Heo Soo-bong (25, Hyundai Capital), who played as a negative spiker for the national team, will move to an outside hitter in the regular league.
Hyundai Capital recruited Ahmed Ikhbairi (registered name: Ahmed), who played for Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance last year, as a foreign player.
Ahmed is an abusive spiker who ranked third in scoring last year (875 points). Hyundai Capital attempted to coexist by moving Heo Soo-bong to an outsite heater.
As he played as an aposite spiker for the national team, training time is somewhat lacking. However, the adaptation process is not bad. Hyundai Capital manager Choi Tae-woong said, “Heo Soo-bong is receiving more than expected from his outside heater position.”
The problem is attack power. Coach Choi said, "The team's attack power has increased significantly," but "(Heo Soo-bong's) attack power has decreased. Since we do the complete opposite, the success rate is low when we have to solve the problem all at once. We trained briefly, but Heo Soo-bong himself was frustrated as the solution was not resolved. “It’s showing,” he explained.
Heo Soo-bong has good offensive ability, ranking 7th in scoring last year (582 points). As the reason for the decline in offensive power due to the change in position, Coach Choi pointed out, "Because the time is so short and he continues to be an apocalyptic spiker in the national team, it is not easy to change the swing trajectory or hitting the RBI."
Heo Soo-bong also said, "It would be a lie if I said I wasn't worried while I was with the national team because I didn't have a long time to prepare. I always prepared," and added, "I think the swing or cross angle is the opposite (from before), but I continue to attack with the right side a lot. "Look, it doesn't go well when the ball comes up. I'm trying to fix it," he said.
the end, Heo Soo-bong's adaptation to the attack became the key to a successful season. Coach Choi said, "Bringing in Achmer will be successful only if Heo Soo-bong performs as an outside hitter as he did in the negative spiker position. I'm honestly worried because Heo Soo-bong doesn't show up when he is in the negative spiker position."
Heo Sub-bong also knows very well the weight he must carry. Subong Heo expressed his determination, “My goal for the season is to maintain my position as an outside heater. I want to become an outside heater with no visible flaws.”
Hyundai Capital will face off against last year's combined champion Korean Air in the opening match at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon on the 14th. If Korean Air achieves a combined championship this season, it will become the first team in the league to win four consecutive championships. A situation where he expressed his extraordinary determination to “make history.”
Coach Choi said, "It is also the goal of other teams to prevent such records. If Korean Air is capable, they can set a record, but we must not allow them to easily reach it," and said, "I will hold out until the end."
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