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The British Virgin Islands will stage the ECVA Senior Men’s and Women’s Volleyball Championships in Tortola, bringing senior teams from across the Eastern Caribbean and Bermuda for a five-day indoor tournament reported to run August 12–16. In a related development, the ECVA is holding the second phase of a three-part National Referees Volleyball Course in the VI, with online sessions completed in July and on-site practical training scheduled to take place alongside the championships, VINO reports.
The British Virgin Islands will host the Eastern Caribbean Volleyball Association (ECVA) Senior Men’s and Women’s Championships in Tortola, bringing senior teams from across the Eastern Caribbean and Bermuda for a five-day indoor tournament organisers say. The event is being presented in collaboration with the Virgin Islands Volleyball Association (VIVA) and the ECVA under the wider NORCECA Volleyball Confederation.
Participating countries include Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bermuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and the host territory, the Virgin Islands. For the female championships the VI women’s team has been drawn in Pool A alongside Grenada and Antigua and Barbuda; the VI men’s senior team is in Pool B with Anguilla, Bermuda and Dominica.
ECVA President Glenn Quinlan said the association is "excited to bring the tournament back to Tortola," noting the return of major indoor volleyball championships to the VI since 2023 and describing the dual-gender format as "a vital regional stage for our region's athletes and officials to showcase their growth and athletic excellence." VIVA President Stephen Payne welcomed the teams, calling the tournament "a monumental milestone for the BVI" and saying the local organising committee is working "tirelessly to ensure a world-class experience," urging residents to come out and support the athletes and visiting fans.
Specific venue and ticketing arrangements had not been widely publicised, but reporting by Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) provides additional scheduling detail: the ECVA’s practical and on-court referees training is set to run from August 12 to 16, taking place during the Senior Men’s and Women’s Championships in the VI.
That aligns the competitive fixtures with hands-on officiating instruction and assessments, organisers say (VINO). The referees course in the VI is the second phase of a three-phase training programme designed to raise the standard of officiating across the region, VINO reports. The programme began with online sessions held from July 21 to August 6; classroom instruction began on August 10 and concluded on Tuesday, August 11, at the Multi-Purpose Sports Complex in Road Town, Tortola (VINO).
Practical on-court training will follow during the tournament, giving trainee referees real-match experience and exposure to senior-level play. Participating officials come from Dominica, St Kitts and Nevis, Sint Maarten, Grenada, Saint Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua and Barbuda, Montserrat, St Eustatius, The Virgin Islands, Bermuda, and Anguilla, according to VINO.
Instructors for the National Referees Course are Brian Charles and Reginald Williamsburg (VINO). Organisers say combining the championships with the referees programme provides important competitive exposure both for local players and match officials, while offering a rare home-stage opportunity for BVI supporters to watch top-level regional volleyball without travelling abroad.
The event is also expected to draw visitors to Tortola, providing an economic boost to hotels, restaurants and small businesses during the competition. Residents and volleyball fans are advised to follow VIVA’s official channels and VINO for the latest on match schedules, venue confirmations and ticketing as the organising committee finalises details.
For BVI athletes, officials and supporters, hosting the ECVA Senior Championships and the regional referees course is being pitched as both an honour and an investment in the future of volleyball across the territory and the Eastern Caribbean.
Primary source: VINO