RI water polo team badly need tryout for SEA Games<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The national water polo team desperately needs a
\ntryout session with a stronger team to prepare itself for the
\nKuala Lumpur Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in September.<\/p>\n
\"Our national team is much stronger than others in the country
\nand it's difficult for PRSI to evaluate its performance. We need
\nto warm up with a better team, at least at a similar level, to
\nenable us to learn more and identify our weaknesses,\" PRSI's
\nwater polo technical committee deputy Andreas Legawa, told The
\nJakarta Post over the phone on Monday.<\/p>\n
\"PRSI has proposed that the National Sports Council (KONI)
\nsend the national team to Japan for an overseas stint in late
\nJuly. But it will depend on KONI's financial situation.\"<\/p>\n
Andreas revealed that most of Indonesia's opponents in the SEA
\nGames had sent their teams abroad for over a month.<\/p>\n
\"Malaysia is training in Armenia, Singapore in Europe, the
\nPhilippines in Australia and Thailand has a training camp in
\nChina.\"<\/p>\n
PRSI tested its players' skills during the just-concluded mini
\nwater polo team national championship at the Bung Karno swimming
\npool.<\/p>\n
Senior players were put into Pelatnas A team, while Pelatnas B
\nfielded junior players.<\/p>\n
\"Both teams comprise the best players from Jakarta, East Java,
\nNorth Sumatra, West Java and Jambi, selected from the Surabaya
\n2000 National Games (PON),\" Andreas said, adding that both teams
\nhad superb victories, with more than 10 points over their rivals.<\/p>\n
\"With such strength, it's hard for other domestic teams to
\noffer any resistance to the national team.\"<\/p>\n
PRSI is currently grooming 15 players and has set itself a
\ntarget of second or third place. Indonesia grabbed bronze medal
\nat the 1999 Games in Brunei Darussalam. (nvn)<\/p>",
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