The finals of the Volley School-Trofeo Acea tournament will be staged on Wednesday 29 May 2024 at the Palazzetto dello Sport in Viale Tiziano in Rome, at the PalaLuiss and at the Palazzetto di Villa Flaminia, the epilogue of the triumphant 31st edition of the event organized by Fipav Lazio.
The last matches have designated the finalist teams that will be able to play for the titles. If on the one hand there are those who are already accustomed to matches like this, such as Liceo Vivona, Pacinotti-Archimede, IIS Croce Aleramo and IIS Labriola, on the other, for many, it is an opportunity special. Majorana, Democritus, Da Vinci and Carlo Emery find themselves in the second or even first final of their history.
The teachers of the protagonist schools themselves tell us about their emotions on the eve of the finals.
The Junior Men’s category will certainly have an unprecedented winner. The trophy will be contested by Carlo Emery (in his first final) and Da Vinci who have ever managed to bring home the trophy.
“This final is not a coincidence, in fact, for years- Professor Ruggeri of Carlo Emery explains to us – the manager Anna Maria Logoteta is committed to giving ample space to the school’s sports sector. Thanks to this opportunity we managed to create a strong team with the boys who blended perfectly, creating a united and solid group. I want to underline how happy I am for the kids, because they are truly making an important journey which, in my opinion, will also be useful to them outside of the sporting-scholastic context.”
Leonardo da Vinci came close to winning the Men’s Open category last year, which it narrowly missed out on, and is now looking for redemption. The boys’ journey was managed in two different phases by Prof. Di Bella and Prof. Barbaro, a passing of the baton that has a profound meaning, in line with the spirit of sharing of the tournament. Piergiorgio Di Bella tells us about it himself.
“Professor Barbaro holds a professorship, while I am a temporary worker. However, he decided to give me the opportunity to manage the junior men’s team and I took care of the boys until they reached the round of 16. After this phase I felt the need to leave the command to the prof. Barbaro, as a thank you for giving me the chance to coach this wonderful group. We are experiencing strong emotions, both I and him, because last year’s defeat still hurts.”
“We don’t underestimate anything and we are preparing the final as best we can – underlined prof. By Bella –. We periodically play friendly matches and often bring the boys together, so as to be ready for this very heartfelt event.”
In the Junior Female category we find Majorana and teacher Lucia Savini who is living this wonderful experience with great enthusiasm.
“There are so many emotions, almost bringing tears to the eyes, not only on my part, but also on the girls’ part. We didn’t have these expectations, the Junior category involves the whole school in some way, therefore, in a certain sense, it is even more difficult than the Open category in which all members can participate. We will have a lot of cheering, because now the whole school is experiencing this tournament with great participation, we hope to do well, but for us this is already a great result. We are preparing the final a lot on the tactical side, obviously whoever played the most will probably be the starter. We are also working hard on the choreographic side, creating t-shirts, banners and posters that can be a stimulus for the whole team.”
Democrito, after the en plein in the Beach Volleyball School-Acea Trophy, will try to oust Croce Aleramo from the throne and win the indoor title in the women’s Open for the first time. Prof. Donato, who coaches the girls, was positively surprised by the winning path achieved so far and does not hide a good dose of emotion.
“As a man of sport, I can only congratulate the organizers of this initiative, it is a truly well done tournament and it has within it projects that go beyond sport and represent values. The victory in the semi-final was a bit unexpected, but it was really exciting to achieve this result. We are convinced that we can do well, because one of our best players will return who was unavailable in the semi-final because she was busy in the national finals.”
In the men’s Open, Pacinotti-Archimede and Labriola will compete, both institutes have won at least one of the four categories of the historic Acea Trophy School Volleyball tournament several times.
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