Volleyball Touranment in El Salvador
Although Scott has been in the country for less than six months, he was invited to join the Jr. Men´s National Team for the 2008 NORCECA Championship in San Salvador, El Salvador. This was a great opportunity to get back into the sport and enjoy travelling and meeting other referees from the zone.
Interesting volleyball situation: Scott was the second referee for the USA –Puerto Rico and Dennis Cespedes (Dominica Republic) was the first referee. The match started with strong competition: (PUR 37-35 37 minutes, USA 27-25 28 minutes) and then the roof started to leak due to the heavy rain. As per protocols; the match was delayed for four hours and then suspended until next day. The entire match started over – USA won in 4 sets (25-22, 25-27,25-18,25-22). In all there were 6 sets and total playing time was over 3 hours. Overall Scott refereed 2 matches as first referee (including the very first match of the tournament and the 3/4 position - USA/MEX), and 4 as second referee (including the semi-final between USA/CUB).
The Canadian team also performed very well. The team ended up first in their pool with a record of 3-0 aganist DOM, PUR, and USA. They played MEX in teh semi-final and won. In the final was CUB versus CAN.
A signifiacnt monument/church we observed was in the middle of the city. Oscar Romero commnly known as Monsenor Romero, was a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in El Salvador. He became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador. He witnessed ongoing violations of human rights and started a group which spoke on behalf of poor vicitms of the country´s civil war. In 1980, he was assassinated by a right-wing group headed by former major - Roberto D´Aubuisson as he held consecrated host up during mass. This provoked international outcry for reform in El Salvador. This provided a large civil rights movement in El Salvador.
Interesting volleyball situation: Scott was the second referee for the USA –Puerto Rico and Dennis Cespedes (Dominica Republic) was the first referee. The match started with strong competition: (PUR 37-35 37 minutes, USA 27-25 28 minutes) and then the roof started to leak due to the heavy rain. As per protocols; the match was delayed for four hours and then suspended until next day. The entire match started over – USA won in 4 sets (25-22, 25-27,25-18,25-22). In all there were 6 sets and total playing time was over 3 hours. Overall Scott refereed 2 matches as first referee (including the very first match of the tournament and the 3/4 position - USA/MEX), and 4 as second referee (including the semi-final between USA/CUB).
The Canadian team also performed very well. The team ended up first in their pool with a record of 3-0 aganist DOM, PUR, and USA. They played MEX in teh semi-final and won. In the final was CUB versus CAN.
A signifiacnt monument/church we observed was in the middle of the city. Oscar Romero commnly known as Monsenor Romero, was a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in El Salvador. He became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador. He witnessed ongoing violations of human rights and started a group which spoke on behalf of poor vicitms of the country´s civil war. In 1980, he was assassinated by a right-wing group headed by former major - Roberto D´Aubuisson as he held consecrated host up during mass. This provoked international outcry for reform in El Salvador. This provided a large civil rights movement in El Salvador.
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