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Gallery | Having a volley-ball at Mooroopna Primary school

By Marcus Beeck

Aug 27, 2024

Year 5 student Holly Barrette learns how to be a playmaker during Volleyball Australia's clinic at Mooroopna Primary School. Photo by Rechelle Zammit

There has been a spike in volleyball across Mooroopna recently.

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With the Olympics come and gone, Volleyball Australia is looking to capitalise on the increased spotlight on its beloved sport.

This meant Year 5 and 6 students at Mooroopna Primary School were taught how to set, spike, block and more thanks to a Volleyball Australia clinic on Wednesday, August 21.

The session was led by Volleyball Australia coach Max Vollebergh — did his last name or love for the sport come first? We don’t know — who ran the children through different drills as they learned the basics.

How much will this clinic achieve for the sport of volleyball in Shepparton?

Well, perhaps in four or eight years’ time, we could see one of these children representing the country in green and gold in Los Angeles or Brisbane.

News photographer Rechelle Zammit was on hand to capture all the action.