SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, November 6, 2005.- Cuban Jorge Garbey achieved the highest grades during the International Course for Coaches Level III dictated at the FIVB Regional Development Center in the Dominican Republic located in Centro Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte of Santo Domingo.  

Puerto Ricans David Quinones and Juan Cartagena were tied as the second most outstanding participants in the course directed by Swiss professor Max Meier with the assistance of professors Carlos Diaz Bancalari of Argentina and Gilberto Herrera of Cuba. A total of 35 coaches of 45 participants, from 19 countries approved the final exams of the course that covered 112 hours. 

Among the coaches that approved were Mohammed Shaafee of Maldivia, Michio Fujiwara of Japan, Sarath Da Dilva of Sri Lanka, Luger Niles of Barbados, Samuel Cibrian of Mexico, Harold Canaval of Colombia and Jorge Nicolas of Bonaire. Also Dominicans Julio Frias, Juan Alberto Capellan, Altagracia Jimenez, Manuel de Regla Lara, Eduardo Jonas Tayson, Jose Manuel Paniagua, Ramon De Leon, Vicente Paniagua, Victor Sepulveda, Wilson Sanchez y Cristian Cruz. 

The president of the Dominican Olympic Comité, Mr. Luis Mejia Oviedo, pronounced the closing speech during the final ceremony. 

Mr. Carlos Beltrán, vice president of Norceca and president of the Puerto Rican Volleyball Federation, represented the Norceca Confederation. 

Also the three professors lecturing the course had a few words, emphasizing about the good environment for the course available at the center, and Jorge Garbey thanked on behalf of all the participating students. Mr. Nelson Ramirez closed the ceremony as Director of the Regional Volleyball Development Center.