Ateneo Blue Eagles’ Roma Mae Doromal. –UAAP PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines —Roma Mae Doromal is embracing her larger position because the chief of the rebuilding Ateneo Blue Eagles as they usher in a brand new period underneath Brazilian coach Sergio Veloso within the Shakey’s Tremendous League (SSL) preseason championship.
The ace libero, who was tapped because the crew captain a minimum of for the match, admitted that her crew is ranging from scratch and nonetheless adjusting to the system of their new coach.
The Blue Eagles are dealing with a tall order in rising from a disappointing UAAP Season 85 ladies’s volleyball stint.
“What we can provide him is our dedication that regardless that we’re drained, we’ll all the time present up and provides the one hundred pc that our coach asks of us,” stated the graduating Doromal through the SSL press launch on Thursday.
“I feel one of many explanation why I’m excited to steer this time is as a result of it’s my final season. I’ll give all of it. I additionally gained expertise taking part in internationally and I hope I will help my crew with that,” she added.
STARTING FROM THE BASICS
FILE–Philippine males’s volleyball coach Sergio Veloso. –MARLO CUETO/INQURIER.web
Doromal stated that the Blue Eagles are progressing nicely with Veloso, who changed longtime coach Oliver Almadro after lacking the Closing 4 final season.
“Our coaching has been okay. There’s quite a lot of changes, however we’ve been capable of sustain with all the pieces,” Doromal advised reporters. “Language barrier will not be an issue since he’s capable of clarify correctly to us the drills. [One of the things we need to adjust] one is the system. Very totally different system, like high-level system.”
“We began from fundamentals, all the pieces was modified. I feel there’s going to be a giant distinction in comparison with Ateneo earlier than.”
Doromal, who performed for one more Brazilian coach Jorge Souza de Brito when she represented the nation within the AVC Cup and SEA VLeague, is hoping to share all her learnings from dealing with worldwide groups to the Blue Eagles within the SSL, the place she’s going to cleared the path for a younger crew.
“At first it’s laborious to embrace my position as a result of I should be mature. I realized lots taking part in with Religion [Nisperos]. I feel I obtained quite a lot of key factors from her on being a captain. Hopefully, I can share it with the crew,” she stated. “I’m tremendous grateful additionally for the [national team] expertise as a result of it’s a unique stage.”
Ateneo battles Far Japanese College, Mapua, and Emilio Aguinaldo Faculty in Pool D within the 16-team preseason match.
“This league is essential to us as a result of that is the place we are able to gauge ourselves, And hopefully, we can enhance ourselves from right here earlier than the UAAP,” Doromal stated.
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