Scotland Men's National Under-20 Volleyball Team
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| Head coach | Ally Jack | |||
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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[edit]
Qualification[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
FIVB U21 World Championship[edit]
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
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| 2023
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| Total | 0 Titles | 6/21 | ||||||
CEV U20 European Championship[edit]
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
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 1969
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CEV SCA U20 Championship[edit]
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| CEV SCA U20 Men's Championships | ||||||
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| Year | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
 2006[7]
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 2008[8]
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 2012[1]
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3rd | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 |
 2014[2]
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1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
 2016[9]
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3rd | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
 2018[10]
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4th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to Covid-19 Pandemic | |||||
 2022[11]
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Did not enter | |||||
 2023[12]
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Did not enter | |||||
| 2024[13]
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1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
Current Squad[14][edit]
| 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[edit]
Head Coach - Ally Jack[15]
Assistant Coaches - John Scrimgeour[15] and Adam Paton[15]
Team Manager - Blair Pettigrew[14]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "2012 CEV Junior Volleyball European Championship - Men". CEV. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "2014 CEV U20 European Championship Small Countries Division - Men". CEV. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Ferraro, Federico (29 January 2024). "Scotland claim SCA title to secure historic qualification for #EuroVolleyU20M". www.cev.eu.
- ↑ European Volleyball (2024). "CEV U20 Volleyball European Championship 2024 Men". www.cev.eu. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Championship Information
- ↑ "2006 CEV Junior Volleyball European Championship - Men". CEV. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ↑ "2008 CEV Junior Volleyball European Championship - Men". CEV. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ↑ "2016 CEV U20 European Championship Small Countries Division - Men". CEV. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ↑ "2018 CEV U20 European Championship Small Countries Division - Men". CEV. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ↑ "Luxembourg Claim Gold in Ireland". CEV Small Countries Association. 15 April 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ↑ "Andorra claims the SCA U20 Men's Championships title". CEV Small Countries Association. 9 April 2023.
- ↑ "Epic 5 set battle has Scotland come out on top as Champions". CEV Small Countries Association. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Scotland". www.cev.eu. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 "Scotland – New Year, New National Team Staff". CEV SCA. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
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