'15 points → 1 point → 15 points → 2 points' How did you see '6623 points legend' 41-year-old novice head coach OH

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One of the tasks given to Woori Card's novice head coach Park Chul-woo (41) is the rebound of Kim Ji-han (27) of the national team's outside heater (OH).

Kim Ji-han is an outside heater in his 10th year as a professional and 5th year as Woori Card, who was nominated as the second runner in the second round of the 2017-2018 V League. After being traded to Woori Card in 2021, he played in earnest and drew an upward curve. Since there is nothing missing, such as serve and blocking, in the attack that has been observed enough to digest even the Apogit Spiker, the national flag has also been worn since 2024.

However, this season's performance is not satisfactory. With 176 points in 72 sets in 20 games and 44.35% attack success rate, it is lower than the career average in most indicators such as blocking points, serve points, and receiving efficiency. At the beginning of the season, the physical burden caused by the national team schedule was pointed out as the cause. However, unlike other national team players whose form gradually rises, Kim Ji-han is still in place.

Overall, the performance is jagged. On days when the attack goes well, receiving and serving also improve. If it doesn't work out, it's hard to see it that day. Just looking at the flow of scoring in the last five games, it is difficult to find a clue with 8, 15, 1, 15, and 2 points. Above all, the power of serve, which was one of the strengths, was greatly reduced.

Unlike in the past, when he recorded an ace with a powerful strong spike, he is focusing on reducing mistakes with floater serve this season. As a result, serve mistakes were further reduced, but the flow of the game was often controlled by foreign players' sense of serve.

How did acting coach Park Chul-woo see Kim Ji-han. Park is also a legendary striker who has played for 20 years from the first year of the V League and has the record of most points (6,623 points) scored by Korean players.

Ahead of the Korean Air match on the 8th, acting Park said, "I'm not doing it because I want to do it. There may be technical problems, but (Kim Ji-han) said, "I think psychological problems are the biggest." Rather, in the last game (against OK Savings Bank), I asked Kim Ji-han not to serve as a floater, but to serve strongly. He said it doesn't matter if he misses a few. "When there is a situation where we need to control the mistakes, we can do it then," he added.

The player himself is already tired of the situation that has not gone as planned since last season. Acting Park, who has seen him since he was a commentator, intends to wait for him to gradually regain his confidence.

Acting Park said, "I'm trying to make you feel at ease. He is a player with such a strong sense of responsibility that he has a lot of contraction. "I'm trying a lot to solve that part," he said. "Recently, (Kim) Ji-han has found stability thanks to a good writing from a fan." If I find such psychological stability, I think I can do it with a comfortable mind in Gyeonggi Province," he said with a smile.

It's not just advice. When it didn't go as planned even in the actual appointment, he boldly called to the bench so that he could check the overall situation and flow. At the same time, we also wanted to check the possibilities of players who have not played much. The V League is famous for its tight league schedule of two games a week.

In such a situation, it is also important to close the gap between the main and non-mainstream games and maintain the motivation of the team. In the match against OK Savings Bank, which was the head coach's debut game, Park used all 16 players to see the possibility.

The home game against Korean Air in the fourth round was a good example. Kim Ji-han was replaced by Han Sung-jung (30) after scoring two points in the first set. Han Sung-jung, who came in as a substitute, scored four points with a high attack success rate of 57%, leading Woori Card to a 3-0 shutdown victory.

The final goal is to reduce the ups and downs and go on a virtuous cycle to spring volleyball. Currently, sixth-ranked Woori Card has 8 wins and 12 losses (24 points), only 10 points shorter than third-ranked KEPCO (12-9, 34 points).

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