Who's coming out today? Six setters alone, Heungkuk Life's deepening worries...The head coach made a commitment.

Oct 29, 2025

Who's coming out today? Six setters alone, Heungkuk Life's deepening worries...The head coach made a commitment.
V League match between Heungkuk Life Insurance and Jeong Kwan-jang held at Samsan World Gymnasium in Incheon on the 18th. Heungkuk Life coach Yoshihara Tomoko is giving setter Seo Chae-hyun an operational order. Incheon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.10.18/



Who's coming out today? Six setters alone, Heungkuk Life's deepening worries...The head coach made a commitment.
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There are only six setters in the squad. Among them, the gap between the main setter Lee Go-eun is bigger than expected.

Heungkuk Life Insurance will play GS Caltex in the first round of the V League in the 2025-2026 season of Jin Air at Jangchung Gymnasium on the 29th.

In addition to Park Hye-jin and Kim Da-sol, newcomers Seo Chae-hyun and "Wonder Dogs" Lee Na-yeon, concerns are continuing. He won the opening game against Jeong Kwan-jang, but later lost to Hyundai Engineering & Construction and Korea Expressway Corporation.




There are good strikers such as Rebecca and Jung Yoon-ju and Kim Dae-eun, but the set lacks stability. This is why Heungkuk Life coach Tomoko Yoshihara's debut season has been rough from the start.

Asked about 'Today's starting setter', Yoshihara said "I think everyone is curious. In a good way, he said, "I'm practicing 切磋琢磨 (takma, grinding and polishing until it shines)."

"A good setter is a player who leads strikers, a player who makes time to attack," he said. "Today, Seo Chae-hyun will start. A choice that looks to the future."




Rebecca, who returned to Korea for the first time in a long time, scored 28 points and had a 49% attack success rate in the match against Jeonggwanjang, but was sluggish with 17-22 points afterward. The attack success rate was only around 30%. I desperately need a set that sticks high and fast to the net.

Who's coming out today? Six setters alone, Heungkuk Life's deepening worries...The head coach made a commitment.
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Yoshihara said, `I modified the timing and tempo of the attack little by little during the training. He is still a player who needs to grow. It will get better and better." As for the Asian quarter pitch, which had been sidelined by injury, "It has improved a lot. I want to release it from today" added to his heart.

The outside heater is also full of worries. Jung Yoon-joo, Kim Dae-eun, and Choi Eun-ji are taking turns participating, but they don't have the skills they like.




The key to the match against GS Caltex is to always face Silva 'Makgang'. Coach Yoshihara said, "He is a very strong player, so we have to hold him firmly in blocking."I keep moving and trying to get the opponent's attack, but it doesn't seem to work well." We need to stop at the correct location and receive it" he stressed.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.