risky or not risky?
Experts understand very well that head coaches must prioritize the achievements of their teams. Therefore, they do not take any risks taking young players to the field. Using experienced players who are capable of adapting on the field is always the top choice of many coaching staffs. For that reason, except for the factor of the key player being seriously injured, the 16 head coaches all trust their main squad.
Following the first phase of the 2025 National Championship, professional supervisor Tran Thanh Tung once expressed: "Currently, the National Championship has 8 men's teams and 8 women's teams. The nature of competition is fiercer than before. The need to improve means that players are not at fault. Standing on the pitch, players can be overwhelmed psychologically. Therefore, it is understandable for coaches to use experienced veteran players.
Specific evidence in the case of Nguyen Thi Ngoc Hoa of VTV Binh Dien Long An team. Last year and the first five years of this season, this team was forced to use coach Nguyen Thi Ngoc Hoa as a player. The coach once shared: "With my position and professional tasks, I don't have to move around much, but ensuring my achievements still requires the most concentration".
The presence of coach and player Ngoc Hoa has helped his teammates become more confident. VTV Binh Dien Long An team won the national championship in 2024. From phase 2, former middle blocker Ngoc Hoa ended her competition mission and moved to become the head coach of VTV Binh Dien Long An team and the team is looking for a spiritual leader to lead young players.
There are still people who develop well
In the past two years, many young players have been given more playing opportunities by some teams such as Trinh Huynh Bao Ngoc, Le Ngoc Tram (VTV Binh Dien Long An), Pham Thi Hien, Pham Quynh Huong (Information Corps), Bui Thi Anh Thao (Hanoi), Nguyen Thi Ninh Anh (Vietinbank), Quach Kim Luyen (xiao Long Son Thanh Hoa cement), Truong The Khai (Bien Phong MB), Phan Cong Duc (The Cong Tan Cang) ...
In fact, young volleyball players have 3 professional tournaments including the National Youth Championship, the National Youth Club Cup and the National U23 Championship. In particular, the National Youth Championship is comprehensive in youth. In this tournament, teams do not borrow athletes and must use players of the right age.
From here, many players were discovered such as Tran Thi Thanh Thuy, Tran Thi Bich Thuy, Vi Thi Nhu Quynh, Nguyen Van Quoc Duy, Nguyen Ngoc Thuan, Dinh Van Duy... and they are grown up, national players. However, the number of young players who have achieved professional success to become famous is not much.
General Secretary of the Vietnam Volleyball Federation - Mr. Le Tri Truong once assessed that each level of youth has different ways of training and practical training. However, a team that wants its young players to mature means creating maximum conditions to participate in tournaments.
The feeling of competition for sports is very important. We have seen many promising young athletes in many sports. However, they are not successful as adults. Part of the reason lies in capacity but also the reason for the pressure of competition that makes talent unable to achieve the expected success, Mr. Le Tri Truong analyzed.
The 2025 National Volleyball Championship Charter stipulates that each team is officially registered with 14 players. In which, each team is allowed to register a maximum of 2 foreign players. Currently, some men's and women's teams officially have 2 foreign players. This means that the domestic athlete force is 10 people. Thus, young players will have to compete fiercely with their seniors to have the opportunity to play, but the one who decides is the head coach.
