NORCECA held its 2023 Executive Committee and Board of
Administration Meeting
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, December 21, 2023. - NORCECA held its
2023 Executive Committee and Board of Administration Virtual Meeting,
where the working reports for the past two years (2022-2023) were
discussed.
NORCECA President, Mr. Cristóbal Marte Hoffiz, delivered the welcoming
remarks, highlighting a fruitful 2023 from all perspectives, “I am very
pleased that we were able to complete the competition calendar, allowing
NORCECA to rebound from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic by
establishing a marketing strategy and providing support to all the
National Federations”.
The Executive Committee and Board of Administration members had the
opportunity to review and discuss NORCECA's annual activity report,
which included two multi-sport competitions, the 2023 Central American
and Caribbean Games in San Salvador and the 2023 Pan American Games in
Santiago. Additionally, the first editions of the Under-17 Continental
Championships in both genders and the NORCECA Under-23 Beach Tour.
President Marte Hoffiz presented a proposal for the NORCECA
classification system for the FIVB World Championship, which will be
further analyzed for its approval.
In 2023, NORCECA established a historic long-term partnership for eight
years (2023-2030) with MIKASA to be the official ball for Volleyball and
Beach Volleyball competitions within the Confederation. The Under-19
Men’s Pan American Cup held in Guatemala in March was the first official
event to use MIKASA.
The reports from all NORCECA working commissions were presented after a
detailed discussion of its Financial Statements audited by the external
firm Ernst & Young.
NORCECA has been a pioneer in volleyball development programs, a model
adopted by the FIVB to create the Volleyball Empowerment program with a
larger budget.
Regarding refereeing, NORCECA is the only Confederation simultaneously
conducting refereeing courses for Volleyball and Beach Volleyball,
aiming to maintain refereeing standards through an education program for
the integration of new referees, along with refresher courses for the
development of active referees.
Among the responsibilities of the sports organization committee, NORCECA
conducted several inspections before the two multi-sport events held
this year, leading to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the
organizing committee and ensuring the success of both competitions.
According to the discussions during the working session, it was
highlighted that time, patience, and a dedicated group of volleyball
enthusiasts are required to achieve success, which will help National
Federations must find ways to face various challenges to attain it.
NORCECA is in continuous growth, and there is a need to enhance its
structure, leading to a subsequent session to analyze various proposals
from the FIVB legal commission for constitutional changes which arose
during the meeting.
An important change took place in 2023 with the implementation of the
statistical software Volley Station, prompting various training sessions
and an induction plan for the members of the VIS and Statistics
commission and the Refereeing commission to adapt to the changes made in
the e-score sheet.
A review of the 2024 Volleyball and Beach Volleyball competition
calendar highlighted the classification system for the Paris 2024
Olympic Games.
The session concluded with the announcement of the XXVII NORCECA
Congress, scheduled to be held in Punta Cana from July 6 to 7, 2024. The
next NORCECA Board of Administration session is set for July 5. |