The Japanese men's volleyball team not only leads Asia, but also wins the Olympic championship, what is the mystery?

At the recently concluded World Men's Volleyball League in Nagoya, Japan, the Japanese men's volleyball team ranked first in the standings with four consecutive wins and 12 points, becoming the light of Asia. Japan is also the only team out of 16 to win all. The United States, Argentina, Slovenia, Brazil and Poland are all 3-1 and are ranked 2nd to 6th. The Chinese men's volleyball team is temporarily bottom in points, game points and small points among the 7 teams that have won only one game, and the prospects for relegation are not optimistic.

The value of staying in the ocean

The Japanese men's volleyball team and the Chinese men's volleyball team got the same "test questions", and also faced the four teams of Iran, Bulgaria, Serbia and France, and the results of the two can be described as worlds apart. Even if the Chinese men's volleyball team only won the match against the Bulgarian men's volleyball team, the score was 3-2, and the Japanese men's volleyball team swept Bulgaria 3-0.

The Japanese men's volleyball team is currently ranked seventh in the world, the team has comprehensive technology, stable player lineup, the difference between substitutes and main players is relatively small, the technical and tactical level and changes are first-class, the launch and blocking links are comprehensively ahead, and the one-pass defense and small-ball tandem are a must. The number one Japanese men's volleyball team is Yuki Ishikawa, Takahashi Blue, and Nishida Yushi, is the team's scoring "trident" combination.

In the battle for Asian supremacy with the Iranian men's volleyball team, the Japanese men's volleyball team won 3-0, and even two games did not exceed 20 points. In the match against the Olympic champion French men's volleyball team, although Yuki Ishikawa and Yushito Nishida were blocked by the French team, Takahashi and substitute Kento Miyaura dared to make a move, opening the situation for the team and eventually winning 1-3.

As groups of Japanese volleyball players go to play in overseas leagues, their volleyball technology and philosophy are also in line with international standards. Yuki Ishikawa is the first brother of the Asian men's volleyball team, and has established himself in Serie A with his comprehensive skills and has become the "thigh" of the Milan team. As a rising star of the Japanese men's volleyball team, Takahashi Lan also chose to play in Italy under the influence of his predecessors, and he believes that this is the most suitable place for his growth, "It is meaningless to want to conquer the world without knowing what the world is like." So it would be good if more athletes played in top leagues overseas. ”

It should be noted that in order to make up for the gap with the world's first-class teams, the Chinese men's volleyball team is also going out and honing the team by joining overseas leagues, which is a good start. In this World Men's Volleyball League, the Chinese men's volleyball team has improved its technical links such as serving and attacking. However, compared to many players like the Japanese men's volleyball team who play in the high-level European league, most of the players of the Chinese men's volleyball team play in the Japanese league, and only the number one player Zhang Jingyin currently plays in the Polish league. The Chinese men's volleyball players also need to continue to improve, have the competitiveness to go to Europe to work hard, and then improve the "gold content" of staying in the ocean.

Hot-blooded comics

In Japan, volleyball has a wide public base and is compulsory for elementary school students, encouraging universal participation. In Japan, there are thousands of amateur volleyball teams alone, which also provides more options for national team selection. According to industry insiders, Japan's selection of materials is also different from China, although the Japanese team members are not tall, but their bounce, strength, and technology are both.

In Japan, the high school boys' volleyball league is popular throughout the country, although its influence is not as influential as the famous Japanese baseball Koshien level game, but it is also a stage for the emergence of stars. When he was in high school, Yuki Ishikawa led Hoshijo High School to win all three national championships of Japanese high school volleyball for two consecutive years, and set an astonishing record of 99 consecutive victories.

On the other hand, China's school volleyball and the slump in China's men's volleyball market have also made various places weak in the cultivation of reserve talents. College football and basketball leagues are all sponsored by sponsors lining up to sponsor, but college volleyball leagues are not cared for, and even some people do not know about the men's volleyball project.

The concept of Japanese volleyball is excellent defense, delicate technique, especially the one-pass system, thanks to defensive training since childhood, with solid basic skills. Japanese volleyball emphasizes that players must be full of blood and fighting spirit, and have a kind of candy-like tenacity, and this mental motivation is also related to a manga.

Volleyball Boy is a shōnen manga created by Japanese manga artist Haruichi Furutdate. In junior high school, Haruichi Furudate was a volleyball player and was active on the volleyball court as a secondary attacker. Although he did not become a professional volleyball player in the end, after becoming a manga artist, Furudate Haruichi decided to use volleyball as a theme and create a manga of his own style, and "Volleyball Boy" was born.

After the serialization of "Volleyball Boy", a volleyball craze was set off in Japan, and boys from Japanese junior high and high schools flocked to the men's volleyball department to join the volleyball team, hoping to take off like the protagonist Shoyo Hinata in the manga.

Not only that, the Japan Remembrance Day Association also designates August 19 as "Volleyball Boy Day" every year, which is enough to show the influence of "Volleyball Boy" in Japan. "Volleyball Boy" conveys the concept that "volleyball is a sport that is always positive", inspiring aspiring teenagers to pursue their dreams.

"If you can't be as tall as others, then jump higher; If the technology is not as good as others, then redouble the effort; If the strength is not comparable to others, then run faster; Experience is not comparable to others, then train day after day..."

If you don't accumulate steps, you can't go a thousand miles. To revive the Chinese men's volleyball team, you may wish to learn more from the Japanese men's volleyball team.