Following the announcement of the training list of the Japanese and Dutch women's volleyball teams, the South Korean women's volleyball team, as one of the representatives of Asian volleyball, also announced this year's training list. Compared with other teams with 30 or 40 training sessions, the Korean women's volleyball team can be described as extremely streamlined, with only 16 players.
The 23-year South Korean women's volleyball national team training list is as follows:
Main attack: Kang So-hui, Kim Do-eun, Kim Mi-yeon, Park Jung-ah, Jung Ji-yoon, Hyun Seung-joo; Secondary attack: Park Eun-jin, Lee Do-hyun, Lee Joo-ah, Jung Ho-young; Received: Moon Ji-yoon; Second setter: Kim Do-in, Kim Ji-won, Lian Hye-sun; Free Man: Moon Jung-won, Shin Yeon-kyung.
The most surprising thing for Chinese fans in this list was the defeat of Kim Hee-jin. Kim Hee-jin is a regular player in the Rio and Tokyo cycles of the Korean women's volleyball team, and has helped the team reach the Olympic semifinals. Because he was a secondary attack before, Kim Hee-jin's strong offensive strength was not outstanding, and he did not participate in the one-pass system, so it was quite controversial.
In many games, Kim Hee-jin's smashing efficiency was negative. In last year's World League, due to injuries, Kim Hee-jin has been reduced to a substitute. As for why he did not qualify for this national team, in addition to injuries, it has a lot to do with the team's style. The South Korean coach has previously expressed the desire to place a player with a passing ability in the receiving position to ease the pressure on the main attack and ensure the ball rate of the attackers in the front row.
Under these circumstances, Kim Hee-jin can only regret that he lost the selection, and it was Moon Ji-yoon who replaced Kim Hee-jin, not Ha Hye-jin of the World Championships. Compared with the World Championships, the Korean women's volleyball team has made adjustments in many positions, the second setter retains Lian Hye-sun, and two new players, Kim Do-in and Kim Ji-won, have been added; In terms of libero, "serving machine" Moon Jung-won and Shin Yeon-kyung were shortlisted, and Han Do-hye and Kim Yeon-kyung, who had played in the World Championships, were not selected.
In addition, Park Eun-jin and Kang So-hui, two wounded returned. Park Eun-jin injured his right ankle during training in preparation for the World Championships and missed most of the events; Jiang Suhui underwent surgery after playing in the World League and also missed the World Championships. The return of these two veterans from injury will enhance the overall strength of the Korean women's volleyball team. However, as far as the South Korean team is concerned, it is still difficult for them to qualify for the Olympic Games in the first place.
The Korean women's volleyball team is drawn in Group C, along with Poland, Italy, the United States, Germany, Thailand, Colombia and Slovenia. According to the current strength of the South Korean team, not to mention the second-rate teams such as Germany and Thailand, even the third-rate teams such as Colombia and Slovenia are difficult to deal with. Coupled with the fact that their rankings have slipped to just over 20, their hopes of participating in the Paris Olympics are slim.
