Draft:Scotland Men's National Under-20 Volleyball Team


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The Scotland Men's National Under-20 Volleyball Team represents Scotland in international men's volleyball competitions and friendly matches in the under-20 and under-21 categories. It is a part of Scottish Volleyball ,which is a member federation of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) and also a part of European Volleyball Confederation (CEV).

The team first competed in European Championships Qualification in 2012 when it hosted the Small Countries Division Round of Qualification for the 2012 Championship.[1]

Scotland won the Small Countries Division for the first time in 2014 but declined to participate in the following qualification rounds.[2] This was also the first time any Scottish team had won a Zonal competition.

In 2024, Scotland made history by qualifying for the U20 Men's European Championship Finals for the first time ever.[3] They are the first ever age-group team from the United Kingdom to qualify to any Volleyball European Championships.[3]

2024 European Championship

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Qualification

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The team qualified by winning their Zonal Round 1 Qualifier in Dublin, Ireland,[4] beating teams from Gibraltar, Northern Ireland, Ireland, and San Marino.[3] Captain Ewan Ramsay won the Most Valuable Player and Best Outside Hitter Awards, Cole Turnbull won best Setter, Duncan MacDonald won best Middle Blocker, and Syed Uzair Nabi won best Libero.[3]

Final Championships

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Scotland was drawn in Pool II in Arta, Greece during the draw on 11th April 2024 alongside Greece (Hosts), Italy, Czechia, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Spain, and Israel.[5]

Results

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FIVB U21 World Championship

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  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

FIVB U21 World Championship[6]
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
  1977 Didn't qualify
  1981
  1985
  1987
  1989
  1991
  1993
  1995
  1997
  1999
  2001
  2003
  2005
  2007
  2009
  2011
  2013
  2015
  2017
  2019
    2021
  2023
2025
Total 0 Titles 6/21

CEV U20 European Championship

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  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

CEV U20 Volleyball European Championship
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
  1966 Didn't qualify
  1969
  1971
  1973
  1975
  1977
  1979
  1982
  1984
  1986
  1988
  1990
  1992
  1994
  1996
  1998
  2000
  2002
  2004
  2006
  2008
  2010
    2012
    2014
  2016
    2018
  2020
  2022
    2024


CEV SCA U20 Championship

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  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

CEV SCA U20 Men's Championships
Year Position Pld W L SW SL
  2006[7] Did not enter
  2008[8] Did not enter
  2012[1]   3rd 5 3 2 9 7
  2014[2]   1st 3 3 0 9 3
  2016[9]   3rd 4 2 2 6 6
  2018[10]   4th 3 1 2 4 8
2020 Cancelled due to Covid-19 Pandemic
  2022[11] Did not enter
  2023[12] Did not enter
  2024[13]   1st 4 4 0 12 2

Current Squad[14]

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Full name Primary Position Height (in cm) Jump reach (in cm) Spike reach (in cm) Block reach (in cm)
Adam Brogan Outside Spiker 190 267 302 284
Ben Khalifah Middle Blocker 188 284 284 274
Chris Driver Outside Spiker 185 309 310 316
Cole Turnbull Setter 187 314 326 314
Cullen MacGregor Opposite 187 320 320 305
David McCrae Opposite 184 291 316 284
Donald Sutherland Outside Spiker 186 307 320 310
Duncan MacDonald Middle Blocker 190.4 315 305 285
Ewan Ramsay Outside Spiker 199 340 340 300
Finn Cunningham Outside Spiker 180 275 294 275
Jack Rodger Outside Spiker 188 284 289 278
Keir Paterson Outside Spiker 182 308 316 305
Mackenzie Low Middle Blocker 190 295 302 300
Ming Zheng Middle Blocker 186 287 303 285
Owen Johnston Middle Blocker 194 282 289 278
Owen Morrison Outside Spiker 179 293 298 299
Pere Tenesa Navarro Libero 169 265 275 260
Safwan Mohammed Setter 184 262 281 264
Sergi Mackinlay-Vich Libero 178 290 303 285
Uzair Nabi Libero 178 288 284 270

Current Staff

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Head Coach - Ally Jack[15]

Assistant Coaches - John Scrimgeour[15] and Adam Paton[15]

Team Manager - Blair Pettigrew[14]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2012 CEV Junior Volleyball European Championship - Men". CEV. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b "2014 CEV U20 European Championship Small Countries Division - Men". CEV. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d Ferraro, Federico (29 January 2024). "Scotland claim SCA title to secure historic qualification for #EuroVolleyU20M". www.cev.eu.
  4. ^ European Volleyball (2024). "CEV U20 Volleyball European Championship 2024 Men". www.cev.eu. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  5. ^ Ferraro, Federico (14 April 2024). "Mix of Volleyball powerhouses and up-and-coming teams to contest #EuroVolleyU20M Final Round in Serbia and Greece". www.cev.eu.
  6. ^ Championship Information
  7. ^ "2006 CEV Junior Volleyball European Championship - Men". CEV. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  8. ^ "2008 CEV Junior Volleyball European Championship - Men". CEV. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  9. ^ "2016 CEV U20 European Championship Small Countries Division - Men". CEV. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  10. ^ "2018 CEV U20 European Championship Small Countries Division - Men". CEV. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Luxembourg Claim Gold in Ireland". CEV Small Countries Association. 15 April 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  12. ^ "Andorra claims the SCA U20 Men's Championships title". CEV Small Countries Association. 9 April 2023.
  13. ^ "Epic 5 set battle has Scotland come out on top as Champions". CEV Small Countries Association. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  14. ^ a b "Scotland". www.cev.eu. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  15. ^ a b c "Scotland – New Year, New National Team Staff". CEV SCA. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.