Letizia Moma Basoko of Cameroon will play in the V-League for the fourth consecutive season. Gisele Silva of Cuba will also play in the Korean pro league once again. There are five spots left.
The second day of the 2024 Korea Volleyball Federation (KOVO) women's tryout started with a meeting at the Holiday Inn and Sweet Dubai Science Park on the morning of the 8th (Korea Standard Time). "I always try to study how to become a better player," said Croatian player Barbara Zavic, who is considered highly likely to be drafted. She can accept and implement feedback from leaders. As a player, hitting high-ball is also an advantage, and I think she has high volleyball intelligence. She reads the flow of the game well and has strengths in blocking defense."
Brianna Holman of the U.S. said, "I watched a lot of V-League games. Since I have close relationship with Catbell, I watched the championship match between Heungkuk Life Insurance and Korea Expressway Corporation in the 2022-2023 season. I know that he defends a lot and trains a lot. I like him." T-ara Caesar of the U.S., who is drawing attention from clubs that require outside heaters, said, "I was originally from Libero, and I transformed into an outside heater since I was a teenager." Taylor Freecano of the U.S. drew attention by showing good and sincere attitude to people involved in court organization by herself.
Cuban Heidi Rodriguez talked about her friendship with Korean players such as Leonardo Leyva, Yosvani Hernandez and Gisele Silva, saying, "I know it's a league that needs to train and play hard."
In the afternoon warm-up match, the players were evaluated for their detailed capabilities, including back-and-forth attacks and high-ball attacks. The evaluation was similar to that of the first day. Overall, the mood was disappointing. "It's so hard to choose. We have to wait and see until the final evaluation tomorrow," said coach Ko Hee-jin of the Korea National Association. "We excluded a few players from the list. We have a low chance of drawing lots. As the pool of players is narrow, we should select the best players regardless of position," said Coach Marcello Avondan of Heungkuk Life Insurance.
At 6 p.m. local time (11 p.m. Korean time), after the second exhibition game, the seven teams informed KOVO whether to renew contract with their current players. Hyundai EC's MOMA and GS Caltex's Silva were notified of renewal of contract. Players who renewed contracts will receive 300,000 U.S. dollars per year, 50,000 dollars more than new players. Banya Vukirich of Serbia and Willow Johnson of the U.S. were not selected.
Hyundai EC will also join MOMA after renewing its contract with Wipai Sitong (Thailand) in the Asian quarter. "We have some players who are eye-catching, but our chances are low. MOMA highly appreciated his performance given that he was responsible and had no injuries after playing in Korea for three years," said Hyundai EC coach Kang Sung-hyung.
Silva had a hard time as he topped the list of goals scored last season. Even in his 30s, he never gets tired. "I don't think any other player is as good as Silva. Players who watched the video were not as good as Silva," GS Caltex manager Lee Young-taek said.
The draft will be drawn in the reverse order of last season's rankings. Including the teams that exercised the right to nominate candidates, the marbles of Pepper Savings Bank (35), Korea Expressway Corporation (30), IBK Industrial Bank (25), GS Caltex (20), Jeonggwanjang (15), Heungkuk Life Insurance (10) and Hyundai Engineering Construction (5) will be included in the draft.
BY: 안전 토토사이트
