FOR coach Emilio Reyes Jr. of the RC Cola Army, it’s a big challenge to keep a team’s winning tradition intact, especially when the team boasts of battle-tested players competing with much younger opponents in the country’s premier professional volleyball league.
Again backed by ARC Refreshments Corporation, the licensed bottler of RC Cola International in the Philippines, the RC Cola Army Lady Troopers return to the Philippine Superliga with its sights set on taking home the All-Filipino Conference crown and a possible third straight title.
Since rejoining the league earlier this year, the team has already won two straight championships—the PSL Invitational Conference held from February to April and the Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup in May.
The RC Cola Army Lady Troopers have since gone undefeated in the current conference, notching five straight wins to sustain the momentum of its shock upset of Thai squad EST Cola in the PSL Invitational Cup.
But more than having championship caliber players, what sets the RC Cola Army Lady Troopers apart is their teamwork and winning attitude.
Reyes said one factor that has become a key contributor to their successes in the past is the motivation that his team gets from ARC. “They have been very supportive,” he said. “We try to repay the support of ARC Chairman Alfredo Yao, Senior Marketing Services Manager Rizza Alfonso, and Team Manager Japeth Sanchez with our best effort in representing the company in the PSL.”
He added: “My team and RC Cola both have the same winning tradition. We always strive for a win-win situation, not just for RC Cola, not just for the Army, but for both organizations.”
Reyes also promised fans that RC Cola Army team will stay competitive and give volleyball fans good entertainment, every game.
