Ateneo women’s volleyball coach Oliver Almadro bared that his players went through the five stages of grief when UAAP Season 82 was scrapped last March.
Now that even Season 83 was canceled still due to coronavirus pandemic, Almadro, who is a sharp game tactician as he is as a team motivator, said he’s afraid they’d go through the same cycle once again.
“All the stages; first we were in denial,” said the mentor of the Season 81 champions. Season 82 was only four-playing-days-old when imposed lockdowns led to the end of UAAP competitions.
“Until we arrived at acceptance and learned to move forward,” he added.
Training and meeting regularly via online since the quarantine began…
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