from haseq:
Rhea Dimaculangan is training as a setter of the national team.
Danielle Castaneda of UP has been on and off training for the national team since September 2007. According to Coach Shaq, her schedule of practice with the national team is Tuesday and Thursday, considering that she's still training with her UP team on other days.
Nerissa Bautista is poised to become the hardest hitter of this team, probably even harder than what Balse is producing at the moment. She has a tremendous leaping ability and her sense of timing is impeccable.
Next is Aiza Maizo who has since then moved to a quicker position. She's still having some problems with her timing. But her form is much, much better now.
Jinni Mondejar is improving in terms of speed and jumping ability. She's still having problems with her wrist action. But overall, she has definitely improved from what I saw of her last year.
The libero of the national team is doing great. Hannah Suarez, formerly of Adamson, is tremendous as a libero. She's quick and defends the back very well. She has definitely found her niche in the team.
Suzanne Roces is now hitting the ball twice as hard as she did during the V-League.
Of course, Venus Bernal remains the undisputed "hitter" of this young squad even as Angeli Tabaquero stays as a worthy diagonal.
Ging Balse is still the idol of many. But at her age, she might be considering other options. Fans can only hope that she continues playing for the national team at least for another two years.
We have three setters and Rhea is one; the other two are Denise Tan and the "mother" of the team, Ruby De Leon.
Overall, I'm happy with the way the team is shaping up. I would say that in two year's time, we'll have one of the best volleyball teams this country has ever produced.
But then again, Thailand is rising in the world rankings.
Yes. Silver is a worthy goal for the 2009 SEA Games.
