National team duties may be over for Valdez

By Peter Atencio

TEAM captain Alyssa Valdez could possibly retire and miss action when the national women’s volleyball team sees action in the Hangzhou Asian Games.

An official of the Philippine National Volleyball Federation raised this possibility as they assembled a new pool of players for the national men’s and women’s squads to the Asiad.

National training director Tonyboy Liao said the national men’s pool has a good selection of players to choose from.

As for the women’s side, Liao said discussions on its roster will have to be undertaken.

“We will play in the Asian Games. But we’re still choosing the lineup. We will have to talk about it,” said Liao.

“We have to sit down and discuss kung ano ang gagawin. She (Alyssa) might retire already from the national team,” he added.

During the last Southeast Asian Games in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, the national women’s team, composed mostly of Creamlime players, saw Valdez sparingly utilized by coach Jorge Souza