Thousands followed stream video of NORCECA U18

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, July 2, 2014 – The recently concluded NORCECA Girls’U18 Continental Championship generated impressive interest from the volleyball fans reflected in the stats released by the organizers on Tuesday.

The event was covered by local media, international agencies, websites of NORCECA and FIVB and different sites dedicated to the sport of volleyball.

One important aspect to be highlighted was the role played by the social media which created a big impact in the volleyball community as it was the many goals self imposed by the Costa Rican National Federation.

“The event contributed to generate awareness toward our sport,” Jose Luis Jimenez Lao, President of the Federation said. “Along with the traditional media, the social media played an important role and we are very proud to announce the figures achieved.”

All the matches were live streamed and a total of 18,928 followed the action during the six-day tournament. The peaks were reached on the third day (end of the preliminary round) with 4,924 followers and the sixth day (medal matches) with 4,164.

The progression of the 18 matches was twitted through @NorcecaInfo, with a total of 255 tweets for an average of 14 per game.