Guru Prasanth started his volleyball career as a blocker but soon changed positions as a universal at the behest of one of India’s best volleyball coaches, S Dakshinamoorthy.
Transitioning to the big leagues from the U-21 arena has been a huge learning curve for the youngster. Speaking to Sportskeeda about his volleyball career, Guru Prasanth said the Prime Volleyball League has made him a better player.
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Guru Prasanth: The mentality of approaching a game has changed
The 21-year-old universal said the biggest learning and change was in the mentality of players like him.
Hyderabad Black Hawks are the only team in the ongoing Prime Volleyball League to have a foreign coach, Ruben Wolochin, and Guru hopes to make every minute count under expert leadership.
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The advent of private leagues has changed the sport’s landscape. With a lot of support staff like video analysts, players get to up their skills and game style in a very short time.
The Prime Volleyball League offers players like Guru Prasanth a chance to rub shoulders with the best in the business and being a part of such a league in formitive years does a world of good for young players.
Guru Prasanth plays alongside Venezuela’s Luis Antonio Arias and Cuba’s Henry Bell. Luis’ experience of playing at the Tokyo Olympics has gone a long way in helping the youngsters at Hyderabad Black Hawks and Guru hopes to take a leaf out of the foreign players’ books.
When and where to watch PVL?
The Prime Volleyball League will be shown live on the Sony Sports network. SONY TEN 1 (English), SONY TEN 3 (Hindi), SONY TEN 4 (Tamil & Telugu) and SONY TEN 2 (Malayalam) channels will have a live telecast of all the matches.
The Prime Volleyball League runs from February 5 to February 27.
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