Familiarity makes for smooth buildup for new PVL team Petro Gazz

Petro Gazz coach Jerry Yee.

Newcomer Petro Gazz is ready for spread its wings in its foray into the Premier Volleyball League starting this May.

Angels head coach Jerry Yee said the team is maximizing every second to prepare for the new season which tentatively starts on May 6 with the players committing every ounce of allowed free time they can give.

“We like to be ready as we can be. Of course the other teams have been training hard as well and I hear that they are also practicing every night,” said Yee in Filipino during the team’s launch Friday at Kamayan Edsa.

“All the teams have been maximizing their time and actually it’s been hard to schedule tune-up games this time because we’ve all been pretty busy.”

Petro Gazz is composed of players from De La Salle and College of St. Benilde and all have either played with or against each other the prior years.

Petro Gazz Angels.

And the captains Stephanie Mercado and Chie Saet were both Lady Spikers during their collegiate years.

“They’ve known each other before becoming teammates and so far in practice their transitions in offense and defense have been smooth, so we just have to polish this,” said Yee.

The seasoned coach is confident of the team’s composition and is satisfied with the work they have put in despite the players being tied up to school or their day jobs.

And although the team is new, the players have known each other for a few years already and Yee said that familiarity has been beneficial for the team’s chemistry buildup.

“As for the situation with our team, we will work with all the pieces that we have,” said Yee. “So far every night we haven’t missed a beat.”