China NT 2022

  • Needs a coaching change as well. Why China has not considered hiring a foreign coach for the women’s team? If they are not hiring foreign coach, have Lai Yawen take the coaching position? The 🇨🇳 male coaches themselves were not good players and what do you expect from their coaching abilities 🤣.

  • KYK helped Lavarini to power Korea during the Tokyo Olympics. It was KYK leadership and her own performance that were the primary factors of the amazing performances of Korea. She inspired her teammates to be the best of themselves. Besides the favorable grouping (God’s intervention).

  • next week is brazil, poland, DR, and Korea.


    expect 3, hope for 4, but the coaching staff will probably find a way to lose two.

    Expect 3 because you'll lose to Korea right?... Don't worry about Brazil, we will lose, it's the law

  • Needs a coaching change as well. Why China has not considered hiring a foreign coach for the women’s team? If they are not hiring foreign coach, have Lai Yawen take the coaching position? The 🇨🇳 male coaches themselves were not good players and what do you expect from their coaching abilities 🤣.

    Imho China will never hire a foreign coach unless they fall to #10+ in the rankings or something (in a couple years maybe) and there are protests for it even within the CCP.


    This is because VB is not just a sport to China, it is a “spirit” and a strong source of national pride. If you read Chinese you can see that they have a term ”中国女排精神” which is basically Chinese women’s volleyball spirit, which is a rallying cry for them… Women’s VB is famously followed by President Xi, and in the all China games last year after the Olympics, during a photo op with the athletes, you could see Xi walking past a whole group of elite athletes and stopping in front of Zhu to say a few words. It is watched by the #1 in China.


    even when news got out that Zhu went abroad to get her surgery, there were grumbles as to why she got it overseas instead of China since Chinese medical facilities are just as good… The country is becoming more and more nationalistic (thanks to Xi) and sports, especially women’s VB, is a tool to extend that nationalism. They will NEVER choose a foreign coach unless there is an okay from the highest level. Because to political associations like CVA, the Chinese way is the best way… That’s why We’ll never see them improving their conditioning too… They are too insular and proud.

  • Imho China will never hire a foreign coach unless they fall to #10+ in the rankings or something (in a couple years maybe) and there are protests for it even within the CCP.


    This is because VB is not just a sport to China, it is a “spirit” and a strong source of national pride. If you read Chinese you can see that they have a term ”中国女排精神” which is basically Chinese women’s volleyball spirit, which is a rallying cry for them… Women’s VB is famously followed by President Xi, and in the all China games last year after the Olympics, during a photo op with the athletes, you could see Xi walking past a whole group of elite athletes and stopping in front of Zhu to say a few words. It is watched by the #1 in China.


    even when news got out that Zhu went abroad to get her surgery, there were grumbles as to why she got it overseas instead of China since Chinese medical facilities are just as good… The country is become more and more nationalistic (thanks to Xi) and sports, especially women’s VB is a tool to extend that nationalism. They will NEVER choose a foreign coach unless there is an okay from the highest level. Because to political associations like CVA, the Chinese way is the best way… That’s why We’ll never see them improving their conditioning too… They are too insular and proudS

    Sometimes too much pride can be harmful which might lead to one’s downfall.

  • my guess is

    0-3 Brazil

    3-1 Poland

    3-1 DR

    3-0 Korea

    For the first week my predictions were only 25% accurate....there were pleasant surprises in victories against Italy and Turkey, followed by a shock loss. For the final week I’m thinking maybe 2W 2L.....WLs can come from any 2 teams....even Korea. As someone pointed out, with Cai Bin anything can happen.... (I only wish he didn’t leave his glasses in the team hotel again like in weeks 1 and 2) :mad:

  • Imho China will never hire a foreign coach unless they fall to #10+ in the rankings or something (in a couple years maybe) and there are protests for it even within the CCP.


    This is because VB is not just a sport to China, it is a “spirit” and a strong source of national pride. If you read Chinese you can see that they have a term ”中国女排精神” which is basically Chinese women’s volleyball spirit, which is a rallying cry for them… Women’s VB is famously followed by President Xi, and in the all China games last year after the Olympics, during a photo op with the athletes, you could see Xi walking past a whole group of elite athletes and stopping in front of Zhu to say a few words. It is watched by the #1 in China.


    even when news got out that Zhu went abroad to get her surgery, there were grumbles as to why she got it overseas instead of China since Chinese medical facilities are just as good… The country is becoming more and more nationalistic (thanks to Xi) and sports, especially women’s VB, is a tool to extend that nationalism. They will NEVER choose a foreign coach unless there is an okay from the highest level. Because to political associations like CVA, the Chinese way is the best way… That’s why We’ll never see them improving their conditioning too… They are too insular and proud.

    very well said, and i intend to believe that it is due to the same reason that chinese players arent/wont be allowed to set foot in a foreign league (anytime soon). the officials were all for strengthening the level of CVL after the NT’s disastrous OG performance in order to pick up the pieces, and sending their best players away just doesn’t fit this narrative. and why wouldnt top players want to play in their beloved motherland and contribute to the rebuilding of their national pride? :cheesy: of course it’s pure guesswork, itd be interesting to see whether Zhu Ting will take Scandicci’s offer hahaha

  • very well said, and i intend to believe that it is due to the same reason that chinese players arent/wont be allowed to set foot in a foreign league (anytime soon). the officials were all for strengthening the level of CVL after the NT’s disastrous OG performance in order to pick up the pieces, and sending their best players away just doesn’t fit this narrative

    I don't think this is it. The clubs don't want to let the top players go because then there's no guarantee of the club's success (and by extension, the officials' promotions...). CVA probably doesn't mind if the top players go abroad, but individual clubs (Tianjin, jiangsu, etc) will not be happy.