PVL sets referees’ refresher course

Coming off a banner Premier Volleyball League season, the organizing Sports Vision is pulling out all the stops to make the league bigger and better with emphasis on mechanics and developing the refereeing skills and keeping it in line with the current trends in the sport.

In fact, the PVL, in cooperation and under the guidance of the Philippine National Volleyball Federation, will be conducting the PNVF Referees Refresher Course on 19 to 20 January at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City.

“After rolling out the video challenge system last year, we’re kickstarting the new season with this Referees Refresher Course, which will now be a regular fare preparatory to the PVL having its own group of referees culled from the PNVF Licensed Referees,” Sports Vision and PVL president Ricky Palou said.

No less than Songsak Chareonpong, chairman of the Asian Volleyball Confederation Committee, will grace the two-day event, which aims to improve and update the knowledge and competence of the participants as per international standards and at the same time encourage the development of refereeing skills not just in the league but also in the Spikers’ Turf.

Registration starts at 8 a.m. with Palou and ranking federation officials delivering welcome remarks, along with resource speakers PNVF referees commission chairman Yul Benosa and Chareonpong.

To be discussed on the first day are the rules of the game, new rule modifications, and highlights on volleyball matches.

Day 2 will be about practical application of participants, including demonstration teams and the modern volleyball use of technology, including the AVC Video Challenge regulations and the Video Challenge System with PVL VC operators.

The country’s first and only pro volleyball league kicks off the new season next month with the All-Filipino Conference.