SOMETHING has changed within Myla Pablo over the last month as one of Petro Gazz’s lead outside hitters.
Since Jonah Sabete’s brief injury layoff, Pablo has emerged as the ace up Koji Tsuzurabara's sleeves as the Petro Gazz head coach was forced to shuffle his deck in the PVL All-Filipino Conference.
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The former PVL MVP has normed 10.5 points on a 32.18 percent attacking efficiency as the Angels’ zoomed to the top of the standings before the Christmas break with five wins in six matches.
Those numbers represent a staggering rise from his meager averages in both the 2024 Reinforced Conference (1.9 ppg) and 2024 All-Filipino (1.0). She was used sparingly in both conferences.
Such a strong run of form allowed her to regain the one thing she’s been longing for all these years: her confidence.
“Ngayong 2024, nakuha ko na ‘yung confidence ko sa sarili ko,” said Pablo. “‘Yun talaga ‘yung hinahanap ko. Kaya nga sabi ko sa mga setters ko na bigyan niyo lang ako ng kumpyansa sa loob ng court, aatakehin ko, papatayin ko kahit nag-aadjust ako."
She’s been left out on the sidelines waiting far too long to get another shot as one of the league’s longtime veteran pillars.
Now that she's back in form, Pablo won’t let this chance slip any further.
“Kung ‘di ako nagamit nu’ng two conferences, kailangang makabawi ako this All-Filipino [Conference] for the management na rin and sa mga sumusuporta sa akin.”
With a long holiday break ahead, preserving her red-hot form will be the top priority as she looks to return to action in 2025 as if she never took a break.
'Working holiday'
"For next year, 'yung mga games namin, we know naman na mahaba 'yung break namin pero magttraining pa rin kami. 'Di naman na kailangan sabihan 'yung teammates namin na mag-work out," Pablo said.
"Kailangan talaga alam namin sa sarili namin kung paano imaintain yung katawan namin for our next games next year."
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