Is it her knees? I think it may have something to do with her body type she has the same body type as Nagaoka and we all know how that turned out. I think that could be figured out once she joins but yeah she's a total mystery whether or not she can transition properly in the NT.
It's a mystery. I've never seen her over-taped up anywhere, or wearing one of those Airi things. She just disappears from the bench for weeks at a time
So Serbia clobbered NED 
Does this mean JPN gets BRA in the QF? (sadly, Gabi not being there?
)Always a tough match but it would be the sweetest team to beat and send home because of the whole history thing
You might be interested in this site https://vblineup.com/women
I'm liking that site. Interesting layouts and it loads super fast. Thanks!
There's no more info on it but that's actually crazy lmao
I cant find the link but vnl’s volleystation also have the same stats with same numbers they propably fetched the data from there. It’s an interesting error still
afaik there’s no changes from the roster? Tsukasa also seems to be training with her club.
The hunt for the 3rd and 4th OH is on. Mayu and Sato really needs good back-ups. Also, I love the middles of Japan but physicality is oftentimes the dealbreaker in crucial games. Is there really no good MBs who is at least 1.88m in Japan 😪
There are just so many problems with Japan atm, both liberos are average at best, 1 can't receive, 1 used to but apparently not anymore. MBs are almost useless when it comes to touching and blocking, setters are unstable, ridiculously short. Yoshino is having a terrible season, Ishikawa can't do everything with her height. The gap between those starters and the bench players is just unbelievably huge, mostly thanks to the almost zero playing time Ferhats is giving them, shigihara didn't even get a chance to hit the ball lol. Also sakae was such an odd choice to bring to the final, she was absolutely terrible against Poland, no other players are her club teammate, her sets are too slow for wada and too predictable for pos4. I feel like Ferhats really needs to think a little bit more far into the future, how to build a team for this Olympic cycle rather than just trying to get as much win with those starters
The hunt for the 3rd and 4th OH is on. Mayu and Sato really needs good back-ups. Also, I love the middles of Japan but physicality is oftentimes the dealbreaker in crucial games. Is there really no good MBs who is at least 1.88m in Japan 😪
whats actually with Airie? Why did´t she play VNL?
Japan U17 lost their first match in the U17 World Championship vs Spain in 5 sets. They had some big leads in the set they lost.
This is the same batch that finished 4th in the U16 Asian Championship last year, losing both their semifinals and 3rd place match in 5 sets also. Tough.
Japan U17 lost their first match in the U17 World Championship vs Spain in 5 sets. They had some big leads in the set they lost.
This is the same batch that finished 4th in the U16 Asian Championship last year, losing both their semifinals and 3rd place match in 5 sets also. Tough.
there’s a topic 
2026 Girls' U17 Volleyball World Championship
Japan Roster for East Asia Championship (University Players)
August 11-16
OH: Sae Omori, Minami Nishimura, Akane Abe, Maaya Ino
OPP (listed as OH but likely OPP): Ayaka Sato, Rino Takizawa
MB: Emili Iiyama, Yuzuki Baba, Suhano Yoshikawa, Haruka Yamagami
S: Niina Kumagai, Satsuki Nakagawa
L: Rinka Inoue, Ami Uchizawa
i like this roster 
(except that Yuzuki is an MB lol)
Posting here only becaue Rion Chuganji is/was wide roster NT. Her HS team, Thee Higashi Kyushu Ryukoku, lost to Yokohama Hayato High School --who? you ask. I dunno-- in the just finished Inter-High thing (one of the four biggies, I think)
Yokohama also beat Kinrankai. They must have a monster. I think it's 166cm Yua Sasaki . She's the only one on the roster at volleybox
Do you know where I can see the matches for inter high?
Do you know where I can see the matches for inter high?
I'm not sure if there are replays but the livestreams were at https://inhightv.sportsbull.jp
I watched it there a few years ago but I can't figure out the web site now and, frankly, don't have as much interest any more
