We've joined hands with Italy's most prestigious...Development of athletes and leaders who will perform on the world stage
Nov 18, 2025
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The Korea Volleyball Association announced on the 18th that it will recruit participants for the "2025 Volleyball Youth Global Talent Development Program" for youth players who will lead the future of Korean volleyball.
This program is planned and promoted by the Korea Volleyball Association, and is sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the National Sports Promotion Fund. It will be held in Monza, Italy, for 10 days from December 13 to 22, 2025, and a total of 32 players will be selected, including 14 male players from the U16 age group (2010-2012), 14 female players and 4 professional sports leaders.
The Volleyball Association said "A special opportunity with the prestigious Italian first division club" The selected players will experience firsthand volleyball in the world through collaboration with the prestigious Italian Serie A club 'Vero Volley." Major programs include ▲Joint training with the Vero Volley youth team ▲ Friendship game ▲ Observe professional team practice ▲ Lectures on nutrition and psychology ▲ Watch Italian first division games" he said.
In addition, the "Korea Volleyball Association" launched a youth global talent development project with the Hangzhou Asian Games in 2023. At that time, he dispatched individual winners of the individual awards to the Asian Games to open a venue for overseas experience, and in 2024, he collaborated with the Japanese Volleyball Association to send starters to the Japanese national team's village, providing an opportunity to receive direct guidance from the Japanese national team coach by age"In particular, among the participants in the 2024 program, Son Seo-yeon, Lee Seo-in (hereinafter referred to as Gyeonghae Girls' Middle School), and Park Ye-young (Cheonan Bongseo Middle School) played a major role in winning the 2025 Asian Women's U16 Volleyball Championship, and Lee Seung-yeo was also selected as the coach of the women's U16 national team after participating in the program, proving the effectiveness of the program."
The Volleyball Association said "The characteristic of this program is that the player directly applies for participation and goes through an objective selection process. This reflects the youth development philosophy of the Korea Volleyball Association to motivate players strongly and promote self-directed growth. "The selection process proceeds in two stages. In the first document review, quantitative evaluations such as game performance, award experience, and national team selection performance are conducted, and the second practical evaluation, which will be held on November 30 at Cheonan Bongseo Middle School, consists of physical and performance capabilities measurement and volleyball practical evaluation.
An official from the Korea Volleyball Association said, "This program is a systematic system to foster and motivate players and leaders with global standards who can play on the world stage beyond just overseas training. We will continue to provide opportunities for youth players to send overseas and expand their knowledge in the future to strengthen the future competitiveness of Korean volleyball."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
