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Cignal HD SPikers’ Vanie Gandler all over a PVL All-Filipino Conference sport. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web
MANILA, Philippines — Vanie Gandler has agreed to a long-term contract extension with the Cignal HD Spikers forward of the following PVL convention.
Gandler, who joined the HD Spikers two years in the past, made up our minds to stick for excellent and continue to grow together with her first professional group.
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“I’m very thankful, of course to be given this opportunity by Cignal because they’ve helped me a lot, they’ve contributed a lot to my growth in the past two years in the past two years in the pros and I’m really excited to grow with them,” Gandler instructed the journalists on Friday at TV5 Media Center.
“They also welcomed me and allowed me to grow into my own person. They accepted me and was able to really blossom with them.”
The outdoor spiker out of Ateneo stated it used to be a very simple determination to signal a longer take care of the HD Spikers, decided to deal with unfinished industry — profitable a championship.
Vanie Gandler all over a freelance signing with Cignal HD Spikers forward of the brand new PVL convention. –HANDOIUT
“My job with the team isn’t done. We’ve been trying to reach the championship. We’re almost there but not quite yet, so hopefully, we’re able to reach it soon,” stated Gandler.
“A championship, nothing more, nothing less. Like I always said, the championship is always the goal and that’s what Cignal has been eying for many years and we’re very hungry for one. It’s not gonna be easy, but I know we have the players, we have the talent, we have the tools that we need. We just need to keep pushing each other and building from what we have now.”
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After being depended on through Cignal to be a big key participant for the following years, Gandler vows to paintings tougher and assist her group upward push from lacking the quarterfinals within the 2024-25 PVL All-Filipino Conference.
“I’m really gonna work hard and contribute as much as I can. I know that it won’t always be smooth. There will be times, conferences, where we’re gonna struggle a little bit more than others but we all know that it’s all really part of the journey. Throughout my whole volleyball career, I’ve seen that. I’ve had years, seasons where my performances were low but it always motivated me more,” she stated.
“The next conference I’m really able to push myself more. I’m just really excited for not just the accomplishments we’re gonna achieve but how much I can learn and grow through the hurdles that we’re gonna pass.”
The 24-year-old spiker has relished her expansion underneath trainer Shaq Delos Santos and he or she appears ahead bettering her chemistry with Dawn Macandili-Catindig, Ishie Lalongisip, Jackie Acuña, Gel Cayuna, and Rose Doria-Aquino, in addition to learners Erika Santos, Tin Tiamzon, Ethan Arce, and Heather Guino-o.
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“I think everyone can see how much I’ve grown in terms of skill because with the help of my coaches, coach Shaq, I always tell everyone is a really good coach. He really knows how to develop a player’s skill and more than that, also I guess my maturity,” stated Gandler.
“I’m happy that my teammates trust me enough to allow me to lead in a way. I guess I’ve just become more confident in playing and in leading because of the teammates that I have. It’s an open communication with everyone and everyone’s really just trying to help each other become the best versions of ourselves.”
