VIS Workshop in preparation for Barranquilla Central American Games

BARRANQUILLA, Colombia, July 19, 2018 - A four-day VIS (volleyball information system) workshop took place before the opening of the 2018 Barranquilla XXIII Central American Games running from July 20 to August 2.

The NORCECA Volleyball Confederation, understanding the importance of teaching and preparing personnel to support the volleyball tournament of the Games, took the initiative to celebrate a workshop conducted by Judith Sandino of Nicaragua, President VIS Technical and Statistical Commission of NORCECA.

The COBAR (organizing committee of the Games of Barranquilla) in a joint effort with Barranquilla’s City Hall and the Atlantic Volleyball League Manager Mr. Jose Salvador Pagano andVice-President Mr. Ney Jose Buendia, contributed to the success of the workshop by providing computer equipment, projection room and the personnel that at this moment performs the valuable task of gathering the statistical information of the event until August 2^nd when the Games conclude.

Sandino arrived on July 14 at Barranquilla where she gathered a group of nineteen volunteers, among volleyball players and coaches, celebrating theory sessions at the INDEPORTES auditorium (Institute of Recreation and Sports of the Atlantic) and practice sessions at the competition hall.

The instruction was much easier with people with volleyball knowledge. Five of the students were coaches, who benefited from NORCECA’s contribution.

It is necessary to address the importance of this workshop, because this is the first official NORCECA event that uses a new and versatile system, which currently operates in any computer system, enabling its execution in any competition.