Gwardia Wrocà Âaw, officially Volleyball Wrocà Âaw stylised as #VolleyWrocà Âaw for sponsorship reasons, is a Polish women's volleyball club based in Wrocà Âaw and playing in the Polish Volleyball League.
Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names:
The club was established in July 1945 as the police sports club and was named . It offered many different sports (at its peak in the 1980s it had 19 sports departments) and volleyball has always been one of its most important departments. It gained importance in the 1990s when women's volleyball started to become professional in Poland. That commercialization brought sponsors (the club has been renamed few times through the years) and investors. The club first played in the highest Polish Women's Volleyball League in 1999 and has also participated in European competitions (Top Teams Cup and Challenge Cup).
Since the new season there was more money in the budget. Impel Gwardia Wroclaw could afford good athletes. The top athletes in the club: Katarzyna Mroczkowska, Bogumià Âa Baraà Âska, Joanna Woà Âosz, Monika Czypiruk, Zuzanna Efimienko, Dominika Sobolska, Ola Krzos have been preserved. The team left Olga Owczynnikowa, Aleksandra Szafraniec, Marta Czerwià Âska. Another player- Agnieszka Jagieà Âà Âo ended his career volleyball. There have been interesting transfers. The team joined Anna Witczak of Muszynianka Muszyna, Ewa Matyjaszek and Maja Tokarska of PTPS Pià Âa, the sister of Dominika Sobolska - Marta and returning after maternity leave Katarzyna Jaszewska. Additionally there was a change on the coach of physician coach- Christian Verona, who worked last season with the club Monte Schiavo Banca Marche Jesi. Ultimately, the team finished the game on the 5th place.
In 2011 the owner of the Impel Gwardia Wrocà Âaw became Impel S.A. The investor responsible for the team supervision is Impel Volleyball S.A.- the company belonging to the Impel Group. The core team from last season: Katarzyna Mroczkowska, Bogumià Âa Pyzioà Âek or Anna Witczak hasn't been changed. The contract with the club has also renewed Katarzyna Jaszewska â Impel's Gwardia best volleyball player in the 2010/2011 season. Jaszewska along with Susan Efimienko represented our country at the last European Championship volleyball team taking the 5th place. Joanna Woà Âosz and Maja Tokarska left the team to join BKS Bielsko-Biaà Âa and Atom Trefl Sopot, respectively. In return the team strengthened: Arielle Wilson (from the USA - academic game), Milena Rosner, member of the Poland national team, which won the 2005 Women's European Volleyball Championship, Marta Haà Âadyn (from MKS Dàbrowa Górnicza) and Dorota Medyà Âska (SMS Sosnowiec / TOP Bolesà Âawiec). The injury healed Aleksandra Folta, which together with Dorota Medyà Âska is the youngest part of the Impel Gwardia. Women's team played in Women PlusLiga so far 15 matches, winning five of them. Team has the 17 points and followed by the 7th position. Team is doing very well in the Challenge Cup, advancing to 1 / 8 of the tournament. The team finished the game on the 5th place.
Season 2016âÂÂ2017, as of March 2017.