Volleyball Pavia is looking for new referees

Corso at the start on the 28th. The example of Cesare and Valentina Daresi, father and daughter who have conducted races together several times

PAVIA. With the volleyball championships, the referees season also starts: the referees group in Pavia is made up of 35 “whistles” aged between 17 and 57 years. The top of the Pavia movement is represented in Serie A and Superlega by three big names such as Roberto Boris (International referee), Davide Prati (Role A and international beach volley referee) and Cesare Armandola, Role A referee).

But in conjunction with the tournaments, the recruitment activity does not stop and the referees course 2021 will start on Thursday 28 October (8.45 pm, room F of the PalaCus in via Bassi with the obligation of Green pass) the referees course 2021 which aims to grow new recruits who will enter to be part of the group and who after the course will then be supported by expert tutors and followed in all aspects concerning the competition until the junior referee becomes autonomous.

In the poster promoting the initiative stands the photo of Eleonora Spartà, from Pavia, role B referee who represents a solid and concrete point of reference for young people. The deadline for registrations is set for November 26, 2021, but the territorial manager of Pavia, Pier Giorgio Galantino, assures that he will gladly welcome any latecomers. For information, you can send an email to [email protected], or contact the secretariat of the Fipav Committee on 0382.529305, during office hours. For students, the course also represents the opportunity to acquire training credits in their course of study.

The experience is transversal to all ages and it may happen that they find themselves whistling together even father and daughter, as in the case of Valentina (21 years old, kindergarten educator) just promoted to regional referee and Cesare Daresi (57 years old, truck driver) territorial arbitrator. «When I found myself refereeing for the first time with my dad on the same court it was really exciting», says Valentina while dad Cesare says: «I felt infinite joy and pride. Refereeing has helped me to have more patience in life, to respect the ideas of others while not always sharing them and, in particular, to accept constructive confrontation which, certainly, is a good way to improve day by day ». For Valentina, “becoming a referee helped me to better manage the stressful situations that I usually face at work because, in refereing, I have to deal with situations in which the right decision must be made in a fraction of a second”.