00:00 The medal for the Chocomucho Flying Titans in the Premier Volleyball League is a rare sight.
00:05 They were able to win a medal in their first international tournament this year
00:10 with five volleyball clubs in Asia.
00:13 For CMFT coach Jesse Lopez,
00:16 because of the system of head coach Dante Alinsunurin,
00:19 Chocomucho is slowly getting closer.
00:22 Kea Sunsor is back.
00:26 They have been preparing for only two weeks.
00:30 Chocomucho Flying Titans were able to win a medal
00:33 in the 2023 VTV International Women's Volleyball Cup
00:37 held in Lau Kai, Vietnam.
00:39 As a Philippine team representative,
00:41 CMFT awarded the bronze medal in the one-week league
00:45 with three wins and two losses for a total of nine points.
00:49 Flying Titans were greeted by Kansai University of Social Welfare from Japan
00:54 who qualified for fourth place,
00:56 Suwon City of South Korea in fifth place,
00:59 and last place in Australia,
01:01 which is a close call to win the medal.
01:03 According to CMFT coach Jesse Lopez,
01:05 seven months after head coach Dante Alinsunurin implemented their system,
01:10 Chocomucho has already adjusted.
01:12 The team's improvement is already there.
01:16 There's just a little bit of a lack,
01:18 but at least the system that coach Dante wants to adapt,
01:22 we've already got it.
01:24 Although it's not physical that Lopez is with the team,
01:27 he still observed Chocomucho's game well.
01:30 He was able to pass their group's silver
01:33 because he saw that they can beat Vietnam 2
01:36 that they beat in five sets in the preliminary round.
01:40 The team of Chocomucho is...
01:43 We always lack when it comes to crucial...
01:47 crucial...
01:48 Endgame, let's call it.
01:50 So that's what we should do.
01:53 Going to the next conference, the PBL.
01:55 But I think they can do it.
01:57 They can easily follow it
01:59 as long as they are willing to work hard and participate.
02:04 Because later on, they will overcome it
02:07 as long as they are used to that situation
02:10 that they need a solution.
02:12 Because no matter who is a good coach,
02:15 even if we give feedback,
02:17 they can't solve it right away.
02:19 Unless the player himself
02:21 has made a solution to solve it.
02:24 Because they are the ones inside the court.
02:26 Although there is no break
02:28 from their 7th place finish
02:30 of the Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference campaign
02:33 last month,
02:34 Lopez still enjoyed the foreign exposure
02:36 of the Women's Volleyball Squad
02:38 that he served as a coach.
02:40 And this is what Alonso Nuri always wanted
02:43 in his training program.
02:45 He started in the men's and women's
02:49 of the ASEAN University Games.
02:51 We won gold in 2018.
02:55 We beat Thailand.
02:57 Then, we won silver in the last ASEAN 2019.
03:01 If you can see,
03:03 there are always awards there.
03:05 Best outside hitter, best middle blocker.
03:07 It's the same pattern of awards.
03:11 Because look at the award we got.
03:13 Best attacker, Sissy.
03:15 Last time, Brian was the best attacker.
03:17 Then, Malabu was the best middle blocker.
03:19 Then, Madayag became the best middle blocker.
03:21 So, if you can see,
03:23 the program that the coaches
03:25 and staffs are making is for the international.
03:28 This bronze is the first medal of Choco Mucho
03:32 from their tournaments
03:34 inside and outside the Philippines.
03:36 Aside from this,
03:37 there are also individual awards
03:39 that Sissy Rondina got as the best outside hitter.
03:42 Along with Tamura Hikaru of JATAN
03:44 and Maddy Madayag as the best middle blocker.
03:46 Along with Lethan Thuy of the champion team Vietnam 1.
03:49 They will try to double this
03:51 in their performance in the second PBL All-Filipino Conference
03:55 that will start in October.
03:57 Kaya sa nasyong, PTV Sports.
