… says players gelling nicely

 By Clifton Ross

AHEAD of the 3rd annual Inter-Guiana Games (IGG) which gets underway from February 25 in French Guiana, national volleyball coach Levi Nedd said he wants to use the games to assess the next crop of players who will form the core of the national team.

Nedd, who is also the president of the Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF) told Chronicle Sport yesterday, that he was quite optimistic about the Guyanese players giving a good account of themselves, come next week when the IGG commences.

“I feel confident in the males and I know the females will do better this year. We are strong with our attack and I’m excited over the males because I’ve seen some improvemmts in them. We did a lot of gelling and we had training sessions which we went through to make sure everyone is ready,” Nedd stated.

The two teams, 12 males and 10 females have undergone weeks of preparation in Berbice and in Demerara. Nedd, regarding the possibility of the females playing better than the previous years said he expected good performances from this batch of ladies.

“I think the females will do well this year because they have continued their training and developmental works in order to improve their game. I think we have everything in place, I just want us to work on our attack and service reception while the other areas like blocks will come into play,” the coach pointed out.

A former Guyana volleyball player in his youthful days, the GVF president said overall, this year’s IGG will be used as a measuring stick for players who could possibly be the next batch of national stars for Guyana going forward; especially with the GVF heavily scouting for players.

“It’s extremely important that the next generation for Guyana stars to get proper nurturing and with this team this year, I’m really looking forward to making them the nucleus of Guyana’s volleyball team for the future,”  Nedd ended.

Meanwhile, the coach said the players will continue their individual training in Berbice and in the city as they prepare to wing out for French Guiana next week ahead of the 2020 IGG which ends on March 1.