Annual CPD Programme

Volleyball England hosts a series of webinars, designed to support registered referees and their development throughout the season. 

2025-26 Annual CPD Programme

Below is the calendar of online sessions planned for the 2025-26 season. Referees registered with Volleyball England are invited to book onto these sessions. Information about how you can book your space via VolleyZone for each session, can be found below. Please also add these dates to your diary. 

Please note, timings, speakers and content will be confirmed closer to the time of the session. 

Target Audience Dates Purpose and details
All registered beach volleyball referees

Monday 24th March 2025 (7.30pm – 9pm) Jeff Brehaut and Debra Smart 

Rules Briefing 
UKBT match protocols
All registered referees Tuesday 2nd September 2025 (7.30pm - 9pm) Nick Heckford 

Rules Briefing and changes to NVL regulations - Recording available on Volleyball England Learning.
Registered National Volleyball League coaches Wednesday 3rd September (7.30pm - 9pm) Nick Heckford

Rules Briefing and changes to NVL regulations - Recording available on Volleyball England Learning.
Super League Referee Development Session Saturday 18th October 2025  Email invitation sent to National Referee Development Programme. 
All registered sitting volleyball referees Thursday 23rd October 2025 (7-8.30pm) Glynn Archibald  New rules which will be applied this season and an opportunity to ask questions - Bookings now open!
All registered referees  Tuesday 28th October 2025 (7.30 - 9pm) Guy Bradbury (FIVB Referee Coach and Rules of Game Commission Expert) Development webinar 1 
All registered referees  Monday 12th January 2026 (7.30-9pm) Nick Heckford  Development webinar 2 - Bookings open soon!
All registered referees Thursday 19th March 2026 (7.30-9pm) Speaker TBC

Development webinar 3 - Bookings open soon!
All registered referees

Thursday 28th May 2026 (7.30 - 9pm) Nick Heckford 

Development webinar 4 - Bookings open soon!

How to book onto a session

All registered referees can book onto any of the above sessions through VolleyZone. Please follow the steps below. 

  1. Visit the VolleyZone events portal.
  2. To view the available sessions, select CPD from the 'search event group' drop down on the filter and click search. Keep all other filter options blank. 
  3. Please locate the event that you would like to book onto and click register.
  4. Log into your VolleyZone account and this will take you to the events list. 
  5. Locate the specific session that you would like to book onto. 
  6. Click add to move the events to your basket. 
  7. Proceed through checkout to register your space on the session. 

The Microsoft Teams link to join each session will be included in your booking confirmation email. 

If you require any further support with booking, please email volleyzone@volleyballengland.org. 

 

How to view previous webinars 

To view recordings of previous webinars, you can do so by logging into or signing up to Volleyball England Learning. Once logged in or registered, navigate to the webinar section of the platform where you will find the referee webinars.