Successful year for volleyball in PNG, says Morea

By TRAVERTZ MABONE
PNG Volleyball Federation president Turaho Morea has applauded the year as one of federation’s most successful year in implementing their calendar of events.
“In May, we resuscitated the corporate beach volleyball competition which was played under a four-player format, then in June, we ran the national beach volleyball tour, while in July we sent two beach and two indoor teams to the Oceania volleyball championships in Noumea, New Caledonia.
“As the president of the federation, I am extremely pleased with the outcome of the volleyball summit, AGM, U21 and open championships held in Lae recently,” Morea said.
He added that the federation would be revising its organisational and competition structure over the next three years.  
Under this review the federation would also include an intensive development programme to prepare for the 2015 Pacific Games in PNG.
He said the men’s and women’s national junior sides for the Arafura Games in Darwin next May and the national men’s and women’s sides for the Pacific Games in New Caledonia next July would be announced soon.
Morea also thanked sponsors of the federation, especially Digicel PNG and the National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop for accepting to be the patron.
“Sponsorship is a vital factor in our development programme and we hope we have done enough to satisfy the investment that our sponsorship partners have undertaken this year,” he said.
Morea also acknowledged the 21 associations who registered with the federation this year and collectively administered volleyball for more than 5,000 members nationwide.
He is also expecting a bigger and better season next year.