FAQs
How many members does Fyrfad have?
M.S.V.V. Fyrfad consists of roughly 180 members.
what is the meaning
of fyrfad
Fyrfad means ‘to attack’ in old-Danish.
In regular Danish it means ‘tealight’.
What is the volunteers contribution of Fyrfad?
Fyrfad is an enthousiastic student sports association, but not without help from our members!
We need YOU to keep Fyrfad as nice as it is right now. We have no obligations towards our members but one: every member has to fulfil a volunteers contribution. You can do this by joining a committee, giving training, helping with tournaments etc.
The board offers a minimum of three options to fulfil your volunteers contribution during one season. When you don’t use this options and haven’t fulfilled your volunteers contribution by the end of the year, we will charge you with 40 euros.
How many teams
does Fyrfad have?
In the last season there were 13 teams playing at Fyrfad. Eight of those were weekend teams (play matches in the weekend), 4 of those were week teams (play matches during the week), and one beginners team (which doesn’t play matches because they haven’t played volleyball before).
What are the membership fees?
The fee for a year-membership during the season 2024-25 will be €155,00, whereas a half year-membership will be €135,00. The half year-membership runs from September until December or from January until June. Beginners will pay a lower fee of €110.
These fees exclude the mandatory membership to UM Sports, which can be through either the “Sports“ or the “All-in-One“ memberships. The costs can be found here.
How will I be assigned to a team?
During the Try Out trainings, your level will be assessed by the Technical Committee. Based on this, they assign all the members to a team. If you think that you could play at a different level than you have been assigend to, there is still a possibility to declare this. The Technical Committee, the trainers and trainings will determine whether a change is warranted.
When Was
Fyrfad Created?
Fyrfad was founded in 1998.
Does Fyrfad have
any obligations?
Each member will be asked to count or referee at a match every now and then. Most likely this will only happen once or twice during the entire season.
Fyrfad also knows a volunteers contribution where each member will be expected to do something for the association. This can be as simple as setting up the nets during a tournament up to joining a committee or workgroup that deals with a project which can run for a period of time.
What kind of committees does Fyrfad have?
Look on our committees page for an overview and more information how to join!