NORCECA launches project for Volleyball and Beach Volleyball development – Volleyball news
The North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA) is always keen about promoting the challenging sport of indoor and beach volleyball in region.
In past, they have run different campaigns regarding the development of volleyball. They have plans to stretch the game to every nook and cranny of Caribbean countries and Northern and Central America.
Recently, NORCECA has launched a new development project, which will be regarded as “NORCECA Volleyball and Beach Volleyball Future.”
NORCECA signed this project agreement with the Federation International de Volleyball (FIVB) on Thursday, April 7 at the headquarters of FIVB in Lausanne, Switzerland.
The FIVB showed its complete support for the development project of NORCECA. The FIVB will provide them monetary support from its Development Fund. NORCECA aims to improve the condition of local federations through this project.
The NORCECA board members and other senior officials of FIVB attended the signing ceremony of agreement. The President of NORCECA Federation, Cristobal Marte Hoffiz should be credited for his efforts in making this dream come true.
Speaking of the future plans, he stated, “Our target is to make sure that every national federation category I and II will have a volleyball venue by the end of 2014. On behalf of the forty-two federations and regional members within NORCECA we thank the
FIVB tremendously for this great opportunity which will help us build on the excellent NORCECA development programme to date.”
The other members of the signing ceremony also expressed hope about the positive impact of this development project.
Castro Verdugo, the Executive Vice-President of NORCECA commented that this project will help NORCECA to raise the level of volleyball. He thanked FIVB for their stupendous support. The second executive vice president of NORCECA, Douglas Beal was also there.
He stated that the development fund is the most admirable thing that FIVB has done with NORCECA. The in charge of NOCECA Development, Mohammad showed bigger concerns of the federation. He said that NORCECA is struggling to bring the sport of volleyball
to a high level. They are trying to make it first or second sport in each of the countries, which come under the flag of NORCECA.
On the other hand, the President of FIVB Mr Jizhong Wei appreciated the positive move of NORCECA. He also had his say in the following manner, “I'm sure your project will be successful and can be an excellent example to others. The Development Fund is an
excellent resource to ensure that money from sport goes back to sport and I'm sure the Development Fund will continue to grow in the future.”
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