SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, December 4, 2019 - The second
edition of the NORCECA Continental Beach Volleyball Referee Course
took place from November 20th to 24th with 15 participants,
including five women.
The course at the NORCECA/FIVB Regional Development Center in
the Dominican Republic was directed by FIVB Instructor Andre
Trottier of Canada with the assistance of Miguel Ramirez of
Mexico.
The participants were from Belize, Canada, Cuba, Dominican
Republic, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, St Kitts & Nevis and
United States.
The course included two daily sessions with the morning session
dedicated to theory aspects of refereeing and the afternoon session
dedicated to matches where the participants acted as referees (1st
and 2nd), scorers and line judges.
NORCECA President Cristobal Marte Hoffiz attended the closing
ceremony and gave an inspirational speech to the participants.
Trottier also thanked the staff of the Development Center for the
good organization which contributed to a successful end.
Kirsten Boessneck, Magdalena Gleaves, both from USA, and Geoff
Stewart of Canada got the highest notes and were recognized during
the presentation of certificates.