SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, August 26, 2019 - A Level II
Coaches Course was started in Santo Domingo on Monday under the
organization of the NORCECA/FIVB Regional Development Center in the
Dominican Republic.
The course is directed by FIVB Instructor Juan Cartagena of
Puerto Rico with the assistance of Wilson Sanchez, one of the
assistant coaches of the Dominican Republic Women's National
Team.
The participants hail from Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica,
Honduras, Panama, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.
The practical and theoretical lessons will be carried from
Monday through Friday when the closing ceremony will take place
with the presentation of certificates, said Nelson Ramirez,
director of the center.
The opening ceremony was attended by Cristobal Marte Hoffiz,
president of NORCECA and First Executive Vice President of FIVB,
Luis Mejia Oviedo, president of the Dominican Olympic Committee and
IOC member and Angel Rivas, president of the Volleyball Association
of the National District of Santo Domingo.
Each one of them took a turn to motivate the participants and to
praise the work the Development Center continuously does for the
benefit of the volleyball in the region.