AVC Problem Cup official Dr. Shihab Al-Din Ahmed Al-Riyami.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web
MANILA, Philippines — Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Problem Cup official Dr. Shihab Al-Din Ahmed Al-Riyami heaped reward on the Philippines’ profitable internet hosting of the ladies’s match at Rizal Memorial Coliseum in addition to Alas Pilipinas’ huge enchancment from seventh place final 12 months to a podium finisher.
“I haven’t been right here earlier than. Nevertheless it’s shock due to the amenities, the sports activities tradition right here, additionally the federation is working arduous to degree up the sport. For 5 – 6 years, we haven’t seen that degree that you just noticed. That degree is totally progressing since final 12 months ’til now with the Brazilian coach,” mentioned Al-Riyami, a member of AVC Problem Cup’s Technical Sub-Committee.
“That can also be the federation’s imaginative and prescient for the tradition of volleyball in society — quite a lot of followers, shock, greater than 5,000 followers of volleyball have attended, watching the video games and supporting volleyball within the Philippines,” he added.
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Al-Riyami, an FIVB Worldwide Volleyball Coach Teacher, lauded the internet hosting of the Philippines because the Problem Cup drew jampacked crowds each night time at Rizal Memorial Coliseum.
That’s why he believes that FIVB retains entrusting the Philippine Nationwide Volleyball Federation to host a Volleyball Nations League (VNL) males’s division leg for the third straight 12 months.
“That is good credit score for the Philippines, actually, as a result of it was often Japan, Korea, and Thailand internet hosting worldwide occasions. That is good as a result of the FIVB extremely trusts the work of the Philippine federation in internet hosting worldwide occasions as a result of the followers listed here are up to now, so good for this recreation sooner or later,” he mentioned.
Al-Riyami expressed his admiration for Alas Pilipinas’ inspiring bronze medal run beneath Brazilian coach Jorge Souza De Brito.
In reality, he was rooting for the Filipino Spikers to succeed in the ultimate however they misplaced to Kazakhstan within the semifinal — their lone lack of the match — earlier than sweeping Australia within the battle for third. Vietnam accomplished a golden repeat after beating Kazakhstan within the gold medal match.
“Final 12 months, I used to be additionally within the AVC Problem Cup. I already watched the Philippine crew. The principle query after I requested the Brazilian coach one week in the past, I mentioned: ‘What about this match?’ He mentioned: ‘You’ll be stunned.’ It’s an enormous hole actually [compared to last year],” the Omanian volleyball official mentioned. “While you work with any foreigner coach, it’s a must to give them time to be steady, sufficient time to construct the crew, to make progress with the crew, to construct communication abilities between the gamers and society. And that’s superb now.”
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The AVC official, who’s a licensed power and conditioning specialist with a PhD in Sports activities Train Physiology, believes the long run is shiny for Philippine volleyball with hardworking athletes, coaches, and officers.
He identified 5 issues together with authorities, federation, media, training, and most particularly the teaching of volleyball, which can play an important function within the degree of the game.
“In the event you enhance the coaches and improve the variety of certified coaches in sports activities, particularly in volleyball, it’ll guarantee that this nation shall be fantastic for a very long time as a result of teaching is the primary consider creating any sport on the planet,” he mentioned.
“We have now to determine a nationwide teaching program. So if we’ve within the Philippines, a nationwide teaching certification program, guarantee that sooner or later, you’ll have quite a lot of certified Philippine coaches. Philippine coaches are gonna work with totally different shareholders: in faculties, in coaching facilities, in golf equipment, in nationwide groups, in universities. All of that shall be so constructive for the nationwide crew and likewise for the sport.”
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The Alas ladies’s crew is headed to South Korea for a pleasant in opposition to the nation’s nationwide crew on Friday. The boys’s squad is competing within the classification stage of the Problem Cup in Bahrain, whereas the PNVF will ship a women’ crew to compete in two worldwide under-18 occasions.
