NORCECA Meeting Continues in Colorado Springs

Bill Kauffman
Associate Director, Communications
Phone: 719-228-6800
E-Mail: bill.kauffman@usav.org

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 30, 2011) – The NORCECA Board of Administration and Executive Committee continued its three-day meeting Saturday at the Cheyenne Mountain Resorts in Colorado Springs, Colo., the headquarter city for USA Volleyball. The meetings conclude on Sunday.

The second day started with a review of NORCECA’s finances as presented by NORCECA’s Finance Commission. Mr. Jesus Prieto, NORCECA’s treasurer, provided the 2010 NORCECA financial statements report as audited by Ernst & Young. NORCECA Financial Manager Ms. Olga Rivas reported on the 2010 inventory of properties and patrimony of NORCECA, along with the discharge of properties. NORCECA Internal Accountant Ms. Miguelina Martinez discussed the 2011 NORCECA operational budget.

NORCECA President Mr. Cristobal Marte Hoffiz, who applauded the efforts of Ms. Rivas and Ms. Martinez in terms of NORCECA finances, discussed the financial agreements with Molten and Sports Courts. NORCECA has signed a new contract with Molten through 2014 which will provide equipment to National Federations, including the Lite Touch ball to encourage youth 12-and-under to play volleyball versus other sports. Similar to the Molten agreement, NORCECA has an agreement with Sport Court for surfaces in exchange for publicity. NORCECA has distributed Sport Court surfaces to seven Level I and II National Federations. NORCECA has 14 additional Sport Courts to distribute in 2011.

Marte Hoffiz also spoke on the 2011 FIVB economical allowance to the continental confederations, the pending payments of NORCECA National Federations and the new National Federation affiliation fees. USA Volleyball CEO Doug Beal will write a proposal to FIVB to have allocated funds to confederations be dispersed during the same budget year.

Other presentations were made on behalf of the Marketing Commission, Legal Commission, Press and Mass Media Commission, Statistics and VIS Commission, Refereeing Commission, Development, Technical and Coaches Commission and Medical Commission.

Among the Legal Commission presentation, two proposals were recognized. It was voted to reduce from 10 years to five years the time period on establishing eligibility to compete for a new country. Second, the commission proposed a new NORCECA electoral process in which at least one representative from each zone serve on the FIVB Board. Based on the vote by the Board of Administration, Marte Hoffiz will create a different proposal to present allowing for democratic representation on the NORCECA Board and to the FIVB Board.

As part of the Development, Technical and Coaches Commission, Prof. Mushtaque Mohammad presented the NORCECA Development Plan for 2011-2014. Prof. Nelson J. Ramirez discussed the Dominican Republic FIVB Development Center 2010-11 Report, while Marte Hoffiz gave a report on the FIVB Barbados Development Center.

The Board of Administration also received presentations on the events being hosted in Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico during 2011.

Tags: Doug Beal, FIVB, FIVB World Championship, NORCECA, NORCECA Continental Championship