Alas Pilipinas arrive in Vietnam for the AVC Nations Cup. –ALAS PILIPINAS PHOTO
The previous will keep prior to now as Alas head coach Jorge Souza de Brito is anxious.
Regardless of the nationwide group completed final yr—good or unhealthy—has no bearing on their plans to construct a stronger program to carry extra glory to the nation.
“I’m not evaluating. What occurred final yr as outcome was good. We’re in search of consistency, [which] means we are going to hold [on working as long as we are] given the assist to enhance,” De Brito instructed the Inquirer through a messaging app.
The nationwide group has lastly give you the lineup that may signify the nation for the primary of its slated tournaments this yr, the 2025 AVC Girls’s Volleyball Nations Cup, ranging from June 7 and would final till June 14 in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Alas will check its mettle in opposition to Mongolia, Indonesia, Iran, New Zealand, Kazakhstan in Pool B, the place it goals to complete within the high two spots to advance to the semifinals.
The nationwide squad received’t lack firepower. Returning hitters Bella Belen, Vanie Gandler, Eya Laure, Angel Canino and Alyssa Solomon will likely be among the many scoring choices of playmakers Jia de Guzman and Julia Coronel.
Defensively, Alas will nonetheless have the providers of liberos Jen Nierva and skipper Daybreak Macandili-Catindig, together with center blockers Thea Gagate, Fifi Sharma and Dell Palomata.
Excessive potential
Regardless of being tapped on a brief discover final yr, these mainstays clinched historic bronze medals to make individuals discover the brand new heights reached by this system. The outcomes additionally allowed De Brito to increase his stint because the nationwide group tactician.
However in an try and carry residence a significantly better outcome, De Brito could be bringing in younger stars principally from the collegiate ranks, all of which will likely be serving nationwide group duties for the primary time, together with UAAP Rookie of the Yr Shaina Nitura of Adamson, who has proven essentially the most potential among the many school gamers.
Nationwide College will even be lending its excessive IQ setter Lams Lamina whereas Far Jap loaned center blocker Cla Loresco. Leila Cruz of Capital1, which the Brazilian mentor will deal with as its new head coach, rounds up the roster.
“It’s [a] competitors representing the nation. I hope they may present what we’ve been doing in our trainings,” De Brito stated. “Our pool is absolutely robust then we selected these 16 gamers primarily based on our coaching time and efficiency. Steadiness with younger gifted guarantees and regular gifted ones.”
He added, nevertheless, that a few of his choices from the pool wouldn’t be out there for the upcoming regional meet as a result of some are nonetheless within the means of transferring federations or are nonetheless recovering from accidents.
A few of these names embody PVL MVP Brooke van Sickle and Petro Gazz teammate MJ Phillips, in addition to setter and PVL Draft aspirant Tia Andaya, all of who’re tied to the US federation.
They’ll nonetheless banner Alas within the different non-FIVB-sanctioned tournaments lined up later within the yr.
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