DSI Supersport Schools Volleyball after two years
View(s):DSI has come forward after a two year break to stage a national school level volleyball tournament from May 7 to July 16 at district and national level.The contest was not held in 2014 and 2015. According to the secretary of the Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation A.S. Nalaka there is a possibility that the number of participating teams may increase or decrease. This contest will also serve as a talent search at school level.
DSI has joined hands with the Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation and the School Volleyball Association of the Ministry of Education in order to organise the DSI Supersport Schools Volleyball Championship 2016, which will begin on May 7. This move was first initiated by DSI in collaboration with Ministry of Education in 1999 with the participation of 198 teams.
The objective of the championship is to provide an opportunity for players from both rural and urban parts of the country to showcase their talents on a national platform, as well as support the players in the development of their careers. The organisers hope to attract over 5500 teams, as part of an effort to popularize volleyball in every school in the island. The tournament will be held at both, district and national levels with the district matches taking place from May 7 to June 6 and the national level matches from June 20 to 26. Final matches will be on July 15 and 16. The age categories are as follows: Under 14 Boys/Girls, Under 16 Boys/Girls and Under 18 Boys/Girls.
Applications for the tournament have already been sent out to all schools and can be collected from all DSI Showrooms Island wide. Applications are also available at the sports division of all Provincial Education Departments and Zonal Education Offices. Completed applications must be posted to the Department of Marketing, D. Samson & Sons (Pvt) Ltd, No. 257, High Level Road, Nawinna, Maharagama or handed over to the nearest DSI Showroom by March 31. Please ensure that the title, ‘DSI Supersport Schools Volleyball Championship – 2016’ is mentioned on the left corner of the envelope. - SP