Coaches are ready for the AFECAVOL U21 Men’s championship to start

 

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador, September 29, 2019.- The seven coaches of the national teams are ready for the AFECAVOL U21 Men’s Central American Championship to start at the FESAVOL Volleyball Gymnasium in El Salvador.

 

Coaches gave their first impressions about the round-robin tournament agreeing that all teams show a similar game level.  

 

Albert Humes, Belize: “It is well documented that at the U21 level, Belize has not been that successful; I think we haven’t even won any match. Our intentions are from winning the first game because we have changed our method of training. We’ve been training since March, which is much different from past years, so we expect to do much better this time”.

 

Sergio Araya, Costa Rica: “This tournament is a challenge for us, despite what you might think, this team is completely renovated from the one of the U19 category that was champion in Panama; from that team we are bringing five players and we are betting on seven new players that showed better level. The boy’s performance during the game is uncertain but our goal is to finish in first place”.

 

Alexander Polanco, El Salvador: “This will be an exciting and competitive tournament, very tight according to our observations; I think three countries have the possibility to win the title. As hosts we believe we can reach the podium and even win the gold medal against Costa Rica in our last match”. 

 

Reider Lucas, Guatemala: “This is a young age-group category; the boys have little competitive experience. 50% of the team is from a younger category but are glad of their good preparation. We have great expectations in this group for Guatemala’s volleyball future. We want to battle one match at a time and have a good outcome”.

 

Osiel Vázquez, Honduras: “Our team has three months of preparation, me and professor José Miguel Angel Paguada incorporated the last month. According to the technical/tactical preparation we believe we can finish in the final four of the tournament. We are aware that the level is similar between all the teams”.

 

Jorge Mena, Nicaragua: “We will fight with all we have; we will try to win a medal. The teams have similar level and I consider that the first two matches (Guatemala and Costa Rica) will be tough and we must finish at least with one victory and not two losses”.

 

Javier Polo, Panama: “My boys come from a good physical, technical and tactical preparation. We hope for a good competition. We are focused on team work and we know they will give their best effort to put our country’s name on high. The tournament will be very competitive, there are aggressive opponents and we are looking for the best strategy to neutralize them”.