MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.internet
Jen Nierva knew that with Chery Tiggo battling a formidable PLDT crew that has the prolific Savi Davison, the Crossovers would wish to play quite a lot of protection to win.
A protection that she was very keen to guide.
Article continues after this commercial
Armed with a six-page scouting report on the PLDT offense she herself wrote, Nierva was all around the ground on Tuesday and led a blunting of the Excessive Velocity Hitters as Chery Tiggo dealt Davison and the beforehand unscathed Excessive Velocity Hitters a 25-12, 25-23, 20-25, 25-22 beating at Sensible Araneta Coliseum.
“I began my day watching PLDT [tapes] and I’ve six pages of how I might be taking part in them at present,” Nierva mentioned. “That’s one thing new that I did at present that actually labored and I noticed that it’s actually efficient while you examine your opponent, while you actually learn them.
Glittering numbers
“It was simpler to maneuver contained in the courtroom when you understand how your foe might be shifting,” Nierva added after defending the Crossovers’ ground with 17 wonderful digs and 16 wonderful receptions.
Article continues after this commercial
The Crossovers are additionally crammed with efficient hitters that took care of the offense constantly, and so the defensive specialist knew that she needed to shine the way in which she is aware of how.
“The previous few video games, I used to be simply watching and didn’t write something down, so I feel I absorbed the plan higher once I wrote it down,” she informed the Inquirer in a separate interview. “I received to recollect higher on the courtroom what I wrote as a result of I used to be additionally drawing the place their assaults and serves had been going.”
It was not one thing completely new for the crack libero as she recalled doing it beforehand as effectively, saying “I ended doing it and simply considered doing it once more.”
And it couldn’t have come at a greater time because the Crossovers rose to 3-1 to tie their victims. Seeing the massive increase that it gave the workforce, Nierva plans to proceed doing the identical preparation shifting ahead.
Finding out her opponents is one thing Nierva discovered in her stint with Alas Pilipinas.
Watching movies
“Now, what I wish to do is watch my sport and what strikes I’m nonetheless missing and skim the opponent extra and apply it on the courtroom,” the Nationwide College product mentioned. “I noticed our movies from Alas the place we had been learning and discussing; It’s completely different simply having the coaches feed us ways and it’s completely different when us teammates feed one another data.
“Truly, throughout our warmup, I instantly locked into the sport and shared directions like ‘these are their tendencies,’ so I feel it actually helped,” Nierva mentioned.
Cess Robles led Chery Tiggo with 17 factors with Ara Galang including 13 factors and Shaya Adorador and Pauline Gaston including 11 and 10 factors, respectively. INQ
