Japan - V.League V1 (Division 1, Women) 2022-2023

    I believe this is where we stand with what we know:


    Hisamitsu

    A Registration

    C Registration


    JT

    A Registration -- Karsta Lowe 194cm Opposite, former U.S. national team

    C Registration -- Thatdao 185cm middle blocker, Thailand national team


    Toray

    A Registration -- Jana Kulan , 198cm outside hitter

    Registered C


    NEC

    A Registration -- Sarah Wilhite, 185cm, outside hitter, U.S. national team

    Registered C


    Saitama

    A Registration -- Sarah Lozo? ・・・・ Confused by double contract issue

    C Registration -- Santiago Jaja, 195cm, middle blocker


    Denso A.

    A Registration -- Neriman Ozsoy, 188cm, outside hitter.

    Registered C


    Hitachi

    A Registration -- Hanna Tapp, 191cm, middle blocker, U.S. national team

    Registered C


    PFU

    A Registration -- Acosta Roslandi, 190cm, outside hitter

    B Registration -- Valdez Melisa, 185cm outside hitter

    C Registration -- 4T 193cm, middle blocker, Vietnam national team


    Okayama

    A Registration -- Angry Fu, 187cm, middle blocker.

    C Registration -- Thanacha Sooksod, 180cm, Opposite, representing Thailand


    Toyota

    A Registration -- Daniel Cuttino?　194cm Opposite ・・・・ Rumor.

    C Registration -- Bamrungsuk Hattaya, 180cm, middle blocker, Thailand national team


    Himeji

    A Registration -- Celeste Plak ?　　　　　　　　　　　Under negotiation

    Register C


    Kurobe

    A Registration -- Tugba Ivegin 185cm Outside hitter Turkey national team

    C Registration -- Pimpichaya Kokram, 176cm, outside hitter, representing Thailand

    PFU Coach is moving from creepy to campy for me. This is an improvement


    PFU is posting these 15 minute interviews between him and each of the new players on their youtube (Hayashi, Shimahara, and Taniuchi so far)


    The Coach plays with his little twirly toys and is so inscrutable (I have no clue what he is saying tho) it seems like he is trying to make the girls uncomfortable ... or that they are both tightly bonded on some inside joke. Hard to tell which


    Then they do (it seems) some kind of ritual sponsor drink. He makes a big deal out of opening the bottle and then drinks an outsized amount of it. Truly odd stuff :drink:

    Quote from Phoenix

    Maybe Van Hecke to Saga

    oh yeah, she was the one mentioned might be headed to Himeji ... I think SAGA is more likely. I'd rather Van Hecke go to Toyota tho, way over Cuttino, if Van Hecke is indeed coming to Japan


    Need to get the social media sniffers out there to see who is liking and following whom

    Quote from sean1

    I was wondering after Valdes, who has the 2nd and 3rd highest spike height? local players only


    Valdes' SH is 325cm

    Active V1 (there are a couple V2 players higher):


    Hiroyo Yamanaka 314

    Fuyumi Hawi Okumu Oba 310

    (Ameze Miyabe 309)

    Quote from sean1

    Which V2 players? :huh:

    Xinmuyi Zhang 315 (GSS Sunbeams)

    Mesomachi Ugochinyere Okekearu 310 (Prestige)


    I'm getting this info from what's input at volleybox. Haven't cross-referenced it to anything, but since I've input most of what's there for current players I'm inclined to mostly trust it :S

    Miyu's highest is 310... probably. When she won best opp at Montreux years ago it was higher than that but I can't remember the exact number. Saga even made that jump challenge thing whatever its called


    Quote from skorost

    sitenoise remember that Hitachi ball challenge you posted way back when you were trying to show something Uesaka did. PFU has super short version. Only Takaso was successful

    I got a kick out of those things. Several teams did it. I remember Hisae Watanabewon it and hit all of them in less than 15 seconds , IIRC , and she wasted at least 5 of them tossing the ball up to herself and then passing it to the setter


    Imamura did pretty well too, I think

    Quote from sitenoise

    I got a kick out of those things. Several teams did it. I remember Hisae Watanabewon it and hit all of them in less than 15 seconds , IIRC , and she wasted at least 5 of them tossing the ball up to herself and then passing it to the setter


    Imamura did pretty well too, I think

    Oh yeah it was Hisae not Uesaka.


    I'm trying to find the one from NEC where they hit the ball from above the 2nd floor I think?? instead of the other side of the net. Koga did it successfully.

    Quote from skorost

    I'm trying to find the one from NEC where they hit the ball from above the 2nd floor I think?? instead of the other side of the net. Koga did it successfully.

    I remember that. Post it if you find it

    Quote from Phoenix

    Momoko Ishibashi suffered an ACL tear. She had undergone surgery and is recovering.

    Poor girl. Since joining Denso in 2017 as libero she has received a grand total of 10 balls :(