The recent volleyball tour of Italy saw Ms Trinh Loi (Director of Volleyball), Mr Alan Campbell (Director of Cricket), Mr Sam Woodward (St Ives Preparatory School) and twenty boys selected from across the Open volleyball teams visit a range of cities, experiencing Italian art and culture, and playing a high level of volleyball.
In addition to the pizza and pasta, the boys: Jared Adams, Sam Cleary, Lochlann Doyle, Jonah Green, Mikey Grogan, Hugh Lam, Andrew Ren, Peter Taurian (all Form V), Marcus Allan, Jackson Gordon, Aaron Heydon, Kerry Huang, Steven Huang, George Jabbour, Ned Kingston, Oliver Ma, Shelby Narborough, Quentin So (all Form IV), Damon Dyer, Albert Tang (both Form III), enjoyed guided tours of Milan, Lake Como, Verona, Venice, Florence and Rome. St Peter’s Basilica, the Colosseum and the Sistine Chapel were among the cultural highlights of the trip.
The fourteen-day tour was hugely successful. The Grammar teams played eleven matches, recorded two wins and a draw with sets being won in almost every match played. This is quite an achievement considering these matches were against club representative sides, including the top Italian club, Modena Volley and a men’s team. This tour was a once in a lifetime experience.
Ms TT Loi
