UST's V-League preparation/campaign.

[AUSTIN316]

Meron pa naman pero di ganun kadami. hehehe!

[™βΔLLЄRŻ™]

Tama Stonecold, kung hindi rin magiging competitive ang line-up o kulang ay wag na lang sumali baka ma-disappoint pa ang marami kung hindi maganda ang ilalaro nila.

[-LIOUBOV-]

SANA NGA, KUNG DI CLA NASA MAAYOS NA KUNDISYON, WAG NALANG SANA SILA ISUGAL AT PALARUIN PA KASE BAKA LALO LANG CLA MAG KA INJURY...OK LANG CGURO PALAMPASIN NATIN TONG VLEAGUE NA 'TO, MAS IMPORTANTE XEMPRE ANG CONDITIONS NG PLAYERS AT NI COACH..UN NGA LANG, DI NA MAGIGING EXCITING ANG VLEAGUE KUNG WALANG UST...SAYANG...NAKAKALUNGKOT....

[ChuBBs]

awts.. ganun poh bah? oo nga poh dapat siguro eh, mag full recovery muna cla! para sure ung kalagayan nila..kesa naman kulang2x silang mglalaro sa vleague..parang hindi na tuloy exciting ang vleague.. pero kung ano mang ang mangyari go support UST-WVT parin!!

[AUSTIN316]

Tama ka diyan karladiktuz. magpagaling muna sila bago sumali sa v-league.

[™βΔLLЄRŻ™]

Stonecold nasaan ka na? Ipaalam na ang balita. Hehe!

[bjzzz16]

yeah!!.. ehehe.. about everything!!.wahaha!..

[Sio°paO]

aw.. nabasa ko na ata to sa ibang thread??.. ayaw ko manguna.. pero mukang yun na nga yun.. hayaan ko na kayo nalang poh ang magpaalam.. hehe..

[ustfan29]

im so sad...

paano yun title nila? champion na ang SSC - R or ADMU niyan...

today is such a bad day...

[AUSTIN316]

Yes, UST will no longer join the V-League. Hintayin na lang ang article na lalabas about it. Kung hindi man, Ako na magpo-post.

Madaming reasons at lahat valid.

Pahinga muna tayo mga UST fans, students and supporters.

stonecold316

[Sio°paO]

aww.. sabe na eh.. huhuhu.. mahirap man tanggapin ngunit kailangan.. [parang na post ko na to sa thread ni carla ah..] sayang naman kung ganun.. defending champ pa naman sila.. marami ang makaka miss sa kanila.. yung isang buwan nga marami na ang naiinip.. pano pa kaya pag mas matagal.. huhu..

[animo24]

hala! nakakalungkot naman...

miss ko pa naman sila...

[-BiEnA-]

hahay........wala na akong aabangan na team nyan.

sila pa naman dahilan kung bakit addict ako sa larong volleyball.

[AUSTIN316]

UST spikers to skip Shakey's V-League fifth season
03/08/2008 | 01:07 AM

MANILA, Philippines - Bad news to volleyball fans out there.

The University of Santo Tomas (UST) Tigress Spikers, champions in the last two conferences of the Shakey's V-League collegiate volleyball competitions, will no longer participate in this year's 5th season of the tournament.

Acting head coach Cesael de los Santos, in lieu of the absence of long-time coach August Sta. Maria who suffered a stroke last Sunday night, said the team will no longer join the league that is set kick off hostilities this coming March 30 in order for the players to concentrate more on their studies.

He added that they would also use the long summer break to re-organize a team hampered because of the injuries of star-players Angeli Tabaquero, Venus Bernal and 70th UAAP spiker-of-the-year Mary Jean Balse.

De los Santos said their decision not to join the Shakey's V-League has the blessing of UAAP President and UST Athletic Director Fr. Ermito de Sagon.

"Last week pa namin pinag-uusapan kung sasali pa ang team sa tournament. In the end, we decided that it's best for the team not to join the tournament," De Los Santos told GMANews.TV in a phone interview.

"Burned-out ang mga players that's why we are not joining. Aside from that nagra-run conflict kasi ang tournament sa pag-aaral ng mga bata that's why we made the decision (not to join)," he added.

De los Santos, who was once a member of the RP men's volleyball team in the ‘90s, also said that they will also concentrate their site on the upcoming 71st season of the UAAP volleyball competitions in December in hopes of reclaiming the women's title they lost last month.

"Gusto rin namin i-focus ang training namin sa UAAP. I think magagawa namin yun kung hindi muna kami sasali sa V-League," he said.

UST won the 69th UAAP women's volleyball crown last year, only to lose it this year when they were ambushed by eventual champions Far Eastern University (FEU) Lady Tamaraws in the Final Four late last month.

With UST's absence, the league will be left with only seven teams, namely San Sebastian College, Ateneo de Manila University, Adamson University, De La Salle University, 2008 UAAP champs Far Eastern University, Lyceum of the Philippines and debuting College of Saint Benilde.

Champion teams from the south - University of San Jose-Recoletos of Cebu and University of St. La Salle of Bacolod - will also make their debut in the biggest stage of the sport where top squads from UAAP and NCAA strut their wares.

Tonyboy Liao, commissioner of the tournament, said they decided to invite teams from Visayas since "volleyball is very popular there."

Liao said the two teams, regular fixtures in the UniGames in Bacolod where UAAP and NCAA teams also play, would play only in the quarterfinals.

"The team won’t play in the elimination due to logistical constraints," he said.

The Shakey's V-League's opening ceremony will start at 1 p.m. at The Arena in San Juan.

There will be a single round robin in the elimination for the eight teams, where the top two teams automatically clinch the semifinal slots while the last two eliminated. The remaining four will meet the Visayan teams in the one-round quarterfinals where the top two qualify in the semis.

The top two teams in the classification phase and the top two teams of the quarterfinals will play another single round for the placing in the final.

Teams landing in third and fourth place will play a best-of-three for the bronze medal while the first and second ranked team will play for the best-of-three series for the gold medal. - GMANews.TV

[™βΔLLЄRŻ™]

Stonecold... yun naman, kapag hindi lalabas siya daw magpost... hmmm, fresh from the pc yata. Nyahaha!

I'm glad to hear this...why? Kung papansinin nyo dire-diretso silang naglalaro simula nung May last year. Isama pa natin yung UST players na RP members na may sinalihang league sa Vietnam. So from May to February ay nagte-training at naglalaro sila. Kahit gaano kalakas ang katawan nila ay tao pa rin sila at aabutin din ng fatigue at burnout.

Isa pa ay dun nga sa studies, hindi sana magakakaroon ng academic problems ang ilan sa kanila kung ang schedule ng V-League ay puro sa weekend o sa walang pasok kaso karamihan ay tuesday at thursday na alam naman nating school days.

Naasar nga ako nung 2nd conference kasi napakalapit nun sa UAAP. After one week matapos ng V-League ay UAAP na agad. Sabihin na nating medyo hindi sila mentally prepared, parang katatapos lang ang championship heto at simula na pala ang UAAP at dapat i-depensa ang korona.

The injuries took its toll and so is the busy schedule. Tama lang ito para mag-regroup. Napakalaking tulong nito sa team, makakapag-pahinga na sila at makakapag-focus ng husto. Hindi na rin dadagdag pa sa busy schedule nila ito bilang student-athlete.

Masaya talaga ako sa decision na ito. Alam ko malulungkot kayo at hindi niyo sila makikita pero isipin nyo na lang kapag bumalik silang mas handa at gutom, ibang team ang makikita nyo. Always look on the bright side of life.


Godbless UST-WVT!