{"id":59868,"date":"2021-06-05T02:37:46","date_gmt":"2021-06-05T02:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/?p=59868"},"modified":"2021-06-05T02:37:46","modified_gmt":"2021-06-05T02:37:46","slug":"mote-a-new-look-and-new-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/mote-a-new-look-and-new-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"MOTE: A NEW LOOK AND NEW ENERGY"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p><strong>Australia&#8217;s captain helps young team begin new chapter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>New South Wales native Nehemiah Mote made his debut as captain in Week 1 of the 2021 FIVB Volleyball Nations League, seven years after first appearing for the senior Australian national team in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Mote was once the new kid on the block but is now expected to be the guiding force for Australia\u2019s young team.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-59870\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/b-2-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/b-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/b-2-500x750.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/b-2.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He began his way into the sport dreaming of following in his father\u2019s footsteps and worked his way up the volleyball ladder with determination.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy dad played volleyball for Samoa as a teenager and I hope I can represent my country too,\u201d Mote said in the early stages of his career.<\/p>\n<p>He represented Australia for the first time at the 2013 FIVB Volleyball Men\u2019s U23 World Championship in Brazil, before his promotion to the senior team the following year.<\/p>\n<p>Seven years later, the 27-year-old middle blocker is the designated captain of the Australian side, and is proudly leading a young, new squad at the VNL.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-59871\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/c-3-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/c-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/c-3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/c-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/c-3-580x326.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/c-3-860x484.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/c-3-1160x653.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/c-3-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/c-3-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/c-3.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very pleased with the energy and efforts from the boys,\u201d said Mote on their opening day performance against Germany.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a very different looking side, we have nine new face, nine guys who haven\u2019t played at the international level before. But they were definitely bringing energy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The first day did not go their way, but Mote believes that Australia have to stay calm and confident in the competition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to stay a little bit more poised in those situations when it is quite tight, and take our time. Especially in our service and so that we dictate our rhythm a little bit.<\/p>\n<p>Australia are yet to claim their first win in the 2021 VNL, and began Week 2 with a loss to world champions Poland. They will hope to improve on that record this week but go up against tough opposition: Russia on Friday and USA on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Related links of AVC<br \/>\naAVC Website: click www.asianvolleyball.net<br \/>\nAVC Facebook: click www.Facebook.com\/AsianVolleyballConfederation<br \/>\nAVC Twitter: click: https:\/\/twitter.com\/avcvolley<br \/>\nAVC Instagram: click: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/avcvolley\/?hl=en<br \/>\nAVC Youtube: click: Asian Volleyball Confederation<br \/>\nAVC WeChat: Asian Volleyball Confederation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australia&#8217;s captain helps young team begin new chapter New South Wales native Nehemiah Mote made his debut as captain in Week 1 of the 2021 FIVB Volleyball Nations League, seven&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":59869,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":"","_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[100,86],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-slider","category-volleyball-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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