Vball men in tough Pan Am group

This country’s senior men’s volleyball squad has been drawn in a tough four-team pool for the Seventh Men’s Pan American Cup carded for Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from July 16 to 21. When the draw was made earlier this week, T&T ranked 33rd in the world and coming off at impressive showing at the Norceca Olympic Qualifiers in Long Beach, California in May where it placed seventh was grouped with Argentina, Canada and Dominican Republic. The Argentines are the highest world ranked team in the group at eighth, while Canada is 18th and Dominican Republic, 43rd. Four-time champion and reigning Olympic gold medal winners’ USA, currently ranked sixth in the world faces top ranked team and defending champion Brazil, Venezuela (No 16) and Mexico (No 23) in Pool B. 

 

 

T&T will be making its fourth appearance at the Pan Am Cup, having finished in sixth spot in its three previous appearances (2006-2008). USA is the most successful team in the tournament having won four times (2006, 2008, 2009, 2010), while Mexico was the other winner in 2007. On completion of the one-week competition, the national men’s team will journey straight to St Croix, US Virgin Islands where it will defend its Senior Caribbean Championship crown from July 16 to 21. T&T under the guidance of coach Gideon Dickson and captain, Nolan Tash, his brother won the title last year for the first time in Suriname.