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Farm Recent Foxies. MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.internet
MANILA, Philippines—Farm Recent coach Jerry Yee was nonetheless happy with the gallant stand of the Foxies of their Premier Volleyball League debut regardless of getting swept by the seasoned F2 Logistics Cargo Movers to start out their Pool B marketing campaign.
The Foxies received a baptism of fireside from the Cargo Movers, 22-25, 20-25, 23-25, on Tuesday at FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan Metropolis.
However Yee was thrilled to see the flashes of the staff’s potential, particularly their last-ditch effort within the third, the place they tied it to 23-all earlier than Aby Maraño and Jolina Dela Cruz accomplished the sweep.
“It’s an ethical victory. We’re completely happy no less than we had been in a position to put up a struggle. Though we had numerous lapses and the jitters from my gamers had been evident. We are going to attempt to handle that. Hopefully, we will discover our groove within the second, third, and fourth video games. We’re hopeful and optimistic,” stated the returning PVL coach in Filipino.
Yee lauded his participant from School of Saint Benilde, Gayle Pascual, who was their solely double-digit scorer with 10 factors from seven assaults and three blocks, as Trisha Tubu continues to be adjusting with their setter Cloanne Mondonedo.
“She is highly effective and someway constant,” he stated. “We expect others to contribute as a result of some didn’t present up. Tubu might be nonetheless adjusting with the setter together with her peak, flight, and velocity of the ball. However good factor we recognized it and what’s necessary is our subsequent strikes.”
Farm Recent coach Jerry Yee. MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.internet
Yee is seeking to work on his gamers’ composure as it’s a quick match with solely the highest two groups advancing from their group to the semifinal spherical.
“We had been a bit stiff. Each time the digital camera focuses on our faces in the course of the timeout, we seemed stiff and nervous. We are able to’t give attention to our job. A minimum of we noticed the issues that we now have to deal with,” Yee stated.
“It’s a really quick match and our gamers are nonetheless younger. We’re attempting to be optimistic and hopeful that they are going to shortly take up that it is a completely different degree and the psychological video games within the PVL are completely different. It’s not concerning the energy and quickness, it’s extra on the psychological facet.”
F2 Logistics coach Regine Diego praised Farm Recent, which she sees as a troublesome staff to beat sooner or later.
“Farm Recent goes to be a tough staff to beat sooner or later. For now, they’re nonetheless gelling however they’ll struggle within the professional so I do know they are going to do extra and they are going to be a staff to reckon with sooner or later. We’ve got to respect all of the groups right here.” she stated.
Yee, who final coached Petro Gazz within the PVL throughout final yr’s first convention, relished his return to the professionals and staying affected person with the progress of his new staff, which battles Choco Mucho on Thursday at 4 p.m.
“I’m not new on this atmosphere. I dealt with numerous groups from collegiate and professional, ranging from zero till attempting to get one thing,” the Farm Recent coach stated.
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