Player Han (38, Korean Air) revealed the secret to becoming the best setter.
Han Seon-soo, who joined Korean Air as the 2nd pick in the 2nd round of the 2007-2008 rookie draft, is in his 15th season this year. He boasts a brilliant career, including winning the regular league championship six times and winning the championship match three times.
He is the best setter in name and reality, the first in the V-League to build a golden tower of 17,000 cumulative sets. Player Han, who is recording 17,551 successful sets in the regular league, is more than 3,000 ahead of Kwang-woo Yoo (Korean Air, 13,795), who is second in this category.
He is a role model for students dreaming of becoming volleyball players as well as professional players. Hyundai Capital’s setter Kim Myeong-gwan, whom we met in the championship game this season, once said, “(Han is) the best setter in Korea.
Player Han started the second leg of the championship match against Hyundai Capital in the men’s division of the Dodram V-League in the 2022-2023 season held at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon on the 1st. In the face-to-face match with Kim Myung-gwan, who was in his fourth year of debut, and the setter, he won a landslide victory through skillful game management. Hyundai Capital coach Choi Tae-woong said after the game that “the difference in experience with the opponent’s veteran setter was revealed.”
Korean Air defeated Hyundai Capital with a set score of 3-0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-22) thanks to Han’s performance. In the best-of-five championship match, they won the first and second games, leaving only one win to win.
However, one player calmly evaluated, “It was really good to win, but when I looked at the game, there were many areas where I lacked concentration.” He then pointed out, “There were a lot of mistakes and there were no moves to do. It was a game with many regrets.”
As it is a big game, the players will feel a lot of pressure. However, one player said, “I think younger players will feel it more than senior players,” and said, “If the senior players lead well, there will be no problem.”
One player, who showed improvement in his skills as the season went on, was asked, “What should I do to become the best setter?” In response, one player emphasized, “First of all, the most important thing for young players is the first ball. However, he expressed regret, saying, “(Basic skill) is the most important thing until I become a pro, but I still think that is difficult in our country’s system.”
He also mentioned the skills that a professional player should have. One player explained, “I think a good setter is to receive a bad receive well,” and “Anyone can raise a good receive well, but it is difficult to raise it when it is bad.”
Player Han showed the aspect of the best setter without regret in the game that day. He showed perfect harmony with foreign player Lincoln, and Lincoln scored 24 points, the most of both teams on the day. Han Seon-soo recalled, “I saw the opponent’s blocking move and gave it to Lincoln, and he pushed the ball with the thought of ‘pierce it unconditionally’.”
With only one win left until the championship, Korean Air will play the third round of the championship match against Hyundai Capital at the Yu Gwan-sun Gymnasium in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do on the 3rd. One player said, “I don’t think it will be much different from an away game,” and promised, “You must not be vigilant until the end. 메이저놀이터