nov.16.2006
So far in 2006, Twenty-four local coaches have been sent on technical training courses by the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC). The most recent to benefit is Jason Dennis of the T&T Volleyball Federation (TTVF) who attended a Beach volleyball coaching course in Brazil. Beach Volleyball have benefited from the participation of Daymian Stewart in a similar course last year.
TTVF President Mushtaque Mohammed believes that the knowledge gained by the two coaches will prove invaluable not only for the national team’s preparation for next year’s Pan Am games and the 2008 Beijing Olympics but also for the future development of beach volleyball in Trinidad and Tobago. The T&T Women beach volleyball is currently ranked 6th in the PAN Am region and the men 9th, rankings which will likely qualifying them for the 2007 Pan Am games in Rio, the other criteria that the teams will have to meet is the TTOC’s fitness standard.
Dennis said the course was extensive and beneficial ,topics covered included Training sessions and exercise structure, Training theory, Individual and team fundamentals - basic and advanced, Training plans, Physiology , physical conditioning and Team management and game strategies