UP coach Jerry Yee. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
There’s a new volleyball tournament in town and it’s reserved for the young ones.
Jerry Yee, the head coach of the University of the Philippines Lady Maroons, will spearhead the Crosscourt Volley Tournament where eight teams from Metro Manila and Laguna will compete to see who among them has the best volleyball aspirants.
CVT will only feature volleyball players aged 13 to 19.
“This is something I’m very passionate about, and through the CVT we hope we can discover the next Alyssa Valdez, the next Kim Fajardo, or the next Jaja Santiago,” said Yee Friday at Wack-Wack Golf and Country Club.
“I’m happy that young players, whether they are varsity players or not, get the chance to show their talents at this stage.”
CVT will be played on July 30 at Badminton City in Manila.
Teams will be divided into two groups and will play single round robin. The top team from each group will get outright slots to the semifinals while the second and third-placed teams will have to duke it out for the remaining two spots.
A P40,000 cash prize await champions while the first runners-up will get P20,000. The third and fourth-placers will get P10,000 and P5,000 respectively.
Yee also invited scouts from the UAAP and NCAA, and semi-professional teams to watch the tournament personally.
Participating teams include Parañaque Under-19, South Aces, Black Jaguars, HUH, Quezon City High School and Hope Christian High School.