Tall Order for Team Canada
The gangly guys of the Canadian men’s volleyball team are extraordinarily tall, and they need to be – they’ve got the world on their shoulders.
With many of them standing over two metres tall, playing professionally in Europe for eight months of the year and having a star coach to shepherd their development back home, Canada seems well-positioned to be a world contender. But with over 100 countries vying for one of the 12 spots at the 2012 London Olympics, their chances of making it are, unfortunately, rather slim.
This is a sport in which it’s bloody hard to qualify for the Olympics.
“There are 30 to 40 very competitive teams in the world,” said head coach Glenn Hoag, of Gatineau, Quebec. “You have to take it a step at a time. Not to focus on the outcome, but on what to do to obtain the outcome. We’ve been working on that with the guys. They’re a young team. It’s tough to do.”
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