Karel Kvasnicka, Canary Islands 2005
Spanish volleyball league summary with some amusing parts is written by Karel Kvasnicka, the player of the Jusan Canarias Las Palmas team.

 

 

Competition

How many teams play in the competition? How many go lower? How many come up?
14 teams, 8 teams come up to the play-off. I don´t know anything about lowers.
Which system do you play? ( basis part, play-off, play-down )
Basic part 13 times at home and the same abroad. Play-off 1-8, 2-7 and so on.
When does the competition start, when does it finist? How many matches a week?

It will start sometime in October and finishes sometime in April. We play once a week, on Sunday.
Matches on TV? What time do the matches start?
This question doesn´t concern us, ps: record of home match is 14 people! Usually we start at 7 pm.
Visit rate of matches?
Lesser. Something about…50 people, and there is included also refree, ball lender and porter in the number.
Level, quality of league, legionaries are ( maximum number )?
It´s not bad, Czech master couldn´t win the league. There is possible to be 6 legionaries in the team, the most of them are from South America.
Which balls do you play with?
We play with Molten, better than Gala, worse than Mikasa ( for me ).
Cups: How many teams are in the LM, CEV and the other cups?
1 team is in the LM, the others I don´t know about.
WWW peages where I can find the statistics?
http://www.rfevb.com, but it´s bad, much better is Franch one for example.
How many stars would you evaluate the competition? 1-bad, 5-the best

Travelling

Departures to matches?
A day before. Which could be the means of transport when I´m writting from the Canary Islands?
Maximum distance, length of journey?
I don´t know but the longest journey has been to the Canary Islands- Andorra. I have counted 35-40 flights in the season. I have bigger chance to fall down
with it.
Infrastructure, quality?
It´s quite good in clouds, concerning the roads it´s also quite good.
How many stars would you evaluate the traveling? 1-bad, 5-the best

Clubs

Do they give or pay:
A car?

I have not any but I have driving licence yet 🙂
A meal?
They don´t pay out this, I cook myself or my girlfriend.
An accomodation?
They pay out just a rent, I pay for electricity and water.
Clothes?
We don´t get any briefs and the other is rather worse. After 10 years of playing here I had to buy my new valleyball boots for my money.
Vitamines and food adjuncts?
We have sponsor
Language school, teacher?
I don´t need – inborn intelligence.
What about rehabilitation, doctors, masseurs?
It doesn´t exist here, the masseur is one, the doctor is Frankenstein.
How many stars would you evaluate the clubs? 1- bad, 5-the best

Money

Average season pay?
2000 – 4000 Euro a month.
How much does the best star get?
I don´t know.
Average pay in the country?
Living wage is 500 Euro
How many stars would you evaluate the money? 1-bad, 5-the best

Life

How much difficult is the language to learn?
It´s quite simple, I don´t learn it, I´m a genius, my life teaches me everything.
Life style, entertainment?
There is good hehaviour here, they don´t drink much but there is a lot of discotheques here.
Women and their charm?
From waist up O.K. but from waist down DISASTER. And I´m used to the hairy arms and back yet.
How much is 1/2 l of known beer in the restaurant? ( Heineken, Budweiser… )
Local beer called “Tropical” is 2 Euro. Something interesting: There they put the 1/2 l glasses of beer to their freezers here. And it means that when they tap one you´ll get 2 cm ice up!!! So I have told off to local pub holder for 3 times yet and then I beat him up to unconsciousness. Since the time he serves normal one without ice for me ( our customer our master )
How much is 1 km by taxi?
Cheap.
Climate, hot or cold?
What weather could be on the Canary Islands???
How many stars would you evaluate the life? 1-bad, 5-the best