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Referee upgrades post 2025-26 season confirmed

Referee upgrades post 2025-26 season confirmed

Volleyball England can now confirm the referees who have been upgraded, following the conclusion of the 2025-26 season. 

Members of the Officials Working Group and referee observers met to confirm which referees have been successful. 

Upgrades were based on expressions of interest to be considered and observation evidence collected throughout the season.    

Congratulations to all those successful (detailed below) across volleyball and sitting volleyball. 

 

Volleyball  

Name  

Grade 

Marcin Wieckiewicz 

Grade 3 Regional to Grade 3 National 

Rachel Duerden 

Grade 3 Regional to Grade 3 National 

Vladimir Rackovic 

Grade 3 Regional to Grade 3 National 

Zachary Johnson 

Grade 3 Regional to Grade 3 National 

Giulia Bellan 

Grade 3 Regional to Grade 3 National 

Edward Arnott 

Grade 3 Regional to Grade 3 National 

Christian Benedict Bunalade 

Grade 3 Regional to Grade 3 National 

Amy Dimmock 

Grade 3 Regional to Grade 3 National 

Mel Melville-Brown 

Grade 3 Regional to Grade 3 National 

Hiroko Turner 

Grade 3 Regional to Grade 3 National 

Michael Garrett 

Grade 3 Regional to Grade 3 National 

Martin Mierzwa 

Grade 3 National to Grade 2 

Ruben Duarte 

Grade 3 National to Grade 2 

Aliaksandr Siarheyeu 

Grade 3 National to Grade 2 

Andres Hernandez 

Grade 3 National to Grade 2 

Elia Gironacci 

Grade 2 to Grade 1 

Fiona Cotterill 

Grade 2 to Grade 1 

Stivan Kolev 

Grade 2 to Grade 1 

Cheryl Whittles 

Grade 2 to Grade 1 

Herman Prada 

Grade 1 to Grade 1 National 

 

Sitting Volleyball 

Name  

Grade 

Chris Tsui 

Grade 3 to Grade 2