It is the 20th anniversary of Cuba's participation in the FIVB World League. They have enjoyed many successful moments over the years, and this represents an important source for the development of many volleyball players who have had outstanding performances over the last few years.

When discussing the 21st Edition, Cuba still aims to get the highest position in terms of competition performance. To achieve it, they have a team formed by young players with some experience: Captain Robertlandy Simón Aties, who has become one of the best central attacking players in the world; Wilfredo León Venero, 16 years old, who in the previous edition showed an extraordinary capacity of performance, maybe one of most promising young players in Volleyball. Also, Michael Sánchez Bozhuleva, Yoandri Leal Hidalgo, Rolando Cepeda Abreu, Osmany Camejo Durruthy, setters Raydel Hierrezuelo  Aguirre and  Yoandri Díaz Carmenate, liberos Keiber Torna and  Gustavo Álvarez Leyva, among others. All together they make a respectful team and could not only become winners of the World League, but also improve on previous performances in the upcoming 2010 FIVB World Championship.

The Cuban team have an experienced guide in Orlando Samuel Blackwood, one of the most well-known Technical Directors in the world, who will be assisted by Idalberto Valdés Pedro and Nicolás Vives Coffini, Physician Julio Miñoso Molina and Physiotherapist Joan Aladro Cantero. They embrace two of the most important features when talking about a group: experience and youth as well as common goals, good communication and a passion for Volleyball, their team and Cuba.

Having all these qualities on their side, the 2010 FIVB World League will take place in its usual venue, with the eighth player in every match: the spectators. They will be hoping to see lots of success in the matches against Argentina, Germany and Poland, so they reach for the top.

Orlando Samuels Blackwood continues in the leadership of the Cuban team. Taking into account his participation in these events, he is still one of the most active Technical Directors with one of the highest attendance records at the FIVB World League.

He has been able to increase the work rate of the team, leading them to more victories, making them feel confident that in the future they will reach higher goals.

Samuels knows that the work with young players is very important and that is why his focus is on them, and he has been able to achieve in just two years of work with the side a really improvement on the court. His spirit and perseverance to create a good team atmosphere is remarkable, even when this is a quite difficult task, even for those countries with more tradition in our sport.