In an ongoing effort to improve and hopefully make a better finish for the Shakey’s V-League Season 4 Conference 2, the Ateneo Women’s Volleyball Team went all the way to Thailand for a training stint. Because of the immense popularity of the V-League, it seems that our college teams nowadays are training harder and harder. But what about the UAAP?
Thailand is one of the strongest countries when it comes to Asian women’s volleyball. They’re one of the top contenders in the biennial SEA Games. Other than experiencing world-class volleyball training over in Thailand, the Lady Eagles brought with them a Thai import to play in the V-League. Lithawat Kesinee is a 26 year-old standout who played in the SEA Games and is also a member of RBAC, a top volleyball club in Thailand.
Other Thai Players in the V-League
Dreaded with a series of unfortunate injuries, Kanchana Jindarat no longer plays for Ateneo. On the green side, another Thai superstar Sanorseang Areerat will no longer play for De La Salle. The 1st Conference MVP Jaroensri Bualee, also a Thai, will still be playing for the Lady Stags. I’ve seen her play during the Finals against UST and damn, she’s really a class of her own. So you see, Thai players are all over the V-League. Any other Thai players I missed?
Because of their exposure to (supposedly) top-notch training in Thailand, people are expecting more from Ateneo in this 2nd V-League conference. Not sure whether this is good or bad for them. To add up to the hype, fans are eager to see how their Thai player Lithawat Kesinee will perform. Surely, she will be another star to watch out for. But will all these be enough for Ateneo to finally get a taste of their first Shakey’s V-League championship this time around? Or are the Lady Eagles becoming too pathetic? It seems that some V-League fans are somewhat dismayed with teams acquiring foreign imports instead of going all-star-local. So what do you think?
UST Coach Santa Maria said, “Ateneo is one of the teams to beat because they’ve trained in Thailand and I’ve heard they’ll be getting a strong Thai import.” But surely, the defending title holders have nothing to worry as their team remains strong and solid. With top local veterans like Mary Jean Balse, Venus Bernal, and their guest player Suzanne Roces, the UST Tigers is a force to reckon with.
Ateneo vs. UST on October 21 (Sunday), 3PM
It’s the Lady Eagles against UST this coming Sunday. UST have already proven that they are still the champs after defeating De La Salle in 3 sets during their opening game last week. This coming Sunday, it will be Ateneo’s first chance to prove themselves. Without the services of Michelle Laborte (who now plays the role of Assistant Coach) and Charo Soriano due to injury, the Eagles will be needing all the help they can get from the rest of the team and their Thai guest player. All games are held at the San Juan Arena.
NOTE: All photos in this post courtesy of Coach Sherwin Malonzo.
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missed namphon[spelling?] intuan. she was badly injured in their game against lyceum[i think? can't recall.]
i think it’s just fine for them to hire imports. its not against the rules. besides i love to watch how these imports play. and i’ve seen that not all imports played so great. probably, had it still been kanchana with the dlsu squad, they could have ranked higher in the last vleague conference. i guess so.
maybe, they’re hiring imports because they can’t get the most desirable filipino players. where’s macatangay now? why isn’t she available? see? most, if not all, of the desirable players are all retired. so resorting to imports is the next best option to help their teams.
which teams hire imports? they’re the ones who’ve got the financial resource to back up their expenses.
but then, the regular filipino players should take it as a challenge to level up their games.
i think it just shows that the Ateneo community is not just about basketball, it means they are also promoting volleyball, right? come to think of it, they, the Ateneo team, wouldn’t go to Thailand if they are not serious about improving theirselves or improving their placing. sure there’s UST, i mean come on, they are the RP Team, they can survive without an import.
i am expecting a lot from the lady eagles this season actually. i mean yeah sure, there’s lithawat kesinee but, i will expect more contribution from the other players, after all, i heard, they’ve all improved.
there’s one thing that the ateneo lady eagles want to preserve, hehe, i think they are the only team in UAAP who won a 4-peat championship, the others went only up to three-peat. hehe. so yun, they want to dominate in uaap as well.
it’s a big thing actually but come to think of it, don’t you think these thais will make us, filipinos improve the way we play volleyball? aside from that, we are also promoting the sport because of the competitiveness of the league, right?
i think ateneo can make it in the finals of both UAAP and V-League, as for bagging the championship, i still don’t know but i have a feeling they will clinch either the V-League crown or the UAAP crown.
i used to be a la salle fan, but if you would see the determination of these lady eagles, you would be inspired, they just were injury-laden last season that’s why come semis, they collapsed, aside from that they got demoralized and had a feeling if they can still make it or not, and so, they lost all of their games in a close manner, i think they were the only team who defeated UST a set that time.
a little bird told me that aside from micmic laborte as their assistant coach, pu kanchana and eve areerat will be back too, this time as ateneo’s assistant coach as well
i believe the lady eagles can go all the way, i believe in them!
go ateneo, one big fight!
bring back the glory to loyola!
ANIMO!
correct, its ok to hire imports but its better to win if you are playing all filipinos!!! and be the leader in your own country and not just a sunud sunuran to your imports!! GO UST!! GO PINOY!!!!
you should see the reaction on the face of their import everytime they commit mistakes. she is not like bualee…. bualee is very likeable, very nice indeed!!!!
kunin sana ng ateneo si pleumjit ng thailand she is one of the best attacker and server
UST has the biggest fan base but also has the largest number of sourgrapers whenever they are losing. I’m a witness to that especially when I was still supporting La Salle, a lot of UST fans would always make excuses and reasons why they lost to either La Salle or Ateneo. Come on, just accept your loss.
GO UST!! PRO PINOY!!! LAHAT NANANALO, LAHAT NATATALO, BUT THE THING IS, UST ALWAYS PROVES THAT THEY ARE WORTH EVERY EFFORT, EVERY MINUTE, EVERY COIN, EVERY SUPPORT AND EVERY LOVE OF ALL THEIR SUPPORTERS!! ATLEAST THEY CAN WIN EVEN WITHOUT ANY IMPORTS!! REAL PINOYS WILL ALWAYS WIN!! MANALO MATALO UST PA RIN!!! GO UST!! PRO PINOY!!! HEART AND MIND TO WIN!!GO UST!!
I ADORE THOSE TEAMS THAT BELIEVES IN THEIR OWN ABILITY!!! GO UST!! PRO PINOY!!!
October 23, 2007 Tuesday 3pm at The Arena: It’s Ateneo vs. San Sebastian College!!!
Or in other words, it’s Lithawat Kesinee vs. Jaroensri Bualee!! Who’s the better Thai guest player? Watch the game to find out.
Sa mga hindi makakanuod nang live, then just watch it the following day (2pm) on NBN channel 4. Hehe!
yup. ateneo’s local players are not at par with the other players from the other teams that’s why they got a strong thai import to cover up their weakness. during the past game vs. ust it’s like ateneo’s import vs the whole ust team. i’m sure if they don’t have a thai import they will lose. i still believe that an all filipino team is better than teams with foreign players.
Ateneo simply put= PATHETIC IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD…
GO UST!
I won’t be surprised that ateneo might as well take the services of LOGAN TOM in the near future..
Pathetic as they are..
haha, who’s even pathetic? UST diba? A bunch of sourgrapes. It’s no wonder a lot of misfortunes have gone in your way this year. Losing cheerdance, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, men’s taekwondo, ang yayabang niyo kasi eh. Kala niyo kasi kung sino kayo.
GO ATENEO! GO LA SALLE!
Ganito lang yan. Why do you think Ateneo and La Salle can win games be it in volleyball and basketball even with a small line-up? Well, it’s all about HEART and FAITH. That’s one thing the other squads don’t have. Iba ang PRIDE, HEART and FAITH kasi pag galing ng Ateneo and La Salle. Like the Ateneans say, “Masarap maging Atenista.” and us Lasallians say, “Walang Katulad ang Lasalista.” which are I think true.
napakahusay ng national team natin no? isang EX national team player ng thailand, di pa mapigilan. eh pano sila makaka laban in the international arena?
hey girl( if u r a girl), we are talking about volleyball here, do not include other sports Ok!!! and for the other one who’s looking down at our national team, unang engkwentro palang ha! wag ka judgemental! pilipino ka pa naman..tsk..tsk..tsk..cguro dapat palitan na ng ateneo volleyball team ung name nila..uummm, thailand national team!!! bagay!! BASTA ANG ALAM KO, MANALO MATALO UST PARIN!!! GO UST! PRO PINOY!! KHIT ANO PA SABIHIN NYO!! IT DOESNT MATTER!! BASTA NAG KAKAISA ANG MGA PILIPINO!!
UST is the best team!They can withstand the competition without any import…RP women’s Volleyball Team before was the Powerhouse in SOutheast Asia and now we just placed third behind Thailand and Vietnam..If we will allow imports..how can we develop our own talents???Vietnam Volleball Team is using their locals playing volleyball on their league here..Like Hoa,a silent quicker in Vietnamese team is a good example of athlete developed locally by vietnam.Pinoy muna bago iba..kayo na rin ang pumapatay sa future ng Philippine Volleyball natin!
@KITAMURA: You’ve got an excellent point there! We don’t wanna rely too much on foreign imports as this may hamper the development of your local players.
But don’t you think it’s also possible that we can “learn” from them and thus, further develop our local talents in this way?
both of you have an excellent point!!! I believe that our coaching staff and the players are aware of the competition that they will be facing once they join an int’l league, but I think, if we will always allow our locals to play with imports and being the import to be their leader instead of them leading their own team in their own league, masasanay cla na second best lang palagi. We should start training them na cla ang leader, cla ang may control, cla ang mag eexecute ng plays at cla din ang lulutas ng mga problems sa loob ng court at hindi ung aasa cla because they know that they have someone hired to save them. True, we can really learn from every experiences!!!
naku,wag nyo na pagaksyahan ng panahon na magbigay ng comment about the thai imports..may magagawa ba kayo???..everything about importing thai players is just a matter of MONEY and PRESTIGE for those rich schools in UAAP…maraming pagkukulang tayo lalo na ang gobyerno natin kaya nangyayayri ang ganyan kaya gusuhin nyo mang maiba ang pangyayayi,sa kilos nyo pa rin malalalman yan hindi sa salita…Thailand,worked hard to be in that position,they have good program for volleyball..and,as of 2007,they ranked 30th in world standing…Philippines ranked 57th…Iba talaga ang mentality ng Pinoy…Paurong!!!!!prestihiyosong universidad at colleges sa manila pa naman!
and the sad fact..putot tayo sa junior team (womens category) sa world ranking!See, it reflected how great are filipinos!tapos may paimport import pang nalalaman!
sabi nga matalino ang pinoy!maybe those unversities that imported thai players think that mahahawaan ng galing ang kanilang mga bansot na players!hihihihih!
to marcvill…
We are one of the intelligent people in asia…I know that is not bad to share skills, but I know that we can do it in our own way!Thailand is like that..Before they are just putot on world series before and now,they place 3RD in recent Asian championships…and qualified to World Championship…That means,they learn from their mistakes from past and look forward for development.There are so many talented pinays when it comes to volleyball skills but still there are requirements that we are lacking..First,the height(bibihira lang sa atin ng ang matatangkad kasi sa malnutrition at heredity) but I think its not a valid reason (why korea can perform well even they have a 5’5 player?),international exposure,Continous program and the BUDGET..na lagi na lang issue sa pinas.Sino ba namang player ang gaganahang maglaro kung ang damit mo ay dadalawang pair,ang boarding house mo ay iniipis,ang training equipments eh sinauna pa,…I am a player and I really expirienced how difficult if you are not fullly supported…You tried your very best but still not enough!Siguro dapat palitan natin ang coaches tulad ng Kenya na chinese ang coaches..tsaka suiguro palitan yung officials ng POC..hihih!
bakit pa kaya nagpalaro ng Vleague kung ang purpose eh magpalaro lang?siyempre kailangan maadiscover ng new talents..pero Thai Import pala ang nadiscover!mga bobo talaga ang ilan sa mga pinoy!
@KITAJIMA!: Maganda ang mga insights mo. You could be a good writer…
Maybe we can settle for a compromise. Go for “imports” to make the Shakey’s V-League as exciting as it is. But I hope this wouldn’t become a trend for the UAAP Volleyball. If we start seeing “imports” in the UAAP, then volleyball will just become like basketball in the country. And this is both good and bad I think…
At thE enD the show would aLwayz be iN the HearT of the pLayers.
LeT us reSpect those thai imports anD continue to support/admIreD FiLipinA beauties and talents!
take a look at the spark in their eyes they loved and enjoyed every part of the game, that’s how worth it to watched. So there’s nothing to argue about~~
o ano Ateneo dati may THAILANDER na IMPORT kayo and then ngayon amerikano naman kaso BOBO. Ust is the best team of all. Ang yabang mo PASCUAL kapag ibang team ang nakalaban nyo like NU, Ue, UP,etc. pero pag ust ang nakaharap nyo parang umiiyak kayo.Ust galingan nyo at sana walang makatalo sa inyo.Ur the best team of all.
well, seeing imports in a team is not quite a good thing too see. Like the others say in this site, i too agree on those who use imports to win or something like that but its not good to pin-point to that team and hate them because they are importing someone from someplace to play in their team. There are situations that each of us must undergo and find ways to pass that situation and maybe one of these things are “importing” players. As i can see in Crystal(the import of ateneo), she is really big but not that good in playing volleyball. To be honest, I go for the lady eagles not for i am an atenian too but for i see good things in them and their passion in the game. I maybe a “pathetic” person but I’m sure because i see their passion in the game and shows their hardwork in playing the game. Like char soriano, she is a good player and i see her do most of the scoring for her team because she wont allow to waste her effort in all her hardwork for the team and if you dont mind CHA-CHA , d nman s pinapanigan ko ang ateneo or sumthing, iba ung asta mo s ateneo especially ky bea pascual. Diskarte n un ni bea ung “look” nya, sa totoo lng, mgnda ung ginagwa nya kc d xa maiintimidate ng kalaban nla kc kpag nsa court k na, kanya-kanyang diskarte n yan ano ang mga plano at style mo. Isa pa, wla akong pinapanigan sa lahat ng teams d2, kht ust go ako s knla. Ang problema d2, ur stuckd up in ust kya mo yn nssbi ung mga ganyan. Well, lol, all I can say is, we should support every team in our country pra umasenso tayo at god bless us all, maybe each meber of every team mkkbilang s olympycs or sumthing like that, hahaha.. sounds funny right but if we suport all of them, yan, gagaling tau and hopefully sana “one” of the players can read this pra “ma-enlighten” sila..hehe, well, lol it is.. Go mga pinoys n pinays..go for go!
whoooo! i dont care kng cno manalo o matalo bsta go!! hehehe whooo!! i love you charo soriano at bea pascual!! whoooo!! visit kau d2 s davao, my treat sa accomodation sa marco polo hotel!! whoooooooooo!!!!
bt b kelangan palaging my laitan, siraan, asaran s mga players or team? E bat hinde kau ang mglaro h tignan natin cnu magaling!!! hmpf
.,?jaroensri bualee…hmmp….i want to be her teamate someday……
charo I think is very young really to be working after her season in uaap.I think she should enjoy at the penacle of the sports shes into,shes now very popular in womens volleyble in this era now, she should grab every opportunity at hand, she could earn more from indorsement and commercials, she can even help the Philippine Nat’l Team elevate on the top in womens volleyball asia. Working after graduation can wait, but being a volleyballplayer while you were still young was i think a experience and adventure for once in a lifetime and a rare opportunity for a person to achieve.So to Miss charo Soriano-we,your fans are looking forward to see you play in the future after your graduation, you make us happy and interested in watching volleyball live and even in our tv sets, we hope to see you soon in v-league conference next year or even in 2010, we enjoy watching you in the court and tv interviews you had for the past couple of months. Youre pretty, lovable, smart and nice person and we hope that you will stay that way either, more power to you and to ur volleyball career, May God blessed you always,we youre fans loves you very much gud luck charo soriano
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go ateneo go ateneo go ateneo
ateneo d’best among d ‘best
Teka asan na nga ba ang mahal kong si Pascual? Kung andun sya sana nung season 6 V-League they don’t have to import players from Thailand like Sontaya!
You have a nice blog here.