CRAMPED attack
According to Lao Dong's research, the Information Corps team sets a goal to maintain the results previously achieved at the 2025 National Championship. In addition, if they reach their peak performance, coach Pham Van Long's team will advance to compete for the championship this year.
The task for the team was shared by the commander in the opening ceremony to prepare for the 2026 season (February 22nd).
The coaching staff decided not to re-sign the contract with Russian main attacker Irina Voronkova in the first round of the 2026 National Club Championship. Instead, main attacker Wenhan Che and opposite hitter Sun Jie from China are expected to be 2 foreign players of the Information Corps.
The army team has not officially announced the contract of the 2 foreign players, however, the coaching staff and management have reached a preliminary agreement with these Chinese foreign players.
Currently, the Information Corps team possesses quality domestic players in the main attacking position including Nguyen Thi Phuong, Nguyen Huynh Phuong Thuy, Pham Thi Nguyet Anh, Pham Quynh Huong.
When Wenhan Che is added, coach Pham Van Long will calculate very carefully to choose the right person to play. Of course, foreign players will still be the top priority.
In the 2nd round of the 2025 National Championship, the Binh chủng Thông tin team once registered 4 domestic main attackers in the official list. They successively had the opportunity to play in combination with Irina Voronkova to create strength for Binh chủng Thông tin's attack. However, the team only ranked 3rd overall.
Domestic soldiers will decide success or failure
According to experts' assessment, the Information Corps team is possessing a well-rounded and best domestic player force in Vietnam at the moment.
The team has participated in a number of village festivals at the beginning of spring 2026 to warm up professionally. In each village festival, coach Pham Van Long creates conditions for all players to fully play. Having a competitive feeling is very important.
Foreign players are considered players who will decide key scoring situations to bring advantage to their team. However, domestic players must reach a corresponding level and the combination of domestic players and foreign players in a team must be smooth for that team to achieve high results.
Two foreign players Wenhan Che and Sun Jie that the Information Corps team put on the transfer list are currently playing in the Chinese National Volleyball Championship. They promptly came to Vietnam to participate in the competition. Round 1 of the 2026 Club Championship in Vietnam is held from April 6 to April 19 in Dong Anh (Hanoi).
If the player is present in Vietnam at the end of March, the Training Board of Binh Chung Thong Tin will only have enough short time to practice professional tactics to combine the squad between domestic and foreign players.
Among these 2 foreign players, hitter Sun Jie once came to Vietnam to compete in the 2019 AFC U23 Championship. At that time, this hitter received the title of Best Opposite Hitter. Sun Jie has played for the Chinese Youth Women's Volleyball Team many times before.
This year, the 2026 National Club Championship continues to compete in 2 rounds in each stage. If the team has not achieved high efficiency in round 1, they still have a chance to correct mistakes in round 2 (held in October 2026).
However, with a tradition of achievements and well-trained forces, the Information Corps team is determined to achieve high results right from round 1. Initially, the soldier-shirted team will participate in the Hoa Lu Cup in Ninh Binh from March 18 to March 23.
The last time the Information Corps team won the national championship was 5 years ago (in 2021).
Main attacker Wenhan Che has a height of 1m94, with a 3m11 attacking jump capability, while opposite hitter Sun Jie is 1m85 tall and has an attacking jump capability of 3m05.
