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Michele Gumabao leads Creamline Cool Smashers to their latest PVL victory. –PVL Photo
Creamline has shown no signs of intending to vacate the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) title anytime soon.
What is the key to Cool Smashers' continued success? Never be satisfied and respect those on the other side of the net.
Just ask Alyssa Valdez.
„The coaches are telling us not to get too complacent… we still have to show respect and show positivity,“ Valdez, a former league Most Valuable Player, said in Filipino.
„We still had a lot of mistakes in today's game, so you'll hear from coach (Sherwin Meneses) about that,“ he said as Creamline defeated winless Galleries Tower 25-22, 25-17. , she added after receiving a bit of backlash at 25. Thursday – 3pm.
The Cool Smashers will face another unbeaten team in the Strong Group on March 12th, but they won't change their approach as far as preparation goes.
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The approach may change in the game. Against the Galleries, Cream Line went deep on the bench, and all of the participating players managed to score.
„Rotation is fine. In fact, in any game, no matter who the opponent is, our team can make the most of it,“ Meneses said. „We told them to perform well, to be ready no matter who plays inside.“ But Creamline prepared like they do when a tough game is coming up. Masu.
„Even if there is no next match, we continue to prepare. Even if we play against a strong group, we continue to prepare. We will focus on them first,“ he said. Told.
„It's definitely one game at a time. Coaches always say, at the end of the day, you have to prepare (just as hard) for every team you play against because your opponents are also playing volleyball. I said no,” Valdez said.
Learning from mistakes in recent games has become standard procedure for Creamline, who improved to three points from as many games in the new season after a perfect performance in the last All-Filipino Conference. . Cool's Smashers' winning streak now stands at 18, but the seven-time champion's competitiveness and hunger to improve remain.
„It was definitely a very slow and steady start for us, but I think we can still do it,“ Valdez said. „We're learning from every game and that's the most important thing.“
“(Coaches) always see us as having a lot of things to fix, so we have to accept that this is the way we play and ultimately we can improve more every game. I hope so,” she added.