Volleyball Pavia is looking for young referees “Opportunity for growth”

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PAVIA

The new volleyball referee recruitment course organized by the Fipav Territorial Committee under the direction of the Pavia territorial manager and referee Pier Giorgio Galantino starts next week.

For students, the course also represents the opportunity to acquire training credits in their course of study. And a student referee is one of the testimonials chosen by the Pavia territorial committee for this new course. This is Alberto Vassena, twenty years old, second year of the course in Mathematical Engineering at the Politecnico di Milano.

“I moved from Bologna in 2018 to get to what is now my home, Pavia, where I graduated from the Scientific High School of Applied Sciences and where, in 2019, I became a territorial federal volleyball referee – says Vassena -. I discovered volleyball at 16 and, during a tournament, I was fascinated by the figure of the referee and by the idea of ​​being able to manage a system as complex as that of a volleyball game including rules, people, emotions and adrenaline. Refereeing has taught me to have greater confidence in myself, to manage anxiety and stress, to be able to analyze complicated situations in detail, but above all it has strengthened me in the values ​​of loyalty, honesty and fairness ».

As for his dreams as a referee, obviously Vassena hopes one day to be able to referee in Serie A, in SuperLega and, why not, also in competitions of major international events, but in the meantime, now all his concentration is focused on … ” All the details that distinguish a referee from a good referee and an authoritative referee from an authoritarian one because they are fundamental steps to be able to move to the role of regional referee ».

Vassena testimonial of the referees course, but why? “Because it is accessible to everyone, even to those who don’t know anything about volleyball, because it ignites a beautiful passion, because it creates relationships and bonds, it allows you to be part of a cohesive group of people with whom to share all the moments and steps of a path which allows you to experience the splendid battles of those who fight to the last to win a match up close ».

For information on the referees course, you can send an email to [email protected], or contact the secretariat of the Fipav Committee on 0382.529305, during office hours. –

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