Volleyball Cooperation Programme Beach Volleyball Grassroots Course Opens In Uganda

The FIVB Beach Volleyball Grassroots Course under the Volleyball Cooperation Programme concluded April 15 to 18, 2015 led by FIVB Instructor Mr Yaniv Noyman from Israel.

The course gathered 25 participants from all over the Uganda, including one from Namibia, who have some experience in the game as players, referees, administrators and officials. The participants showed a lot of motivation in learning more about the sport.

Participants at the FIVB VCP Beach Volleyball Grassroots Course in Kampala, Uganda

Uganda were one of the pioneers in the development of beach volleyball in Africa since 1996, which helped in the conduct of the course.

The course was well organised by the national federation led by the president of the beach volleyball committee, Mr Robert Mofaht Masaba and supervised by Uganda VB Fed President Sadik Nasiwu.

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Volleyball Cooperation Programme Refereeing Course Helps 30 Referees In Burundi

Participants during the exam

Bujumbura, Burundi, April 15, 2015- A Refereeing VCP course was organised successfully in Bujumbura, Burundi March 30 to April 3, 2015 in presence of 30 participants including 2 females.

The course was instructed by Jouad Berrada from Morocco who conducted 4 theoretical and 4 practical sessions. He was satisfied with the level of performance and also the enthusiasm of all the participants

participants during the Theoritical part

“I’m happy to conduct this course specially with the motivations and discipline of the of the participants,” Berrada said. “I hope to see those future referees using the knowledge they gained from the course in their future life. I want to thank Burundi Volleyball Federation led by President Louis Rwakiranya for their efforts to organise this course successfully.”

Twenty six participants passed the course and 10 of them at the A level.

participants receiving their certificates

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Volleyball Cooperation Programme Refereeing Course Concludes In Lesotho

A refereeing course under the Volleyball Cooperation Programme was organised in Lesotho from March 18 to 22, supervised by FIVB Instructor Jacek Spisak from Poland.

The five-day course opened on March 18, with 23 participants – 6 women and 17 men – who were all welcomed at the opening ceremony by the representative of the Olympic Committee representative and the officials of the Lesotho Volleyball Federation.

The instructor stressed the purpose of organising the course and the big role of media in the promotion of the sport in Lesotho.

Twenty-three participants were present for the five-day VCP Referee Course in Lesotho

At the end of the course, prominent people gave in support to the event and the organisers. The director of the Ministry of Youth, Sport & Recreation; as well as members of the press, Public Eye and The Post, and two radio stations, CR FM Radio and KEL Radio, were all present at the closing ceremony.

With the FIVB’s plan to develop volleyball in Lesotho, the instructor stressed the proper methods on training the referees and their approach on volleyball matches before, during and after the game.

Twenty-three participants were present for the five-day VCP Referee Course in Maseru, Lesotho, from March 18 to 22

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VCP Young Volleyball Players Course held in Kinshasa

A VCP Young Players Course was held in Kinshasa from March 8-12 under the supervision of Belgian FIVB Instructor Mr Michel Vandermeulen. Twenty young players from clubs in the area of Kinshasa attended the seminar, which took place at the Saint-Raphaël stadium.

Mr Vandermeulen covered a variety of subjects during the course, putting a special emphasis on individual technique, team tactics, physical training and attitude. The modules completed reviewed the sport’s fundamentals, addressing any errors in the players’ technique. Modern training techniques were also examined, as well as attacking and defending strategies.

Course participants in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The course aimed to provide participants with the tools needed to progress on a technical and tactical level. This was backed up with the analysis of different types of phases in match play.

The course also aimed to nurture the participants’ passion for the sport by enabling them to practice it at a higher level. Future courses will help to build on what was achieved last week.

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FIVB VCP Course starts in Uganda

The FIVB VCP Uganda Volleyball Federation, Course for Coaches was opened on Monday morning with 28 coaches registering for the one week event. The event that is taking place at the Uganda Olympics Committee, offices in Lugogo is coordinated by the Federation’s Technical Director Mr Tonny Lakony.

FIVB Coaches Instructor, Mr. Alemayehu Shoatatek is the Director for the 10 days course. “I am happy to be back here again” Said Alemayehu Shoatatek. Alemayehu has been conducting courses in Uganda for the last 24 years. “Uganda is my second home” He added Participants in the course will tackle both technical and organisational approach to the game. They will be examined in three front; Theory, practical and Oral.

UVF President Sadik Nasiwu is impressed by the turn out. “Some of you have been coaching without the qualification but with this course, I expect that you are better coaches for your clubs”. Said Sadik Nasiwu. KAVC’s Shilla Omuriwe, KCCA’s Anthony Ashaba and Sport-S coach Mugisha Benon are among the 28 coaches attending. “I expect at the end of this that the game of Volleyball will grow technically” Nasiwu added.