A document volleyball crowd of near 25,000 watched Recreation 2 of the Creamline-Choco Mucho title collection, a testomony to the PVL’s rabid following that got here to being due to honest play amongst member groups. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ
The second phrase leaked out on social media {that a} rising hitter was searching for a change of surroundings, at the very least three groups started circling across the standout, with one permitting her a sniff of a contract supply. The hitter, a really dependable supply informed the Inquirer, remains to be beneath contract together with her group.
Sitting on the helm of the nation’s pioneering skilled volleyball league, Ricky Palou understands that all the pieces he will likely be doing is with out precedent and which means making use of institutional guardrails to issues that crop up.
Together with tampering.
“That’s why we’re taking a look at these issues and making an attempt to treatment them with guidelines that will likely be lasting,” Palou, the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) president, informed the Inquirer on Friday. A day after telling the Inquirer that sister groups will likely be barred from swapping gamers and that the upcoming rookie draft will prohibit squads from promoting off coveted prime picks, Palou is now setting his sights on tampering and group rights over gamers approaching the tip of their contracts.
“We don’t have current guidelines for some points, that’s why we’re taking a look at these instances to find out our subsequent steps,” Palou added.
Rush of transfers
The frenzy of participant transfers within the present PVL offseason, supercharged by the disbanding of talent-rich F2 that frees a number of big-named stars for hiring, has supplied Palou with a Petri dish to look at what else must be achieved to fortify the professional league.
Tampering is a significant situation. A participant who will get a peek at a contract exceeding her present one in pay grade and different advantages may result in discontent—and create a malignant environment in an in any other case wholesome locker room setting.
Skilled basketball leagues like NBA have punitive actions in place to stop tampering, the act of speaking to gamers beneath contract with one other group in an try and recruit them.
Palou additionally needs safety for groups even when gamers method the tip of their contracts, utilizing guardrails similar to the suitable of first refusal.
“We’re additionally taking a look at groups retaining their rights over gamers that they permit to play overseas,” he added.
These tips, together with instituting guidelines that may compel squads that draft school stars who forego their varsity eligibilities to be contractually obligated to permit these gamers to complete education.
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“We additionally wish to shield these gamers,” Palou stated, including that the league is already learning potential wage caps whereas drawing up tips in opposition to over-the-moon presents to free brokers.