Veteran Volleyball coach Levi Nedd has been elected new president of the Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF) following Saturday’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) and elections.
New Guyana Volleyball Federation president, Levi Nedd (left), former GVF president, John Flores (right), executive members Denise Miller and Rodney Fredericks following the AMG on Saturday
The seasoned coach and Berbice Volleyball Federation (BVF) Head was elected unopposed at the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA), when the fraternity elected a new body to oversee the needs of the sport with the new year soon approaching.
Castrol Volleyball Club President and Coach, Rodney Fredericks, was elected unchallenged as GVF vice-president, while Denise Miller was elected secretary and Daniel Harricharan as treasurer. Current Demerara Volleyball Association (DVA) treasurer Ashley Bayley was voted in as assistant treasurer. A technical director and a general secretary for the Federation will be elected soon.
Nedd’s selection as GVF president was a good move, considering his 40-plus years of involvement in the sport. Having coached a number of male and female national teams to success, and being one of the premier facilitators of the sport in the Ancient County of Berbice, Nedd could easily reshape the sport and breathe some life into it.
Guyana has seen success with Nedd, as a coach, having taken the senior team to numerous wins overseas. The Berbician has, in the past, outlined a number of paths which he thinks can one day set Guyana on the road to being featured in the Olympics, should more emphasis, finance and time be spent on preserving the talented players currently active.
He told this newspaper, leading up to the possibility of running for the post a few months ago, that should he be elected, his aim would be to thrust the sport into another gear. Nedd believes that with sports and academics together playing key roles in the lives of young people, more emphasis would be placed on volleyball in schools across Guyana.
Nedd has also outlined plans to suitably train and produce more volleyball coaches who will help players reach another level. Also, volley-ballers under Nedd could see more international games on their yearly calendar, as the new president is high on local players going overseas to play and learn the fundamentals of the sport, whether it be indoor or outdoor. (Clifton Ross)
