Level 2 Coaching Course Opens in Cuba

HAVANA, Cuba, February 19, 2025. – The NORCECA/FIVB Regional Volleyball Development Center has inaugurated the International Level 2 Coaching Course in Havana, Cuba.

A total of 32 coaches from Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, and Cuba are participating in the course. They attended the opening ceremony, presided over by Mrs. Teresa Yamila Méndez Álvarez, Deputy Minister of the National Institute of Sports of Cuba; Yumilka Ruíz, Volleyball Commissioner; Osvaldo de Martinez, President of the Cuban Volleyball Federation; Professor Nelson José Ramírez, Director of the NORCECA/FIVB Volleyball Development Center based in the Dominican Republic; and FIVB instructor Luis Muchaga from Spain, who is also the course director. Muchaga will be joined by lecturers Enrique Pacheco from Puerto Rico and Gilberto Herrera, as well as FIVB instructors Francisco Cruz Jiménez and Justo Morales. Additionally, Dr. Lenin Hernández will present on medical aspects, while Rusber Campos from Venezuela will discuss current volleyball statistics.

Classes will be held at the facilities of the National Institute of Sports and the Cuban Volleyball Federation’s National Training Center until Sunday, February 23.

In her opening remarks, Mrs. Teresa Yamila Álvarez expressed gratitude to NORCECA and the International Volleyball Federation FIVB for their support of this initiative. She encouraged all coaches to apply the knowledge they acquire in service of their countries, especially the local participants, to ensure that Cuba remains a global volleyball reference.

Professor Nelson José Ramírez emphasized that the Volleyball Development Center is dedicated to addressing the needs of all countries, following a policy established by Cristóbal Marte. He affirmed, “NORCECA is committed to all the initiatives of the Development Center to provide training in all areas of volleyball.”