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LAUSANNE, Switzerland, February 2, 2016 – The FIVB Sports Events
Council wrapped up its two day meeting on Tuesday with a
revision of the Age Group World Championships as a key proposal
which will go forward to the Board of Administration for
approval in April.
Following working group sessions during the two day meeting, the
Sports Events Council prepared the following proposals to the
Board:
-The Under 23 World Championships to be held every four years
-Players not allowed to play in more than two age categories
(including senior) in the same year
-And a revision of the continental quota as per below:
The working groups dedicated to
the FIVB International Sports Events Calendar and the FIVB World
Ranking / Guidelines & Attribution of Points will continue to
work on these subjects in an effort to formulate some clear
proposals ahead of the Board of Administration meeting, which
will take place in Lausanne from April 6-7.
FIVB President Dr. Ary S. Graça F° closed the meeting thanking
the members for their work and stressed that change must
continue to occur. “We must move with the times for the good of
volleyball. We have a wonderful product but we can’t rest on our
laurels. We have already implemented many new ideas but we must
continue to work hard and innovate across all levels of our
sport and across all national federations.
“Over the past few years it was about quantity, now it’s about
quality. We need more good teams in all continents so I
encourage you all to continue to look at ways the FIVB and
volleyball can continue to evolve.”
Sports Events Council President Aleksandar Boricic reiterated
the President’s comments and particularly highlighted that more
work will go into focusing the change around match duration. “It
is our mission to implement changes so that matches do not last
longer than two hours. The global audience is demanding this so
we must continue to find ways where we can modify our match
structure. There has been plenty of good discussion and ideas
over the past two days but we will continue to work to ensure
that ideas and changes are implemented more quickly. |
