PVL president Ricky Palou revealed that the Philippine National Volleyball Federation is planning to tap the winner of the 2022 Reinforced Conference to represent the country in the upcoming 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia.
Palou shared the federation’s plans during the press conference of the league’s season-ending tournament at the Discovery Suites in Pasig City, Wednesday.
“The PNVF has said that they’ll probably look at the champion of this tournament – the Reinforced tournament to represent the country in the Southeast Asian Games which will be in May. This will be in Cambodia,” said Palou.
If the move pushes through, Palou confirmed that the winning team will be allowed to reinforce its roster with players from different clubs. He also clarified that nothing is final yet.
“Obviously, we have the imports (this conference), so the team may not be that strong so I think we’ll (be) leaving it up to the coaching staff to determine whether they will have additional players just to reinforce,” said Palou.
“But of course, the coaching staff is free to invite additional players to reinforce this.”
The PNVF recently tapped the Creamline Cool Smashers, who were coming off a successful campaign in the Invitational Conference, to represent the Philippines in the Asian Women’s Volleyball Cup and the ASEAN Grand Prix.
