FIVB appoints Instructors for Coaches
Courses
SANTO DOMINGO, April 11, 2024. - The International
Volleyball Federation has appointed the instructors who will conduct the
Level 1 and Level 3 Coaches Courses that will be taking place soon at
the NORCECA/FIVB Regional Development Center in Santo Domingo, Dominican
Republic.
The Director of the Regional Center, Prof. Nelson José
Ramírez, announced that Rubén Sainz from Cuba will be the FIVB
instructor for the International Level 1 Coaches Course, which will take
place from May 7 to 11.
Sainz is a volleyball veteran who has coached national
teams in several countries, and for the past 10 years, he has been
called upon by the FIVB to assume the role of instructor due to his
extensive experience and ability to transfer his knowledge to young
coaches from developing countries.
He also indicated that for the International Level 3
Coaches Course to be held from June 22 to 30, FIVB has appointed
well-known FIVB instructors Luis Fernando Muchaga Torres from Spain and
Antonio Rizola Neto from Brazil.
Luis Fernando Muchaga is a veteran Physical Education
Professor with a Master’s degree in Sports Management and
Administration, he also is a veteran coach who won the Bronze Medal at
the Seoul Olympic Games; in addition, he has coached professional teams
in the European League and currently, besides being an instructor, he is
the Technical Director of the Royal Spanish Volleyball Federation.
Instructor Antonio Rizola is a veteran coach who has
coached several national teams of Brazil, he won the gold medal with the
women’s team at the 2012 London Olympics, and with the men’s team, he
won the silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics. He has also coached
several national teams in different countries, the last national team he
coached was Colombia women, winning a Pan American medal and qualified
for two World Championships, and he was recently announced as the coach
of the women’s team of Peru.
Professor Ramírez said he was very pleased to have these
great world-class instructors who will pass on their knowledge in these
important coaches’ courses, with the support of the FIVB and the NORCECA
Confederation, which will bring together around 110 coaches from America
and Europe. |