Welcome to the first edition of Lucia Volley– Talk. This is an at-tempt to keep our volleyball con-stituency in sync with our plans, activities and objectives. Too often there is a disconnect between what the Executive wishes to do, and the general bodies response to these initiatives. I hope that through this medium, we can keep you aware of our vision, intention, objectives and plans. This I hope will help you better understand what and why we are trying to achieve. Feel free to email us and let us know what you think, or how we can improve the Sport, We will do our best to keep Lucia Volley-Talk informa-tive and interesting, but occasion-ally we will have a serious article.

Next Year is going to be an impor-tant year as we build on this years’ success. We need your full support. So please continue to remain com-mitted and interested in the great-est, most exciting and enjoyable sport in the world.

And Please read through and en-joy.

B. Louisy President

SLVA was formed in 1965, and became a member of the International Volleyball Federa-tion in 1988. Though the sport was being played as far back as 1947, having been introduced to St. Lucia by Sir Stanislus James, a Community De-velopment Officer, and former Governor General of St, Lucia who had learnt the game while train-ing in Jamaica that year. SLVA is a members of the Eastern Caribbean Volleyball Association, ECVA, which comprises 14 members primar-ily from the OECS and Overseas dependent territories of Holand and France. SLVA is also a member of the North Central and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation, NORCECA, which boasts 34 members from as far North as Canada and as far South as Panama including the pow-erhouses of Cuba, the USA and Canada; and we are members of the global body, the FIVB, the International Volleyball Federation.

Lucia Volleyball continues, after almost a quarter of a century to dominate volleyball in the Eastern Caribbean, our Senior Male and Female National Teams are currently the highest ranked ECVA Teams and have won the 2012 ECVA Cham-pionships and will represent the ECVA and St. Lucia in the NORCECA Continental Champi-onships in 2013 in the USA (Men) and Canada (Female). Our Male and Female Beach Volleyball Teams are also doing very well. Our Male Team medaled for the first time this year and are now a serious threat on the Beach, while our Ladies Team is improving rapidly.

• Recognition Evening

• ECVA Youth Male Championship St. Vincent (2nd Place)

• ECVA Youth Female Championship St. Lucia (3rd Place)

• First Annual Commercial Volleyball League

• Hosted Group B Men’s 2014 World Volleyball Championship (1st Place)

• Hosted 2012 ECVA Men’s Volleyball Championship (1st Place)

• 12 Coaches Participated in Interna-tional Technical Seminars

• Men’s Beach Teams participated in 8 NORCECA Tour Events

• Hosted Cool Volley Kids Program with Eight Primary Schools • Successfully Hosted the Stage VIII of NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour

• BOSL Guy Brown Memorial League

• Two International Beach Volleyball Referee Candidates Certified

• International Sports Management Course

• FIVB Congress

• President’s Cup

Editor’s Serve Brief History of SLVA

2012 Review

St. Lucia has once again stamped its authority on the ECVA Zone as the Fe-male Senior Team confirmed its number once status alongside the Men and will be the ECVA representative at the 2013 NORCECA Continental Champion-ships to be held in the USA.

The St. Lucia Female Team like its male counterparts vanquished their opponents in the final 3:1 to romp home undefeat-ed. With a mix of talent, experience and youth, St. Lucia was able to overcome de-fending champions St. Kitts in a five set-ter, running away with the fifth set, after

St. Kitts fought back from two zero down to tie the match at two all, but they had no answer to a barrage of blocks from St. Lucia’s Samantha Mann, Natalie Edward, Lisa Casimie and Indira Laurencin.

Captain Gifta Dujon-Francois led her troops with poise and determination while perennial power hitter Dania Hamilton continued her dominating play capturing the Best Scorer and MVP Awards.

Earlier in the year at home, the Male Team retained their Crowns and reputation as

ECVA Kings and extended their dynasty defeating all contenders. Notwithstanding the determined efforts of Antigua, who took the Lucian bombers to five sets in the semis-finals, and a dogged and match of their lives attempt by St. Kitts in the finals, St. Lucia never really looked threat-ened and were able to brush off all who stood before them.

Again a mixture of youth, experience and talent was the formula used with sixteen year old Augustin Faulkner forcing his way on to the Team. Look out for the Two Pitons in 2013.

ECVA KINGS AND QUEENS

Page 2 OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES

Youth Volleyball Program - “We Play It Cool”

ON TO ROUND TWO - 2014 WORLDCHAMPIONSHIPS

Page 32012 REVIEW PERFORMANCES

The Men Dominated in St. Lucia defeating: St. Vincent, Gre-nada and St. Eustasius. St. Lucian Players particularly Joseph Clercent cleaned up most of the Individual Awards. St. Lucia will play in Group J in Round 2 and will have to face: Haiti, St. Kitts and El Salvador

The ladies also won handily defeating, host Grenada, St. Vincent and French St. Marten. St. Lucian’s especially, Dania Hamilton also dominated the individual awards. In Round 2, St. Lucia will play in Group J against: Curacao, Antigua and Belize.

“Go Beyond Yo

ur Limits”President - Brian Louisy

Tel No. : (758) 452-3165 Fax No. : (758) 453-6907Email: blocksetspike@yahoo.comFirst Vice President Florian CombieSecond Vice President Terry FaisalSecretary Jean MorilleTreasurer Dayshia Martial Secretary/TreasurerKashima NoelPublic Relations Shane RoachfordBeach Volleyball Hervon BrownFloor Rep Kaji Charles

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2013 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Annual Recognition Evening

Independence Beach Volleyball

Primary and Secondary SchoolsProgram

Commercial Volleyball League

Commercial Beach Volleyball

Sports Administrators Workshop

2nd Round World Championship (Male and Female)

Local Beach Volleyball Tournaments

NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour

Guy Brown Memorial League

Cool Volley Festival

Hosting Marketing and PRWorkshop

General Meetings of SLVA

Participation and Hosting Technical Workshop

ECVA Youth/Junior Championships

NORCECA ContinentalChampionships

Junior National Beach Volleyball Championships

Constitution Review and Reform

St. Lucia Stage of NORCECA Beach Tour

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