Junior women’s national team has to go through eliminations, and the best teams will fight for medals in Ankara, in term 18th -26th of August. On Thursday the 12-person team of the polish players will travel to Bardejovo (Slovakia), in order to play three matches against the local team.
“I do not know how many official and training matches we will have. The organizers will decide about it” – said coach of the polish team Andrzej Peć. Polish junior women’s national team will return to the country on Saturday afternoon.
The 12 players who will perform against Slovakia will also play at the European Championships’ qualification tournament in Mohylewo (Belarus), in term 11th – 15th of April.
The rivals of Andrzej Peć’s team are: Belarus, France, Lithuania, Latvia, and Germany. The winner will promote to the final tournament in Ankara. Furthermore, the second and the third team will have the next chance during the tournaments in July.
Polish national team for the sparring matches against Slovakia and the European Championships’ qualification tournament in Mohylewo – setters: Natalia Gajewska, Ewelina Tobiasz; spikers: Patrycja Flakus, Iga Chojnacja; middle position players: Agnieszka Kąkolewska, Ewelina Janicka, Karolina Szymańska; receivers: Aleksandra Wójcik, Paulina Głaz, Natalia Struzik, Julia Twardowska; libero players: Anna Korabiec.