The PLDT Home Fibr Hitters, or the PLDT Volleyball Club is a professional men's volleyball team owned by
PLDT
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. It was established in 2013 and originally consisted of men's and
women's teams. In 2018, the women's team became merged with the
Smart Giga Hitters
The PLDT High Speed Hitters (formerly the Smart Giga Hitters and the PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters) is the professional women's volleyball team owned by PLDT.
History
The team debuted in 2018 as the Smart Prepaid Giga Hitters. The team was owned ...
(later renamed
PLDT Home Fibr Hitters women's team). The men's team has been playing in the
Spikers' Turf since October 2018.
History
The club debuted in 2013 with the women's team debuting first as the PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters women's team in the
Philippine Superliga (PSL) during the
2013 Invitational Conference. The men's team would follow debuting in the following
conference
A conference is a meeting of two or more experts to discuss and exchange opinions or new information about a particular topic.
Conferences can be used as a form of group decision-making, although discussion, not always decisions, are the main ...
.
In 2014, while participating in the PSL, the club joined in the
Shakey's V-League
The Premier Volleyball League (PVL) is a women's professional volleyball league in the Philippines organized by Sports Vision Management Group, Inc. The league began in 2004 as the Shakey's V-League, a women's collegiate league. Since 2011, th ...
with its women's team as the PLDT Home Telpad Turbo Boosters during the
2014 Open Conference.
The club ended its participation in the PSL after the
2014 season. In 2015, the club competed under the name PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters and the men's team joined the
2015 Open Conference of the
Spikers' Turf, becoming its first champion.
The club became dormant in 2016 and 2017. It returned to active competition in 2018 in the
Premier Volleyball League
The Premier Volleyball League (PVL) is a women's professional volleyball league in the Philippines organized by Sports Vision Management Group, Inc. The league began in 2004 as the Shakey's V-League, a women's collegiate league. Since 2011, th ...
(formerly, Shakey's V-League and Spikers’ Turf) as the PayMaya High Flyers (women's) and the PLDT Home Fibr Ultra Fast Hitters (men's).
In September 2018, the women's team was merged with the
Smart Prepaid Giga Hitters
The PLDT High Speed Hitters (formerly the Smart Giga Hitters and the PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters) is the professional women's volleyball team owned by PLDT.
History
The team debuted in 2018 as the Smart Prepaid Giga Hitters. The team was owned ...
, its affiliate team in the PSL. The Smart team was renamed the PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters in February 2019.
Name changes
Roster
Current line-up
Coaching staff
* Head coach:
Arthur Alan "Odjie" Mámon
* Assistant coach:
Rolando Casillan
Previous line-up
Coaching staff
* Head coach:
Arthur Alan "Odjie" Mámon
* Assistant coach:
Rolando Casillan
Coaching staff
* Head coach:
Arthur Allan "Odjie" Mámon
* Assistant coach:
Jan Paul Doloiras
Honors
Team
Spikers' Turf/Premier Volleyball League:
Philippine SuperLiga:
Others:
Individual
Spikers' Turf/Premier Volleyball League:
Philippine Superliga:
Notes:
Team captains
*
Richard Gomez
Richard Frank Icasiano Gomez (; born April 7, 1966) is a Filipino actor, television presenter and director, politician, and épée fencer. He has been serving as the Representative of Leyte's 4th district since 2022, and was mayor of Orm ...
(2013)
* Dante Alinsunirin (2014)
* Ronaldo Casillan (2015)
*
John Vic de Guzman
John Vic Ortiz De Guzman (born September 23, 1993) is a Filipino athlete, volleyball player, actor, and singer.
Early life and education
De Guzman lived in Laguna in his early years and became involved in various extracurricular activities. In ...
(
2018 Reinforced)
* Henry James Pecaña (
2018 Open)
Head coach
* Arthur Allan “Odgie” Mamon
See also
*
PLDT Home Fibr Hitters (women's team)
*
PLDT Home TVolution (
2014 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship team)
*
Cignal HD Spikers (women's team)
*
Cignal HD Spikers (men's team)
References
{{Philippine Super Liga
*
Premier Volleyball League
Shakey's V-League
Philippine Super Liga
2013 establishments in the Philippines
Volleyball clubs established in 2013
Men's volleyball teams in the Philippines