December 30,2004,-The Dominican Christmas Women’s Volleyball Tournament with the participation of eleven teams was a complete success and culminated with a big celebration at the training center facilities of the National Program in Santo Domingo.

The annual event was directed by Ricardo Arias with the coordination of Marcelo Richiez, two long-time distinguished instructors of the country.

The tournament involved teams of several levels that included the Seniors A and B squads, Junior, Youth and Initiation.

“It gives our athletes the chance to get more used to compete,” said Arias, the founder of Club Mirador, the most successful franchise in women’s volleyball in the Dominican. “They have been training for months and this part of the year was the right one to evaluate how they have progressed.”

“We also had the chance to start preparing technical personnel for the local tournaments with a group of girls working as scorers and referees,” added Arias.

Cuban coaches Jorge Garbey and Francisco Cruz acted as supervisors and the coaches of the squads were Hector Romero, Wilson Sanchez, Christian Cruz, Victor Sepulveda, Jonas Tyson, Francia Jackson, Paola Nick, Remigio Valdez, Mayo Sibilia and Isaury Restituyo.

“It was a wonderful experience and the girls enjoyed the opportunity,” said Arias. “We have plenty talent for the future national teams in the different categories and more and more girls are interested in starting volleyball careers.”