
Angel Canino (No. 12) is studying the best way to carry the nationwide staff’s scoring wants on her again. —SAVA PHOTO
For Alas Pilipinas coach Jorge Souza De Brito, Angel Canino’s current achievements as a nationwide staff participant is the results of her ardour and laborious work in representing the nation.
Canino shone brilliant as the first Greatest Outdoors Spiker of the fifth SEA V-League after main Alas Pilipinas to its third consecutive bronze within the 1st Leg this 12 months in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, after a 25-20, 25-20, 16-25, 25-13 win over Indonesia on Sunday.
It was Canino’s third particular person award on the worldwide stage after successful the identical award within the AVC Nations Cup, the place she helped Alas attain the ultimate towards three-peat champion Vietnam.
The La Salle star additionally received an award regardless of taking part in as an reverse hitter within the Nations Cup final 12 months.
“She deserved all of the awards she bought. She at all times contributes together with her ardour on and off the court docket,” De Brito informed the Inquirer. “What the fellows can see is the results of laborious work and understanding of what teamwork means.”
“She has a superb future for positive. She continues to be studying and has plenty of expertise to develop to change into very constant. All of us in Alas will help her course of as a result of we’re all doing the identical as a staff,” he continued.
For the reason that former UAAP Rookie-MVP joined Alas, she’s been one of many essential gunners with setter Jia De Guzman main the younger staff, additionally composed of Eya Laure, Alyssa Solomon and Bella Belen.
Alas put up an excellent exhibiting within the regional match regardless of one other 1-2 end, successful units towards Thailand earlier than falling to a 25-17, 24-26, 20-25, 20-25 outcome and towards Vietnam in a 13-25, 21-25, 25-23, 9-25 defeat.
The Brazilian coach, who has been dealing with this system since 2021, believes they nonetheless must proceed working their technique to the excessive stage of the SEA Video games powerhouse nations.
“We’re in a course of. We’re proud and glad. And we additionally know there’s a lengthy technique to make the hole [closer] between us and Thailand and Vietnam,” he mentioned. “The staff [still falls] brief. However we’re on the best way. We’re working laborious and constructing a successful tradition.”
Alas shifts its focus to the following leg in Vietnam from Aug. 8 to Aug. 10.
“[We need to improve] a bit of all the things. Service to assist the relation block and protection. And naturally, obtain,” De Brito mentioned. INQ