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Level II Coaches Course with live classes

Posted on July 29, 2022August 1, 2022

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, July 29, 2022 – The NORCECA/FIVB Regional Volleyball Development Center in Dominican Republic is organizing a Level II Coaches Course from August 1 to 5 with 20 participants.

The course is sponsored by the NORCECA Confederation and has the endorsement of FIVB.

Twenty coaches hailing from Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic have been registered to participate of it.

.Profesor Nelson Ramirez, director of the Development Center informed that the director or the course assigned by FIVB is Juan Cartagena of Puerto Rico who will be assisted by Alexander Gutierrez of Venezuela and Wilson Sanchez of Dominican Republic.

Ramirez remarked that this is the only course authorized by NORCECA and FIVB carried out with the presence of the participants.

All theoretical and practical classes will take place in the premises of the Development Center, the training complex of the Dominican Volleyball Federation at the Olympic Park as well as at the Olympic Village in Santo Domingo.

Ramirez expressed his personal satisfaction by the opportunity offered by NORCECA and FIVB to be the first Regional Center in the whole world to host live courses.

Seminar for Referee Instructors in NORCECA

Posted on May 12, 2022May 13, 2022

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, May 12, 2022 – The NORCECA/FIVB Regional Volleyball Development Center in the Dominican Republic held a virtual seminar for Referee Instructors addressed to all members of the NORCECA Confederation Refereeing Commission on May 3 and 7.

The important seminar was coordinated by the president of the Commission, Mr. Guy Bradbury of Canada together with Mr. Willy Paredes and Mr. Sandy Steel, both members of the FIVB International Volleyball Federation Refereeing Commission.

Likewise, President Cristóbal Marte at the opening of the seminar had words for the members of the commission indicating the importance of this event since it is for the benefit of all the referees who participate in the different events of the NORCECA Confederation and the FIVB.

He also praised the participation of Messrs. Willy Paredes and Sandy Steel for the guidance they provided to all the participants. These encouraging words were made extensive to the NORCECA/FIVB Regional Development Center for the work they do for the training of all NORCECA personnel who work in the different areas of the confederation.

USA Volleyball and Mizuno to partner through 2028

Posted on March 28, 2022December 5, 2023

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, January 3, 2022 – USA Volleyball, the U.S. national governing body for the sport of volleyball, and Mizuno, the global specialty sporting goods company, have announced details on a new multi-year partnership beginning in January of 2022 and lasting through the 2024 Olympics in Paris and the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.

Mizuno will exclusively provide uniforms and apparel to all national teams, footwear to any athletes that choose, and will outfit all USAV staff both corporately and at USAV-owned amateur events. Mizuno will also have a dedicated presence at USAV events both from an activation and a retail store perspective.

“We are thrilled to welcome USA Volleyball back into the Mizuno family,” said Clint Sammons, Team Sports Director at Mizuno USA. “Mizuno is—and always will be—committed to growing the sport of volleyball across the United States and the globe, and we firmly believe our goals align perfectly with those of USA Volleyball.”

Formerly longtime partners, Mizuno and USA Volleyball look to continue to build upon the success that they shared in the volleyball community for many years.

“USA Volleyball is excited to be collaborating again with Mizuno,” said Jamie Davis, President and CEO of USA Volleyball. “As a leader in performance apparel and footwear, I know that our athletes, coaches, officials, staff and members will enjoy wearing their top-quality products and that Mizuno will be a key partner in helping us grow the sport of volleyball over the next seven years.”

In addition to supplying performance apparel and footwear to all respective men and women’s national teams (indoor, beach, sitting, beach ParaVolley, and the up-and-coming sport of snow volleyball), Mizuno will work closely with USAV to maximize the promotional value and exposure of the partnership, as the sport continues to gain global popularity.

“By agreeing to a multi-year partnership covering the next two Olympic Games, we are committed to supporting not only the fantastic national teams in their respective quests for gold through 2028, but also to doing our part to continue growing the great game of volleyball at every level,” said Sammons.

Qualification to multi-sport event discussed in NORCECA

Posted on February 22, 2022April 8, 2022

The meeting was directed by the president of the commission Ariel Sainz, from Cuba, under the supervision of the president of NORCECA Cristobal Marte Hoffiz.

The members of the commission, including the presidents of the four zonal associations within NORCECA, were informed about the qualification process to the Central American and Caribbean Games in El Salvador 2023, the Pan American Games in Santiago de Chile 2023 and to the Olympic Games in Paris 2024.

The participants received a complete report on the new competition system of the Volleyball Nations League (VNL), the FIVB World Championships and the ranking of FIVB and weight factor for the different competitions including the confederations events.

They also discussed different topics including the competition calendar for the different zones as well as NORCECA competitions of 2022 and 2023.

The participants also received a complete report of activities for the years 2020 (only two qualifying event to the Olympic Games) and 2021.