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UAAP: As TV analyst, Alyssa opens new chapter in volleyball career

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MANILA, Philippines -- Alyssa Valdez added another feather to her cap on Wednesday, when she debuted as an analyst for ABS-CBN Sports+Action.Together with Boom Gonzalez, Valdez joined the broadcast panel for the UAAP Season 81 game between De La Salle University and University of Santo Tomas. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Well look who is making her UAAP &quot;debut&quot; today! - @alyssa_valdez2<a href="https://twitter.com/abscbnsports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@abscbnsports</a> -<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UAAPSEASON81?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UAAPSEASON81</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UAAPVOLLEYBALL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UAAPVOLLEYBALL</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EverydayIsGameday?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EverydayIsGameday</a> <a href="https://t.co/31QDEaZIxs">pic.twitter.com/31QDEaZIxs</a>— Boom Gonzalez (@gamedaywithboom) <a href="https://twitter.com/gamedaywithboom/status/1103216486305284097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div>It was a refreshing experience for the &quot;Phenom,&quot; who has made the FilOil Flying V Centre into her playground multiple times during her highly decorated volleyball career. <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/03/06/19/uaap-ust-pulls-off-shocker-sends-la-salle-to-back-to-back-losses">FULL STORY: UST pulls off shocker, sends La Salle to back-to-back losses</a></li></ul>On Wednesday, Valdez sat behind a desk and called the action together with Gonzalez, who said she &quot;did great for her first day.&quot;<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/news/2019/03/06/feu-s-veterans-wind-beneath-super-rookie-ebon-s-wings-54167">READ: FEU&#x27;s veterans the wind beneath super rookie Ebon&#x27;s wings</a></li></ul>&quot;(Alyssa) made us all look good,&quot; he told ABS-CBN News.Valdez acknowledged that it felt different to be observing the action, but it was a change that she greatly appreciated.&quot;Parang never akong nakanood ng game na just enjoying it and trying to analyze the game. Every time na manonood ako ng game, it&#x27;s for scouting and we have to focus on someone or something,&quot; she noted.&quot;Ngayon, mas na-appreciate ko &#x27;yung sport, mas na-appreciate ko each and every player na naglalaro sa UAAP.&quot;Valdez has hosted events before, including the UAAP Cheer Dance Competition, but to call the action as it goes along is a unique challenge.&quot;Ang hosting naman there&#x27;s a script, you&#x27;re planning it already. Ito kasi ang bilis ng nangyayari. You have to think, you have to know kung ano agad &#x27;yung masasabi mo,&quot; she said. &quot;You have to assess kung ano &#x27;yung ginawa nilang tama, kung ano &#x27;yung dapat nilang gawin to improve,&quot; she added. &quot;As a player, iba kami mag-analyze and hindi ko naman siya sinsabi out loud. As an analyst, you have to explain it really well so other people will engage sa volleyball.&quot;In this regard, she is grateful for the advice given to her by Gonzalez, particularly when it came to explaining some of the more technical part of the sport.&quot;As a volleyball player, may mga analysis na hindi layman&#x27;s term, so I was asking him advice for that,&quot; she said.With her debut -- and some &quot;first game jitters&quot; -- out of the way, Valdez is now looking forward to analyzing more UAAP games -- three years after she last played in the league.&quot;I&#x27;m familiar with the coaches, but not siguro sa mga players -- which is good,&quot; said Valdez, who won three MVPs and two championships during her time with the Lady Eagles. &quot;Kung nakalaban ko sila, may ibang anggulo na makikita.&quot;&quot;I guess, masasabi ko na ate na rin ako ng mga naglalaro,&quot; she added. &quot;I hope na kung may nasasabi (ako), it means well. We don&#x27;t want to hurt anyone. We call it kung ano nakikita natin.&quot; For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

Alyssa Valdez added another feather to her cap on Wednesday, when she debuted as an analyst for ABS-CBN Sports+Action.

Alyssa Valdez added another feather to her cap on Wednesday, when she debuted as an analyst for ABS-CBN Sports+Action.