For the first time in four years, foreign players are selected through face-to-face tryouts.
The 2023 KOVO men’s foreign player tryout hosted by the Korea Volleyball Federation (President Cho Won-tae) will be held in Istanbul, Turkey from the 6th (local time).
The coaches and coaching staff of the seven men’s clubs moved to Istanbul, Turkey via Korean Air flight KE955 from Incheon International Airport on the 5th.
Officials from the seven clubs who arrived at Istanbul International Airport (IST) after 7 p.m. local time on the 5th arrived at the accommodation and undressed.
The schedule starts 토토사이트right from the 6th. Currently, in Turkey, the presidential and general elections are held simultaneously on the 14th, so the pre-arranged gym may change depending on the situation. The detailed schedule was also changed so that it could be operated efficiently in coordination with the 7 clubs and KOVO.
Of the 86 men’s applicants received from February 20th to March 28th, KOVO put 40 people on the final list after evaluation by each club. In addition, a total of 46 people will participate in the tryout, including players who have been active in the V-League for the 2022-2023 season.
Among the foreign players who played in the V-League last season, Lincoln (Korean Air), Thais (Korea Electric Power), and Leo (OK Financial Group) are likely to renew their contracts. Attention is focusing on what choices the remaining four clubs (Hyundai Capital, Woori Card, KB Insurance, and Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance) will make. It is showing a willingness to analyze and select various players from various angles.
What matters is the order of nominations. Based on the final results of last season, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance ranked 7th with 35 beads, KB Insurance 6th with 30 beads, OK Financial Group 5th with 25 beads, Woori Card 4th with 20 beads, KEPCO 3rd with 15 beads, 2nd place Hyundai Capital will receive 10 marbles and 1st place Korean Air will receive 5 marbles. Afterwards, the final nomination order is decided by lottery.
The players selected in the tryout will become a key component of the next season’s power. In particular, there is no need to emphasize the importance anymore because he is in charge of a big attack and has to play the role of the main scorer. It is important to pick a player who can make an offensive decision through the last third ball touch. Whether or not to win is virtually at stake.
In addition, if a previously selected player has a reason for replacement due to various variables such as injury, a replacement player may need to be selected. This is why a comprehensive analysis of the players who participated this time is necessary.
First of all, the important thing is the first practice game on the 6th. Through the first play, the ability of each player is evaluated first. It is interesting to see what level it will unfold. The first practice game starts at 11:00 am local time on the 6th. It is 5:00 PM Korean time.