Elizabeth Martinez makes debut at FIVB Women’s World Cup - Volleyball News
The 2011 FIVB Women’s Volleyball World Cup is underway in Japan as the tournament was officially opened on November 4 and it is scheduled to complete its run on November 18. Since the start of this campaign, enormous potential has been seen on the centre
court. Athletes from different countries have benefited from the opportunity and displayed their potential. One such player is Dominican Republic’s Brayelin Elizabeth Martinez.
The player turned 15 years last September and is known as the youngest player taking part in the 2011 FIVB Women’s World Cup. She is 1.95 meter tall and has been gifted with long sturdy arms. Martinez has excellent physique and possesses all the qualities,
which convinced team selectors to put her on the team roster.
She proved her efforts at the 2011 FIVB Women’s Junior World Championship held in Peru earlier this year and emerged as the fourth best scorer in her team.
The Brazilian Head Coach of Dominican Republic, Marcos Kwiek made positive remarks about Martinez. He stated: “We have many young players in the development process but Brayelin is the most advanced of them so we decided to bring her with us.That’s the reason
she’s here, we want her to get used to the atmosphere of the big competitions and the World Cup is a unique event for that purpose.”
The current captain of the Dominican Republic, Milagros Cabral labeled labeled Martinez as one “can’t miss prospect”. The veteran player Cabral has an observant eye and comes with the wealth of experience. This is her third FIVB World Cup, which very much
proves her ability to form judgments about young starters with potential. Cabral clearly admitted that she was impressed by Martinez’s performance. In her personal view, talent does not show very often. Martinez is like raw diamond that needs to be cut and
polished. Referring to journalists, she said that soon they will be writing stories about Martinez.
Martinez takes a lot of pride wearing the uniform of senior team and she is enjoying the environment in Japan. She disclosed her thoughts in the following manner: “I am so happy with this opportunity to be with the players of our national team. They treat
me really well and make me feel like I am part of the group. For me it has been a rich experience to come to Japan.”
The good thing about Martinez is that she likes to work. She is very educated and respectful and has a lot of discipline in her personality. There are great things expected from her in the years to come.
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