Federation
of International Volleyball (FIVB) Volleyball Your Way Course for young beach
volleyball players opens under the auspices of The Gambia Volleyball Federation
on Tuesday at the Olympic House in Bakau.
This
came from the framework of FIVB development programmes for developing countries
to support the technical skills of the local coaches and young players.
Twenty
participants are drawn from various clubs to partake in the 5-day course.
“Leadership
and career development is a key intervention area for the federation and we are
grateful to FIVB for sending an instructor Johann Huber to train our coaches,”
Bai Dodou Jallow, acting President of Gambia Volleyball Federation said in his
opening remarks.
He
advised the participants to make good use of the instructor’s experience and be
productive and loyal during the course of the programme.
He
further urged them to be attentive and focused as well as obey the rules of the
instructor. “We can have lot of Huber’s in the Gambia,” he concluded.
The
Executive Director of National Sports Council Marcel Mendy advised the
participants to grab the opportunity and get everything from Huber during the
course, saying “some of us are coaches, referees and administrators when in
actual fact we did not go through the necessary trainings”.
“It
is of overwhelming importance that you ensure that you give your best to the
training,” Marcel said.
The
opening ceremony was attended by Olympic Committee officials, volleyball
executive members and local media.
About
the Programme
“Volleyball
Your Way Course (VBYW) formerly called Volleyball Cooperation Programme. The
Volleyball Your Way Course Programme focuses on teaching the basics of
volleyball to children and young people. The key target groups are teachers and
grassroots coaches.