Clifford Miner, father of PVL aspirant AC Miner, attends the 2025 PVL Rookie Draft.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web
MANILA, Philippines — On AC Miner’s big day, her father, Clifford, flew from the US to Manila to attend the 2025 PVL Rookie Draft on Sunday at Novotel.
From watching her video games on his display in Jackson, Tennessee, Clifford made positive to be with AC as she enters a brand new chapter of her volleyball profession.
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“Once I get picked, he’s gonna be there cheering me on, I’m very joyful that he’s right here in individual, not simply on digicam,” Miner instructed reporters moments earlier than the draft.
“I’m very grateful that from the beginning of my volleyball profession, I had very supportive mother and father, and till now coming to the skilled league.”
Clifford, who watched her UAAP video games on-line, doesn’t need to miss his daughter’s second.
“It’s like a end result of all these years she’s enjoying volleyball. This is sort of a pivotal level to go professional and to be chosen for the following degree of play. I’m wanting ahead to her attending to a great workforce and doing properly at this subsequent degree,” he stated.
“This can be a pivotal level. Within the USA, now we have the NBA and the NFL Draft, you see the fathers and the households. However they don’t do it like they do right here. They really might be at residence with the households round simply ready for a telephone name from that workforce. This can be a little totally different. However I’m simply so joyful to be right here, be capable of see when she’s known as and see what workforce picks her.”
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Clifford credited his spouse for watching Miner develop from enjoying in FEU Excessive College to being an Ateneo Blue Eagle within the UAAP girls’s volleyball.
“Her mother is the individual that might be the contributing issue as a result of her mother has attended each recreation from elementary faculty all the way in which to the 4 years of faculty,” Clifford stated. “I’ve mainly been on the web and Fb together with her, often about twice every week. Previous to a recreation, I’m telling her to do her greatest and I’m wanting ahead to a win. The last word [goal] is to win however in case you don’t win, simply play your recreation.”
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Clifford’s recommendation to Miner is to proceed to be a workforce participant for the membership that can give her a possibility.
“I’ve all the time instructed her all through the years that… simply be one of the best, do one of the best you are able to do. [Be] a workforce participant, there’s no I in workforce so it’s all the time been a constructive enter to her to verify she performs her recreation and simply do her greatest,” he stated.
Whatever the consequence of the draft night time, the PVL hopeful Miner is simply grateful to have supportive mother and father.
