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LAUSANNE, Switzerland, September 2, 2021 - The
FIVB is currently providing expert coaching
support for the Mexico women’s national
volleyball team as it continues to elevate the
level of volleyball worldwide.
The FIVB approved 12-months of coaching support
in 2021 and 2022 for the team and assigned
expert Brazilian coach Rafael Jose Petry to lead
the project. After just seven months, the
women’s national team has gone from strength to
strength, improving their technical level and
understanding of the elite-level game. Coach
Rafael Jose Petry is also working in
coordination with the U18 and U20 girls’
national teams to ensure coaching methodologies
are implemented consistently across all levels.
The team’s primary objective is to qualify for
the Olympic Games Paris 2024. In pursuit of
this, the national team currently has its sights
set on moving up the FIVB Senior World Rankings,
finishing in the top three places in the 2022
Central American Games and participating in the
2023 Pan American Games.
FIVB President Dr Ary S. Graça F° said:
“It is evident that volleyball has great
potential in Mexico. But unlocking this
potential and putting in place the right
coaching methodologies requires a strong
foundation and role models. This is why the FIVB
is committed to reinvesting the money that comes
from the sport back into the sport. And it is
how we will continue to develop volleyball and
raise the standard of teams globally.
“It is clear to see that the Mexico women’s
national team has already improved significantly
with coaching support, and I am excited to see
how they continue to progress over the coming
months and years.”
Mexican Volleyball Federation President Jesus
Perales Navarro said:
“I believe that the FIVB support can benefit the
Mexican Volleyball Federation project in several
aspects and mainly in the unification of the
work philosophy from the formation categories to
the high performance.
“The possibility to work for a full Olympic
cycle with FIVB Development Support lets us be
prepared with the best training quality and
follow the evolution of each player inside the
project, increase their capacity and share
knowledge with local coaches to build this
project together for future generations.”
Coach Rafael Jose Petry said:
“We are working on group cohesion, leadership
and technical implementation of the work
methodology in coordination with the U18 and U20
categories and also enhancing the qualities of
each player. With the main team we are
strengthening our offensive capacity and game
speed; at the same time, we dedicate quality
time to improving our defensive system.
“We want to qualify for Paris 2024 and our
process started in a very productive way and
step by step we are looking forward for the
goals of each season.” |
