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MANILA, Philippines — Ramil de Jesus, the architect of De La Salle University’s two-decade dominance of UAAP women’s volleyball, is now the head coach of the Philippine women’s volleyball team. De Jesus was officially introduced to national team hopefuls during their tryout on Friday at the Arellano Gym in Legarda. De Jesus previously coached the national team in 2005, guiding them to the bronze in the Southeast Asian Games. He was also supposed to take charge of the team for the 2015 SEA Games, but that squad was disbanded following the change of leadership in volleyball in the country. De Jesus was introduced by Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas, Inc. Vice-President Peter Cayco. De Jesus, together with the LVPI, had invited 34 players to the tryout. However, he acknowledged that the awkward timing led to poor attendance on Friday as only 16 players are present as of posting. “Sana sa susunod, makarating yung iba,” said De Jesus. De Jesus will oversee … [Read more...] about News It’s official: Ramil de Jesus is new national women’s volleyball team coach

MANILA, Philippines – Even as he has yet to sign a contract with the Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas, Inc. (LVPI), celebrated mentor Ramil de Jesus is already feeling the pressure that comes with coaching the national women's volleyball team. De Jesus's name has been prominently mentioned in social media over the weekend, with several saying that he has been tabbed as the new head coach of the national team, replacing Francis Vicente. However, the De La Salle University mentor clarified that he has yet to sign anything, although he acknowledged that he has already met with officials of the LVPI last week and was even part of the meeting that set up the tryout for the national team on Friday. As early as now, however, De Jesus admits to feeling some pressure especially after rival coaches on Saturday told Tiebreaker Times said that he was hands down the right man for the job. "Nakakatuwa," De Jesus said of his peers' praise. "Pero alam naman natin na sobrang mabigat na … [Read more...] about News Nothing formal yet, but De Jesus already feels pressure of coaching PH women’s volleyball team

MANILA, Philippines – Many high profile UAAP volleyball stars are unlikely to attend the open tryout scheduled by the Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas, Inc. (LVPI) at the Arellano University gym on April 13. The LVPI announced on Tuesday that it will hold a tryout from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., with incumbent members of the national team expected to show up. But players from the collegiate leagues are also welcome to attend and try their luck at making it to the national team. However, several UAAP players on Wednesday said that they will most likely not attend the tryout, which aims to form a pool of players for the Asian Games and the AVC Asian Women's Cup. "I didn't know there was a tryout," said Ateneo de Manila University's Kat Tolentino, who together with Maddie Madayag were invited by the LVPI to try out last year as well. "(I'm) probably not (going to attend), because I really want to focus on the UAAP." Ateneo on Wednesday secured a spot in the Final 4 of the UAAP Season 80 … [Read more...] about News Many UAAP volleyball stars likely to skip LVPI tryout

MANILA, Philippines – The Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas Inc. (LVPI) has scheduled an open tryout for the women's national volleyball team next week. A report on Philstar.com quoted LVPI vice-president Peter Cayco who said the open tryout will be held on April 13 at Arellano University from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. The open tryout marks the formal start of the preparation for the Asian Games and the AVC Asian Women's Cup. Cayco also revealed that they have already tapped a new head coach for the women's team to replace Francis Vicente. While he did not name the coach, Cayco did say that there is already a "wish list" regarding national team players. READ: BVR National Championship arrives a couple of months earlier in 2018 "We will come up with a formal announcement about our new head coach anytime soon," said Cayco. "Although we will send formal invites to those in the coach's wish list, we will still open our doors to players who want to be part of the team," he added. "We want to … [Read more...] about News Report: Open tryout set for women’s national volleyball team

LVPI sets tryout for Asiad, AVC Asian Cup Voltaire Mendoza (philstar.com) - April 3, 2018 - 3:21pm MANILA, Philippines – Vowing to form the best team possible, the Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas, Inc. will conduct an open tryout next week in preparation for two major international tournaments ahead. LVPI vice president Peter Cayco said they would conduct the selection process from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on April 13 at the Arellano University Legarda campus to formally kick off their preparation for the 18th Asian Games in Indonesia and the AVC Asian Women’s Cup in Thailand. Cayco, who is in-charge of the national team program, said the new head coach already has a “wish list,” but they will still welcome players who want to be part of the national squad to make sure that all grounds will be covered. He, however, refused to reveal the identity of the mentor pending his formal appointment in the next few days. … [Read more...] about LVPI sets tryout for Asiad, AVC Asian Cup