La Salle coach Ramil de Jesus within the UAAP Season 86 volleyball. –LANCE AGCAOILI
MANILA, Philippines — La Salle coach Ramil De Jesus admitted that it’s robust to construct a dynasty with the present development of the UAAP gamers forgoing their remaining taking part in years to show skilled within the PVL.
La Salle misplaced a number of key gamers after Finals MVP and Finest Setter Mars Alba and Jolina Dela Cruz graduated, adopted by the departure of Fifi Sharma and Justine Jazareno, who bid farewell to the Girl Spikers and be a part of the Akari Chargers within the professionals.
“It’s actually exhausting now as a result of we don’t know the way lengthy the gamers will keep. At some point you’re coaching them then tomorrow, you haven’t any concept whether or not they’re staying or not,” De Jesus, who steered La Salle to its twelfth title final season, ending a five-year title drought, mentioned in Filipino.
“The transition has been very exhausting, as a result of you haven’t any concept how lengthy a participant stays with you. And it’s no shock that industrial groups eye gamers from the defending champions as a result of they need somebody who may help their groups.”
De Jesus, who’s teaching in his twenty seventh 12 months for La Salle, although, stays affected person together with his workforce’s progress with setter and captain Julia Coronel, center blocker Amie Provido, and libero Lyka De Leon embracing larger roles.
Amie Provido and the La Salle Girl Spikers within the UAAP volleyball. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web
“Em mentioned the transition has been exhausting and that’s true. It’s exhausting to exchange the place of center [blocker],” De Jesus mentioned. “[Some players] had been right here since senior excessive, we’ve skilled them for some time and polished [their game], however they go away by the point we want them. It’s exhausting for us coaches.”
Good factor for De Jesus and his teaching workers, Provido and the remainder of the Girl Spikers are keen to step up.
“It’s a superb factor there are new gamers to coach to fill the positions,” the veteran coach mentioned. “Proper now, we’ve got gamers who’re able to play and fill the gaps in our line up.”
Provido, who scored eight factors in her first main function for the Girl Spikers, is keen to assist embrace the problem, serving to Thea Gagate in manning the frontline.
“Each sport, my mindset is to ship realizing we misplaced lots of gamers and it’s not straightforward to exchange my spot. I’m completely happy I’m capable of ship and I’m capable of acquire my confidence little by little,” she mentioned.
Even within the period of the collegiate gamers leaping to the professionals, De Jesus is attempting his greatest to adapt to the modifications because the PVL will lastly maintain a rookie draft in June to keep away from direct hires.
