adminKusile Madlela Sports Reporter
THERE was a massive turnout for the Federation of Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) Volleyball Cooperation Programme (VCP) Level One coaching course that kicked off on Monday and is set to run up to April 27.
The course is being held at St George’s College in Harare.
According to the Zimbabwe Volleyball Association second vice president, technical, Enias Kondo, 35 participants were expected to take part but they ended up having a class of 49.
“We requested from the ZVA board to grant us permission and assistance to accommodate the extra numbers that had come for the clinic,” said Kondo.
Kondo said from the 49 coaches participating in the clinic, 10 were women which was good for the sport.
Bernard Denis, an instructor from the Seychelles is the course facilitator.
“We have 10 women participating in the clinic and that is good for the sport because women must also be active in sport.
“Our instructor, Bernard is a veteran in the game and he knows what it takes to help the coaches bring out the best in their players. He will help our coaches to be able to develop volleyball from the basics of the sport. Without the fundamentals we should not hope to develop,” said Kondo.
VCP has been the essence of this development cooperation since 1989. The main objectives are to generate permanent development impact and to ensure that volleyball and beach volleyball take firm roots within countries and regions.
It provides opportunities to national federations to develop their own potential.
“In line with the FIVB development policy, true sport development will only take place through efforts, understanding and collaboration between the FIVB and the national volleyball federations. The VCP opens up gateways to national federations from all continents to participate in volleyball and beach volleyball according to their own reality,” the international volleyball organisation says on its official website, www.fivb.org.
The VCP offers a variety of courses that aim to satisfy the needs of the grassroots and to educate and motivate young people, teachers and coaches to participate in volleyball and beach volleyball.
The Level One course is a condensed version of the typical coaches course Level Two offered through the FIVB course network. It is a course aimed at coaches and endeavours to increase their skills and knowledge on how to play and how to form teams. National federations may play host to one coaches’ course every four years.
Bongani Moyo
Online Reporter