Bermuda will have to contend with Nicaragua, Suriname, and Jamaica in the second round of the 2014 NORCECA Women's World Championship qualifiers by June next year.
Jamaica head coach Gatasheu is intent on keeping the winning unit together, believing that the Shedeiky Hamilton Barnes-led ladies will go far in the rounds of the competition.
"We will play bigger and better teams but if we keep working hard and keep improving, we should also qualify for the third and final round, so I am really excited that our dream is not an impossible one but very realistic," he said.
First-round winners Nicaragua, who dominated Pool H, and Jamaica, who are unbeaten in Pool E, are the top teams in Pool M of the second round, sharing a world-ranking of 53rd, Suriname are ranked 64th and Bermuda are ranked 74th.
The date for the second round appears to be May 29th to June 3rd, 2013 in Jamaica.
Jamaica made it to the third round at the last World Championship qualification in 2010, only to finish third to Pool winners Puerto Rico and Canada.
Both Puerto Rico and Canada advanced to the World Championship four years ago in Japan, as two of the six NORCECA (North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation) teams.
The 2014 FIVB World Championship will take place in Italy with six teams qualifying from NORCECA.
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