
The Girl Tamaraws have fun after debuting with a straight-sets win within the V-League Collegiate Problem. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Tina Salak referred to as the pictures for Far Japanese’s ladies’s volleyball workforce for only a full season earlier than migration to america referred to as, however regardless of that, the Girl Tamaraws proceed to play with Salak-like character.
Interim coach Manolo Refugia would be the first to confess that the Salak system continues to be in place and that the workforce wouldn’t be veering away from that anytime quickly because the Girl Tamaraws marketing campaign within the V-League Collegiate Problem.
“When coach Tina left the workforce, it didn’t really feel like she did as a result of her presence continues to be there. She at all times calls by way of video throughout coaching, the coach Tina we all know that might name every one continues to be there,” stated Refugia, who jokingly impersonated Salak.
One of the vital distinguished merchandise of the Far Japanese program, Salak abruptly stepped down after simply falling wanting steering the Girl Tamaraws to the Ultimate 4 of the final UAAP season as her household’s utility for migration was accepted after a protracted wait.
Whereas sustaining the established order within the system, Refugia intends to maintain constructing on what Salak began and enhance from there.
“Our system will stay the identical. We are going to proceed it and add just a few issues to have a greater outcome,” Refugia stated after the Girl Tamaraws triumphed in opposition to the Mapua Girl Cardinals in straight units, 25-13, 25-18, 25-15, to tug the curtains down on the V-League Collegiate Problem at Paco Enviornment in Manila on Wednesday.
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The system, in any case, works because the Girl Tamaraws exhibited stable play behind the management of Tin Ubaldo.
“There may be a lot extra room for enchancment,” Ubaldo stated. “There may be a lot extra to be taught. We’ve but to achieve the thrilling half.”
Refugia, in the meantime, is happy at seeing Ubaldo turn out to be higher simply to assist the workforce.
“She is studying loads, possibly that’s why she is getting extra assured as a result of she is aware of that she has the abilities to again it up,” Refugia stated.
Far Japanese is within the V-League to attain a stable system with each piece doing its half whereas enhancing on the issues that they might wish to work on, clearly, for a deeper run within the UAAP.
In the meantime, School of St. Benilde will probably be parading its core that will probably be coming off a stint within the skilled Premier Volleyball League (PVL) when the Girl Blazers tangle with Lyceum on the resumption of the elimination spherical at Paco Enviornment in Manila Thursday.
Gayle Pascual, Jade Gentapa, Michelle Gamit, Wielyn Estoque and Cloanne Mondonedo hope to make use of the expertise they gained whereas taking part in for Farm Contemporary within the PVL because the defending NCAA champions tackle the Girl Pirates beginning at 2 p.m. with a watch on breaking the UAAP’s dominance within the league.
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