Volleyball: 15 coaches appointed in five categories

Fifteen volleyball coaches have been appointed by the Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation aiming five Asian International Competitions. 

All these coaches have been ratified by the Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekera. Since the Under-19 Boys Tournament is first on the list training has already started at the National Youth Sports Centre (NYSC) in Heyantuduwa. 

The other contests are: Under-19 Boys Asian Volleyball Championships in Myanmar (March 28 to April 5), Under-23 men’s Volleyball Championships in Iran (May 2 to 10). 

The Under-23 women’s Volleyball Championships in Thailand (May 13 to 21), the 19th Asian Men’s Volleyball Championships in Indonesia (July 24 to August 1) and the 19th Asian Women’s Volleyball Championships in the Philippines (August 9 to 13). 

The Secretary of the Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation A.S.Nalaka says that Sri Lanka will send teams for all the above competitions. 

According to Nalaka, three pools have been picked to date. They are the Under-19 boys’ and Under-23 men's and women's. 

The senior men's and women's pools will be picked in the near future. 

However there had been protests from some of the other coaches on the selection of these coaches but the Sports Minister has overruled them. 

The coaches picked for the contests are: 

Under-19 Boys: Chaminda Laxman (Head Coach), Tharaka Ratnaweera (Asst. Coach), Upendra Perera (Trainer) 

Under 23 Men: Channa Jayasekera (Head Coach), Chaminda Kumara Jayaratrne (Asst. Coach), G.J.S. Senadhira (Trainer) 

Under-23 Women: Ananda Wannithilaka (Head Coach), Janaka Indrajith (Asst. Coach), Maurice Chaminda Perera (Trainer) 

Senior Men: Charles Tillekeratne (Head Coach), Nalin Sampath Abeysinghe (Asst. Coach), K.M.K. Sunil (Trainer) 

Senior Women: Sumith Jayalal (Head Coach), Saman Siri Seneviratne (Asst. Coach), Susiri Mangala Kumara (Trainer)