Volleyball Federation moves into Couva home

Two courts have been laid in the indoor facility’s Centre Court and will be utilised by the national men’s and women’s volleyball teams, in particular the women, as they are currently in preparation for their first appearance at the FIVB World Grand Prix in July 2017.

Nicole Selvon, president of TT VF, expressed her enthusiasm and excitement with the move when she spoke with Newsday during the first training session.

“For over 10 years we have been looking for a home and we are delighted to have the opportunity of being a part of these world-class, state-of-the-art facilities. We now have a settled home where we can carry out the work of volleyball and we are dedicated towards enhancing the sport throughout the country,” she said.

The TT VF headquarters will now be located in the Aquatic Centre’s main building while its training facility resides in the Cycling Centre’s indoor court. The president also thanked Sports Minister Darryl Smith, the Sport Company and the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTO C) for working alongside the fraternity for the development of the sport.

CEO of the SporTT , Adam Montserin, was present at the first training session to speak with the media about the accommodation of volleyball at the Cycling Centre, which is intended to be utilised as a multi-purpose facility.

Montserin stated, “We are very excited to welcome the TT VF to this amazing velodrome because of the fact that we can house and facilitate multiple sports which takes us a step further into stimulating the sporting sectors with the respective sporting bodies.” He continued, “This is part of, and in line with our ultimate objective in generating maximum utilisation of these facilities, particularly here in Couva. It is up to us now to really bring these facilities to life, in a way that benefits the athletes, citizens and the local community in Trinidad and Tobago.” The facility will be available to the volleyballers six days per week and open for their use until 9 pm as training continues in their preparations for upcoming tournaments.