Volleyball Volleyball Team Australia Men embark on overseas tour
20 May 2009
Volleyball Team Australia Men have embarked on a five week tour to Slovakia, Great Britain, Italy, Sweden and Denmark.
The tour is in preparation for the team’s Round 3 Qualification Tournament to qualify for the 2010 World Championship in China in August.
Over the past month, VTAM squad members and invited athletes have steadily returned to Canberra to trial for the national team following the conclusion of their professional leagues in Europe.
Following an exhaustive selection process, which started back in January with the national coaching staff visiting athletes in Europe, the following athletes have been selected for the first tour of the 2009 “international season”.
Shane Alexander (QLD)
Thomas Bawden (VIC) *
Paul Carroll (NSW) *
Thomas Edgar (QLD) *
John Dekker (QLD)
Andrew Grant (QLD)
Travis Passier (QLD)
Nathan Roberts (SA)
William Thwaite (QLD)
Aden Tutton (SA)
Mathew Young (QLD)
Igor Yudin (VIC)
Aidan Zingel (NSW)
Head Coach: Russell Borgeaud (QLD)
Assistant Coach: Andrew Strugnell (ACT)
Physiotherapists: Andrew Hughes (NSW)* & Damian Oldmeadow (WA)*
Statistician: Andre Borgeaud (QLD)
