2006 Men’s World Championship – Trinidad and Tobago
What the coaches said (FIVB)
05/24/2005
Port of Spain, Trinidad May 24, 2005 - Trinidad and Tobago's head coach Gideon Dickson sounded very confident about the chances of his side advancing to the second round of the 2006 Men's World Championship in the Norceca region ahead of the 2006 World Championship first round tournament - Norceca Group B at the St Augustine Campus of the University of the West Indies, which starts on Wednesday.

Only the winner of the five-team tournament will advance to the second round and Dickson is expecting nothing else other than victory for his side as he and the four other coaches were introduced to the media during a press conference on the eve of the event.
Pic: The five coaches during the press conference (from left to right): Andrew Culpepper, Gideon Dickson, Brian Louisy, Albert Loblack, Glen Quinlan
Here is what the coaches said:

Gideon Dickson (T & T): "On paper we are expected to finish first and I have no doubt that we are going to win. My main concern is to improve with every match. All the games start at zero and we are going to do our best. St. Lucia is expected to be our main contender and we are glad they are here."

Andrew Culpepper (Anguilla): "For us this is going to be a learning experience. It has been four years since we played. I don't expect anything spectacular. We are ready to do our best. It is going to be a great experience."

Brian Louisy (St. Lucia): "St. Lucia comes with expectations to make the next round. We are going to be competitive. We see all the teams as good challengers and I hope we are going to be in the next round."

Albert Loblack (Dominica): "We are looking forward to this opportunity. I really think we have a lot of talent. My goal is to play good Volleyball and hope for the best."

Glen Quinlan (St. Kitts): "We believe the games are played on the court and because of that also decided on the court. There has been surprises in the past and surprises can happen."

The opening days play sees Santa Lucia play Dominicana at 16:00 (local time) followed by Trinidad and Tobago taking on Anguilla at 20:00. St Kitts has the bye.

None of the five teams in this tournament hold an official FIVB world ranking.
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