ISF U15 volleyball youth will gather in Poreč, Croatia

School Sport Federation of Croatia (CSSF) will be hosting the first ever U15 World Schools Championship in volleyball with 22 countries, 14 girls and 8 boys teams, attending.

The championship is supported by the official  ISF sponsor Kinder+Sport.

The younger generation of school youth (aged U15) from all over the World will gather in Poreč, Croatia, for a week of volleyball, Joy of Moving and education through sport. The tournament will begin on Saturday, March 30, with the arrival of delegations, and officially opened on Sunday, March 31 with the first preliminary rounds matches and the Opening Ceremony. The finals will be held on Saturday, April 6.

Besides a strong presence of the European countries, Asia and America will both send their teams to Poreč. 

Girls school teams:
Bulgaria, Chile, China, Chinese Taipei, Croatia, Estonia, France, Hungary, Macedonia, Nepal, Netherlands (2 teams), Spain, Ukraine

Boys school teams:
Bulgaria, China, Chinese Taipei, Croatia, France, Hungary, Netherlands, Spain

Schedule

30th March |  Arrival day 
31 st March | Competition and Opening ceremony 
1st April | Competition 
2nd April  | Competition
3rd April | Cultural day and Friendship night
4th April | Competition
5th April | Competition
6th April | Departure

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To honour the Joy of Moving and friendship, the team which will display the biggest amount of the fair play will be awarded with the Kinder+Sport Trophy for Fair Play. 

Kinder+Sport is an international Ferrero Group Social Responsibility Project that aims to bring joy of movement into the life of every child under the motto of "Whatever the game, let the joy of moving win". 

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More details can be found: ISF bulletin U15 2019 volleyball