{"id":327158,"date":"2026-05-01T02:33:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T21:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=327158"},"modified":"2026-05-01T02:33:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T21:03:51","slug":"players-desperate-to-adapt-to-latest-coaches-in-all-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/01\/players-desperate-to-adapt-to-latest-coaches-in-all-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Players desperate to adapt to latest coaches in All-Star"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Spikers\u2019 Turf Team Passion ahead of the Volleyball All-Star Showcase in Candon, Ilocos Sur. \u2013MARLO CUETO\/INQUIRER.net<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

CANDON CITY \u2014 Criss Cross and Savouge are embracing the chance to learn one another\u2019s cultures through the Volleyball All-Star Showcase on Friday at Candon City Arena in Ilocos Sur.<\/p>\n

The primary-ever Spikers\u2019 Turf All-Star game is ready at 3 p.m., with Savouge coach Sydney Calderon handling a Criss Cross-heavy Team Power and King Crunchers and two-time champion coach Tai Bundit calling the shots for Team Passion, bannered by the Spin Doctors.<\/p>\n

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READ: Spikers\u2019 Turf: Criss Cross outlasts Savouge for first Open title<\/strong><\/p>\n

Calderon shall be handling Criss Cross stars Jude Garcia, Adrian Villados, Noel Kampton, Lloyd Josafat, Kim Malabunga, and Menard Guerrero and her player Louie Ramirez as her starters for Team Power.<\/p>\n

The bench of Team Power features EJ Casa\u00f1a and Vince Lorenzo (AEP-Cabstars), Billie Anima and JM Ronquillo (Alpha Insurance), Jaron Requinton and Ysay Marasigan (Criss Cross), and Jayvee Sumagaysay (VNS All the time Brilliant Laticrete).<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s a brand new experience but additionally exciting. Last season in Spikers\u2019 Turf, they were on the opposite side, and now I\u2019m coaching them. We had time to coach together, especially with the Criss Cross guys, and it\u2019s been fun. They\u2019re easy to handle and really welcoming,\u201d said Calderon in Filipino.<\/p>\n

READ: Spikers\u2019 Turf: Malabunga, Marasigan, Schnake join All-Star forged<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an enormous factor for me that we\u2019re alongside the PVL. We understand how strong the engagement is in women\u2019s volleyball, so hopefully that helps lift men\u2019s volleyball too. We really want more support, especially for the reason that level in Spikers\u2019 Turf keeps improving,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

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Five-time conference MVP Garcia and Game 3 hero Malabunga are embracing Calderon\u2019s system for the All-Star showcase.<\/p>\n

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Spikers\u2019 Turf Team Power ahead of the Volleyball All-Star Showcase in Candon, Ilocos Sur. \u2013MARLO CUETO\/INQUIRER.net<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going all out within the All-Star because that is the perfect of the perfect. We have now to bring our A-game. It\u2019s an enormous opportunity to showcase men\u2019s volleyball,\u201d said Garcia.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re also excited to play under Coach Sydney and show what we are able to do. Hopefully, this brings more support to men\u2019s volleyball within the Philippines. It might probably be an enormous stepping stone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Malabunga, meanwhile, is desperate to mix Calderon\u2019s \u201cgood vibes\u201d approach with Bundit\u2019s \u201cblissful, blissful\u201d system.<\/p>\n

\u201cCoach Sydney\u2019s style is more \u2018good vibes,\u2019 while Coach Tai is more structured, but overall, training was solid. What I\u2019m looking forward to is giving the fans an important game and hopefully inspiring more people to get into volleyball,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Team Passion, under Bundit, shall be led by Savouge\u2019s Mark Calado, Vince Imperial, Giles Torres, and Rikko Marmeto together with his Criss Cross pair Alche Gupiteo and Poy Colinares, and Jau Umandal of Alpha Insurance.<\/p>\n

Comprising Team Passion\u2019s reserves are Nico Almendras, John Philip Pepito, and Gian Glorioso (Criss Cross), Mfena Gwaza and Jay Rack De La Noche (AEP-Cabstars), and Cian Silang (Alpha Insurance).<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really looking forward to this because we\u2019ll enjoy it here, and I also wish to experience Coach Tai\u2019s training, even when it\u2019s only for a short while,\u201d said Calado. \u201cEarlier, I used to be talking to Kuya Jude and we were laughing that even here, we\u2019re still opponents. I actually wanted him as a teammate, but we\u2019re still on opposite sides.\u201d<\/p>\n

Playing under Calderon, Calado knows that her coach will take this All-Star game seriously.<\/p>\n

\u201cCoach is absolutely competitive. I do know that regardless of who\u2019s on her team, she\u2019ll push them to fight hard. So expect us to be very competitive within the upcoming All-Star game,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n