Volleyball close to achievement of future plans

– referee training course important

With 2019 now fully in motion, the Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF) will be seeking to host a number of activities in the future so as to further prepare players and officials alike for the year’s calendar.
The GVF has been undergoing a lot of changes as of recent with the election of long-time National Head Coach and former player Levi Nedd as President for the 2019 period.
The Federation got its 2019 season off to a good start with the first-ever outdoor tournament held at the Marriott Hotel beach front.
The tournament was used to identify players who will represent Guyana at the national level at the various overseas tournaments and invitational events which the teams have been a part of over the years. The recent beach tournament, organised by GVF Committee Head Dwayne Scott, was no different as it played a

key role in getting players in form ahead of the new year of activities.
Nedd pointed out recently that the main plans were to get players competition-ready for 2019 and the final for the beach tourney was important, but the GVF was still assessing a date to host the final leg. He also highlighted that the training course as crucial for the development of the Federation, as it will further help to bridge the gap between Guyanese referees officiating games locally and internationally.
Also, the tourney’s first set of games were merely a prelude to the final, which according to the GVF Head, is slated to be held in the near future.
With a few players already selected from the last trials – Quacy Matheson, Juan Velazquez and Vance Harding for the males with Candacy Mentore and Philana Sampson filling the slots for the ladies – the final phase of the beach event will help the selected players get properly acclimatised ahead of their trip to Brazil a few months from now.
Looking to perfect all areas of growth, the GVF will also be hosting a referees clinic in the near future, according to the President. The course, which has not been given a confirmation start date, is geared towards making officials properly equipped to make the right calls during a match.
The course, which is a refresher for some, will target referees, both potential and accredited, across Guyana. Although a venue has not been set for the course, owing to the mandatory request by the Federation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) to have officials trained, it was confirmed that the course will play a key part in the Federation’s upcoming agenda.
Meanwhile, players will continue to train across the respective counties namely Demerara and Berbice under their Coaches, as they will be seeking to get into the best possible playing form ahead of the next local event lined up by the GVF.