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Belize City, July 11, 2022 - With great
enthusiasm to return to the courts after three
years of inactivity in this category. This is
how the teams of the five countries that will
compete for the gold medal in the XIX Central
American U-21 Women's Volleyball Championship,
in Belize City, were shown.
Honduras was the champion at home in 2019, with
Guatemala and El Salvador accompanying them on
the podium, but Belize has had good performances
in recent years in the minor and major
categories.
The national coaches foresee a very even
tournament, where the mental part will be
essential to be among the first places.
William Fernández Pizat, Coach of Guatemala: "We
haven't played for quite some time, some almost
three years, but the team is prepared from a
physical, tactical and mental point of view, so
we aspire to be in the fight for the title."
“The levels of the teams are very even and make
the tournament very competitive. We have three
athletes who participated in the Senior National
Team last year and some in the Honduran Sub 20.
We have a good attack, very powerful, we'll see
how it goes with that mix of anxiety and joy to
play again that they all have”.
Claudia Noguera, coach of Nicaragua: “Many
players have had almost four years of inactivity,
there is anxiety and we must recover the rhythm
on the court of these Central American
Championships. We have been working for a long
time with very young people, but they are very
committed and have a lot of responsibility to
represent their country”.
"It will be an even tournament and that is the
good thing, that in our region there is equality
in the performance of the teams and the
competition becomes more attractive."
Noé Fabián Aguilar, coach of El Salvador: “We
have a very excited team to start the tournament,
there are a couple of experienced players, but
above all we have a lot of youth and there is
unity in the team, something that helps us do
things well. We are confident that if one fails,
there is another player to do the job better and
they are all very united”.
“All the teams have quality, there is a lot of
parity in these categories and no team is a
favourite. The girls are very excited and we
believe we can have a good tournament”.
Marvin Ulloa, coach of Honduras: “Honduras
has just played the Pan American Cup of the
category in Mexico and 10 players repeat, we
also have the setter who could not travel to
Mexico and our libero who had to do the job of
passer. We also brought back one of our tallest
players, Rocio Durón, and that strengthens us as
a team to try to defend the title”.
“We hope that the girls are prepared, we have
worked, although we have only been here for a
few months, but we believe that we have a good
group. We hope it will be an even competition,
we all have the same opportunities, where mental
work is very important”.
José Ramón Fontés, coach of Belize: “The
locality also represents some pressure, we have
several under 19s, but also some experienced
under 23s and older. We have a great preparation,
we haven't competed for a long time, but the
team is going to meet expectations and above all
give a good show "
“I think it will be a very even competition,
with many emotions, the one that can best face
the psychological part due to the pressure… We
worked about two months in preparation with
games against older players, men and even in a
tournament outside the country and the team has
increased their competitive level.
The tournament begins this Tuesday, July 12 at
4:30 p.m. with the match between El Salvador and
Honduras, followed by the inauguration and at
7:30 p.m. Belize debuts against Nicaragua. |
