NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit with eight stops

 

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, February 26, 2008.- The NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit will have  eight stops this year, a good sign of how fast is growing after the 2007 edition which had only three tournaments for both men and women.

 

The Sport Organization Commission, presided by Prof. Alejandro Salinas of Mexico, held a two-day meeting in the NORCECA Headquarters in Santo Domingo on February 24-25, and approved the schedule.

 

The Beach Volleyball Circuit starts in Santo Domingo on March 19-24 and continues in Guatemala (April 16-21) and El Salvador (April 23-28). The tour then will make stops in Manzanillo and Guadalajara, Mexico on April 30-May 5 and May 7-12 respectively.

 

The last two countries hosting the competition in both genders will be Aruba (May 14-19) and Puerto Rico (May 21-26). The final event will be in Trinidad & Tobago on May 29-June 2 only for women.

 

The Circuit marks the beginning of the qualification process to the Central American and Caribbean Games to be held in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico in 2010.

 

Meanwhile, the second clinic of Beach Volleyball for Physical Education Teachers and Coaches was dictated in Santo Domingo under the supervision of Allison Wood of USA.

 

Professor Nelson Ramirez, Director of the FIVB Development Center in Dominican Republic considered the clinic a complete success and the participants praised the organization as well as expressed their satisfaction for the learning experience.