Source: Deporte Total (Peru)

Tuesday, September 29, 2015, 4:14 pm

Peru vs. Venezuela in South American Women’s Volleyball Championship

Peru—Mostly U-18 and U-20 Players—Debuts Against Venezuela

María José Fermi

The South American Women’s Volleyball Championship began today. Venezuela is Peru’s first rival in Group A, which includes Colombia and Paraguay. Despite everything, only two teams will advance to the semifinals.

Once again, Peru is in a tournament with a team of misfits. Although this is an adult tournament this Southern American 2015 team only has five adult players (Uribe, Yllescas, Egoavil, Muñoz y Olemar).

The other nine players are under 18 (Regalado, De la Peña, Guerrero y Sánchez) or under 20 (Leyva, Gómez, Canessa y Almeida). With a limited eligible number of volleyball players, this is a reality that coaches must confront in almost all of the national volleyball leagues, especially for adults.