SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic,
December 17, 2012 - An International Coaches Course Level II took
place from December 3-15 at the FIVB Regional Development Center in
Santo Domingo.
The course was under the direction
of Luis Muchaga with Francisco Hervas as instructor, both from
Spain.
A total of 16 participants from 10
different countries received theoretical and practical instructions
about different aspects of volleyball, including strategy and the
proper training of the athletes at different levels of age.
During the course the President of
NORCECA, Cristobal Marte Hoffiz , explained the participants the
continental development plan for the next Olympic cycle and
encouraged them to share their experiences with other coaches of
their countries.
The participants were from Brazil,
Costa Rica, Curacao, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala,
Haiti, Nicaragua, Saint Vincent & Grenadines and Trinidad &
Tobago.
Brazil's Alexandre Ceccato received
a special recognition as the participant who received the higher
notes during the course.
Nelson Ramirez, director of the
Development Center in Dominican Republic, said this activity
concluded a very tight program carried out in 2012 while
congratulating all the coaches that participated in the successful
course.