THE Fiji Kulawai Junior Women’s volleyball had their initial training session at Binh Dien Long An Club in Vietnam very early on Wednensday. The volleyball team arrived without any accidents with Anaseini Seniloli’s manager picking up the team at the landing field The side went through a tough several hour training session before starting a warm up game against Seniloli’s club end of the day.
Team manager Masilina Raumakita informedthat the girls were adapting fine to the abience in Vietnam upon their arrival. She said they were informed of the aggressiveness and tricks of rival teams. Raumakita said they are working on maximizing everything ladies could understand at Seniloli’s club.
We’ve finally arrived into Ho Chi Minh City, our host, Anaseini’s manager was waiting at the airport to meet and pick us up. The girls had their first training with Anaseini’s club this morning from seven to nine o’clock in the morning and they are all doing good, Raumakita said.
The atmosphere here at Seniloli’s club is cheerfull and the girls are adapting without any problems to it.
She said they had a lot to learn during their training at the club. Raumakita said the focus was to concentrate the players’ attention on the Asian understanding of volleyball.
She said the coaches were working overnight to polish the girls’ tactics. The girls have learnt a lot especially the way the Asians play.
The coaches are reminding the girls on their defensive tactics because these asian girls have a height advantage, Raumakita declared. The Kulawai Junior female team is pooled with Chinese Taipei, Thailand and India at the Asian Junior Volleyball Championship.