In the development history of Chinese women's volleyball, the decisions and management of the Volleyball Association play a crucial role. As fans eagerly await the confirmation of a new coach for the Chinese women's volleyball team and the construction of the squad to prepare for the 2025 World Championships, a major incident involving the Volleyball Association has made it a focus of public attention.
On January 10th, former director of the Volleyball Management Center, Li Quanqiang, was reported to be involved in serious violations of law and discipline and was taken away for investigation. This incident is like a huge stone thrown into a calm lake, causing waves, and also making the Volleyball Association a hot topic on search engines. In the chain reaction of this event, the history of personnel changes in the Volleyball Management Center has also been re-examined by the public.
Looking back, after Xu Li stepped down, Pan Zhichen took office at the Volleyball Management Center. One of Pan Zhichen's landmark moves during his tenure was to recall Lang Ping as head coach. Lang Ping's return had immeasurable significance for Chinese women's volleyball; she brought with her rich coaching experience and outstanding tactical concepts, infusing new vitality into the team. However, Pan Zhichen was taken away for investigation due to his own previous issues, which was undoubtedly a significant setback in the development history of the Volleyball Management Center.
After Pan Zhichen, Vice Director Liu Wenbin began to take charge of work. Liu Wenbin is known as a "veteran" figure at the Volleyball Management Center, having worked there for many years. He strongly supported Lang Ping's work, and under his leadership, the entire Volleyball Management Center and the women's volleyball team showed a united front. This unity was most powerfully demonstrated at the Rio Olympics, where the Chinese women's volleyball team pulled off a stunning victory against all odds. At that time, the spirit of the women's volleyball team seemed reignited, and the whole nation cheered. "When people are united, even Mount Tai can be moved." The unity of the team was fully demonstrated at this time. Most people believed that Liu Wenbin would naturally become the director of the Volleyball Management Center. However, things did not go as expected, and in February 2017, Liu Wenbin was transferred to serve as the director of the Tennis Center, while Li Quanqiang took over as director of the Volleyball Management Center.
However, during Li Quanqiang's tenure as director of the Volleyball Management Center, the development of Chinese women's volleyball faced a major crisis. At the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, the Chinese women's volleyball team failed to advance from the group stage, creating their worst historical record. Behind this result are complex reasons. Famous journalist Fu Zhenghao pointed out that internal disunity was an important factor in the defeat. In the field of competitive sports, the degree of team unity often directly affects the direction of the game. Just like a symphony orchestra, if the performers act independently, they cannot play a harmonious and beautiful melody. The same is true for the volleyball team; a cohesive and upward team is the ace that can win every battle.
In addition to the issue of team unity, Zhu Ting's injury incident further highlighted the mistakes in the decision-making of the Volleyball Management Center. After Zhu Ting's injury occurred and was reported to the Volleyball Management Center, her surgery was delayed due to concerns about her inability to recover in time to return to competition after the operation. This decision seemed at the time to be a helpless move, made for the overall consideration. But as time went on, the situation became increasingly worse.
During the preparations for the Tokyo Olympics, the top leader of the Volleyball Management Center still did not decisively agree to allow Zhu Ting to receive treatment, but instead opted for conservative treatment. As a result, Zhu Ting's condition erupted completely at the Tokyo Olympics, affecting not only her personal career but also greatly impacting the overall strength of the Chinese women's volleyball team. Zhu Ting spent a lot of time and energy on this delayed treatment, and more than a year after her return, she is still struggling with post-surgery rehabilitation, with her condition still not fully recovered. This incident is undoubtedly a heavy blow to Chinese women's volleyball.
From this series of personnel changes at the Volleyball Management Center, we can see how important a stable and correct management decision-making level is for the development of Chinese women's volleyball. Every decision may affect the fate of many players and the performance of the entire team on the international stage. Currently, with Li Quanqiang under investigation, the Volleyball Management Center faces new opportunities and challenges. How to select suitable managers based on past lessons, establish a more scientific and reasonable decision-making mechanism, and create a positive, cohesive team atmosphere will be an important task facing Chinese women's volleyball in the future.
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