Vital Statistics

Name                                                         Colin Pocock

Nick Name                                                 Cowboy (Don’t Ask!)

Birth Date                                                   11 June 1972

Height                                                        1m95 (and shrinking)

Standing Reach                                           2m50 (Jump Reach - 3m30)

Preferred Side                                              Left

Blocker/Back Court/Both                              Both

History                                       

Indoor Volleyball                                           1990                 Started Playing

                       1990                 School’s Provincial Team

                       1990 - 2003       Men’s Provincial Teams

                                               SA National Team – Blocker

                                               Winner - Zone 6 All African Games Qualifier Botswana

                       1995                 Winner - Zone 6 All African Games Qualifier Zimbabwe

                                               Awarded best blocker in Zone 6

                       1999                 4^th at the All African Games, South Africa

                                                                   2000                 Winner of the Belgium / SA Series, South Africa

Beach Volleyball                                           1991                 Started Playing & Rookie of the year

                                               Participated in the World Series, Durban

                                               Voted “best blocker” & “most improved player”

                                               Winner of “King of the Beach” (incl 4 x Internationals)

                       2000 - 2005       Individual ranking of number 1 in SA

                       2004                17^th at the FIVB World Series in Cape Town

                                               World ranking of 43^rd

                                               1^st beach volleyball team ever from Africa at Olympics

                                               9^th at the Athens Olympic Games

                                                                                            2^nd overall in the New Zealand Series

                                                                      1997 - 2006      28 National Tournament wins

                                                                      1997 - 2006      4 International Tournament wins

Previous Partners                                            Andrew Pocock

                                                                     Brett Goslett

                                                                     Nathan Davenhill

                                                                     Dave Hodge

                                                                     Casey Augoustides

                                                                     James Wyper

                                                                     Sean Heyes

Current Partner                                               Ryan Wentzel

Personal Facts

Marital Status                                                 Married to Kirsten Smit, previous SA number 1 Beach Ladies Player

Kids                                                               Two (Saskia – 13 and Zeevah – 1 year)

Occupation:                                                    Owner of Pococks Action Beach Volleyball (Pty) Ltd

Inspirational Player                                          Mike Dodd - "I only have so many jumps left in me, why waste them on warm-ups!"

Best Achievement                                           9^th at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games

Favourite Moment                                           Winning the King of the beach in 1999 & beating Portugal at the Olympic

                                                                      games to go through to the knockout stages.

Volleyball Goals:                                             Not for me but i would like to see my wife playing in a World Series Tournament

Sponsors:                                                       Pococks ABV, Colin's Toy Fund

Interesting Facts

Favourite Food:                                               Weetbix Cereal

Favourite Drink:                                               Coke, Milk & oh yes, Coke

Favourite Movies:                                            Tombstone, Seven

                                                                     The Matrix and The Bourne series

Favourite Music Artists:                                   Joan Armatrading, Jack Johnson & U2

Lucky Number:                                               12, my number for indoor volleyball