Recently, the FIVB World Volleyball Federation has conducted an interview with the President of Philippine Volleyball Federation Ramon Suzara, a person with great influence in the island nation about his goals with volleyball here.
Mr. Ramon Suzara said he was a athlete when he was in college and participated in many different tournaments. Next, he was a gymnastical teacher before becoming an official in the sports industry and was the president and Head of the SEA Games 30 Executive Committee in his home country.
The home volleyball in the Philippines started in 1910 and the beach volleyball was later, around 1992. In recent years this sport has become popular, becoming one of the widely known subjects in this country.
Chairman of the Philippine Football Federation said that in the past, the island volleyball was on the glory podium in the SEA Games in the 80-90s of the last century.
After the Labor Federation was officially established more than a year ago, Mr. Ramon Suzara identified strategic goals. The goals are given specifically for volleyball to participate in continental competitions as well as organize many international tournaments.
Talking about his goals and LDBC in the near future, Mr. Ramon Suzara said that the volleyball will be more and more popular and can be sustainable.
One of the big goals is to find the way to reach the Olympic level, getting a good position in the Asian and world volleyball rankings.
The development of the national team is also the focus in development orientations. A team of coaches, athletes and statistical experts will ensure success in any goal for the Philippine Volleyball team both indoor volleyball and beach volleyball.
The president hoped that the Philippines team would improve their ranking in the next few years because almost did not reach the top 8 strongest teams in Asia. Of course, those goals are further.
It is known that to prepare for the 31st SEA Games in Vietnam, the Philippine volleyball outside Santiago or Valdes has called a lot of athletes born and raised in countries with a development volleyball background to enhance the strength of the national team.