Dennico Hollis is brimming with confidence heading into the ICC Americas Twenty20 tournament in Florida next week.The Bailey’s Bay batsman was called in to the Bermuda squad after Stephen Outerbridge pulled out, and his inclusion was seen as just reward for several months hard work.Many had tipped Hollis to make the initial 14-man squad after a good start to the season in which he put together some impressive performances in the elite league and national team trial matches.“I’m really ecstatic about it (being selected), it’s been a little while now since I was involved,” said Hollis. “I’ve put the hard work in and it’s paid off.“I’m feeling pretty confident, I’m looking forward to the trip, and I’m just putting in the extra work now before it’s time to head off to the tournament in Florida.”While an average of 13.40 runs per innings in the Premier Division might not scream success, Hollis has scored more than 100 runs in Twenty20 cricket so far this year and returning to the type of form that saw him make his senior team debut in 2008.Since then Hollis has been on the fringes of successive Bermuda squads, but his work rate in the past six months has impressed head coach David Moore.“I am very pleased for Dennico who has worked hard to earn his position on the squad,” said Moore, who took Hollis to one side to give him the news and told him to ‘free-up, play his game, back himself’.Hollis has every intention of doing just that, and while he admits he might be a little nervous when he gets back out in the middle again, he said the support of his team-mates, and his confidence would see him through.“When I get my opportunity I’m just looking to take one ball at a time, and go from there, back my ability and do what I do best. I may be a bit nervous, but I’m really confident in my game leading up to this tournament,” he said.“There are a lot of people in the squad to ask questions, as far as advice. A lot of guys, actually all of them, are backing me to do my best and I’m really excited to be back in the team.”Next week’s tournament is more than just an ICC Americas event, and despite the changes to the World Twenty20 competitions in 2012 and 2014, the top two teams, plus Canada, will qualify for a global Twenty20 qualifier in Dubai next year.While Argentina are an outside bet to finish in the top two, coach Toby Bailey is backing Bermuda and USA to fill those spots, although he thinks that any side in the competition could win on their day.“Bermuda and the USA are the favourites to qualify with Canada who have already qualified,” said Bailey. “The Caymans beat Bermuda in last year’s T20 competition to finish third so they will be a force and Suriname have already played in Division Two so this will give them good preparation for the tournament.“In T20 cricket things happen so quickly and every ball is an event. Sometimes a bit of magic can change a game and I think every team have players with the potential to do this.”Canada, meanwhile, who have already qualified for the tournament in Dubai next March, have opted to leave several of their better players behind and give squad members a chance at next week’s tournament in Florida.Jimmy Hansra will lead a side that will be without the likes of Rizwan Cheema, Hiral Patel, Ruvindu Gunasekera, Parth Desai, Harvir Baidwan and Khurram Chohan. All six will stay in Canada to prepare for their side’s Intercontinental Cup clash with Afghanistan.Bermuda squad: D Hemp, D Hollis, O Bascome, D Bell, L Cann, F Crockwell, OJ Pitcher, J Gilbert, M Jones, K Leverock, D Minors, G O’Brien, S Robinson, R Trott.