What the Coaches said before the Pan American Cup
Chris Green (Canada):
“This tournament represents a good opportunity for our young
players to get the international experience and for some veterans
the chance to return to this type of competition. We are excited
to compete against the other NORCECA teams and really appreciate
the invitation to participate.”
Juan Gala (Cuba):
“We are bringing a young team with good technical level. It is a
blend of seniors and juniors and this competition allow us to
continue the preparation of our main junior players for the World
Championship in Morocco. The most important thing is to qualify
for the America’s Cup next year.”
Juan Carlos Perdomo (Dominican Republic):
“Our goal is to keep improving as the tournament goes on. We are
not going to take lightly any opponent but we know that Cuba is
the big hurdle we need to pass to qualify first in our pool and be
in the final four. We are not making many changes in our
formation. What we need to do is play good, because teams that
play good usually win.”
Carlos Novoa (Mexico):
“Our team is comprised of half veterans and half juniors, but as I
can see that is the case of most of the squads so that increases
our chances of finishing among the top teams. We are bringing here
some of the young players we are trying to integrate to our senior
team.”
Jose Remon (Panama):
“We know that this is a very strong competition due to the quality
of the teams. They all have had more chances of training and
preparation but we will do the best we can within our
possibilities.”
Jorge Perez Vento (Puerto Rico):
“We have some players who were with the team who participated in
the Portugal Cup and some others who are entering the National
Team for the first time. We have been training very hard and this
is a very important competition for us to test our new talents.
The three teams from our pool are secured in the quarterfinals and
I hope we can make it to the next round and then qualify to the
America’s Cup.”
Gideon Dickson (Trinidad & Tobago):
“We expect to reach the quarterfinals and maybe cause a major
upset and make it to the semi finals. We have changed our attack
formation and some new players have filled very well the void of
some who left after last year. The team is in very good shape and
we have been training hard for this, our second participation in
the Pan American Cup.”
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