{"id":1340,"date":"2023-12-31T16:49:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-31T16:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.claristiq.com\/?p=1340"},"modified":"2024-02-28T00:32:15","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T00:32:15","slug":"tight-contests-expected-in-ecva-female-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stluciavolleyball.org\/?p=1340","title":{"rendered":"Tight Contests Expected in ECVA Female Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1340\" class=\"elementor elementor-1340\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0729228 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0729228\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e98017 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e98017\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tight Contests Expected in ECVA Female Competition<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-045fd3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"045fd3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px;\">Seven East Caribbean senior female teams gathered in St. Johns to commence the competition for sub regional supremacy.<\/p><p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px;\">St. Lucia the defending Champs are joined by St. Kitts\/Nevis, Grenada, Bermuda, St. Martin, St. Maarten and hosts Antigua\/Barbuda.<\/p><p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px;\">The defending champs are aware of their opponents\u2019 desire to dethrone them but promised that this will not be an easy task. \u00a0Coach Kendall Charlery was brimming with confidence prior to the start of the games. \u201cWe have our title to defend and we are prepared to put our best foot forward. We have been working hard for the past couple months and \u00a0we have been also been boosted by the presence of one of our US based college players in Lisa Casimie She is flanked by a combination of youth and experienced hence I would say that we are well ready for the challenge\u201d, he stated.<\/p><p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px;\">Short on preparation but stacked with experience, coach Raphael Brathwaite thinks that Grenada has the wherewithal to pull off the championship this time around. \u201cOur first goal is to win and our girls are in high spirits so I expect that they will give a good account of themselves and once that happens we will be in prime position, he intimated.<\/p><p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px;\">Ivance Richardson Assistant Coach of Dutch St. Maarten is banking on his team\u2019s defense to see him all the way to the top. \u201cWe going to take this game one step at a time and we are looking forward for our libero Tivona Trotman to lead the defense and forced our opponents into error\u201d, he predicted<\/p><p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px;\">Meanwhile coach of the St. Martin, David Williams used the term \u201cFull Confidence\u201d to describe their motivation coming to Antigua to take back the trophy. \u201cI believe in my team and I know that we have good players and one would pay dearly if they underestimate us. 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St. Kitts\/Nevis, Grenada, Bermuda, St. Martin, St. Maarten and hosts Antigua\/Barbuda.<\/p>\n<p>The defending champs are aware of their opponents\u2019 desire to dethrone them but promised that this will not be an easy task.  Coach Kendall Charlery was brimming with confidence prior to the start of the games. \u201cWe have our title to defend and we are prepared to put our best foot forward. We have been working hard for the past couple months and  we have been also been boosted by the presence of one of our US based college players in Lisa Casimie She is flanked by a combination of youth and experienced hence I would say that we are well ready for the challenge\u201d, he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Short on preparation but stacked with experience, coach Raphael Brathwaite thinks that Grenada has the wherewithal to pull off the championship this time around. \u201cOur first goal is to win and our girls are in high spirits so I expect that they will give a good account of themselves and once that happens we will be in prime position, he intimated.<\/p>\n<p>Ivance Richardson Assistant Coach of Dutch St. Maarten is banking on his team\u2019s defense to see him all the way to the top. \u201cWe going to take this game one step at a time and we are looking forward for our libero Tivona Trotman to lead the defense and forced our opponents into error\u201d, he predicted<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile coach of the St. Martin, David Williams used the term \u201cFull Confidence\u201d to describe their motivation coming to Antigua to take back the trophy. \u201cI believe in my team and I know that we have good players and one would pay dearly if they underestimate us. 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