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Volleyball: Ramil de Jesus asks for support after taking over as PH team coach

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

MANILA, Philippines — Ramil de Jesus on Friday called on volleyball stakeholders to support the national team after he formally assumed head coaching duties.The veteran La Salle head coach was introduced by officials of the Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas Inc. (LVPI) to the national team hopefuls on Friday at the Arellano University gym.His mandate? To prepare the national team for the AVC Senior Women’s Championship and the Asian Games later this year, and the Southeast Asian Games next year.“May pressure,” de Jesus acknowledged. “Syempre, &#x27;yung big responsibility, naka-pasan na &#x27;yun sa shoulder ko.”“So hindi madaling trabaho, pero dahil siguro kailangan na nating ayusin &#x27;yung national team, and siguro kailangan ng unity para maayos.”This is the third time that de Jesus has been appointed head coach of the national team.He steered the Philippines to the bronze medal in 2005 SEA Games, a squad that featured legends such as Ging Balse, Maureen Penetrante and Tina Salak.He was also supposed to be the coach of the team that would compete in the 2015 SEA Games. However, the squad — dubbed “Amihan” — was disbanded upon the change in leadership in Philippine volleyball.This time around, he has the backing of the LVPI and he hopes to get that same support from other stakeholders of the sport.“Ang target natin by next year makapasok sa finals (ng SEA Games). ‘Yun naman ang goal,” said de Jesus. “Hindi ko naman kayang gawin &#x27;yun na ima-magic ko lang.”“Kailangan ko ng support, hindi lang sa players, pati doon sa mga team owners, schools na gustong tumulong at tulungan din ang national team.”It’s safe to say that de Jesus is off to a promising start. Eighteen of the 34 players invited to try out showed up on Friday, including members of the 2017 national team such as Alyssa Valdez, Jaja Santiago, Kim Fajardo, and Dawn Macandili.Those who could not attend gave valid reasons, and de Jesus said they will be given another chance on Wednesday.That tryout will also be open to those who were not invited but are hoping to be part of the national team program.The La Salle mentor is thankful that they were able to start on the right note, and that his appointment as head coach was widely celebrated in the volleyball community.“Nakakatuwa kasi may nagtitiwala. Marami naman na deserving din mag-handle ng national team pero sa akin binato, so nakakatuwa,” said de Jesus.<div>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.</div>

De Jesus' mandate? Prepare the team for the AVC Senior Women’s Championship and the Asian Games this year, and the SEA Games next year.

De Jesus' mandate? Prepare the team for the AVC Senior Women’s Championship and the Asian Games this year, and the SEA Games next year.

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Volleyball: Ramil de Jesus asks for support after taking over as PH team coach

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published Apr 13, 2018 10:15 PM PHT

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