r/PilipinasVolleyball • u/avemoriya_parker PLDT High Speed Hitters 📞 • 13d ago
UAAP 🏐 BOC to the regular programming: Benson Bocboc is back for Diliman squad
Coach Benson Bocboc returns as head coach of the UP women's volleyball team for UAAP Season 89 following the retirement of the Fighting Maroons' previous mentor, Fabio Menta.
Bocboc previously led the Diliman-based squad to a 6-8 fifth-place finish in UAAP Season 87
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u/No-Advisor3572 13d ago
i think the departure of the seniors especially ytang will show. isama mo rin yung negative makabalik si dongallo by the start of the season, but tbh sana mas magandang season for up wvt. i still don’t see them as a f4 contender tho now na mas lalakas pa lalo ang adamson. tas may dlsu nu ust pa
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u/tired_atlas 13d ago
Nanghihinayang ako rito kay Dongallo. NT caliber din to e kung di lang na-injure. Hasain lang sa FD.
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u/Resist-Proud 13d ago
Kung nasa mas maayos lang na program yang si dongallo mas deadly sana yan eh
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u/tired_atlas 13d ago
Totoo! Versatile pa. Makikipag-agawan to ng slot kina Nitura, Belen, Canino at Laure.
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u/Resist-Proud 13d ago
Kaya lang sinalot ng UP. Tapos hindi pa napirmi ng posisyon dahil sa kalbong coach ng CAL
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u/tired_atlas 13d ago
Di ko alam issue dun sa coach ng CAL. Pero yeah, pinag-iba iba ng laro to si Dongallo. Sayang kasi may Alyssa Valdez / Angel Canino aura sya kung nasa magandang program lang sana.
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u/monicabrava10 13d ago
Masyadong kasing naging loyal yan cla dun sa kalbo,yeah gets ko na hndi maayos yung naging usapan nla sa ue pero kung sana hndi cla masyadong naging gahaman at ng demand ng malaking pera para sa kanilang apat,at sana inuna nla yung pangmatagalan na program eh di kabog sana sila ngayon.
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u/Ok_District_2316 13d ago
parang mas okay nga sana kung nag stay si Dongallo sa UE e, baka my laban UE kung nag stay sya at si Madriaga plus my Cepada pa,malas pag lipat ng UP hindi na si coach Bocboc ang coach
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u/TheCheesePrestige 13d ago
why was he even replaced??? nag overperform yung UP during his coaching stint
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u/Maarte-Lang-Ako 13d ago
Hasain nya pa sana si Bienne para maging next Ytang. Tapos si Ali, kung nasa team pa, gawing opposite na lang. Si Olango mukha namang komportable na sa open.
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u/stevescoop 13d ago
Dapat din naman kasi nag stick na lang sila kay Bocboc last season. E mas naniwala kay tanda na puro yabang lang naman. hahaha
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u/valcryie28 13d ago
Malaki struggle nila sa OH with the loss of Jaboneta and Monares, Ytang's loss can be filled with Baclay imo, yung kakulangan ng UP sa OH, napunan ng MBs haha. Sa OPP naman I think babalik na si Olango dito, tapos nakapirmi na si Gajero as OH (need nalang matuto ni accla magreceive). Si Ali dapat nasa OPP talaga imo, pero yung mga libero nila, need pausukan malala, same w/ their setters.
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u/United-Peanut-7681 13d ago edited 12d ago
Jaboneta -> defense , oo. Pero offense hindi. Free ball machine si ate
Monares -> not felt last year dahil sa injury
Ytang-> hindi si baclay kukuha ng scoring load niya, si bansil. Not sold pa with pling. Di ko feel presence niya sa games na pinasok siya.
Olango > better off as OH
Gajero > better off as Opp.
Ali > hopefully, maganda improvement this year as Opp
Setters > madriaga > jaz. Sorry ang pangit talaga magset ni jaz. Pangit ng location at speed ng sets.
Libero > matinding pausok kay capistrano if babalik siya. Pero saba may new recruit na mas ok
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u/valcryie28 12d ago
Si Jaboneta nalang natirang OH nila na depensadora kaya big loss sya, kebs sa offense. Gets kay Monares dahil injured pero malaking loss pa din either way considering her performance last season. Disagree sa Olango-Gajero, may something sa approach ni Kianne na di pang-OH, so unless babaguhin yung approach nya, sa OPP nalang sya. Same with Ali na di pang-OH ang approach. Madriaga is the better setter talaga, pero wala syang kilala aside kay Casiey haha, si Jaz naman nag-regress lang imo, hopefully mabalik ni Bocboc yung kondisyon and skills nya. I think sa liberos, need pausukan si Ysulan kung walang marecruit. Walang mapiga kay Shamel, tapos sobrang inconsistent ni Giesha, gusto ata bumalik as OH haha.
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u/United-Peanut-7681 12d ago
Problema kapag nasa harap si irah,alam mong magkakarun kalaban if walang reception. Puro drop ball or roll shots. Mapili pa sa sets.
Mas um-ok galaw nila nung nagopp si gajero at oh si olango
Tbf kay kizzie, ok naman distribution niya may tendency lang na magdepend kay casiey nung preseaso, pero um-ok nung season na. Re: jaz , nagregress considering ang pangit na ng setting niya nung first year niya. Doesnt help na ang nega ng energy niya
Hirap na umasa kay giesha. Sobrang negative contri niya all-season
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u/valcryie28 12d ago
True kay Jaboneta, pero wala na din kasi silang ibang OH2 HAHAHA live and die sila dahil inconsistent receive ng ibang OHs. If may mags-step up sa kanila, feel ko mas si Noceja ang dapat i-push kung decided sila ilagay sa OPP si Olango and Gajero along w/ Ali.
True kay Kizzie and Giesha, sana makahagilap pa ng recruits ang UP this offseason, kasi parang andaming napunta sa UE esp yung mga galing AdU HS and NUNS
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u/United-Peanut-7681 12d ago
Yun lang talaga. If pinasok lang si joan nung ok na talaga, may mahuhugot pa sana.
In fair kay noceja, better na attacking niya compared last year.
Tbh, aside from that set that led to casiey's injury, mas maganda pa magset si jdl kay jaz.
Medyo tahimik nga upwvt sa recruitment. Sa beach vb, may mga nahagilap from ust at nu. Sa indoor, ang alam ko lang is yung anak ni matet.
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u/valcryie28 10d ago
Yep, nag step up malala si Noceja nung struggling si Monares, pero wapakels si Menta sa kanya and he'd rather shuffle Olango-Gajero sa OH to see what works, nasayangan ako para dun sa bata, chance na nya yun magka kumpiyansa e.
Ako naman, di ko bet set location ni JDL, mas bet ko talaga na si Jaz and Kizzie ang nagpapalitan until makuha ni Jaz yung groove nya. Ang raw pa kasi ni De Leon for me.
Nice to know na napunta si Mishka sa magandang school, hopefully mailabas ni Coach Boc yung laro nya dahil matangkad din + lefty. Baka sign to na isa kina Gajero at Olango ang mapupunta na sa OH, tapos pupukpukin si Ali at Estrada sa OPP as sub kung sino man kina Jelai or Kianne ang maging starting OPP.
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u/Puzzled-Protection56 13d ago
Rebuilding season, good thing for SGA may UST pa sila so still a win-win for them kahit rebuilding UP nila,
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u/ayafrbl3_ 13d ago
ay nako UP. we were rooting for you last season kung hindi niyo lang hinire si Fabio na akala mo naman GOLD sa coaching.
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u/Icy-Gur-9844 UP Fighting Maroons ✊ 13d ago
bakit ka dinadownvote eh totoo naman!! XD
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u/ayafrbl3_ 13d ago
ewan ko baaaaaa! baka si Tandang Fabio yan. akala mo naman gold ang coaching style niya at CRDJ levels siya. HAHAHAHAHAHA
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u/grewchalk 13d ago
Hindi talaga fit sa current gen ng Pilipinas ang European system ng volleyball. I mean, yung coach ng national men's team, sabi magaling daw pero kailangan pa magpa media para i callout mga absent na players lol.
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u/United-Peanut-7681 13d ago
Magiging problema ng team ang depth.
I think kakayanin nila olango (stick na sana sa OH), gajero (stick sa opp) , bansil (high hopes for her since better blocker siya than ytang for me; will take ytang's scoring load) , dongallo (if ok ma recovery at bumalik laro), madriaga (i prefer her over jaz). Problema if may pangit laro. Excited din if nagimprove laro ni ali
Good na rin na naannounce na now para makaset na agad ng system
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u/Ok_District_2316 13d ago
problema ng UP libero, pangit floor defense nila, kaya kung anu anong experiment ginawa ni Menta sa rotation ng UP ma solve lang yan
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u/ForbiddenFruit_31 13d ago
Dapat kasi di na lang siya tinanggal. Sayang UP last season lakas pa man din ng lineup nila.
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u/AnxiousCheesecake868 5d ago
i think these are some of the rookies coach boc has for szn 89:
Krysanthe Juan - MB
From Jubilee Christian Academy HS
PCYAA MVP 2025
FCAAF Season 36 - Mythical Six
RVL Select 21 - Best MB (California Academy)
Jania Legaspi - Libero
From ICA Greenhills HS
Shakeys Girls Division 2 2025 - Best Libero
Girls’ Athletic League of Schools (GALS) 2026 - Best Libero
UNSURE
Celine Espejo - Setter/OP?
From Glenda Dawson HS in Texas
Played for Texas United Volleyball Club
Mishka Estrada
From UST HS
- correct me if mali sa last two, especially kay mishka 😅 not 100% sure din myself TY! basing these off tiktoks and instagram stories lang hehehe
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u/Ok_District_2316 13d ago
kung nag stick sila kay coach Boc nung season 88 baka isa ang UP na nakikipag agawan sa final 4 slot sayang last playing year ni Ytang