More than 80 participants of Annual Clinics 

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, February 17, 2008.- More than 80 teachers and coaches from the Dominican Republic took part of the Fourth Clinic for Physical Education Teachers and Volleyball Coaches conducted on Sunday.

The session lasted from 8:30 in the morning until 6:00 p.m. and was coordinated by Professor Beato Miguel Cruz with John Kessel (USA), Israel Garcia (Puerto Rico) and Justo Morales and Francisco Cruz of Cuba as instructors.

Mr. Cristobal Marte Hoffiz, President of the NORCECA Confederation, attended the opening and closing ceremonies in the company of Ms. Marta Centeno de Sajche, General Secretary, and Prof. Nelson Ramirez, Director of the FIVB Regional Development Center in Dominican Republic.

Prof. Cruz informed the Clinic was divided in two workshops with the first one covering offensive systems (reception, setting and attack) and the second related to defensive systems (blocking and defense).

“It was a complete success both in term of participation and also for the experience acquired by the teachers and coaches,” said Cruz, who is the coach of the Dominican Republic Women’s National Team. “The participants came from all over the nation and this will benefit the development of volleyball in the country starting with people at a young age.”

The Clinic for Physical Education Teachers and Coaches is held the day before of the annual meeting of the Technical and Coaches Commission of NORCECA.