I'm confident that I won't be crushed by the support of Heungkuk Life.

This is the first spring volleyball tournament in five years since she joined the V-League. She is excited and excited, but she is determined by herself, saying, "I don't want to do so just yet." She is preparing for the event step by step with the mindset that it is a start. This is the story of middle blocker Jeong Ho-young (23), who holds the center of the court in the women's professional volleyball court.  메이저사이트

She has been called the "second Kim Yeon-koung" since she was an amateur and attracted attention for a large outside heater. She said that she felt that she would be selected as the first pick only when she went to the draft, but the 2019-2020 rookie draft was even called the "Jung Ho-young draft." As expected, she received the first overall pick and thought that a rosy future was waiting for her, but the reality was not. As an outside heater and an apogit spiker, she looked disappointed.

Before the 2020-2021 season, the second year, he pushed himself to become a middle blocker, but suffered a twisted knee in the first game of the season, and the diagnosis was an anterior cruciate ligament rupture.

In the 2021-2022 season, when he recovered from his injury after many twists and turns, he spent his first full season as a middle blocker in the third year of his professional debut. He performed as a quality middle blocker from the fourth season, and in the 2023-2024 season, his fifth year, he has become a top middle blocker in name and reality. Among the courts that Jeong keeps with Park Eun-jin (25), who is one year senior to his professional debut and is two years older than him, is more reliable than ever. The results of Jeong's growth led to Jeong's return to spring volleyball in seven seasons.

Chung will attend the 2023-2024 V-League Postseason Media Day at the Rivera Hotel in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on Wednesday, when Chung will attend the event after seven seasons. Chung Ho-young attended on behalf of the team with Ko Hee-jin.

Lee Da-hyun of Hyundai Engineering & Construction and Lee Ju-ah of Heungkuk Life were representatives of the players. The Korea Volleyball Federation (KOVO) invited middle blockers of young guns born in 2000 (Lee Joo-ah) and 2001 (Jung Ho-young and Lee Da-hyun) as representatives, but now Jung Ho-young is a player who represents Jeong Gwan-jang.

At the pre-event held ahead of the main event, he met with Jung Ho-young and heard her thoughts and determination to mark the first postseason since her debut. "I have high expectations because it is my first spring volleyball tournament. I want to experience pressure and pressure that can only be felt on the post-seas stage," Jung said.

Chung Kwan-jang's opponent in the playoffs is Heungkuk Life Insurance. Thanks to the existence of "Volleyball Empress" Kim Yeon-kyung, Heungkuk Life Insurance, which has the thickest and most enthusiastic fandom in the V-League, poses a big threat to other players. Jung Ho-young said, "I also know that when I play against Heungkuk Life Insurance, the fans' cheering and shouting are huge. However, I couldn't hear the sound well maybe because I was concentrated during the game. I can hear it when I fall back and drink water on the bench," he said. "I expect Heungkuk Life fans to shout more in the playoffs, but I think it's okay because I've already experienced that many cheers." I'll play with a calm mindset like, 'Oh, there are a lot of people here'."

It's a stage where you have to win no matter who you meet, but Jung Ho-young cautiously hinted that what she wanted as a playoff opponent was Hyundai Engineering & Construction. There is only one reason. It was Kim Yeon-koung's presence. Jung Ho-young said, "Hwangguk Life has (Kim) Yeon-koung. I don't really care about the crowd's cheers or anything, but some of the team members might care. Moreover, when Yeon-koung plays the center role in attack and defense, the audience responds to her and comes under even greater pressure. I often tell my team that I shouldn't be pressured by that."

Chung was able to proceed directly to the playoffs after deleting the semi-playoff thanks to a surge in the fifth and sixth rounds. However, it remains to be seen whether Chung will be able to completely stage all-out efforts in the playoffs. When Lee So-young decided to go straight to the playoffs, she sprained her ankle while blocking the game against GS Caltex on July 7, causing a ruptured ligament in her left ankle. It is still unclear whether Lee will play in the playoffs. "It was true that Soyoung was hurt when she was injured, and the team was agitated," Chung Ho-young said, expressing confidence, "However, it does not mean that other players did not play in Soyoung's position. I think there is a good chance if the players on the court and all the players waiting in the warm-up zone play their roles."

Jeong Ho-young, who had many ups and downs due to major injury and change of position in the early days of his debut, asked what meaning does this season have in his volleyball life? "People say that trees cannot grow without the wind. They suffered a lot of ups and downs. After a major injury, I was worried about how to play volleyball without getting hurt. However, I think my concentration and performance were different from the previous season when I played the game to the extent that I didn't think about whether I would get hurt or not. I feel that I have improved a lot mentally this season on my own."

With his 190-centimeter-tall height, he boasts one of the best skills in fast attack and blocking within the V-League. Nevertheless, what he is more concerned about this postseason is his detailed plays such as two-stage connections, attack covers, and defense that middle blockers must play before fast attack and blocking. "My first thing is not to get hurt. Of course, it's good to score and block a lot, but I think the first thing to do is to make good basic plays as middle blockers so that I don't damage my team," he said.

Lee Ju-ah, who is one year older, and Lee Da-hyun, who are the same age, are close friends with each other, who attended Media Day as the national team's players. Nevertheless, he asked what Jung Ho-young thought were better than these two players. "Why are you fighting like this?" Jung said with a smile, and said, "It's a bit embarrassing to say who's No. 1." He admitted that they're good at each other, and I think they'll try to hone each other by secretly watching each other's criminals.

No matter how hard I try not to be nervous, and no matter how much manager Ko Hee-jin gives me mental care, I have no choice but to be nervous as a person. In this situation, setter Yeom Hye-sun is a reliable sister to Jung Ho-young. "When I'm lost, Hye-sun says, 'Do what you do. I'll match you. Do what you do, whether you're running late, fast, forward or backward. Many people say, 'Are you not going to get better?' I also gain confidence whenever I do that," Jung said.

At her first volleyball tournament in the spring of her debut, she received many congratulatory messages. Nevertheless, she was firm in her reply. "I told her not to be flustered. It's not over yet. It's just the beginning."