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Successful
VIS course in Benin under supervision of
FIVB
 Under
supervision of FIVB, the Confederation of
African Volleyball (CAVB) organized a
successful VIS course in the Benin Capital
of Cotonou April 29 to May 4 during the
country hosted the twenty fourth African Cup
of Clubs Champions. The course was directed
by Mr. Jivko Jetchev, the FIVB Technical
commission member. It comes as one of CAVB
development programmes according to the
World Vision 2012 aiming to decrease the gap
in volleyball information system and
statistics with the other continents and to
widespread VIS not only in the continental
level but also at the national level.
Running the course before the competition
helped CAVB to ensure big attendance of
Participants as the course showed 23
participants from 10 countries; Benin,
Cameroon, Congo Brazzaville, Egypt, Guinea,
Kenya, Niger, RD Congo, Rwanda and Togo.
The Closure ceremony of the course was
attended by Benin Minister of Sports Mr.
Jean Bapiste Edaye, CAVB Executive Director
Mr. Charles Panou, Benin Volleyball
Federation President Mr. Dominique Atchchawe
and FIVB Referee commission Secretary Mr.
Hassan Ahmed. They were all happy with the
results of the participants.
 The
course instructor, Mr. Jivko Jetchev
expressed his satisfaction after the final
day of the Course and thanked CAVB leaders
for their emerging role towards modern
information. "VIS is a very essential tool
in modern volleyball to improve the quality
of coaching in the African continent and
helps to promote volleyball to the different
media as it supplies the journalists and TV
with all needed data," said Jivko Jetchev.
"I ask all the participants to improve their
information and prepare VIS Staff in their
respective countries to spread this
information during the coming competitions.
Africa as a part of the FIVB world can't
stay away from this modern process because
volleyball is improving very fast now and
Africa has to continue the same rhythm."
concluded the course instructor, after
giving the certificates to the 23
participants.
CAVB Ex. Director, Mr. Charles Panou
appreciated the support of FIVB to run this
course in Africa and promised to follow FIVB
President, Dr. Ruben Acosta advice to
improve the volleyball level in the
continent towards the world level.
"Application of the VIS is very important
now in modern volleyball to supply the media
with the needed information. We want to use
this support for more progress in all
categories of the sport" added Panou.
 CAVB
officials were all happy to see the high
support of the local authority to bring this
course to a complete success specialy the
Minister of sports.
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