On January 10, 2022, after confirmation by the Shandong Provincial Volleyball Sports Management Center, An Jiajie, the former assistant coach of the Chinese women's volleyball team, replaced Li Yanlong and officially became the head coach of the Shandong women's volleyball team.
During Lang Ping's tenure as the coach of the national team, An Jiajie has been his assistant coach and contributed to the success of the Chinese women's volleyball team in two Olympic cycles. At the same time, An Jiajie officially took charge of the Shandong women's volleyball team at this moment, which also means that he has been far away from the new Chinese women's volleyball team coaching position.
![The Volleyball Center of the General Administration of Sport issued the "Announcement on the Selection and Appointment of the Head Coach of the National Women's Volleyball Team"[fig]](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACwAAAAAAQABAAACAkQBADs=)