MANILA – Angel Canino of De La Salle Zobel Junior Lady Spikers stood out in the expansion tryouts conducted by the Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas, Inc. for the national women’s seniors and U-23 pool recently at the Arellano University gym in Pasay City.
Despite being one of the youngest in the tryout, the Bacolod City native Canino played like a veteran that she caught the attention of national women’s volleyball team mainstays Alyssa Valdez and Ilongga Abigail Marano.
Canino, who led the Junior Lady Spikers in UAAP juniors volleyball championship last December, said that it was a thrilling experience for her to join the veterans in the national team tryouts.
“Super laki ng opportunity ko na makarating dito, even if tryouts lang po siya,” said Canino. “Ang sarap ng feeling na andito ka sa tryouts, makikita po ang mga idol mo po tapos makikita rin nila kung ano ang kaya mo.”
The former Bacolod Tay Tung High School player added: “Malaking confidence boost din siguro ‘yung naging champion kami sa (UAAP juniors) kaya nakarating kami dito sa tryouts.
If ever Canino gets chosen, she can be part of the national squad that will participate in major international competitions this year including the Asian U-23 Championships in Hanoi, Vietnam in July and the Southeast Asian Games in November./PN
