PVL to hold tournament without fans

The Premier Volleyball League is looking at holding the Open Conference without an audience once the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) allows team sports to resume.

The plan is part of the league’s safety measures amid the coronavirus pandemic.

“If we’ll be able to hold our Open Conference this year, it will probably be closed-door, no audience,” said organizer Sports Vision President Ricky Palou in Tuesday night’s podcast.

Palou is confident participating teams and players will give it their all even without the fans cheering them on.

“I’m not sure how the players and teams will react and how they will play even without an audience.

But I hope they’ll be mature enough to play and give it their best,” he said.

Palou, however, assured everyone they will slowly bring the fans if the government relaxes its quarantine protocols.

“Eventually, we’ll slowly bring in the fans, maybe one seat apart for social distancing purposes,” he said.