Tag: coaches
Meralco coaches fulfilled ‘impossible task’ in title run
Meralco Bolts coaching staff led by head coach Luigi Trillo and active consultant Nenad Vucinic receives the Baby Dalupan Coach of the Year award during the PBA Press Corps Awards Night at Novotel Araneta City in Cubao, Quezon City. MANILA, Philippines—For the first time ever, the PBA Press Corps awarded an entire coaching staff for…
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Standout coaches to be feted by Collegiate Press Corps
UST Growling Tigresses coach Haydee Ong. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — The Collegiate Press Corps (CPC) will honor seven of the best coaches, led by mentors in volleyball and women’s basketball for the first time when it stages its annual Awards Night at Discovery Suites Manila on Monday The CPC added five more recipients for…
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Sister teams Akari, Nxled trade coaches, players–sources
Taka Minowa will now call the shots for the Akari Chargers after coaching the Nxled Chameleons the past two conferences in the PVL.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — In an attempt to fill each other’s needs, sister teams Akari and Nxled have traded players and coaching staff with Japanese coach Taka Minowa now taking over the…
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Julia Coronel embraces tough love from La Salle coaches
La Salle Lady Spikers’ Julia Coronel in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament. –UAAP PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — La Salle setter Julia Coronel doesn’t mind the tough lough from coach Ramil De Jesus, believing it will only make her a better playmaker and leader for the Lady Spikers in their title-retention bid in the…
Read MorePVL coaches reveal their favorite volleyball plays
The top PVL coaches reveal their pet plays during games. —MARLO CUETO Behind every championship, victory, set and point in volleyball is a stable system designed by coaches that help players execute inside the court. While basketball plays are pretty much well-known, volleyball strategies remain esoteric even with the continued skyrocketing popularity of the sport.…
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Shaq Delos Santos says influx of Japanese coaches good for PVL
Cignal HD Spikers coach Shaq Delos Santos huddles his team during a timeout in the PVL All-Filipino Conference semifinals against the Choco Mucho Flying Titans on December 9, 2023.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — With Japanese coaches bolstering the program of other professional Philippine clubs, Cignal coach Shaq Delos Santos and his fellow local coaches got…
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Lofton fires 54 and gives Meralco coaches something to think about
Meralco import Zach Lofton.–PBA IMAGES With the way Zach Lofton burned the nets in his debut as Meralco as an undersized import in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner’s Cup, coach Luigi Trillo and his staff have a good problem in their hands. “With the way he’s playing, the options are now open. He opened…
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La Salle GOAT? Renren Ritualo credits accolades to teammates, coaches
La Salle legend Renren Ritualo with his four championship rings during a ring ceremony. Lance Agcaoili/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Renren Ritualo on Monday received all four championship rings from his storied UAAP career with La Salle in a ring ceremony. More than two decades after the Green Archers’ breakthrough championship in Season 61, which led…
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PVL: Jolina Dela Cruz attributes best scoring game to F2 Logistics coaches
F2 Logistics’ Jolina Dela Cruz.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — F2 Logistics rookie Jolina Dela Cruz refused to lose to familiar foes led by Trisha Tubu as she played her best scoring game against Farm Fresh in the 2023 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) second All-Filipino Conference. Dela Cruz joined hands with Ivy Lacsina as both finished…
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Even with Brownlee likely to be out of Comm’s Cup, opposing coaches believe Ginebra remains a formidable force even with a different import
Ginebra import Justin Brownlee in Game 5 of the PBA Governors’ Cup Finals. –PBA IMAGES Justin Brownlee’s looming absence from the Barangay Ginebra roster in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)—at least for the early part of the 48th Season—could cut open a path for other clubs to swoop in and take the Commissioner’s Cup. “I…
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