The VNS Volleyball Club Griffins (originally, the Volleyball Never Stops Volleyball Club) are a professional men's volleyball team in the Philippines playing the
Spikers' Turf
The Spikers' Turf is a men's semi-professional volleyball league in the Philippines associated with the Sports Vision Management Group, Inc. (Sports Vision).
History
The league had its beginnings in 2014, when the Shakey's V-League introduce ...
. It previously played under various sponsorships.
History
Volleyball Never Stops or VNS was established in 2013 by a group of team captains who played volleyball either at the
University Athletic Association of the Philippines
The University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), established in 1938, is an athletic association of eight Metro Manila universities in the Philippines. The eight-member schools are Adamson University (AdU), Ateneo de Manila Univers ...
(UAAP) or the
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athlete, student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic sports, ...
(NCAA) as a means to be still able to play competitive volleyball even after they graduated from college. They often took part in exhibition games and various minor tournaments and were joined in by other UAAP and NCAA graduates.
In 2016, they were invited to take part in the semi-professional men's volleyball league,
Spikers' Turf
The Spikers' Turf is a men's semi-professional volleyball league in the Philippines associated with the Sports Vision Management Group, Inc. (Sports Vision).
History
The league had its beginnings in 2014, when the Shakey's V-League introduce ...
. They played under the name of their sponsor Bounty Fresh in their debut at the
2016 Open Conference. For the season-ending
2016 Reinforced Conference they under the banner of another sponsor as the 100 Plus Active Spikers. In 2017, they joined the
Premier Volleyball League
The Premier Volleyball League (PVL) is a women's professional volleyball league in the Philippines organized by Sports Vision Management Group, Inc. The league began in 2004 as the Shakey's V-League, a women's collegiate league. Since 2011, th ...
, and took part as the Café Lupe Sunrisers for the whole
2017 season.
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They would return to the Spiker's Turf in 2018 as the Fury Blazing Hitters. In 2019, they played as the VNS Griffins.
In 2021, VNS would take part in the ]2021 PNVF Champions League
The PNVF Challenge Cup, formerly the PNVF Champions League (PNVFCL), is a volleyball competition organized by the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF), the national sports association for volleyball in the Philippines.
History
Shor ...
as the Manileño Spikers.
Name changes
* Bounty Fresh ( 2016 Open)
* 100 Plus Active Spikers ( 2016 Reinforced)
* Café Lupe Sunrisers (2017
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)
* Fury Blazing Hitters (2018
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)
* VNS Volleyball Club Griffins (2019
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)
* Manileño Spikers (2021
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)
* VNS-One Alicia Griffins (2022
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)
Current roster
Coaching staff
* Head Coach: Ralph Ocampo
* Assistant Coach: Hans Chuacoco
Team Staff
* Team Manager:
* Team Utility:
Medical Staff
* Team Physician:
* Physical Therapist:
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Previous roster
Coaching staff
* Head Coach: Ralph Ocampo
* Assistant Coach: Hans Chuacoco
Team Staff
* Team Manager:
* Team Utility:
Medical Staff
* Team Physician:
* Physical Therapist:
Coaching staff
* Head Coach: Ralph Ocampo
* Assistant Coach: Bakhie Pareja
Team Staff
* Team Manager:
* Team Utility:
Medical Staff
* Team Physician:
* Physical Therapist:
For the Premier Volleyball League 1st Season Open Conference
The Premier Volleyball League 1st Season Open Conference (All-Filipino Conference) was the second conference of the Premier Volleyball League (''29th conference of the former Shakey's V-League''). The conference started on July 1, 2017 at the ...
:
Coaching staff
* Head Coach:
Rodrigo Palmero
* Assistant Coaches:
Ronald Dulay
Mario Mia
Team Staff
* Team Manager:
* Team Utility:
Medical Staff
* Team Physician:
* Physical Therapist:
For the :
Coaching staff
* Head Coach:
John Pat de Guzman
* Assistant Coach:
Ronald Dulay
Team Staff
* Team Manager:
* Team Utility:
Medical Staff
* Team Physician:
* Physical Therapist:
Honors
2021 PNVF Champions League
Spikers' Turf / Premier Volleyball League
;Notes
Individual
Spikers' Turf / Premier Volleyball League:
Team Captains
* Ralph Raymund Ocampo ( 2016 - 2017
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)
* Phillip Michael Bagalay (2018
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)
* Geuel Asia (2019
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)
* John Benedict San Andres (2022
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)
Coaches
* John Pat de Guzman (2016 – 2017
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)
* Rodrigo Palmero (2017
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)
* Ralph Raymund Ocampo (2018
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)
External links
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References
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Premier Volleyball League (Philippines)
Sports teams in Metro Manila
2013 establishments in the Philippines
Men's volleyball teams in the Philippines
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