Finlay Sorrie

You currently play volleyball for the UHI Perth Team. Did you play the sport prior to joining the team?

I currently play for the UHI Perth volleyball first team, and I recently captained the team when we went to compete at the Scottish Student Cup. This tournament had some of the best university teams in Scotland competing so we knew it would be tough. We put in a very good performance but ended up coming short in our games. I also unfortunately suffered a broken finger injury in our final game.

I have been playing volleyball for around three years and started my volleyball at my local club in Dundee called Anchor. I represented them in the U18 Scottish league where we secured third place. I then went on to sign for Dundee University in my second year of playing and we finished second in the league in our first season. I still currently play for Dundee University, and we have recently won the second division of Scottish volleyball and have been promoted.

For anyone thinking about joining a sports club at UHI Perth, what advice would you give them?

For anyone coming to UHI I would highly recommend joining a sport team or club as it allows you to form friendships with people you might not speak to as they are not on your course. I also feel that playing a sport, or having another hobby in Uni, gives you a mental break from the workload which is always nice to have.

Lindsey Brown is our Active Campus Coordinator. How important is her support on campus to your team? Does her enthusiasm make a difference to the success of the team?

Lindsey’s coordinator role is very important to our team, as she helps us enter all the tournaments we play and makes sure, we are able to take any opportunities we can to represent UHI. She is a very enthusiastic person and is always supporting our team whenever she can and we all appreciate the effort she puts in for us!

Have you had any successes as a team that you can share with us?

The UHI team won gold at the 2025 UHI Varsity and the college finals - we aim to do the same again this year.

Competing in the Scottish Student Cup, as mentioned before, and giving the other teams tough games is something we are proud of as the teams we are up against compete nearly every week and they also train together around three times a week, with a coach at every session. Our club is very new and still developing - so we are proud of the performances that we put in.

If someone would like to join the volleyball team, how do they go about this?

If someone was to join UHI, and would like to join the volleyball team, I would highly recommend it. We train on Wednesdays from 3-5pm and we also have a session on Fridays that is for the first team players. You can be invited along to the Friday session if you want to improve and join the team in competition. The Wednesday sessions are a great way to get an introduction to the sport and learn in a friendly environment.