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Tijuana,
Mexico, August 27, 2009 – The coaches of the
four nacional teams represented in the last
NORCECA Playoff Round towards the FIVB 2010
Women’s World Championship shared their opinions
and ideas prior to the start of the competition
on Friday.
Arnd Ludwig
of Canada, Braulio Godinez of Costa Rica,
Francisco Jiménez Espitia of Mexico and
Francisco “Panchi” Cruz of Trinidad y Tobago,
all pronounced their teams ready to fight for
the two last tickets awarded by the FIVB to the
teams of the North, Central American and
Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA).
Here are
some excerpts of the statements during their
meeting with the media:
Arnd
Ludwig (CAN): “We have a tough loss with the
injury of setter Larissa Cundy who suffered a
setback while working out here. It is big blow
but we have worked with two other young players
and if they can play the same like in practice,
I think they will do a good job. It is going to
be a tough competition.”
Braulio
Godinez (CRC): “The expectations are very
high. We have had the preparation of the Pan
American Cup in Miami where we faced Mexico, a
team with some changes in personnel and staff,
also Trinidad & Tobago which has an extra in its
preparation and Canada, a strong team we lost
against.”
Francisco
Jiménez Espitia (MEX): “There is a great
expectation because is the first time I coach
the national team even though I have worked as
assistant. It is a great opportunity for me and
a great motivation and we have prepared very
well to look for the best result possible for
Mexico.”
Francisco
Cruz (TRI): “To reach the last eliminatory
round is a great achievement for a young team
like us and a program that doesn’t have much
time. In three years that I have been with the
girls I can say that I feel very proud to be
here.”
The action
kicks off on Friday at 17:00 (PDT) at Centro de
Alto Rendimiento (CAR) with the match Canada vs.
Costa Rica followed by the clash between Mexico
and Trinidad & Tobago.
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