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Volleyball Festival attracts record participation
– GVF President says best birthday gift ever, Berbice wins feature match
Last Sunday the Guyana Volleyball Federation launched its 2012 season
GVF President Lennie Shuffler handing over the trophy to Berbice Captain with rest of team looking on.
by hosting a Volleyball Festival in honour of the GVF’s President Lennie Shuffler’s 73rd Birthday, at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue, Georgetown.
The event was deemed awesome and highly successful by volleyball players and fans because for the very first time regular volleyball clubs/teams and affiliates of the GVF from Demerara and Berbice interacted and participated in friendly competition with corporate bodies and non-volleyball organizations and what was even more amazing was the level of female participation. A beaming Shuffler remarked that it was, “…the most fulfilling birthday present he ever got”. Lenox Shuffler aka “Mr. Cool” during his playing days, has been associated with Volleyball in Guyana for over 60 years.
He served as a player and National captain for 16 years and later as an administrator and President of the GVF and is recognized for the approval of the “Bloc Development” Plan by the FIVB and other initiatives such as “All Fours”, “Sports Train” and “Fun Volleyball”.
The festival attracted teams from the Guyana Hockey Federation, Guyana School of Agriculture, Bank of Guyana, Guysuco Training Centre of Port Mourant, Castrol Strikers of Georgetown, Achievers of Goed Fortuin, Rollers of New Amsterdam, Jaguars of Port Mourant, Rangers of Georgetown, Vanguards (the National U19 Female Squad), Dynamic Force (senior female players), and Falcons of East Canje.
The first segment of the festival saw the teams being involved in an “All Fours” competition all matches played over eight (8) minutes, some matches featured female players against junior males and “mixed teams” and “beginner players” against “B” players of more established teams. The female hockey players caused a major upset during this segment by defeating the “B” players of the National Under-19 team, prompting some “knowledgeables” to remark that they should try out for the female national volleyball team.
The second segment was a feature match between a select twelve (12) from Demerara against a select twelve(12) from Berbice. The format used was described as a relay format, with the first six of each team playing for ten (10) minutes (with no time outs or substitutions) and the second six continuing for the next ten (10) minutes.
The match proved to be a fitting climax for the day’s event as both teams produced some powerful spikes and there were some exciting rallies as fortunes fluctuated, after the first ten minutes the Demerara select team led 18-15. The second ten minutes saw the Berbice select team upping their game but when the time expired the score was a 32-32 tie. The officials decided on a one minute playoff and the Berbice players held their nerve to triumph 34-33.
At the conclusion of that game the GVF President congratulated the Berbice Select team and presented a trophy donated by Director of Sport Neil Kumar to the captain of the Berbice team- Errol Yannick Chase.
President Shuffler also thanked all associated with the successful event and made a call for continued support in the future.
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