The what and the why?

As a home match venue, the Otaniemi high school was perfect! It was nearby and had plenty of space, a high ceiling, and all the necessary equipment - aside for literally anything for a referee to stand on. Anyone who's ever played competitive volleyball understands how impactful a referee's high court visibility is on the integrity of a match. The motivation was clear - now it was only a matter of getting the work done!

The project was carried out between March and September 2024, finishing in the assembling of the tower a few weeks before the autumn matches started.

The project was done in collaboration with the following parties:

• Liikuntamestari.fi & Pohjavirta.fi - offer for the tower, order, manufacturing, delivery to the school

• Otaniemi high school & the city of Espoo - approval for the acquisition and preservation on school premises

• TTE Fund - project sponsorship by 1000€ (out of 1226,36€)

• Aalto-Volley community - assembling the tower & designing a social media thank you post

See the tower in action!

The Aalto-Volley teams stream all their matches on the club's YouTube channel. Find them here.

Also see the Instagram post below, where we have our very own new 3rd class referee posing on the tower.