Successful beach Volleyball Clinic in Cairo organized by CAVB
Cairo, Egypt, April 12, 2007-: It is actually a big success that Africa started in the sound way the future of beach volleyball through the highly successful beach volleyball clinic hosted in Heliopolis Sherouq Club in Cairo, Egypt organized by the African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB) under supervision of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB). The clinic showed a condensed participation of 60 participants from 20 African countries including Players, coaches, officials and National Federations’ Representatives.
The clinic was transmitted by two TV Channels, the Egyptian Channel 1 and the Nile Sports Channel (NSC) as well as many newspapers that expressed the importance of this clinic to implement the continental beach volleyball activity as decided by CAVB Board of Administration in 2006.
The clinic included a theoretical part instructed by the FIVB expert Mr. Jeff Brehaut from England who had daily lectures on the rules of the beach and the history of the sport since its start till it reached to the top in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens when it leads all the sports in the number of TV Viewers.
The practical part was conducted by the FIVB instructor Richard Amon from USA who had practical lectures on a beach volleyball court.
The opening ceremony was attended by CAVB President Dr. Amr Elwani who expressed his happiness to start the continental activity of the sport with this clinic which will pave the way to start the African tours in many African countries before establishing the continental ranking in 2007.
“We are happy to have these experienced instructors in this clinic as we have to use their long experience to provide us with the right way to push the sport forwards.” Said Elwani
Mr. Jeff Brehaut expressed his satisfaction with the standard of the clinic participants in a TV interview done in the court of the practical session. “I don’t find a cause that Africa does not exist in the World level beach volleyball competition till now. The African players have all the capabilities to be world class players in beach competition and they only have to start in the right way. I’m happy to instruct in this first ever beach clinic in African history which will be put in the historic calendar of the sport.
The FIVB instructor Richard Amon saw that the practical sessions was very serious specially for the coaches who can now lead their countries and copy what they learn to other coaches. He showed the participants the proper way of performing the different skills and the tactics of the sport.

Photo Caption:
1. Big No. of participants in the beach clinic.
2. The opening ceremony of the clinic.
3. The course participants with the officials.
4. The theoretical part of the course.
5. The practical part of the course.