Recently, the Liaoning Sports Bureau issued a notice on the recruitment of retired athletes, according to the requirements of the "Announcement on the Public Recruitment of Staff for Outstanding Retired Athletes in 2022 by Public Institutions Affiliated to the Liaoning Provincial Sports Bureau", and combined with the on-site registration and qualification review, the Liaoning Provincial Sports Bureau announced the list of personnel who entered the final interview on the official website. And in the list of interviewers we saw the name of the Olympic champion Ding Xia, which is still somewhat surprising, after all, Ding Xia, who participated in this season's volleyball Super League, is currently participating in volleyball training camp activities with the Chinese women's volleyball team, if the physical conditions permit, plus the competitive state is good, the probability of Ding Xia staying in the national team to participate in the closed training is still very large, at this time Ding Xia's name appears in the recruitment list of the Liaoning Sports Bureau, which means that Ding Xia has been preparing for the work she has been engaged in after retiring.
Judging from the specific news released by the Liaoning Sports Bureau on the Internet, Olympic champion Ding Xia is competing for the position of volleyball coach, and judging from the achievements of Ding Xia's career, the probability of Ding Xia's successful entry is still quite large. Judging from Ding Xia's appearance on the list of retired athletes recruited by the Liaoning Sports Bureau, Ding Xia already has the subjective will to retire, otherwise she would not have taken the initiative to sign up for the position of volleyball coach, which is still somewhat unexpected. Previously, Ding Xia had repeatedly said that she had no intention of retiring, she insisted on going to the Paris Olympic Games, with Ding Xia's mentor Lang Ping no longer serving as the head coach of the Chinese women's volleyball team and Ding Xia's own age and decline in status, Ding Xia's belief in continuing to insist on the Paris Olympic Games has been shaken. The reason why Ding Xia's belief has been shaken is because Ding Xia still has the idea of persevering, otherwise she would not have taken the initiative to sign up for the Training Camp of the Chinese Women's Volleyball National Team, as the main second pass of the past two Olympic cycles, Ding Xia does not need to prove herself through training camp activities.
At present, Ding Xia should be making two-handed preparations, if the national team needs her, she still has the motivation to continue to persevere, if the national team does not need her, Ding Xia is most likely ready to retire, perhaps this is the main reason why Ding Xia wants to participate in the women's volleyball training camp activities. Due to the replacement of the head coach of the national team, although Ding Xia was previously the main second pass of the Chinese women's volleyball team, but the new coach has a new idea, Ding Xia's main second pass or even the substitute second pass position is not a nail in the coffin, we all know that Ding Xia, who was born in 1990, is 32 years old this year, and is still active on the field at this age, which is already very rare, but the national team is different from the local team after all, whether it is training or competition, the intensity is very large, and whether Ding Xia, who is over thirty years old, can bear it is still unknown In addition, Ding Xia's state in recent years has also shown a downward trend, even if Ding Xia has a "disobedient to old" mentality, she cannot change the objective law of the gradual decline in physical fitness.
In fact, from the perspective of passing style, Ding Xia's passing style is consistent with the new head coach Cai Bin's thinking, of course, this does not mean that Cai Bin will definitely reuse Ding Xia, after all, Ding Xia's age is not small, Cai Bin can not bet all the "treasure" on the veteran, such a risk is too great, during the Tokyo Olympic Games, the Chinese women's volleyball players in a large area of injuries can not continue to repeat the scene in the Paris Olympic Games. Objectively speaking, the possibility of Ding Xia continuing to serve as the main second pass of the national team exists, the current domestic second pass position has not emerged as a new person, from all the players in the second pass position of the national team training camp, the one who can break the wrist with Ding Xia is the Jiangsu women's volleyball team master second pass Diao Linyu, Diao Linyu is four years younger than Ding Xia, this is her biggest advantage, but Diao Linyu's performance in the league and international competitions has great ups and downs, and the national team's main second pass may not fall on Diao Linyu, which is an opportunity for Ding Xia. With the new head coach Cai Bin taking office, the lineup of the Chinese women's volleyball team is bound to undergo some changes, opportunities are equal for all players, and the advantages and disadvantages of Ding Xia are very obvious at present, depending on how head coach Cai Bin chooses. Judging from Ding Xia's registration for the Liaoning Sports Bureau to recruit retired athletes, Ding Xia is already considering her life after retirement, and whether she really retires mainly depends on the needs of the national team.