PLDT’s Rald Ricafort will coach Team Heart, while Cignal’s Shaq delos Santos takes charge of Team Hustle in the 2026 PVL Volleyball All-Star Showcase set on May 1 in Candon City.
The league formalized the coaching assignments on Thursday, handing the reins to the two tacticians who steered the MVP Group sister squads to the top of the All-Filipino Conference standings at the end of the preliminaries.
Ricafort guided the High Speed Hitters to a 7-2 record to claim the No. 1 spot, while delos Santos kept the Super Spikers right on their heels at 6-3 for second-place.
Attention now shifts to the players who will complete both rosters.
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Fan voting for the starting units remains open until April 11, with the first seven set to be revealed two days later.
The remaining spots will be filled through a broader selection process involving coaches, players, team managers, the PVL Control Committee, referees and technical officials, broadcast and production staff, and the PVL Press Corps, with final lineups to be announced on April 20.
Tai, Sydney to coach Spikers' Turf All-Stars
The men’s side mirrors the same formula.
Criss Cross head coach Tai Bundit has been tapped to lead Team Passion, while Savouge’s Sydney Calderon will coach Team Power following their own 1-2 finish in the Spikers’ Turf Open Conference prelims.
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