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Tamworth Volleyball Club was established over 25 years ago and now operates five competitive teams. Having just begun its own junior development programme and with an Academy now established in conjunction with Sutton Coldfield College, no other team in the region is able to offer such a wide range of playing opportunities.
For the 2010/11 season, the men's A team, Tamworth Storm, will play in West Midlands Division 2. The B team, Tamworth Thunder, will play their sixth season in the Leicester League, having been champions in 2008/09. Both teams will take part in the West Midlands Cup Competition. As the result of the partnership established in 2008 with Sutton Coldfield College, a third men's team, TSC Cyclones, will play in West Midlands Division 3, featuring current Tamworth players alongside the more promising Sutton students. The ladies team, which plays under the name of Tamworth Lightning, competes in Division 1 of the West Midlands ladies’ league and is arguably the club's current flagship side. Having won the West Midlands Cup in 2007, they followed that up by being crowned League Champions in 2008. In fact, in the past six seasons, they have only twice finished outside of the top two league positions. The team line-up is completed by a second ladies side, Tamworth Hurricanes, which will make its competitive debut this season in the Leicester League. |