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                                GUADALAJARA, Jalisco, August 28, 2009.- The four 
                                candidates to compete for the couple of tickets 
                                toward the 2010 Men’s Volleyball Championship, 
                                Canada, Dominican Republic, Panama and Mexico, 
                                have already trained in the official court where 
                                the NORCECA Playoff Pool I will take place on 
                                August 28-30, the same one that will be the site 
                                of the discipline during the 2011 Pan American 
                                Games. 
                                
                                  
                                
                                “Everybody was satisfied with the quality of the 
                                facility, which is in excellent conditions and 
                                only needs the necessary adjustments because is 
                                brand new and to adequate it to the requirements 
                                for a tournament of this type, of world class, 
                                and also for the 2011 Pan American Games.” 
                                
                                  
                                
                                That was the opinion of Nelson Ramirez, 
                                technical director of NORCECA, who added that 
                                “it complies with the expectations, the facility 
                                has the dressing rooms, area for the media, 
                                medical services and referees, three warm-up 
                                courts, something very important, and all the 
                                needs for the informative system, a good 
                                supporting personnel and the indispensable 
                                sports equipments.” 
                                
                                  
                                
                                He underlined the great interest of the 
                                organizing committee about the multiple Pan 
                                American competition in 2011 as well as from the 
                                press. “Everybody is aiming toward perfection 
                                and they are taking this Playoff as a rehearsal 
                                test, with accreditations, transportation, 
                                reception, attaches and several services 
                                received by the teams and the rest of 
                                personnel.” 
                                
                                  
                                
                                “We are before a great event, and NORCECA and 
                                FIVB are confident that everything will result 
                                as planned,” said Ramirez, who inspected the 
                                Volleyball complex in the company of Valentin 
                                Yanes, deputy technical director of the 2011 Pan 
                                Americans and other members of COPAG and the 
                                State Sports Council (CODE).   |