th spot now unmovable and the other two teams will also be facing each other regardless of the results they get next weekend.
Cedars will be at full strength again this week, with Libero George Attrache fully recovered from injury, and Setter Sebastian B. and Middle Alex Rogers back as well.
It will be a great finale for the 2010 season which had record team participation at its top level.
August 8th 2010
SVL round 11
Sydney Cedars fought hard against a resilient UTS but multiple injuries proved too much to beat the opposition.
With more than half the team missing due to injuries, the Cedars moved its pieces around to make the best possible outcome on a very hard match. Every team now is on good form, and UTS proved no less.
James played outside his comfort zone as a passer hitter, 2 setters missing, the main 2 passers out for at least another week, leaving Nathan and Lefu the only two players from the usual starting line-up.
The team left with its head up after losing 3-2 which still puts them far away at the top of the ladder with a 4 point gap and many more points and sets to be still in front of everyone else with only 2 matches left for the finals.
August 1st 2010
SVL round 10
The second round of SVL started with a crippled Cedars vs a hot Canberra Heat.
From 2 straight 3-0 victories which allowed Heat to qualify into the 2nd round, Canberra came very motivated to play a team which was plagued with injuries and leaves all around the squad.
Alex Jelicic on leave, Michael Klish, Alex Rogers and George Attrache injured which shorten training during the week.
Knowing this, the team made an unbelievable effort to win against their opponent in a very close 3-1 game.
Cedars, is now cruising on a solid top spot with 4 points ahead of their competition with only 3 more games to go to play the grand final.
July 25 2010
SVL finished with a bang.
Cedars was already qualified and guaranteed first spot on this year edition of SVL but still had to prove it on the court vs a team with big hopes to make it to the finals one more time, and be able to defend their 2009 title.
The match was played with great tenacity and skills by both teams, and while the momentum changed both ways, it was the Cedars that prevail once more to claim the 2010 premiership.
A surprise qualifier was Canberra Heat who was coming last only a few weeks ago and managed to win all games to make the finals for the first time.
July 18 2010
SVL is coming to and end, at least the first round of games.
It seems that the team is finally clicking, and training is starting to pay off... without the presence of the team captain and legend Alex Jelicic, The Cedars manage to get a great win against in-form UTS. with all the respect they deserve Cedars looked very focused and determined to cover all the gaps UTS could exploit and take advantage of its strengths at the same time. A very solid game by James Meredith established the middle to give freedom to the rest. A second set was very close at the beginning of it, but this time it was a great job by the defence especially by the Libero George Attrache who didn't let any free points be given where passing was superb. The serve was key this set which gave the team more than 10 points, to take a 15 point lead at one stage with an amazing 7 aces by Chris Lefu (aka Bro) to cement the strong performance Cedars had throughout the match.
A few changes to rest and get other players involved was no difference for the team who were only thinking about winning and kept playing ever point with the same importance and took a 3-0 win against its long time rival UTS.
July 2010 SVL week 7
Cedars cement their top spot after beating one of the best teams this years, Eagles, in a convincing fashion, 3-0, not letting a set go over 15 points. The final score was:
25-13 25-14 25-15
Next match will be against a strong UTS team.
June 2010 SVL week 6
Cedars on top again. After a very close match with Dragons last week, cedars is back in business with a 3-0 win against Canberra Heat. It's now crunch-time for the Cedars who will play one of the other 2 top teams, Eagles. Whoever wins next weekend will cement their position at the top and make themselves favourites to win the cup.
May 30 2010
SVL 3rd round win.
Baulkham Hills fought hard against a disarrayed Cedars Team. It was all over the place with our outside hitter playing middle, our setter playing passer-hitter, the libero playing as a hitter as well and another setter playing opposite. But Cedars manage to bring order to chaos and took the match in an almost perfect 3-0 again. Leading the Table with 9 points and zero sets lost. Followed by UTS and Eagles only.
May 23 2010
SVL Round 2. Another 3-0 win for our boys. Great performance by Chris and George. The cedars are now getting ready to the big trip. Lots of competition awaits the cedars in Lebanon, Cyprus and Greece so now the team is getting ready with some practice matches against AIS in Canberra to be ready for what’s waiting ahead. Next SVL match will be vs University of NSW.
Nathan Lovett
Position: Middle Blocker
Joined Cedars: 2001
Date of Birth: 10/02/1984
Height: 202cm
Weight: 95kg
Standing Reach: 266cm
Block Reach: 316cm
Spike Reach: 325cm
Vertical Jump: 59cm
Personal Facts
Favourite Food: Pasta
Favourite Movie: Billy Madison
Favourite Book: Harry Potter
Favourite Athlete: Michael Jordan
Started Volleyball When/Where: 1998 - High School
Biggest Volleyball moment: Playing for National Youth & Junior Teams
Your advice to junior players: Hard work pays off.
Career Highlights
2001-05 Winner - Sydney Volleyball League (Sydney Cedars)
2004 Sydney Cedars "Players Player"
2004 Australian Volleyball League (UTS)
2000-03 NSW Junior Teams (U17-U21)
2002 Trans Tasman Challenge, New Zealand (NSWCHS Seniors)
2002 Australian Junior National Team
2002 Australian School Boys Team
2001 Bankstown Sports Club "Athlete of the Month"
2001 Joined Sydney Cedars Club
2000 Australian Youth National Team
1999 Australian Combined High School Titles (NSWCHS
Lefu Leupepe
Position: Outside Hitter
Joined Cedars: 1998
Date of Birth: 04/01/1973
Height: 196cm
Weight: 92kg
Standing Reach: 250cm
Block Reach: 310cm
Vertical Jump: 75cm
Favourite Food: Mums
Favourite Movie: Blade Runner
Favourite Book: The Fountainhead
Favourite Athlete: Steve Timmons
Started Volleyball When/Where: 1987 - Rijeka, Croatia
Biggest Volleyball moment: Being invited to join my first volleyball team, OK Rijeka in Croatia
Your advice to junior players: Enjoy it while it lasts
1998-05 Winner - Sydney Volleyball League (Sydney Cedars)
1998 Joined Sydney Cedars Club
1992-97 Strathfield Volleyball Association
1993 Australian Junior National Team
1989-91 Croatian Junior National Team
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Alexander Jelicic
Michael Klish
Joined Cedars: 2006
Date of Birth: 03/08/1984
Height: 193cm
Weight: 75kg
Block Reach: 319cm
Spike Reach: 332cm
Vertical Jump: 82cm
Favourite Food: Korean
Favourite Movie: Men of Honour / Coach Carter
Favourite Book: Wooden by John Wooden former coach UCLA Basketball Team
Favourite Athlete: SHIN Jin-Sik Korean National Team / Samsung Bluefangs Professional Team
Started Volleyball When/Where: 1997 at Westfields Sports High
Biggest Volleyball moment: Attending Kyung Hee University Volleyball Team South Korea.
Your advice to junior players: Remember you are not judges by the number of times you fail but the number of times you succeed, and the number of times you succeed is in direct proportion of the number of times you can but keep trying.
2006 Kyungbuk High School Training South Korea
2005 South Korea Volleyball Tour (Sydney Uni)
2004 Kyung Hee University Volleyball Team, South Korea
2004 2nd Place - Sydney Volleyball League (Sydney Uni)
2004 Australian Volleyball League (Sydney Uni)
2003 2nd Place - NSW Schools Cup Knockout
2003 Captain - NSWCHS Open Team, Trans Tasman Tour (Forster)
2003 Gold Medal, Australian All-Star CHS Team - Trans Tasman Tour Australia
2003 Australian Volleyball League Semi Finalists (Sydney Uni)
2003 NSW Blues Award
2002,03 NSW U-21
2002 NSWCHS Open Team - Trans Tasman Tour New Zealand
2002 Australian Schools Cup Open Honours Semi Finalist (Westfields Sports High)
2002 MVP - NSW Regional Championships, Armidale
2001 5th Place - Australian Schools Cup Open Honours (Westfields Sports High)
1999 Joined Sydney Uni State Volleyball League Team
1998 NSWCHS U-16 Team
Derren Hill
Position: Setter/O.Hitter
Joined Cedars: 1999
Date of Birth: 12/12/1980
Height: 192cm
Weight: 82kg
Standing Reach: 250
Block Reach: 310
Spike Reach: 325
Vertical Jump: 78
Favourite Food: Tim's Tams
Favourite Movie: Tim Cup
Favourite Book: A tall man's story, Tim Welsh's Biography.
Favourite Athlete: Tim Teodore Welsh
Started Volleyball When/Where: Welsh's Volleyball Academy
Biggest Volleyball moment: Played first match of AVL with Tim.
Your advice to junior players: Listen To Tim and Learn.
Dennis Sidiropoulos
Position: outside hitter
Joined Cedars: 2007
Date of Birth:
Weight: 90kg
Standing Reach: 255cm
Block Reach: 318cm
Spike Reach: 335cm
Vertical Jump: 80cm
Favourite Food:
Favourite Movie:
Favourite Book:
Favourite Athlete:
Started Volleyball When/Where: -
Biggest Volleyball moment:
Your advice to junior players:
2009
2002
2000
1998
Rafael Venegas
Joined Cedars: 2008
Date of Birth: 12.10.71
Height: 191cm
Spike Reach: 330cm
Vertical Jump: 65cm
Favourite Food: Sea Food
Favourite Movie: X-Man
Favourite Book: I, Robot
Favourite Athlete: Dimitri Fomin
Started Volleyball When/Where: 1989 Mexico
Biggest Volleyball moment: Having played in Tokyo against Japan in the World cup open ceremony.
Your advice to junior players: T Trust In The Moment, and Trust In Yourself
2007 Runner-up Good Neighbour Competition Canberra, AUSTRALIA
2005 Bronze Medal, NORCECA (FIVB) Volleyball Championship Mexican U-20 National Team. Assistant Coach.
2001 Runner-up Sydney Volleyball League (UTS). Coach and player.
2000 Ranked 57 - World FIVB Beach Volleyball Tour Acapulco, MEXICO
2000 Top 3 Ranking - Mexican Beach Volleyball Tour Mex-Tour
1999 Top 3 Ranking - Mexican Beach Volleyball Tour Jose Cuervo
1998 MVP National Club Championships First division. Mexico
1997
Winner- National Mexican League First division
Mexican National Team NORCECA (FIVB), San Juan, PUERTO RICO
1996
1995
Captain Mexican National Students Team NORCECA(FIVB)
Olympic Qualify Tournament Edmonton, Canada
1995 Mexican University National Team, World Students Games Fukuoka, JAPON
1993 Mexican National Team NORCECA (FIVB), New Orleans USA
1993 Mexican National Team XVII Central American and Caribbean Games . Ponce, PUERTO RICO
1991 10th Place Mexican National Team at 7th World Cup,Tokio, Hiroshima, JAPAN
1991
1990
Runner-up Best Receptor NORCECA (FIVB) Olympic qualify Regina CANADA
Winner - Mexican U-20 Beach Volleyball Circuit
1990 Bronze Medal, NORCECA (FIVB) Volleyball Championship Mexican U-20 National Team. Tegucigalpa HONDURAS
David Zhang
Date of Birth: 26/03/1992
Weight: 85kg
Block Reach: 305cm
Spike Reach: 320cm
Vertical Jump: 70cm
Favourite Food: Mums cooking
Favourite Movie: Remember the Titans
Favourite Book: Refugee Boy
Favourite Athlete: Reid Priddy
Started Volleyball When/Where: Trinity Grammar School- 2007
Biggest Volleyball moment: Playing against a professional Chinese team
Your advice to junior players: I am one!
Trinity Grammar 1st VI Volleyball Team (2007-2009)
Trinity Grammar 1st VI Captain (2009)
NSW Combined Independent Schools Team (2008-2009)
NSW Combined Independent Schools Captain (2009)
NSW All Schools All Star- 6 (2008-2009)
NSW u/17s Indoor Volleyball Team Captain (2007-2008)
NSW u/19s Indoor Volleyball Team (2009)
NSW u/17s Beach Volleyball Team (2008-2009)
Jamal Kandil
Position: Setter Spiker
Joined Cedars: 2009
Date of Birth: 1971
Height: 185cm
Weight: 80kg
Standing Reach: 240cm
Block Reach: 315cm
Nationality Australian - Lebanese
Present Club Cedars
Position Spiker and setter
1992-3 Sydney Cups - Arab Championships
95-96 Arab Championship cup australia
97 Arab Championship Lebanon
98 Arab Championship Beach
Awards:
Lebanon Beach Volleyball Champion 97-99
Egypt Best Blocker 1994
Lebanon Best Spiker 95-99
Australia Best Beach Player 97-99
Lebanon Best Beach Player 97-99
James Meredith
Joined Cedars: 2004
Date of Birth: 28/06/1988
Standing Reach: 251cm
Block Reach: 317cm
Spike Reach: 324cm
Vertical Jump: 73cm
Favourite Food: Hamburger
Favourite Movie: Gone In 60 Seconds
Favourite Book: Jesus Freaks Vol. 1
Favourite Athlete: -
Started Volleyball When/Where: 2003 - Blaxland High
Biggest Volleyball moment: Playing for Cedars against AIS.
Your advice to junior players: Keep training hard & stick with it.
2005 Sydney West Regional "Sports Blue" Award
2005 Winner - Sydney Volleyball League (Cedars)
2004 Nepean Zone "Sports Blue" Award
2004 Winner - Junior Sydney Volleyball League (Baulkham Hills)
2003 Winner - Years 9/10 State Schools Knockout (Blaxland High)
2003 3rd Place - State Schools Knockout (Blaxland High)
George Attrache
Joined Cedars: 2002
Date of Birth: 20/2/1987
Height: 187cm
Weight: 87kg
Favourite Food: Oporto
Favourite Movie: Troy
Favourite Book: Da Vinci Code
Started Volleyball When/Where: 2002 - Bankstown/Cedars
Biggest Volleyball moment: Meeting Andrew Simos & Joe Haddad.
2004-05 Winner - Sydney Volleyball League (Sydney Cedars)
2002-04 Sydney Cedars "Most Improved Player"
2004 Bronze Medal - Australian Junior National Titles (Captain, NSW U-19)
2002-04 NSW Junior Teams (Captain - U16,U19, Vice Captain - U17)
2002 Joined Sydney Cedars Club
2003-04 Australian U-19 Squad
2002-04 Winner - Sydney Volleyball League (Sydney Cedars)
Alex Rogers
Date of Birth: 1.10.1988
Standing Reach: 264cm
Block Reach: 323cm
Spike Reach: 347cm
Vertical Jump: 83cm
Favourite Food: Risotto
Favourite Movie: Apocalypse Now
Favourite Book: Heart Of Darkness
Favourite Athlete: Shaquille Oneal
Started Volleyball When/Where: 2000 Primary School in Nowra
Biggest Volleyball moment: Representing Australia through both the Youth And Junior Teams
Your advice to junior players: Use the difficulty!
2003 First state team selection (U16)
2004 Australian Youth National Team (ISVT Chinese Taipaei)
2004 Australian Youth National Team (Asian Youth Champs)
2005 Australian Junior National Team (ISVT Chinese Taipaei)
2005 Australian Junior National Team (Murry Mansfeild Trans Tasman Series)
2005 Captain NSW U19 State Team
2006 AIS Tour Of Europe (Sweden, France and Slovakia)
2006 Australian Junior Team (Trans Tasman Series)
2006 Shoalhaven Elite Athlete Of the Year
2005 Youth Olympics
2003-2009 Canberra Heat Mens AVL Club
Joined Sydney Cedars Sports Club
Joe Haddad
Position - HEAD COACH / MANAGER
1998 Awarded Volunteer of the Year - Bankstown City Council
1996 - present Current Head Coach and Manager of the Sydney Cedars Volleyball Team
1986-87 NSW Under 18 Coach
1986 International Referee Candidate
1986 - present Current Treasurer and the Sports Director of the Sydney Cedars Club
1985-87 Chairman Australian Juniors Referee Commission
1984 Level Two Coach
1980 Level One Coach
2002 Coached Sydney Cedars Masters team (35+) to a Gold Medal in the 2002 World Masters Games
1998 Elected Vice-President of NSW State Volleyball Association
1987 Founder of Sydney Cedars Sports Club
1986 Actively involved in community groups and events
1986 One of the founding members of the Sydney Cedars Club (a multicultural/community-based sporting club)
1979 Australian AAA Referee
6 years NSW Volleyball camp instructor (over 300 players in U/16 age group)
8 years NSW State Volleyball Representative player
15 years NSW Club Level player
Andrew Simos
Position: Libero / Trainer
Date of Birth: 16/05/1967
Height: 188cm
Weight: 105kg
Standing Reach: 241cm
Vertical Jump: 75cmts
Favourite Movie: Shawshank Redemption
Favourite Athlete: Steve Waugh
Started Volleyball When/Where: 1981 - Homebush Boys High
Biggest Volleyball moment: Being named Best Defensive Player in the Greek 1st Division 2000.
Your advice to junior players: Enjoy every game like it is your last.
2000-2005 Winner - Sydney Volleyball League (Sydney Cedars)
2000 "Best Defensive Player" (Greece League - Div.1)
1999-2000 Australian Olympic Squad
1998-2000 Greek Professional League (Division 1)
1990-1994 Winner - Sydney Volleyball League (Strathfield Volleyball Association)
1990-1992 Winner - Sweden Professional League (Division 1)
1986-1987 Runner-Up - NSW Open Beach Championships
1985-1998 NSW Open Men's Team
1985-1986"Best Receiver" - National Junior Titles (NSW U20)
1984-1987 Australian U-21 National Team
1983-1985 Australian Schoolboys Team
1983-1989 Winner - Sydney Volleyball League (Wests-Bankstown)
1981-1987 NSW Junior Teams (U15-U20)
1999 Winner - Australian Volleyball League (Sydney Cedars)
1999 "Best Defensive Player" (Greece League - Div.2)
1993 "MVP" (Greece League - Div.2)
1991 Runner-Up - Swedish National Beach Titles
1984 "MVP", "Best Receiver", "Player's Player" - National Junior Titles (NSW U17)
Edi Vukosa
Position: Assistant Coach
Date of Birth: 16/10/1963
Standing Reach: 246cm
Block Reach: 320cm
1982-2000 NSW Open Mens Indoor Team (Captain 1986-2000)
1986,90,93,96 "Player of the Year" - NSW Volleyball Association
1994-1995 "Best Blocker" - Australian Pro Beach Volleyball Tour
1990-1995 Australian Beach Volleyball Team (123 appearances)
1993-1994 "Best Server" - Australian Pro Beach Volleyball Tour
1993-1994 Greek Professional League (Faros)
1990-1994 Australian Institute of Sport Team
1987-1994 Top 4 Ranking - Australian Beach Volleyball Tour
1987-1994 Champions - NSW Beach Volleyball Tour
1982-1994 Australian Mens Team (251 appearances)
1995 "MVP" - Asian Beach Volleyball Tour
1995 Ranked 21 - World FIVB Beach Volleyball Tour
1995 Winner - International Continental Beach Championship
1995 Winner - Asian Beach Volleyball Circuit, Boracay Island
1994 Winner - South Australian Beach Volleyball Open
1993 "MVP" - Australian Institute of Sport
1992-1993 "Player of the Year" - Australian Volleyball Federation
1992 "MVP" - Australian Club Championships
1992 Winner - Australian 4-Man Beach Championship
1986 "MVP" - Australian Volleyball Championships
Sebastian Bibring
Position: Setter
Date of Birth: 01/05/1974
Spike Reach: 315cm
Vertical Jump: 74cm
Favourite Food: Japanese
Favourite Movie: Groundhog Day
Favourite Book: Contact
Favourite Athlete: Maradona and Ginobili
Started Volleyball When/Where: 1980 - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Biggest Volleyball moment: Pan-American Games Final
Your advice to junior players: Play hard but look after your body.
2005 Bronze Medal - AVL
2005 Finalist - SVL (Baulkham Hills)
2002-04 Winner - SVL (Sydney Cedars)
2000-02 Sydney North Volleyball Club
1998-99 UCAL (University of Berkeley, California) - NCAA team
1993-97 University of Buenos Aires - First Division Argentinean National League
1989 Argentinean National Team (U/16)
1985-93 Juniors to Honours Division _ Club Nautico Hacoaj (Argentina's Elite Team)
Tuna Von Reiche
Position: opossite
Joined Cedars: 2010
Date of Birth: 13.11.78
Height: 194cm
Weight: 98kg
Standing Reach: 260cm
Block Reach: 326cm
Vertical Jump: 85cm
Favourite Food: Raw Fish (Tuna)
Favourite Book: Ibook
Favourite Athlete: Jonah Lomu
Started Volleyball in 1993 4th form nelson college, Nelson, NZ.
Advice to Jr Players: Train hard, warm up and warm down properly.
1999 Samoan U19 team (3rd AA mens Div Hilo Hawaii)
2000 Samoan mens team (3rd south pacific games FIJI)
2001 Samoa Mens Team (South pacific Champs (Auckland)
2005 NZ Mens Selection (1st South Pacific , Auckland)
2006 NZ Mens Squad (Gold Coast AU)
2007 NZ Mens Team (2nd Oceania Champs, Samoa)
2008 North Harbour raiders (sting Cup, Vietnam)
2009 NZ Mens Team (South Pacific Champs, Auckland)
2010 NZ Mens Team (1st South Pacific Champs, Auckland)
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SVL Round 2. Another 3-0 win for our boys. Great performance by Chris and George. The cedars are now getting ready to the big trip. Lots of competition awaits the cedars in Lebanon, Cyprus and Greece so now the team is getting ready with some practice matches against AIS in canberra to be ready for whats waiting ahead. Next SVL match will be vs University of NSW.
May 15 2010
Sydney Cedars won in a very convincing fashion against Sydney Uni. This time our star setter Derren Hill took a brake but it was still enough fire-power to finish the match 3-0 in under 50 minutes.
May 2010
A report from our captain, Alex Jelicic:
Cedars went to the State Cup in Newcastle with a full squad except without one of their star setters Sebastian Bibring and with some new members: Dennis, Andre and Jamal. Dennis and Andre being new players developed by Sydney Cedars and training at Trinity with Andrew Simos as their coach..
Cedars went to the State Cup in Newcastle with a full squad except without one of their star setters Sebastian Bibring and with some new members: Dennis, Andre and Jamal. Dennis and Andre being new players developed by Sydney Cedars and training at Trinity with Andrew Simos as their coach.
In earlier stages of the tournament head coach Joe Haddad experimented with alternative line ups and gave all players an opportunity to show their skills and add more to their on-court experience. As a result of these changes, there were some very close sets, which were hard fought in the end, but the experience some of the younger players gained was priceless for their further development of their skills.
At the business end of the tournament cedars took a more focused approach .
Semi finals against dragons was a first real test during the tournament and cedars had a total control from the first point of the match. Solid performance with 2:0 win placed Cedars into their consecutive "15th" final.
The final showdown was against uts who beat state cup 1 winners eagles by 2 points. The finals started with 5:0 lead by cedars with Darren's impressive serving that could not be controlled by UTS. This made a great start for the finals which was completely dominated by the Cedars
It was in the end a quick game. An unusual easy win against the UTS team who usually performs very well against the Cedars.
Cedars performance was Almost as impressive as their perfect SVL record over more than a decade, cementing Cedars as still the best team in NSW, and a record that no-one will undoubtly match in Australia.
Next cedars are looking to test their skills against AIS team in canberra in coming weeks and the start of SVL 2010.
March 2010
Cedars won Bronze at Wollongong State Cup 1. Without a lose, and drawing 1-1 (losing by point difference in the semifinal) with the eventual champion, Eagles, Cedars played for bronze against UTS, winning with a flawless display of superb skills for an almost perfect weekend in the gong.
December 2009
David Zhang our latest awarded Junior player has left to china for excessive volleyball training for 4 month the club executive ,Coaches and players wish David all the best with safe return to his club The Bankstown sports Cedars Volleyball Club.
David has received an award for most achievement Volleyball player for 09 from the Bankstown Sports Club.
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13 November 2009
The biggest Gala event in Bankstown Sports Club gave the Sydney Cedars its biggest night. With 4 Major awards Cedars stole the night in this great ocassion.
Joe Haddad presented The Masters 2009 Gold Medal to its major sponsor as a goodwill gesture over the many years of Bankstown Sports being a major sponsor for the team, sharing not just the teams success but its winning spirit as well.
18 October
Sydney Cedars Win GOLD at World Maters Games. On an almost perfect display of superior volleyball, Cedars went back to its roots to win 2-0 every match but the final which was 3-1.
All the former Cedars, most ex-olympians and some still on the actual roster combined to an incredible strong team impossible to beat. Thanks to all who travelled from distant locations not just interstate but internationally as well. And thanks to all our sponsors who stick with us yet another year, especially to Wally and Joe who gave us their always unconditional support.
September 30
China combined team will arrive in Sydney on the last week of the month to play Sydney Cedars on a series of friendly matches. These will be a great preparation for the "senior" team to play in the World Masters later in october.
October 15-18
World Masters will commence on the 11th, but the indoor volleyball tournament is due to start on thursday 15th of october where Cedars will be defending the World Masters Title.
August 8-10
CEDARS WON MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL EVENT
Sydney Cedars again proves to be one of the strongest teams in Australia, taking the international invitation played in Melbourne this weekend winning all but one match on a fantastic 3-0 3-0 3-1 1-3 match vs Chinese Universities, Melbourne Blues and Renegades.
This was an incredible weekend full of amazing volleyball. Cedars is now looking forward to host its own Cedars cup which will be help in the next few weeks with the best teams from the country again.
August 8-9
Sydney Cedars will be competing in an international invitational tournament to be held in Melbourne with the top teams from Sydney, Melbourne, Queensland and China during an exciting whole week packed with games. University blues will be hosting this great competition which will show the best volleyball the country has to offer....
June 30
Sydney Cedars visit to UTS was meant to be a training match, but the old rivalry could only mean business for both teams. Cedars take early control of the match winning the first set with good all around performances, but it was either a bit of tiredness from the many matches played lately or some loss of focus that gave some advantage to UTS who took the second set. In a 5 set match Cedars took the game 3-2 with an overall good performance by the team.
June 26-27 match summary
Friday seems to be a good day for the Cedars, The team started the match on fire, with well distributed attack from the middle with James, Nathan and Alex, which allowed some free action from the outside hitters. The first set was for the Cedars on a close match while the second set went to AIS. A third set established the middle again and cleared the way for an incredible display of front and back court hits from our French international Julian, which was virtually unstoppable. A last quick set to 15 as there was no time left for the AIS boys equalled the nr of sets for both teams. Saturday didnt go as planned and AIS took the game on a very close encounter.
Canberra heat fought hard at times was no match for a highly motivated Cedars this time.
Tonight Cedars will match their strenghts against UTS,
2009s SVL leader.
Cedars half yearly Calendar will include:
June 26-27 : AIS , Canberra Heat triangular.
July : Match vs UTS
August: AIS vs Cedars
September: Cedars tour to Melbourne wich will
include matches vs Heidelberg, Falcons and Blues.
more to come.
June 24
Sydney Cedars gets ready for a busy second half of the year.
After winning Wollongong and Newcastle state cups, the Cedars decided not to play the sydney league and be part of more challenging oponents.
Two matches vs AIS in where the second match ended in a fight to the end where AIS took the match 3-2 with not just the regular AIS boys but most of their international squad available in Canberra during that time, including Matt Young (setter, 2-time olympian).
This weekend the Cedars will be looking for a rematch of the last battle hoping to get another great result.
May 20
Alex Rogers will be departing to Thailand as an assistant coach for the National Youth boy's team for the 2009 Thailand Jr. Volleyball Championship from the 18th to the 30 the May 2009.
We wish him well and safe returns from al of us at the cedars executive committee, staff and players.
May 02-03
Cedars took the state cups by storm!. Sydney Cedars completed the State Cup double by defeating Westside in the final. This is the 13th straight Newcastle title to the Cedars. Well done boys. The MVP award was shared by Julien Favre and Rafael Martinez, both from CEDARS.
April 25-26
Cedars vs AIS part 2
Cedars travelled to Canberra again this weekend to get a rematch of last close encounter with the "local" national team. It was a very successful match again for Cedars, who although was a little short of players compared to the last time, it still came out strong with it's experienced starting lineup. 3-1 with very close sets on friday night, but it almost went the other way on saturday's rematch, while losing on an even tightier match 3-2, where the boys came out short of another victorious performance in preparation for New Caledonia Oceanic Championships later this year.
April 4-5 2009
STATE CUP 1 ILAWARRA 2009
The annual pilgrimage of the Volleyball faithful descended on Illawarra this weekend.
Sydney Cedars came up victorious after an undefeated comp with only 2 sets lost during the whole competition.
