[Interview file] The story behind the selection of male rookies for'The 2nd highest ranking, 4th aquatic employment success'

The '2020-2021 Korea Volleyball Federation Male Rookie Draft' was held yesterday (6th) to select new players who will lead the Korean men's volleyball.

In the aftermath of Corona 19, the selection of male rookies was also held as a non-face-to-face video like the draft for female rookies.

In the'nomination order', which is one of the best aspects of the draft, the joys of the seven teams were mixed.

Hyundai Capital made a huge hit.

Two days ago, he sent Kim Jae-hui to the center and got the nomination right for the first round of KB Insurance. As KB Insurance won the first-rank nomination right in the first round, Hyundai Capital ranked first in the overall glory.

Here, we made a big smile that won the 4th place with a low probability of 4%, which is the 3rd place last season.

On the other hand, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance remained in 5th place last season and started the draft with the 3rd highest probability, but was pushed back to 5th place and cried.

Hyundai Capital took over the nomination right for the first round of KB Insurance and took over the total number of choices.

With interest in Hyundai Capital's choice, director Choi Tae-woong shouted an unusual time.

And, after hard work, Hanyang University left Kim Sun-ho.

It was a surprise nomination that broke everyone's expectations.

The player who was selected as the greatest in this draft was Sung-jin Lim, a left at Sungkyunkwan University.

Most of the teams were aiming for Lim Sung-jin, a 195cm tall left who was a youth representative.

However, Hyundai Capital selected Kim Sun-ho as the most optimal player after analyzing the team's strength closely.

Lim Seong-jin, who gave the honor of the first place in the whole to Kim Seon-ho, was selected by KEPCO, who held the second place in the first round.

An official from Hyundai Capital said, "Kim Seon-ho was judged to be the right person to fill the gap of left Jeon Kwang-in, who started his military service. The basics are solid and boasts a stable defense. We have been putting more weight on Kim Seon-ho than Im Sung-jin from the beginning." Revealed.

He added, "From a long-term perspective, we have in mind the selection of players. Park Gyeong-min, who was selected in the fourth place, also has great talent. The players selected this time will be the main players of the team in 3-4 years.

Samsung Fire

manager Ko Hee-jin nominated the setter Gyeong-mok in the fourth round.

Gyeong-mok Je, who was a member of Hongik University at the time of last year's draft, continued as a player in the unemployment team without being chosen by a professional club.

After a luck, I achieved my dream of becoming a professional, and it was the first time that a draft player was nominated.

SF&MI's remarkable move continued.

In the training player selection round, coach Ko Hee-jin called left Lee Hyun-seung.

Lee Hyun-seung appeared in the 2017-2018 draft, but after he was not nominated, he played as a player at Hwaseong City Hall.

I was able to step on the professional stage in just '4'.

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, which has consistently watched the two players so far, made a bold choice to reinforce the team's strength.

Je Gyeong-mok said, "I always love the people around me and my parents who helped me not give up."

Lee Hyun-Seung also expressed his determination, "Thank you to the manager of Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance and to the club officials. I thank the leaders who have taught me so far, and I will work hard to contribute to the team."

The choice of Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, which gave retakers a chance as well, became a new hope for the athletes striving to become a professional stage in the unemployment team.

total of 39 people, including 11 universities and 2 high schools graduates and 4 re-applicants, participated in the

draft.

Among them, 26 people, including trainees, were chosen by the professional club.

The employment rate is 66.6%, similar to the 2019-2020 season (69.76%), and is twice as high as the women's division, which recorded a record low of 33%.

The Federation, which suffered the worst employment cold in the women's division, sighed of relief at the favorable employment rate for men.

Unlike the women's team, which was evaluated as'there were few players with the skills to play in the pro', the men's players were evaluated that there were a lot of players with outstanding skills that could not be compared with the sense of power immediately.

An official in the men's division analyzed, "It will be different for each club, but the approach of generational change as a whole seems to be one of the reasons for the high employment rate in this draft."