The College of Santo Tomas (UST) found what it takes to beat sturdy opponents and are actually getting the hold of using a scorching run within the males’s V-League Collegiate Problem.
And the Golden Spikers don’t have any plans of letting go of that five-game win streak with the No. 1 spot forward of the semifinals at present of their grasp.
Not with UST coach Odjie Mamon continually urging his group to go away no room for errors. “I instructed them that they’re giving the chance to the opponent and [reminded them] what would occur if we have now that (alternative from errors); so they need to let our foe [be the ones to] commit the errors,” Mamon stated after handing Ateneo its first loss, 25-20, 25-23, 22-25, 25-15, on Sunday in entrance of a Thomasian-filled Paco Area.
“If the set is just not ok, simply throw [the ball] to the opponents. That’s why I used to be getting annoyed and instantly subbed out whoever was committing errors… there are different gamers on the roster,” stated Mamon, who has been working to steer the Golden Spikers’ away from the “most beneficiant” in errors tag.
Fixing the puzzle
UST, whose solely loss was its opening recreation towards La Salle, was the primary group to resolve the beforehand undefeated Blue Eagles’ puzzle after ending with solely 27 errors, a stark distinction to UST’s earlier video games which is one thing that Mamon was glad to see mirrored on the stats sheet.
The Thomasian mentor, who has been referred to as to guide the lads’s volleyball group within the upcoming Asian Video games in Hangzhou, China, credited the win to quite a lot of components together with an incoming rookie and their scouting report of what has to date been a dominating run for Ateneo.
“We studied [how] Ateneo is enjoying [in preparation for the matchup] as a result of the gamers additionally needed to get the No. 1 spot going to the semifinals… that was our motivation,” Mamon stated earlier than revealing to the Inquirer that he can be lacking the playoffs to serve nationwide group obligation.
Wanting ahead to main the lads’s volleyball group’s first look within the quadrennial video games after 49 years, Mamon is assured that he’s leaving the Golden Spikers in good arms. He stated the UST teaching workers, stuffed with head coaches of different squads, will proceed to implement their program versus the robust competitors forward.
The Golden Spikers’ final elimination conflict can be towards bottom-dweller San Beda College on Friday, when Mamon expects to see newcomer center blocker Trevor Valera proceed his wonderful efficiency.
“What he (Valera) is doing is simply enjoying primary volleyball so his efficiency right this moment (Sunday) will function my instance to the extra skilled gamers,” he stated.
“[I will say to the others] ‘That is what I need to occur and he’s simply following the system whilst you guys who’ve earlier expertise are doing one thing towards the system,’” Mamon stated. INQ
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