VOLLEYBALL bosses have seen a surge of interest in the sport after Tendring played a starring role in the Olympics.
A dream came true for budding volleyball players after they met the best in the world at London 2012.
More than 20 members of Tendring Volleyball Club got the chance of a lifetime to rub shoulders with their idols.
They acted as ball boys and line judges - as well as mopping the court between points in a dazzling display of synchronised brushwork.
Most of the youngsters play volleyball at Tendring Technology College.
They were thrilled when they got to work at the nail-biting final between Russia and Brazil.
Club chairman Alex Porter said: "It was an absolutely epic match.
"We literally had the best seats in the house just a couple of metres away from their idols."
The youngsters were "buzzing" after the final.
"They got to meet quite a few of the players," said Alex, who used to play for Great Britain and joined the BBC commentary team for the final.
"There was a 7ft2in Russian - Dmitriy Muserskiy - who had his photo taken with Patricia Hosingco who is just 4ft9in tall."
Club member Sebastian Widlarz was a line judge for the cliff-hanger final.
Alex, from Great Bentley, added: "We've had a lot of interest in the club since the Olympics from people wanting to know how to start playing volleyball."
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