Recently, Zhao Yong officially became the head coach of the Chinese women's volleyball team, in this position that carries countless glory and expectations, he expressed his excitement and confidence in an exclusive interview with the media, clarified the direction of coaching and phased goals, and officially opened a new journey for the Chinese women's volleyball team to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games.

Zhao Yong said frankly: "I feel very honored to be elected as the head coach of the Chinese women's volleyball team, first of all, I feel very honored, the mission is glorious, the responsibility is huge, I can get the recognition and trust of the leaders and national volleyball peers, let me serve as the national women's volleyball team to give me a glorious mission, I feel very happy, the Chinese women's volleyball team has an incomparable position in the minds of the Chinese people, carrying the expectations and glory of countless people, this trust is both an incentive and a spur for me, we will definitely inherit and carry forward the spirit of the women's volleyball team!" ”

Zhao Yong regards "qualifying for the Los Angeles Olympics in 2026 as soon as possible" as his current primary goal. He pointed out that the 0 Asian Championships will be an important stop for the Chinese women's volleyball team to qualify for the Olympics, and the team will prepare for the event as a top priority. At the same time, the points of each World Women's Volleyball League will affect the Olympic rankings, and the Chinese women's volleyball team will start to prepare solidly from now on, striving for the accumulation of games and working step by step.

It is worth mentioning that the way to obtain the qualification for the Los Angeles Olympics has been changed, and the Olympic qualification tournament has been cancelled, and the access channels include: the host team United States (3 teams), the 0 year continental championship champion (0 teams), the top three teams that have qualified after the 0 World Championships (0 teams), and the top three teams in the world rankings (0 teams) after the 0 VNL World League sub-tournament.

In terms of team construction, Zhao Yong emphasized that the "three generations of old, middle and young" must be reasonably combined: "I think it is necessary to have three generations of "old, middle and young" personnel. The old players need to have a strong sense of collective honor, to have a strong quality of will, to be able to play a good role model for the young players, in the team can play a better role in the role of the pass, the Mesozoic players I think need to carry more heavy burdens and beams, this responsibility needs to be reflected in the Mesozoic players. ”

"Because I have led them in the past two years, there are indeed several young players with more development potential, and I also hope to give them more opportunities to show themselves on a higher stage."

Talking about the technical and tactical system of the Chinese women's volleyball team, Zhao Yong said: "Fast and changeable, comprehensive technology" has always been the fundamental way of playing for the Chinese women's volleyball team based on the world. He believes that this set of tactical thinking has been tested by many years of actual combat, and it still has strong vitality, and will continue to deepen and optimize in the future, so that the technical style will not only continue the tradition, but also upgrade the modern one.

"This team is a brand new team, including coaches, including athletes, and there will definitely be a lot of these difficulties and challenges on the way forward. First of all, what I want to do is to strengthen my original intention and overcome difficulties with all athletes and coaches, I believe that with the support and understanding of everyone, our Chinese women's volleyball team will overcome all kinds of difficulties and create our own glory. For the Chinese women's volleyball team, the results have improved again and done their part. ”

Zhao Yong's new appointment is not only a personnel change, but also the reshaping and departure of the Chinese women's volleyball team in the new cycle.