st. lucia volleytalk - march 2014
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A Quarterly account of Volleyball St. LuciaTRANSCRIPT
March 2014
happy and prosperous 2014 to you all. 2013 was a busy and productive year for us and one would think 2014 would be a little
lighter. Think again because 2014 has more volleyball, more volleyball and, yes you guessed it more volleyball.
Peak performance coach Tony Robbins has a philoso-phy; “People who succeed have momentum. The more they succeed, the more they want to succeed, and the more, they find a way to succeed.” This simple philos-ophy drives the St. Lucia Volleyball Association, it drives the players, coaches, officials and administrators.
With this in mind and at heart we begin to share with you St. Lucia Volleyball 2014.
Brian Louisy President
AEDITOR’S PASS
In This Issue
2014 Recognition Evening
Secondary SchoolsVolleyball
ECVA Congress
SLVA CongressIn this Photo:Skye Mondesir
2013 Youth Player of the YearYouth Beach Volleyball Olympian
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The annual Volleyball Recognition Evening was another success for the association. The Recognition evening which took place at Bay Gardens Hotel, high-lights the importance of recognizing the hard work put in by the players, volunteers and sponsors over the years. The players shed out blood sweat and tears in the pursuit of excellence, the volunteers selflessly contrib-ute to ensure the events of the association succeed and the sponsors give gracious to help see the sport thrive and that the players are afforded the opportunities to excel and mature.
President, Brian Louisy highlight he achievements of 2013 and shed a little light on the vast number of opportunities that are available for players and admin-istrator in 2014. The success of the youth, junior and senior teams qualified them for a number of high level tournaments and NORCECA’s development plan pro-
vides opportunities for coaches, players and adminis-trators to further their knowledge and skills. President Louisy also reported on the thanks and praise that St. Lucia received at the 2013 NORCECA Congress for outstanding performances in competition and host-ing. St. Lucia received the “Flame of Volleyball” at the congress.
The highlight of the evening is always the awards which capture the achievements of persons in the sport, in particular the players of the various age categories. This year, in addition to those prestigious awards was the recognition of the persons who suc-ceeded in the various coaching courses held through-out 2013. Fourteen level one coaches along with nine level two coaches were inducted into the coaching ranks, with desires to be inserted into the various development programs. The aim is to continue build-ing and improving on the coaching structure to give maximum support to developing players.
Six players were recognized for their outstanding per-formances in 2013. In the Youth category;Andre Marquis – 2013 Youth Male Player Skye Mondesir – 2013 Youth Female PlayerIn the Junior Category;Augustin Faulkner - 2013 Junior Male Player Dala Noel - 2013 Junior Female PlayerIn the Senior Category;Joseph Clercent – 2013 Senior Male Player Natalie Edward – 2013 Senior Female Player
The sanctioning of the U-20 Inter –Secondary Schools Volleyball Competition is always a privilege for the association, as it encourages the youth in sports and sparks their competitive nature and encourages a healthy lifestyle. The association also donated 12 vol-leyballs to the games and the expertise of its officials to ensure the tournament ran smoothly.
The competition comprised of teams from various sec-ondary schools across the island. In the male division stood Soufriere Comprehensive, St. Mary’s College, Clendon Mason Memorial, Gros-Islet Secondary, Sir Ira Simmons Secondary, Anse Ger Secondary, Vide Boutille Secondary, Micoud Secondary and Ciercon Secondary. The women’s division was graced ny St. Joseph’s Convent, Clendon Mason, Sir Ira Simmons Secondary, Soufriere Comprehensive, Anse Ger Sec-ondary, Vide Boutille Second-ary, Micoud Secondary and Ciceron Secondary.
The teams were place into two (2) groups and competed in round robin competition in the first round of competition. Second round of play ws the Quarter-Final Round wehere the winners advanced to the Semi-Finals.
U-20 Secondary School’s Volleyball
In the Female Semi-Final Divison St. Joseph’s Con-vent had a walk off win vs Clendon Mason and Micoud Secondary defeated Soufriere Secondary in
straight sets. In the Men, Clen-don Mason fought to best Sou-friere 2-1 in sets and St. Mary’s College has a tough battle dis-mantling Gros-Islet Secondary.
The female finals matched St. Jseph’s Convent agaiunst Micoud Secondary where the undefeated Convent maintained their streak and claimed the second consecu-tive gold at the Secondary School
Games.
The male finals set St. Mary’s College head to head with the athletic Clendon Mason Secondary and as the battle ensued no clear winner could be predicted. The match went the distance with St. Mary’s emerging victorious.
St. Mary’s College - Gold Medalist
St. Mary’s College - Gold Medalist
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The St. Lucia Volleyball Association held it’s Biennial Congress at the Bay Gardens Hotel, March 1, 2014 with the participation of seven (7) member clubs. Reported were the activities and success 2012 – 2013 with President Brian Louisy highlighting where hard work has taken the sport and the potential go even further.
Beach Volleyball, being the fastest growing sport in the world and the many successes St. Lucia has enjoyed over the years, gave rise to a special presentation highlighting the journey for qualification of teams to the CAC Games and the 2014 Youth Olympics. The congress spoke to the need to change the dynamic of how the vari-ous aspects of the association is run in order to hold the course it is on and to chart new courses for opportunity and success.
The final order of business was the dissolution and election of a new executive to guide the association and the sport forward. The new executive for the 2014-2015 period are as follows:
President Brian Louisy1st Vice President Florian Combie 2nd Vice President Hervon BrownSecretary Jean MorilleTreasurer Shane RoachfordAssistant Secretary / Treasurer Shayne FelicienPublic Relations Officer Elvin GermainFloor Representatives Kashima Noel Keam Charlery Augustin Faulkner Kaji Charles
President Brian Louisy attended the Eastern Carib-bean Volleyball Association (ECVA) biennial general assembly on February 14-15, 2014 in Antigua where all 14 National Federations participated. The General Assembly was chaired by NORCECA President Cristobal Marte Hoffiz and ECVA Presi-dent Glenn Quinlan. It was an extremely interactive meeting with dynamic exchanges between the mem-bers who discussed all items related to development plan of the NORCECA Confederation and how it related to ECVA. President Marte Hoffiz reported on his annual activi-
ties, the qualification process to Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games and updated members on progress towards the FIVB World Championships in Poland and Italy. During the two-day meetings members were informed of additional technical assistance to the ECVA National Federations with coach Ramón –Monchito- Hernandez of Puerto Rico joining Joao Campos Morales of Brazil, as supervisors. A calendar of activities for ECVA was also developed at the meeting showing an increase in the number of tournaments. The members of ECVA also expressed their gratitude and continued support for President Cristo-bal as the support to ECVA by way of equipment, and World Championship and Youth Olympic Beach Qual-ification was at an unprecedented level. Members pledged to continue working together to develop volleyball in the Zone.
ECVA CONGRESS - Antigua
SLVA President - Brian Louisy
