Volleybelles need total commitment – Shaq

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 09:21:40 +0000

BY BETHEENA UNITE

Commitment from the players and foreign exposures for the team are the factors that need immediate actions if our national women’s volleyball team is to become a regional power.

SHAQ delos Santos

That’s what PH coach Shaq Delos Santos emphasized after her celebrated team fell short against the Indonesians in their battle for bronze Monday night in the 30^th SEA Games at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City.

“Una yung commitment ng lahat, oo sabihin natin, naglaro sila sa SEA Games, after ng SEA Games anong nangyari? Una, hindi namin sila kontrolado kasi siyempre kanya kanyang club ‘yan, yun nire-respect namin,” Delos Santos said after the team’s gripping five-set loss.

The former national team member pointed out that he could not just ask players to suit up for the national team considering that they have responsibilities to their mother clubs.

“Walang ganyan so kung paano lang siya i-weigh para mag-meet. Yun yung isang pinakamabigat para sa’min, ako hangga’t maari dapat laging buo yung team even nga yung club, e kailangan laging buo ‘yan,” he said.

“Kung sino yung nandiyan, ilalaban namin,” he added, stressing that sustained international exposures is a must.

But he was quick to argue that “it’s easier said than done.”

“Hindi siya ganung kadaling gawin dahil sa schedule din ng tournament. Mahirap para sa players, mahirap din para sa amin na buuin yung team. Kaya sinasabi k
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