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We are more than happy to be working on AMB VOLLEYBALL TOUR 2014, renamed because of the existence, for the first time, of two events in the same year and in different cities (Espinho and Gondomar).

The success we experienced in the previous 2 editions of AMB Volleyball Cup, in Espinho, didn´t make us relax, far from that.

With a competent and capable structure, mostly formed by people connected with the sport, and with the support of the City Council, namely its president Dr. Pinto Moreira, we are determined to improve the less positive aspects of the 2nd edition.

We exceeded all the expectations and benefited from the participation of a large number of teams from North to South of Portugal, as well as Spain and Italy, adding to a total of 1300 athletes who enhanced Espinho sports scene and granted new colours to the streets, the municipal swimming pool, the beaches, bares and schools of our city.

Our project is quite ambitious and we want to keep making it better in order to affirm ourselves in a definite way as a world class tournament for youngsters. With all the support and the commitment amongst the work staff, we are convinced we can improve the promotion and the consolidation of a project that will undoubtedly remain in the memory of whoever participates or attends. With all the work well done, the spirit and ambition of the all the staff members, volunteers and sponsors, we will, with no doubt, achieve our goals.

We also had the privilege of hosting the 1st and 2nd All Star Game in Portugal, being able to gather the present best Portuguese players, to whom we send our thanks for lighting the event and present the youngsters with an excellent day, allowing lots of them to get close to some of their idols. We would also like to thank the Italian team who came to add more quality to the event.

Espinho is a sports town, being known, for many years now, as the “Capital of Volleyball”, so, welcome to the “dream stage”.

We want to thank all the entities supporting us, press, public, volunteers, athletes, technicians, directors, parents, because without all your commitment, caring and dedication, none of this could be accomplished.

As mentioned before, 2014 will mark the beginning of the AMB TOUR.

Besides the end of season event (1st to 5th July) in Espinho, it will also take place a major event on September, in Gondomar. This will happen before the beginning of school classes and will serve as a training to those about to start a new season.

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We intend that teams have a few days to organize, define objectives and make a competitive preparation.

All the National Champions (Portuguese) of all levels are invited to compete in September at the AMB Volleyball Cup – Gondomar 2014.

Another AMB innovation is the replacement of the junior level for the Sub-23 level. This extension was made so that athletes who competed in previous editions can continue to do so and not be excluded because of their age.

Farewell Miguel Maia/ João Brenha

ESPINHO

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Espinho is a modern city which welcomes thousands of visitors, national and worldwide, every year.

Benefits from one of the finest weather conditions in Europe (low temperature range: average 23ºC in the Summer, 12ºC in the

Winter). Also a gambling resort.

Also known as the Portuguese capital of volleyball.

To the visitors, Espinho has a lot to offer besides its beautiful beaches filled with light and colour: it has the oldest golf course in the

Iberian Peninsula, an Aerodrome, a Casino, a Multi-sports Complex, a Tennis Complex, an Equestrian Centre, Swimming Pools,

Multi-arts Centre, Culture and Arts forum, Municipal Museum, high standard hotels, Youth Hostels, Camping, the largest weekly fair

in the country and a Thalassotherapy Marine Resort, unique in Portugal.

At the cultural level, there are various activities that take place throughout the year and attract nationals and foreigners: The

CINANIMA (Animation Cinema Festival), the Music International Festival, the Ethnographic Parades, the Folklore Festival and a

number of other cultural and sports events.

The city is also renowned for the large streets in symmetric squares.

No farther than 20 km from the Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport, in Porto, Espinho possess easy and fast communication routes with the

country and abroad.

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MIGUEL MAIA E JOÃO BRENHA

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Born and raised in Espinho, Miguel Maia e João Brenha have recently created a youth volleyball academy.

Both were athletes of the two major clubs in Espinho (Associação Académica de Espinho and Sporting Clube de Espinho), were they won many regional, national and international titles. A reference in volleyball and in their hometown, they were also capped at indoor volleyball and beach volley, taking the game to a higher level, as well as the city and the country. An avenue in Espinho and a pavilion in Vila Nova de Gaia were named after them.

They were featured in the top 100 athletes in Portuguese sports ever, next to greats such as Eusébio, Figo, Rui Costa, Joaquim Agostinho, Carlos Lopes, Fernando Mamede, Rosa Mota, Carlos Lisboa, Carlos Resende, Fernando Gomes, Manuel Fernandes, Vitor Hugo, Livramento, Coluna, Dantas etc.

The highlight in the career of these illustrious Espinho athetes happened when they participated in the world´s most broadcasted sports event in the world, the Olympics. They travelled the world joining various international competitions, such as: World Games, Lusophony Games, Europe Championships, World Circuit and the Olympic Games.

While kids, they played volleyball at club level, like their colleagues, but it was outside the sports hall that they intensified the technique that allowed all their famous attributes. On the street, they used wires to replace the net in order to play volleyball with their friends. Or they played over the house´s gates, all this made them evolve as athletes.

Beach Volley was never forgotten, and even before the existence of volley nets on the beaches, they would again improvise a court using the beach tents.

Wanting to pass on to the youngsters some of their experience gained throughout various competitions, Miguel Maia and João Brenha decided to organize an international tournament in their hometown gathering all group ages and some of the sport´s variations (indoor and street).

AMB

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O AMB VOLLEYBALL TOUR

1 – Group ages competing

The age of the athletes must be in conformity with each competitive group age, being the coach´s responsibility to present, at the beginning of the tournament, the I.D. cards (Portuguese Volleyball Federation Licence, the country of origin Federation Licence, Citizen Card or other identity document that can prove the participant´s age.)

MINIS A Male and Female Athletes born between 2003 and 2007 (2x2)

MINIS B Male and Female Athletes born between 2001 and 2002 (4x4)

INFANTIS Male and Female Athletes born in 2000

INICIADOS

CADETES

Male and Female

Male and Female

Athletes born in 1999

Athletes born in 1998

JUVENIS Male and Female Athletes born in 1997

SUB23 Male and Female

Note: We accept regional and national squad registrations.

2 – Competitive System

The competition system is optimized facing the registration numbers for each group age. The basic principle is to allow each team to play as many games as possible. For that purpose we have, initially, a group system (number of teams depending on the existing registrations) and, later, the qualifying rounds towards the final stands.

The competition uses the scoring system up to 15 points, best out three sets on the indoor format.

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3 – Squad Composition

Besides the prohibition of changing personnel throughout the tournament, the squad must, absolutely, comply with the following:

11 to 16 campos

Minis A: Squad must contain, at least, 9 elements and at most 12 (athletes and coaching staff ).

Minis B: Squad must contain, at least, 9 elements and at most 12 (athletes and coaching staff ).

Other group ages: Squad must contain, at least, 10 elements and at most 15 (athletes and coaching staff )

4 – Registration

The AMB Volleyball Cup – Espinho 2014, wanting to gather in the city Espinho a large number of volleyball players, offers a limitless registration process.

A team is considered registered if such happens according to the schedule set for that purpose and after the payment of a registration tax for each participant.

All the participants must have a sports insurance rightly activated, being this the club´s responsibility. The registration for the Espinho event closes on the 15th June

The AMB Volleybal Cup – Gondomar 2014, to take place in September, will have more information in the future, through its official website (www.amvbvolleyball.com) and the official facebook page (www.facebook.com/ambvolleyballcup).

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5 – Contacts

To know what´s new about the tournament pay attention to our official web pages:

Website - www.amvbvolleyball.com

Facebook - www.facebook.com/ambvolleyballcup

The contacts below can be used to clarify any doubts, as well as for sending registration forms or any other document/information

E-mail: ambcup@gmail.com / geral@ambvolleyball.com /pavilhão@ambvolleyball.com

6- Taxa de inscrição

Espinho 2014

Opção 1

70 euros por participante: inclui participação no torneio, transporte dentro da cidade, alojamento, alimentação

60 euros por participante: inclui participação no torneio, transporte dentro da cidade, 1 refeição por dia

Opção 3

40 euros por participante: inclui participação no torneio, sem direito a refeições

Gondomar 2014

Opção 1

18 euros por participante: inclui participação no torneio, alojamento, alimentação

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7 - Inscrições

As equipas interessadas em participar no AMB VOLLEYBALL CUP 2014 devem fazer a sua inscrição obrigatoriamente através do

preenchimento do formulário disponível no endereço de internet ( www.ambvolleyball.com).

Qualquer dúvida que surja por favor contacte-nos através dos telefones disponíveis no site oficial.

Forma de pagamento; o pagamento da inscrição pode ser efetuado por cheque à ordem da Academia Maia/Brenha ou por

transferência bancária para o NIB (Montepio Geral).

Data limite inscrições – 5 de junho 2014

Data limite pagamento – 15 de junho 2014

As inscrições posteriores a estas datas acrescem 20% no valor da inscrição.

Para pagamento da inscrição solicita-se o contacto com o Departamento Financeiro:

Mónica Maia Sá - 96 510 1194 ou Filipe Rocha - 96 845 1310.

8 – Programa do evento (ainda há espera de algumas confirmações extra competição)

Brevemente diponível no site oficial (www.ambvolleyball.com).

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9- Contactos

Para saberem as novidades do torneio podem consultar o nosso site: www.ambvolleyballcup.com ou a página do Facebook.

Os contactos que se seguem servem para esclarecer quaisquer dúvidas que possam surgir bem como o envio de fichas de inscrição

ou qualquer outro documento/informação.

E-mail: ambcup@gmail.com / geral@ambvolleyball.com /pavilhão@ambvolleyball.com

COORDENAÇÃO GERAL

Miguel Maia - 916719035

João Brenha - 917590038

Filipe Rocha - 968451310

Responsável pelo Alojamento - Bruno Gonçalves

Responsável pelos Transportes - Gonçalo Sapage

Responsável pela Alimentação - Paulo Veiga

Responsável Financeiro - Mónica Sá

Responsáveis pela imprensa e festas - Hugo Ribeiro, Patricia Calado, Francisca Sapage

Responsável pelos Voluntários - Pedro Figueiredo Silva

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