Steve Rotter ‘excited’ to help PH return to SEA Games men’s volleyball podium

Steve Rotter throughout Philippine group coaching forward of the Southeast Asian Video games in Cambodia. MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER

MANILA, Philippines—Steve Rotter might have simply arrived within the nation only a few months in the past however he is aware of what the Philippine males’s volleyball group is able to in its bid to redeem itself within the upcoming thirty second Southeast Asian Video games.

Rotter, one among three Filipino-American recruits by the Philippine Nationwide Volleyball Federation, stated that their rebuilding roster has what it takes to reclaim the nation’s place on the rostrum they usually simply must be on the identical web page when their marketing campaign begins on Wednesday in opposition to defending champion Indonesia at Indoor Olympic Stadium.

“We’re not taking it flippantly. We all know what’s at stake, we all know what are our capabilities and what we are able to do,” Rotter, who had a two-week coaching camp with the group in Japan, informed INQUIRER.web.  “We labored very arduous to get to the place we’re proper now. We simply need to put the items collectively for the primary stage.”

“Japan positively taught our group quite a bit. Extra technical stuff that we would have liked to work on, taught us methods to be a group, do every thing collectively, and taught us methods to simply be aggressive and wanna win. That’s our coach’s approach of instructing us,” he added.

The 6-foot-6 reverse spiker, who performed for runner-up Cotabato within the Spikers’ Turf Open Convention, is raring to create his personal mark for the nationwide group program, which misplaced the core of the previous two editions of the SEA Video games after Bryan Bagunas and Marck Espejo begged off and former coach Dante Alinsunurin was let go by the federation.

“I’m excited. I’m simply making an attempt to place my mark as a participant to everybody’s watching, to point out that we’re right here to win, I’m right here to win and we would like a spot on that podium,” stated Rotter, who was chosen from the Fil-Am nation’s tryout in California.

For a first-time nationwide group campaigner, it wasn’t arduous for Rotter to get alongside together with his teammates and be taught the Philippine volleyball type of play.

“My relationship with the group has been very easy, everybody’s been welcoming making an attempt to take as a lot English to me as I can’t actually perceive any Tagalog,” he stated. “Philippine volleyball is certainly completely different from the US. It’s sooner, extra trick performs. You all the time need to look left and proper. I’ll by no means know who they’re gonna set as a result of they’re in every single place. Nevertheless it helped my sport as a result of I’ve now seen a number of forms of offenses. So something that different nations would throw, hopefully, I’ll be ready for it.”

Bringing again the group to the rostrum will probably be powerful for the Nationals as they’re additionally slated with host and reigning bronze medalist Cambodia, which they face on Thursday earlier than wrapping up the elimination spherical in opposition to Singapore the following day. Solely the highest two groups from every group advance to the semifinals.

“Coach (Sergio Veloso) has talked to fairly extremely all of them. They’re all good groups,” Rotter stated. “Cambodia with the house turf. I’m wanting ahead to a packed home as a result of that’s what everybody goals of enjoying all these high-level groups with everybody watching you.”

Aside from all the time giving his greatest effort, Rotter additionally guarantees to flash his smile contained in the courtroom and exude a optimistic outlook.

“For the followers you’ll be able to positively (count on) a really aggressive group however it’s nonetheless a bit goofy and a bit smiling right here and there. As a result of me smiling means I’m very optimistic and having time but additionally in headspace,” he stated.

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