Berbice Volleyball Association (BVA), junior team departs for Trinidad

Mar 22, 2016 Sports

The Berbice Volleyball Association (BVA) has been given the mandate to fly the national colours are expected once again to make the country proud, just as they did last year.

Guyana Junior Squad at CJIA before departure. Levi Nedd is at the right, Nadine Benjamin is at left.

Around 08:00 hrs on Monday the BVA -Guyana Junior Male Volleyball(U19) team winged out of Guyana to participate in the FLOW Volleyball Easter Classic Invitational Players League 5 Tournament organized by the Trinidad & Tobago Volleyball Federation which is scheduled to be played at the Mayaro Indoor Facility from March 25 to March 27, 2016.
Although Guyana is affiliated to the CSV ( South American Volleyball Confederation) and is not part of the CAZOVA (Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association), Guyana’s Junior team was invited by the TTVF (Trinidad & Tobago Volleyball Federation) based on their remarkable performance in winning a Goodwill Tournament in Trinidad last year. The local lads will clash with teams from St. Kitts, Jamaica, Barbados and Trinidad over the Easter Weekend.
According to Chief de Mission and Coach/ Manager, Levi Nedd, the team’s participation will serve as part of their preparation for the Inter –Guiana Games (IGG) and the CSV Inter –Continental Tournament billed for later this year. The team includes seven players with international experience in the form of Yoganand Dhoray (Captain), Devendra Latchman (Vice Captain), Ravi Rampertab, Klondyke Rodney, Samuel Fraser, Lezon Khan and Rolwyn Heywood- all members of Guyana’s IGG 2014 Champion Team. The other players are- Vickram Nandram, Kellon Leitch, Reaad Razak, Marcelous Hector, Joel Cort, Jermaine Munroe And Joel Hughes who will all be looking to impress.
The assistant coach is Devendra Budhu, while female players Malika Jervis and Nadine Benjamin are the other officials accompanying the team.
Klondyke Rodney, who is a middle blocker and the team’s tallest player and one from whom much is expected during the tournament, in an invited comment said the team is well prepared for the tournament. The confidence level is high and they will do their best to bring top honours to Guyana once again.
Coach Nedd, who is also the President of the BVA and the Vice President of the Guyana Volleyball Federation, expressed gratitude to several organizations and individuals for making the team’s participation possible in the twin island republic. Among them being- the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, the National Sport Commission, the Guyana Volleyball Federation, Guysuco, the Management and Apprentices of the Port Mourant Training Centre (PMTC), Mr. Poonai Bhigroog of Poonai’s Pharmacy, members of the Business Community and the wider community of Volleyball friends and supporters.
The team will return to Guyana on March 28th. (Samuel Whyte)