THREE juniors from York Volleyball Club have been chosen to join the England Talent Pathway after a successful trial at the National Volleyball Centre in Kettering.

William Miller, 15, Oliver Quick, 14, and Lauren Jones, 14, will join the England Cadet Boys and Girls at monthly training camps for the coming year.

They will have the opportunity to work and train with some of the country’s best players and coaches before trying out for international selection next year.

Miller, a Tadcaster Grammar School pupil, has been involved in volleyball since he was about eight but only started training properly two years ago and made his debut with the York Lions senior team last March.

He is a key member of the Yorkshire Juniors squad and is now a regular in the York Kings team that play in the Yorkshire Premier League and the York men’s first team, who compete in division two north of the National Volleyball League.

Quick, of Manor CE Academy, who joined York VC in September 2016, is also an integral member of the Yorkshire Junior squad and played his first match for the York Lions last March. He is now a regular in the York Kings team and trains with the men’s first team.

Jones, a Selby High School girl, only started playing volleyball six months ago but has already represented Yorkshire at inter-regional level and is a key member of the York Pumas women’s team.

Jack Deaton, head of the playing committee at York VC said: “It’s an amazing achievement for each of these players to have this huge opportunity.

"All of them have progressed exceptionally quickly and to see them being recognised as some of the best the country has to offer is exactly what we have aimed to help do as a club.”

York VC junior sessions are held at Huntington School on Fridays from 7pm to 9pm. Players of all ages and abilities are welcome. Coaches from the club also regularly take part in taster days with schools.

York VC are Volleyball England’s Club of the Year 2017/18. They have more than 100 members and seven competitive teams training at various locations across York throughout the week. For more details, visit www.yorkvolleyball.org.uk