With an aim to enhance refereeing competencies, skills, and rules of the volleyball game and to promote the overall quality and standard of volleyball refereeing in Nagaland, the Mokokchung District Volleyball Association (MDVA), under the aegis of the Nagaland Volleyball Association and the Department of Youth Resources and Sports, is organising the Nagaland State Level Volleyball Referee Exam 2023 from September 12–15 at the Multi-Sports Complex, Mokokchung.
Dr. Harish Kumar Tiwari, certified FIVB Level 1 Coach and Deputy Director of Sports, Nagaland University, and Ramesh Babu Vidyarthi, National Referee, Volleyball Federation of India (VFI), and All India Referee Examiner, are the two resource persons. The two resource persons will be supervising and conducting the exam.
In a brief programme on the first day of the exam, Imtipokim, President of MDVA, acknowledged the two resource persons and welcomed all the examinees. Dr. Harish Kumar Tiwari, certified FIVB Level 1 coach and Deputy Director of Sports, Nagaland University, also addressed the misconception that Nagas are short in height and have no scope in volleyball. He said that a person good at any sport can make a career out of it.
He said that if the examinees perform well, they can become professional referees. He also informed about the Inter-University Sports Meet East Zone and said that any student enrolled under Nagaland University from any college can participate in the trials, the details of which are given on the Nagaland University website.
Altogether, 37 individuals are appearing in the Nagaland State Level Volleyball Referee Exam. Examinees are represented from Wokha, Tuensang, Longleng, Phek, and Mokokchung districts.
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