Coaches comment on their goals for the Pan Am Qualifier

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, January 4, 2019 - The four coaches whose teams participating in the Qualifying Tournament for the Pan American Games, Lima 2019 will seek the goal of reaching the last available berth for the event that will take place in Peru next August.

After their respective preliminary interviews, the coaches commented:

José Mieles (Puerto Rico) - "The objective is one and only, to get the qualification to the Pan American Games. We will enter with focus to each game, without underestimating our opponents."

Rene Quintana (Nicaragua) "We want to be ready to face Guatemala on Sunday. In our last match, they beat us 3-2 and we want that victory."

Nikolas Drake (Trinidad & Tobago) "We will seek to play the best level against Puerto Rico to have the option of qualifying for the Pan American Games. Our group gained a lot of experience during their first participation in the World Championship last October."

David Aldana Pérez (Guatemala) "Grateful for this invitation, the group wants to maintain control over our zone rival, Nicaragua. We are going to work to overcome them on the last day."