There are many things to see without Kim Yeon-koung! V League opens on the 18th of the new season → Expectations for the performance of the super-large trade protagonists

Oct 14, 2025

There are many things to see without Kim Yeon-koung! V League opens on the 18th of the new season → Expectations for the performance of the super-large trade protagonists
5th volleyball V-League women's championship match at Samsan World Gymnasium in Incheon on the 8th. Heungkuk Life Insurance won the championship by winning the articles of association. Heungkuk Life athletes sharing the joy of winning. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.04.08/



The V-League of the 2025-2026 season will open on the 18th. 'Volleyball Empress' Kim Yeon-koung has retired, but there are still many things to see.

The V-League with the new title sponsor 'Jin Air' will start on the 18th for the women's team and the 20th for the men's team. There are various points to watch, including the newly appointed head coach, the big transfer student, and the changed rules.

Each of the men's and women's teams has appointed a new coach. Men's coach Shin Young-chul took the helm of OK Savings Bank following LIG Insurance (current KB Insurance), Korean Air, KEPCO, and Woori Card. The women's team Heungkuk Life recruited Tomoko Yoshihara, a former middle blocker for the Japanese national team.




In addition, transfer students who are starting anew from new teams are also noticeable. In the men's division, Jeon Kwang-in, who built a nest at OK Savings Bank in a trade with Shin Ho-jin, is a representative example. It is expected that Kim Jung-ho, who is wearing a Korea Electric Power Corporation uniform (FA), Lim Sung-jin, who moved to KB Insurance, and Jung Min-soo, who will accompany Korea Electric Power Corporation as compensation players for Lim Sung-jin.

The women's team should pay attention to Lee Da-hyun, who signed with Heungkuk Life Insurance as an FA. Veteran Lee Dong is also interested. Kim Hee-jin (IBK Industrial Bank → Hyundai Engineering & Construction) and Hwang Yeon-ju (Hyundai Engineering & Construction → Korea Expressway Corporation), including Lim Myeong-ok, who is strengthening his initial commitment at IBK Industrial Bank, not Korea Expressway Corporation.

Big regulations have changed. The interim rally and green card system introduced last season was abolished. He followed the rules of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB).




There are many things to see without Kim Yeon-koung! V League opens on the 18th of the new season → Expectations for the performance of the super-large trade protagonists
Photo courtesy=KOVO
There are many things to see without Kim Yeon-koung! V League opens on the 18th of the new season → Expectations for the performance of the super-large trade protagonists
Photo courtesy=KOVO
There are also new rules. First is the application of the sub team's free position rule. Before the server toss, the serving team players are free to be in any position. The receiving team can change its position the moment the server tosss the ball. Previously, the receiving team could change its position as soon as the serving team's server touched the ball.

Screen fouls also change. The serving team is prohibited from raising their hands over their heads until the ball crosses the vertical face of the net. From the referee's point of view, the players must be at least 1 m apart from each other in all directions from the front, back, left, and right.

Volleyball also came to Busan.




OK Savings Bank moved its headquarters to Busan. It was approved by the board of directors on June 24. The indoor gymnasium of Gangseo Sports Park in Gangseo-gu, Busan is used as its home. OK Savings Bank's first home game is against Korean Air at 2 p.m. on Nov. 9.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.