Local v-ball coaches to be upgraded

All current as well as aspiring volleyball coaches will be given the opportunity to upgrade themselves and become better prepared to serve in the sport in Trinidad and Tobago.

The Trinidad and Tobago Volleyball Federation (TTVF) will be hosting a three-week coaching workshop which began yesterday and will go on until May 22.  According to  TTVF president Mushtaque Mohammed, the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) qualified instuctor Dr Paul Brasson will conduct the intensive programme designed to upgrade the skills, techniques and methodology of local coaches. Mohammed is hoping to attract all club and school coaches as well as physical education teachers who are interested in furthering the volleyball training methods. He is also hoping that more female coaches and former female volleyball players will take full advantage of this programme.

Dr Brasson has worked with the Canadian, Romanian and Barbadian national teams and will also be of assistance to the Trinidad and Tobago national teams which are currently preparing for overseas engagements. There will be three hours of practicals and one hour theory every day from 4 pm to 8 pm. Sessions will continue at the Complex today but switches to the South Regional Indoor Sports Arena, Pleasantville, tomorrow. On Mondays and Wednesdays, sessions will be held at the Central Regional Indoor Sports Complex (CRISA). Meanwhile, former top Caribbean setter Macsood Ali and his son Saleem Ali, who emerged as the leading setter at the senior Caribbean Volleyball Championships held in Trinidad last year, are currently serving as coach and assistant to the women junior team, which is preparing for the Caribbean Junior Championships to be staged in Martinique from July 20 to 27.