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HAVANA, Cuba, May 31, 2022 - With the presence
of Ariel Saínz, vice president of Inder and
president of the Cuban Volleyball Federation (FCV),
Nicolás Vives, head coach of the national
volleyball team, and players, the official
presentation was held this morning at the Ciudad
Deportiva of the season of the Cuban team of
that sport.
"We will have five major events that will
constitute a gauge for the World Championship,
and other qualifiers for the Central American
and Pan American Games," Sainz said.
“After two years without events scheduled by the
FCV, we are back with our competitive system.
Tomorrow the Norceca Challenger tournament will
begin in the province of Pinar del Río, which
will serve as a measure and will contribute
significantly to the technical development of
volleyball players”.
Saínz informed the press that the national team
has a player base that began its international
competitive activity in 2017, when it
participated in the world championship in the
under-21 category. “They were transiting through
the contracting policy approved in our country
and today they are positioned in world-class
leagues.
Along with this, he mentioned the incorporation
of players who represent "a pride that militates
in the national team, such as the cases of
Robertlandy Simón and Maykel Sánchez."
He also referred to young people who have come
from the lower categories and are the base of
the group, such as José Miguel Gutiérrez and
Julio César Cárdenas. "They would also be within
that great group of players that FCV has to
fulfill the route of international events."
In this regard, he announced that from next
season there will be news about the signing
system.
For his part, Vives, who has just arrived from
directing at the Hatta club in the United Arab
Emirates, assured that the squad is in shape:
“We have been training for about three weeks.
The boys are motivated, working mainly on
physical aspects and cohesion.
“We have taken advantage of the preparation and
the 14 volleyball players that were designated
are now ready for the competition in Pinar del
Río. This Challenger will allow us to make some
changes, move players and everyone participates.
Vives specified that Simón will not be in that
tournament, since he was given a break at the
end of his season in the Italian league
recently. In any case, he assured that they will
seek to reach the first place, already thinking
about the world championship, which “will be
extremely strong. Trust in Cuban volleyball that
the athletes will give everything for the
country”.
Regarding the prospects of the selection for the
upcoming international commitments, Simón told
the press that they are good and that he will
classify in the different contests. “We will be
focused on doing our job and we expect a good
result this year.
“As we are Cuban players, we have the potential
and characteristic to get where we want, but to
do great things we have to work as a group. We
have to focus on what we have done
internationally and try to bring it together
here. I think we can become a great team, the
best of all time”, he concluded. |
