Vladimir Dubinsky about the history of the Prometheus volleyball team 
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Vladimir Dubinsky , president of the Prometey SC, spoke about the formation of the club’s women’s volleyball team. The man noted that he dreams of seeing Ukraine on the list of world volleyball leaders and is ready to do everything necessary for this. In the 2019 season, the current squad reached the national level for the first time and began to compete for a worthy place in the sports arena.
History of the team
In an interview, Vladimir noted that the idea of creating a volleyball team had been brewing for a very long time. The club burst into basketball quickly, according to the principle “I came, I saw, I won,” but here it was necessary to think through and weigh everything carefully. In fact, the idea of a women’s team appeared even before the start of work with basketball, but it required a lot of preparation.
The idea was submitted by Maria Alexandrova, a Ukrainian volleyball star, in 2018. There are many volleyball players in Kamensky, but there is not a single team to represent in the Super League. The girl offered to correct this omission. Vladimir claims that he himself was not inspired by the idea at first, only Maria’s enthusiasm gave him the opportunity to move forward. An application was submitted to the Volleyball Federation, but it was not possible to begin forming a team - it was refused.
Soon Maria received an offer to coach the volleyball team. She honestly warned Dubinsky that she did not intend to miss such a chance, because she was not offered any alternatives. The president of Prometheus admits in an interview that it was at that moment that the insight came - professionals of this level should not go elsewhere. He decided to take a risk and create his own team so that the stars could defend the honor of their hometown.
Creating a team
After making the decision, it’s time to work hard and find a head coach. Dubinsky says that he had to delve deeply into the current situation in Ukrainian volleyball. Quite quickly he found out that Andrei Romanovich was currently free. The well-known coach recently terminated his contract with Khimik and was free to swim.
It was decided to negotiate with the Ukrainian volleyball legend immediately, which turned out to be the right decision - Andrey had already received an offer from the French team and was about to sign a contract. Vladimir clarified in an interview that the volleyball player’s family was already planning to move to France. As a result of the 40-minute conversation, Romanovich agreed to stay in Ukraine and make his contribution to the development of national sports.
A little about the team
Vladimir Dubinsky claims that they deservedly started with the Super League. Maria Alexandrova and Andrei Romanovsky correspond precisely to this level. The president of the club managed to convince the Volleyball Federation of Ukraine that there was a good gym, an eminent coach and excellent support. The same arguments were accepted in the European Federation, so the team got into the Eurocup.
Dubinsky notes that the purpose of creating the team was the development of Ukrainian volleyball, although the start for this was simply a coincidence. The overall work led to the creation of a strong and modern volleyball club. Now the team has experienced athletes, some have returned from abroad, as well as aspiring stars aged 14-16 years. This is an unprecedented case in the history of the Super League, but it promises stable development of the team. Also included in the lineup was legionnaire from Brazil Lisa Ferreira, but the girl from the USA did not pass the try-out.
In an interview, Vladimir Dubinsky noted that the poor results of the women’s team at the European Championship upset him. The man set himself the goal of gathering the best coaches and an excellent material and technical base in order to create youth schools for future volleyball players. Ideally, the Ukrainian national team will be able to train at the Prometheus Sports Complex, and then enter the world volleyball elite.