Puerto Rican League News

[USAFAN]

Nancy Metcalf will be playing in Puerto Rico this season again with Indias of Mayaguez, alongside Greichaly Cepero and Shannon Torregrosa.

[USAFAN]

Pinkin Corozal will feature Cassie Busse once again, and their website indicated that they will be evaluating Jennifer Joines and Lyndsey Phillips to take the spot of their second foreign player.

Kristee Porter also is undergoing knee surgery and hopes to be back by the first week of play.

[bigfan]

Please post news about this league. It is full of recent US college grads but I do not know much about it. We have siSam and Murina covering European leagues on this board, some Puerto Rican coverage would be great.

[USAFAN]

Si ustedes saben español, pueden visitiar al sitio a www.fpvoleibol.com/femenino.html. Casi cada equipo tiene su proprio sitio.

If you don't speak Spanish. Just click away randomly j/k I actually think some of the team websites have English translation. The league starts in January and I am sure we will see some of the college stars of this season who are graduating this year participating.

[Gorf]

You can also past the link into the google (or other site) translation pages and get fairly readable translated pages presented.

[Jumper40]

Don't worry I am fluent in many languages. I will translate the article for you.


Sounds like there is discrimination in Puerto Rico - you have to be a residence/or establish residency (3 years in Puerto Rico) to play or one of your parents' have to be Puerto Rican. Hmmm - maybe the NCAA should take a look at this - when it comes to foreign players - coming to the states to play - maybe we should discriminate too. Maybe I shouldn't use the word discrimination - maybe I should use the word protection.



superior feminine season 2004 Data of Season 2004 Equipment Champion: Carolina Runner-up: Caguas Attendance: 164,239 I. BASE LEGAL The present rules are approved under the authority conferred by the Regulation of the Puerto Rican Federation of Volleyball. II DATE OF MATCH Match XXXVI of the Puerto Rican Federation of Volleyball, Feminine Superior League, will begin the 14 of January of the 2004, and will conclude the regular series Sunday 7 of March of the 2004. Two (2) weeks before concluding the regular series, the Director of Match will notify to the concerned equipment the itinerary of game for the celebration of the series post-season, mini-series, of being necessary, quarterfinals, semifinals and end. III PARTICIPANT EQUIPMENT For season 2004 ten divided equipment will participate in two sections. ISLAND METER CAGUAS BAYAMON PONCE TOA LOWERS MAYAGUEZ GUAYNABO ISABELA CAROLINA COROZAL SAN JUAN IV STRUCTURE OF MATCH 2004 1, Regular Series: It will consist of 22 games by equipment. Three (3) games with each equipment of its section and two (2) games with the opposite section. Cualifican for the Post Series Season eight (8) equipment. Each section the first four (4) equipment enters. Of having an equipment in the fifth position in one of the sections with better average than in quarter or third, it will be able to challenge it in a mini series of the following way. 1. Fifth with better average than a quarter, a single party will gamble, to the other day of finalized the Regular Series, in the field of the equipment of better position. Fifth visit to the quarter. 2. Fifth with better average than fourth and third, round will gamble "robin" between the three (3) equipment, to the other day of finalized the regular series, of the following way. First day - Five (5) visit three (3) Second day - Four (4) visit five (5) Third day - Three (3) visit four (4) Both equipment with better average will enter the quarterfinals. It will not be possible to be challenged to both first of each section. The ties in the two sections of the Regular Series and the Mini Series will be decided by "Goal Average". The principle that stays the equipment is eliminated playing, with the exepción of the mini series between three. 2, Series of Quarterfinals: The eight (8) equipment will play a round all against all. Those that occupies the first four (4) positions, will play four (4) local games; and last the four (4) positions, will play three (3) local games for a total of seven (7) games. 3, Semifinal Series: The equipment that finishes in the first four positions in the series of quarterfinals, will participate in the final series semi. This will consist of a round of all against all. The four semifinalists will play two parties against their three rivals, one like visitor and one like the premises. Both first of this series they will happen to the final series. 4, Final Series: One (1) final series will gamble a maximum of seven (7) games, first that gains four. This series begins in the field of the equipment of better record in the regular series. Of having a seventh party he himself will gamble in a neutral field selected by the Director of Match in consultation with the President of the Puerto Rican Federation of Volleyball. In case of tie average will be decided by "goal". Definition of "Goal Average" First: The particular series between the tied equipment. Second: to continue the tie, one will go away to the partisans gained against lost partisans of the tied equipment. Third: to continue the tie, the points allowed against the points obtained from the tied ones. Quarter: to continue the tie, one will go away to the partisans gained against the lost partisans, against the rest of the equipment of Liga. Fifth: to continue the tie, one will go away to the points written down against the points allowed against the rest of the equipment of Liga. Sixth: to continue the tie, the President of the Puerto Rican Federation of Volleyball, it will make a decision, always guarding by the well-being of the Volleyball. In the series regular, final quarterfinals and semi, no equipment will be eliminated without playing in case of a tie. V. ELEGIBILIDAD NORM Those players born in Puerto Rico will be able to participate in the Match of Volleyball of Feminine Superior Liga of the Puerto Rican Federation of Volleyball, and those whose parents or grandparents, or at least one of them is Puerto Rican (been born in P.R.), it does not concern the birthplace or the place of residence. Those players who are not Puerto Rican (not been born in P.R.) or that whose parents (father, mother and grandparents) are not Puerto Rican (not been born in P.R.), will be able to play in the Match as long as who stop the date of beginning of the Season they uninterruptedly fulfill the minimum requirement of residence * of three years in Puerto Rico. The use of inelegibles players in any official game of Feminine Superior Liga of the Puerto Rican Federation of Volleyball will imply, for the equipment that uses it, the automatic disqualification of all the games in which to this player or players has participated, and in addition, if BAD FAITH on the part of the concerned proxy were demonstrated, this one could be sanctioned severely from a reprimand to separation of its position to discretion of the President of the Puerto Rican Federation of Volleyball. All the equipment must until the 23 of February of 2004 to notify free lazy players and until the 27 of February of 2004 to contract new players who are elegibles or to make change of players. The changes of players between the equipment must be approved by the Director of Match and, in last instance, by the President of the Puerto Rican Federation of Volleyball. So that a new player can play, its contract must be been in the offices of the Puerto Rican Federation of Volleyball and be approved by the Director of Match and in last instance, by the President of the Puerto Rican Federation of Volleyball. This it will have to fulfill all the requirements of elegibilidad. All the equipment must right to reserve 15 youthful players. One week before Sorteo de Jugadoras the equipment will give to the Director of Match a list of 15 players who participate in their equipment Youthful Superior and ésto will be its youthful reserve. Any situation of elegibilidad of players that can arise and that is not covered by these rules, the Director of Match and, in last instance, the President of the Federation, according to is the case, will act according to the best interests of Feminine Superior Liga of the Puerto Rican Federation of Volleyball.



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