Japan Women's NT 2022

    Hmmm ...


    Yahoo News:


    "Airi Miyabe was selected as the Japan Women's Volleyball Team for the first time in seven years"

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    Younger Nishikawa didn't make the cut|| I was hoping she'd be in

    Me too. I like her more than Yuki

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    I was expecting him to include a couple of high schoolers just for the experience but oh well :lol:


    Edit: *fresh out of high school players

    Yeah, I think it's an error not to invite Megumi Fukazawa, but the inclusion of The Real Yoshino Sato almost makes up for it. And another of my favorite Uni-Girls, Hiroyo Yamanaka, inches it closer

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    No Kobata?

    Told ya :teach:

    But also no Mana Toe :(

    It's a long list of players, and when push comes to shove it may boil down to the same ol same ol, but at least it's an exciting and different long list, with some head scratchers and some very welcome surprises

    I don't know about most of those players but I guess I'm ok with it because it doesn't have Kurogo or Ishii but Kobata isn't there either which is a little odd. 29 isn't really old for a libero. Tanaka from JT is probably older. Not sure about that Denso libero either. Good for the Miyabes.


    I wonder if by next year those twins will be taking Uchiseto's place.

    I wonder about the exclusion of Melissa Valdes :/ If it's to do with her naturalization status or if Manabe doesn't think her overall game is up to speed. I've been impressed by how much she's grown this year

    wargirls Nanami Asano is an interesting pick, and almost a fresh outta, too. I can't do math but I think she is still a teenager ... 2002-12-13 ?

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    Koga is the captain

    :super: :super: :super: :super:

    5 - NEC Red Rockets √√√√√

    5 - Denso Airybees √√√√√

    5 - JT Marvelous √√√√√

    5 - Saitama Ageo Medics √√√√√

    4 - SAGA √√√√

    4 - Toray Arrows √√√√

    3 - Okayama Seagulls √√√

    3 - Uni Girls √√√ (the Miyabes and The Real Yoshino Sato)

    2 - Hitachi Rivale √√

    2 - Himeji Victorina √√

    1 - PFU BlueCats √


    0 - Toyota Body Queens

    0 - Kurobe AquaFairies


    39 - players


    [Edit] Hiroyo YAMANAKA is listed as, and is still technically, a Uni-Girl but she has signed with Saitama so I counted her there

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    I don't know about most of those players but I guess I'm ok with it because it doesn't have Kurogo or Ishii but Kobata isn't there either which is a little odd. 29 isn't really old for a libero. Tanaka from JT is probably older. Not sure about that Denso libero either. Good for the Miyabes.


    I wonder if by next year those twins will be taking Uchiseto's place.

    Kobata not being on the list is also surprising for me. I may be a little biased but Kobata is still a very solid libero whose speed and skills match the Japanese style of volleyball. But I'm no expert coach :serve: