NORCECA President praises efforts of Louisy and St Lucia Association

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, March 8, 2015 - President of NORCECA and First Vice President of the International Volleyball Federation was lavish in his approbation and praise of the St. Lucia Volleyball Association and its President Brian Louisy on Saturday night at the 2015 Recognition Evening held by the local institution at Bay Gardens Hotel.

Presenting St. Lucia Volleyball Association as a Role Model Federation to be emulated by other small federations, President Marte Hoffiz in a captivating and enthusiastic presentation chronicled the numerous successes and achievements of the St. Lucia Volleyball Association in hosting technical courses for its officials, and its achievements in volleyball and beach volleyball between 2011 and 2014.

 President Marte Hoffiz, sounding like an evangelist sometimes, proclaiming “there is no limit to what St. Lucia Volleyball can achieve in the sport”.

He suggested that if Santo Domingo’s women’s volleyball team could rise to be ranked number 5 in the world St. Lucia could rise also to the highest level. He rallied the St. Lucia Olympic Committee and the Government to support the sport and he committed NORCECA’s continued financial and technical support for St. Lucia Volleyball.

Honorable Shawn Edward, Minister for Youth Development and Sports in St. Lucia was left at a loss for words as he closed the formal speeches of the evening. He too congratulated the St. Lucia Volleyball Association for its hard work, but challenged the Association to spread the sport across the length and breadth of the country.

The Association gave out four special tokens of appreciation for outstanding support to Volleyball to:

The St. Lucia Hotel and Tourism Association, Glenn Quinlan, President of the Easter Caribbean Volleyball Association, Cristobal Marte Hoffiz President NORCECA and First Vice President FIVB, and Honorable Shawn Edward Minister for Youth Development and Sports in St. Lucia.  

The top 15 players of 2014 were also named and recognized. They were:

Joseph Clercent, Sky Mondesir, Cindy Wilson, Andre Marquis, Sancha Isidore, Tevin St. Jean,

Augustin Faulkner, Jayda Hunte, Samantha Mann-Reid, Afernee Ferdinand, Dala Noel, Didier Noah, Nikita Greenidge, Natalie Edward and Julian Biscette.

Winners and Runners Up in the Annual Bank of St. Lucia Guy Browne Memorial League were awarded their winning trophies: Second Place in the Ladies Division went to Jetsetters Volleyball Club, while Le Club Volleyball won the Championship for the third consecutive year.

In the Male Division, South Stars Volleyball Club came in second place their highest place finish ever while perennial Champions Jetsetters Volleyball Club won again. 

The ultimate Awards went to:

·  Nikita Greenidge ;Youth Female Volleyball Player of the Year 2014

·  Andre Marquis; Youth Male Volleyball Player of the Year 2014

·  Sky Modesir; Junior Female Volleyball Player of the Year 2014

·  Augustin Faulkner; Junior Male Volleyball Player of the Year 2014

·  Sancha Isidore; Senior Female Volleyball Player of the Year 2014

·  Julian Biscette; Senior Male Volleyball Player of the Year 2014