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  • 2/9/2025
Sports Banter | Math Denver Oliveros at Math Jarred Oliveros
volleyball varsity player, Trace College

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00:00Let's talk to Maths Denver and Maths Jared,
00:04Olivero's varsity players from Trace College.
00:07Hello, Maths!
00:09Maths and Maths, wow.
00:10Maths and Maths.
00:11Of course, let's ask first,
00:14why are your names Maths and Maths?
00:17What's the reason?
00:18Why is it a subject that is bothered by a lot of people?
00:22Why are your names Maths and Maths?
00:25I don't know either.
00:27But we're studying and Maths is our favorite subject.
00:34Really?
00:35Wow!
00:36It's rare to hear that Maths is your favorite subject.
00:39But for the record,
00:41what year have you been studying?
00:46Grade 11.
00:48Grade 11, Senior High School.
00:50I thought you were in college.
00:52I thought I would be late because they're from Trace College.
00:54But it's okay, don't worry about college.
00:57Don't worry, you're still in college.
01:00Grade 11.
01:01We heard that they're volleyball players.
01:05They're the best volleyball players in their school.
01:08Maths Denver and Maths Jared,
01:10tell us how you started playing volleyball.
01:14What motivated you to play this sport?
01:20We started playing volleyball
01:23when we were in grade 2 in our barangay in Laguna.
01:29My cousin is a volleyball player
01:33and I noticed that he doesn't have a player.
01:36So, the two of us,
01:39we made him play with us.
01:45Then, we played every day in court
01:48because the game was so fun.
01:52How about you, Maths Jared?
01:56It's the same,
01:58but my cousin told me that
02:03that's when we started.
02:05We improved a lot.
02:08We played in district meets,
02:11unit meets, provincial meets.
02:13My teammates in the deaf and in Laguna.
02:19Elementary school,
02:22we were already into volleyball.
02:24But, in the sport of volleyball,
02:26what's your position?
02:28You go first, Maths Denver.
02:31My position in volleyball is an offense spiker.
02:35I'm the one who hits the ball
02:39because that's also my cousin's position.
02:43I just imitated him.
02:45How about you, Maths Jared?
02:51How about you, Maths Jared?
02:53What's your position in volleyball?
02:55I'm a setter
02:57because I'm very interested in learning.
03:01I already learned it
03:03even when we tried out in Trace.
03:05That's why I'm a setter
03:09because I'm interested
03:11and I like the position.
03:13It's a perfect combination.
03:15It's good to be able to be a setter
03:17and a spiker
03:19because for example,
03:21they're both spikers
03:23and I'm a teammate.
03:25It's confusing.
03:27It's a good combination,
03:29a setter and an offense spiker.
03:31Let's ask them,
03:33since they started in grade 11
03:35and from grade 2,
03:37elementary,
03:39do you have any experiences
03:42playing in the grassroots tournaments
03:44here in the Philippines?
03:46Like playing for the country
03:48or being a Filipino kid.
03:50Have you played in those tournaments?
03:52You first, Maths Jared.
03:54Not yet,
03:56but we've played
03:58in NCEA South
04:00which is ongoing
04:02this season
04:04which is 26 here
04:06in Trace College.
04:08NCEA South?
04:10Yes, NCEA South.
04:12Of course, they represent
04:14Trace College.
04:16Both Maths Denver and Maths Jared.
04:18We mentioned earlier
04:20that it's confusing
04:22if they're both spikers.
04:24What's the advantage
04:26if you're in the same team?
04:28Do you think it's an advantage
04:30or confusing for the team
04:32or for your opponent?
04:34As volleyball twins.
04:36Well,
04:38it's a huge advantage
04:40for the team because
04:42we're teammates
04:44and we're very
04:46connected to each other.
04:48For example,
04:50we don't score
04:52and what we do
04:54is we connect each other
04:56so the team is alive
04:58again.
05:00What about you, Maths Jared?
05:02What do you think is the advantage?
05:05I think
05:07the advantage
05:09if we're in the same team is
05:11before the game starts
05:13we already know
05:15what we're going to do
05:17and as Denver said,
05:19we're very connected to each other.
05:21As a setter,
05:23I know the sets
05:25and the advantages
05:27while I set.
05:29I think
05:31there's a special connection
05:33because he can predict
05:35what we're going to do
05:37since we're brothers
05:39and twins.
05:41I'm not surprised
05:43if we have chemistry.
05:45Do you always team up
05:47or there's a time
05:49when you fight?
05:53We also fought
05:55in our school
05:57last year
05:59and he won.
06:01Who won?
06:03That's the question.
06:05Who won?
06:07They won.
06:09He's a setter.
06:11That's why
06:13a setter has a big role
06:15in volleyball games.
06:17As for Denver and Jared,
06:19how was your daily practice?
06:21Of course,
06:23you mentioned that you're a grade 11 student.
06:25How did you balance your daily training?
06:28You also have academics.
06:30It's not hard to be a student athlete.
06:34In our daily training,
06:38it's good
06:40because we have a system.
06:42We have a proper training
06:44and the coaching staff
06:46always supports us.
06:48Our advantage is
06:50this year
06:52in the NCEA,
06:54our team has a goal.
06:56Every day,
06:58every morning,
07:00we have a goal
07:02so that
07:04we can target
07:06what we're aiming for.
07:08As for the academics,
07:10we're able to do it
07:12at the same time.
07:14We can handle it
07:16because
07:18last year when we were grade 10,
07:20we graduated with honors.
07:22Oh wow!
07:24We're able to do it
07:26at the same time.
07:30Are you a teammate?
07:32Do you have honors?
07:34Yes, but I'm not an athlete.
07:36How about you, Denver?
07:38How did you balance as a student
07:40and as an athlete?
07:44It's the same.
07:46Even though it's tiring,
07:48we're able to do it
07:50because we started it.
07:52I'm able to do it
07:54because I have
07:56free time or time management
07:58so that
08:00my grades
08:02will be okay.
08:04I have a question.
08:06Since you're a grade 11 student,
08:08senior high school,
08:10what's your course?
08:14Sports.
08:18I think there's a
08:21focus on sports.
08:23Is it arts and design?
08:25Arts and design track?
08:27No, other than that.
08:29Oh, other than that.
08:31That's what's interesting.
08:33In senior high school,
08:35you're able to choose
08:37what track you want for college.
08:39It's also an advantage
08:41because they're athletes
08:43and the course
08:45they're taking
08:47is connected to sports.
08:49Do you have a sibling rivalry
08:51when you're playing?
08:53Do you fight?
08:55For example, if you make a mistake,
08:57do you yell at each other?
09:01When we're playing,
09:03for example,
09:05when Jared and I
09:07were playing,
09:09it wasn't good.
09:11It was like
09:13I was losing to him.
09:15I was getting mad at him.
09:17As a spiker,
09:19I don't yell
09:21that loudly
09:23so that if I get mad,
09:25I'll get hurt.
09:27What about you, Jared?
09:33Sometimes,
09:35when we're fighting,
09:37we make mistakes
09:39and the ball goes outside.
09:41What I do is,
09:43I yell and I get corrupted.
09:47Who's older than you?
09:49Who's older than you?
09:51Oh, Denver is older.
09:53How much time do you have?
09:55How many hours or seconds?
09:59One minute.
10:01Oh, one minute.
10:03You have the right to yell
10:05because Denver is older than you.
10:07But you can't avoid it.
10:09That's part of the game.
10:11When I fight,
10:13I do it to wake up the other.
10:16It's part of the team.
10:18You mentioned earlier
10:20that your tournament is ongoing
10:22at NCAA South.
10:24It's a very prestigious tournament
10:26that Trace College is participating in.
10:28How was your game there
10:30and Trace College's program
10:32to maintain your good game
10:34in this tournament?
10:36Trace College's program
10:38is very good for us.
10:40They give us
10:42school support
10:44and of course,
10:46our coaches.
10:48They don't let us down
10:50because they have a target
10:52for us.
10:54We just do our best
10:56to make
10:58their goal successful.
11:02When do you train?
11:04Math?
11:06Every Monday
11:08until Saturday.
11:10We rest
11:12until Sunday.
11:14How about you guys?
11:16Monday to Friday?
11:18We train
11:20from
11:225.30 to
11:249 a.m.
11:28We train from 1 p.m.
11:30to 6 p.m.
11:32It's a huge
11:34sacrifice.
11:36When I was a student,
11:38I wanted to rest
11:41and play computer games.
11:43It's a huge sacrifice
11:45because they want to be
11:47volleyball players
11:49and volleyball players in the future.
11:51It's their foundation.
11:53It's a huge sacrifice.
11:55Vote for Matt
11:57and of course, Matt Denver and Matt Jared.
11:59Who inspired you?
12:01Who gives you the strength
12:03to continue being
12:05a volleyball player?
12:07It's not easy
12:09to be a student-athlete.
12:11Who gives you the strength?
12:15Of course, our family
12:17and friends
12:19and those who
12:21believe in us.
12:23They are the ones who
12:25give us support.
12:27For example,
12:29when we train
12:31together
12:33and there are a lot of school breaks,
12:35we approach them.
12:37Of course,
12:39that's what gives us
12:41the strength and motivation
12:43to continue
12:45what we are doing
12:47and to execute
12:49what we are supposed to do.
12:51Yes, you're right.
12:53Volleyball as a sport
12:55here in the Philippines is really progressing.
12:57There are a lot of
12:59volleyball teams here.
13:01What can you say
13:03about this?
13:05AVL, BNL,
13:07of course, you watch them.
13:09What do you see as an inspiration
13:11for those players?
13:16What I see as an inspiration
13:18for them is
13:20that
13:22they need
13:24to be
13:26better
13:28or better
13:30so that
13:32as a volleyball player,
13:35we can be better
13:37or better
13:39so that we can
13:41join such a big
13:43league.
13:45What about you, Jared?
13:47Who is your idol
13:49as a volleyball player?
13:51My cousin,
13:53Carol De Leon.
13:55She is the one
13:57who inspired me.
13:59But in terms of
14:01our pro league,
14:03my idol
14:05is
14:07Alaysia Valdez
14:09from Ateneo,
14:11and Alia Malaluan from Lasal.
14:13How about you?
14:15I really forgot.
14:17I heard you as Matt.
14:19How about you, Denver?
14:21Who is your favorite volleyball player
14:23in the Philippines?
14:25Bella Belen.
14:27She is my favorite.
14:29My cousin, Alaysia.
14:31Bella Belen is also a collegiate player.
14:33She is one of their favorite players.
14:35How about you, Matt?
14:37Since you are still in grade 11,
14:39and for sure,
14:41you are planning to become a college volleyball player
14:43in the future,
14:45have you ever thought
14:47that after senior high school,
14:49you will be able to play in big schools
14:51like UAAP or NCAA?
14:53You will be able to play in big leagues
14:55here in the Philippines, our collegiate leagues.
15:01Maybe,
15:03there is a chance
15:05because
15:07like we said,
15:09we went to senior high school,
15:11we went to elementary school,
15:13now we are in junior high school, volleyball.
15:15For us, we have a chance
15:17to pursue being a volleyball player.
15:19We will take
15:21exams,
15:23we will try out in different schools.
15:25Just so that,
15:27like you said,
15:30we will achieve our goal
15:32in UAAP and NCAA.
15:34How about you, Denver?
15:38It's the same.
15:40Oh, it's the same.
15:42That's what we are waiting for.
15:44As you mentioned earlier,
15:46you are a teammate,
15:48you have a fan base,
15:50the sport of volleyball is growing here in the Philippines.
15:52And not to mention,
15:54the FIVB men's
15:56volleyball championship will be held here.
15:58Are you going to watch it?
16:00Are you going to look forward to the games?
16:02This will be held here in the Philippines.
16:06Because we already have
16:08our idols in Japan.
16:10Oh my, who are
16:12the Japanese players that are your idols?
16:18They already left,
16:20but Sarina Koga,
16:22Wada,
16:24and in the men's team,
16:26Hash,
16:28and Ishikawa.
16:30Oh my, you know,
16:32Ran Takahashi, Ishikawa,
16:34there, Yuki Ishikawa,
16:36they are the
16:38heartthrob of volleyball.
16:40When I covered
16:42teammate Dano's BNL,
16:44there were a lot of people,
16:46they were really excited.
16:48There were a lot of people
16:50who were inspired by the Filipinos.
16:52And for our guest,
16:55Matt and Matt,
16:57what do you want to be your course
16:59for college?
17:01Because you'll be going to college soon.
17:03Oh my, this is really pressuring.
17:05Have you thought of what you want to do?
17:07Yes, we have.
17:09Do you want to continue sports,
17:11or do you have other pathways
17:13that you want to pursue after high school?
17:15For me,
17:17I want to do a course in
17:19computer science
17:21or biochemistry.
17:23And then,
17:25maybe
17:27if not,
17:29I'll just be a coach
17:31or a sports writer.
17:33Oh wow!
17:35That's good, a sports writer.
17:37You should get that.
17:39You're good at sports writing.
17:41How about you, Denver?
17:43What are you pursuing after senior high school?
17:45And then,
17:47possibly, what courses
17:49do you plan to get
17:51after college?
17:53I want to pursue
17:55education, major and PE.
17:57That's the only thing
17:59that's connected to what we're doing now.
18:01I also want to teach
18:03kids how to play volleyball.
18:05That's good.
18:07But it's really good
18:09if it's in line with
18:11the sport that they want.
18:13And then, one, I want to do biochemistry.
18:15Biochemistry?
18:17Biochemistry is really hard.
18:19I want to be a PE teacher.
18:21Good luck to you
18:23in your upcoming journey.
18:25You're not done yet.
18:27You still have a thesis
18:29of senior high school.
18:31Maybe 11, 12,
18:33and then another 4 years.
18:35Who knows?
18:37Maybe we'll see you in UAP.
18:39I hope you'll remember us
18:41when we first interviewed you
18:43in PTV Sports.
18:45Join us.
18:48Math and math,
18:50have you decided
18:52to split up your team?
18:54You mentioned elementary.
18:56You go first, Denver.
19:00I can't say it,
19:02but yes.
19:04How can you say
19:06that you've decided
19:08to split up?
19:10Because,
19:12for example,
19:14one of our courses
19:16is not available
19:18in our school.
19:20So, we'll be forced
19:22to split up.
19:24It's unavoidable.
19:26What about you, Jared?
19:30Maybe,
19:32it's the same.
19:34We'll split up.
19:36That's also the reason
19:38for the course.
19:40We're not like the course.
19:42For example,
19:44in one school,
19:46we'll adjust
19:48to another school.
19:54I have a question.
19:56Aside from volleyball,
19:58is there any other sport
20:00that you want to try?
20:04Badminton.
20:06That's also possible.
20:08You'll be able to follow it.
20:10You'll be able to follow
20:13the sport of badminton.
20:15We've mentioned about
20:17teammate Bernadette.
20:19They also want to be
20:21players of big schools
20:23here in the country.
20:25But,
20:27it's a great honor
20:29to play for our
20:31Philippine National Team
20:33in terms of volleyball.
20:35It's a great feeling
20:37to hear your teammates' cheers
20:39while playing.
20:41What about you, Salas?
20:43Have you thought of
20:45any ideas for your career?
20:47You go first.
20:49How about me?
20:51You go first, Jared.
20:55It's already in my mind.
20:57When we were young,
20:59we wanted to join
21:01the big leagues.
21:07Maybe,
21:09we'll have a chance.
21:11Of course, we want to join
21:13the Philippine team.
21:15It's a great honor
21:17to bring the Philippines
21:19to big events.
21:23How about you, Denver?
21:25What do you want to say
21:27to your dream of being
21:29a part of our national team?
21:31It's the same.
21:35I also want
21:38to join
21:40that event
21:42because
21:44I want to see
21:46our fellow Filipinos
21:48cheering
21:50for us
21:52in sports.
21:54That's great.
21:56It's inevitable.
21:58They're twins.
22:00They have
22:02similar manners.
22:04But, for sure,
22:06they're unique
22:08in their own way.
22:10Let's see
22:12who's better.
22:14No, let's not talk about
22:16who's better.
22:18Let's talk about
22:20upcoming tournaments.
22:22Of course, we're looking forward
22:24to your upcoming games.
22:26We hope you'll make it
22:28to the big leagues.
22:30From us, Matt Denver
22:32and Matt Jared,
22:34to your teammates
22:36and to those who are helping
22:38you to make your qualifier career
22:40at Trace College.
22:44I just want to say
22:46thank you
22:48to them because
22:50they trust us
22:52as athletes
22:54in a big field.
22:56And,
22:58to our teammates,
23:00we're so happy
23:02that we were able to join
23:04such a team.
23:06Even though we had some problems,
23:08we were able to fix them
23:10because
23:12with the help of our coaches
23:14and staff,
23:16the process of playing
23:18was okay.
23:20What about you, Jared?
23:24My message is
23:26I hope they won't join us
23:28but teach us.
23:31I'm also thankful
23:33to them
23:35for their trust
23:37in us
23:39and our coaches.
23:41To my teammates,
23:43I hope they won't
23:45break their trust in us.
23:49I hope we'll always be happy in the court.
23:51That's all.
23:53Thank you so much,
23:55Matt and Matt.
23:57PTB Sports really trusts
23:59that you'll be successful in 2025.
24:01Again, thank you so much
24:03for joining us,
24:05Matt Jared and Matt Denver Olivero,
24:07the varsity players from Trace College.
24:09Good luck to you!

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