SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, May 20, 2017 - The NORCECA/FIVB Regional Development Center of Volleyball in Dominican Republic opened a course of Sport Administration for volleyball managers in the country at a national level.

The opening ceremony had the presence of many Olympic managers from the different National Federations.

Victor Gil, acting president of the Dominican Federation welcomed all the participants and special guests, saying how proud the Dominican Volleyball is for having a development center which have had the idea of organizing this important activity. At the same time, he recognized the support received from the Dominican Olympic Committee through the chapter of Olympic Solidarity for the organization of the course.

Antonio Acosta, coordinator of Olympic Solidarity in Dominican Republic encouraged the participants to get the most from the different lectures.

Luis Mejia Oviedo, president of the Dominican Olympic Committee expressed his recognition to the Dominican Volleyball Federation for being one of the institutions interested in the training of all the actors in volleyball, and in particular to the effort made by Prof. Nelson Jose Ramirez in order to have the entity as a role model for the Dominican sport.

The course has a duration of four days and the items to be lectured by 16 instructors include: Olympic Sport Profile, Ethics and Sport, Management of Conflicts and Difficulties, Strategic Programming and Team Work.

The course concludes on May 21.