Latest update December 19th, 2024 3:22 AM
Quantum Leap for Guyana’s Volleyball
Guyana’s volleyball is expected to catapult to new heights with help in several Technical areas from the International Volleyball Federation {FIVB} and the South American Volleyball Federation {CSV} in the very near future.
John Flores
With renewed relations and new developments taking place in the sport, the Guyana Volleyball Federation{GVF} will be working much closer and collaborating with the FIVB and CSV on several fronts with the aim of enhancing and developing Guyana’s sporting infrastructure, exposure of players, coaches and referees to world class training.
The construction of a new Volleyball Gymnasium is one of the major initiatives along with a new Beach Volleyball Court and training in beach volleyball, referees courses, and coaching will all be facilitated.
Guyanese athletes are asked and encouraged by the new GVF President Mr. John Flores to intensify their training and to start thinking of tougher competitions to come as early as next year. The CSV is very much anticipating Guyana’s involvement at several of these competitions and hopes Guyana will soon be a proud host of one of these tournaments.
The GVF and CSV are engaged in talks to execute some of these plans very soon. As part of the commitment by CSV to assist Guyana, first on the agenda is a Referees Training course which is set for May 16 – 22, 2014 .Guyana will soon be a recipient of a brand new playing surface for volleyball and measures are being put in place to accommodate this.
President, Captain John Flores is very optimistic for Guyana’s volleyball after fruitful discussions with key members of FIVB and CSV at the 68th Congress in Brazil. At that forum he had presented Guyana’s volleyball programme for 2014 and highlighted the areas where assistance is most needed to progress and fast track the local programme.
According to Flores, he made a commitment to CSV to give Guyana one year to prepare for re-entry to competition in South America. The Presidents of the FIVB and CSV are very keen on visiting Guyana later this year and plan to bring Brazilian national players for exhibition matches against Guyana.
It is anticipated that the beach facility will be completed in time for their visit to Guyana and a beach tournament will be held. Other exciting activities on the agenda for Guyana’s volleyball will be the launching of several local second and third division beach volleyball competitions by the DVA and BVA.
Later in the year, teams will be travelling to Lethem, Bom Fin and Boa Vista to challenge teams there. A secondary schools programme will be held towards the end of the school term.
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