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Youngest
team with average age 22.6 years; average body height of the team 183.8 cm.
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Compared
with OG 2004 six new players in the team; basic formation with six regular
players (including libero) plus two young players (attack: player No. 5 Chu -
born in 1984, body height 190 cm; block: player No. 15 – born in 1986, body
height 189 cm!).
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Five
players born between 1984 and 1988! Team formation with plenty of very young
players and experienced players in their high performance age.
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After
getting the gold medal at the Olympics 2004, it seems that they are struggling
to be focused on achieving concentration and energy in order to preserve and to
develop top performances. At the WGP 2005 they have been testing younger
players for one of middle positions and one of outside positions (especially
player No. 5 and player No. 15) in order to strengthen the offensive by using
tall players.
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The
team performance was not great over all but 3rd was a pretty reasonable
result for them at this moment. At the 2006 WC, a highly motivated Chinese team
has to be expected, which will even be stronger due to integration of
physically strong players in the offensive play (all basic skills).
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Physically
and technically well balanced team; solid defence connected to fast offence
with excellent reading of the game as essential feature of the play. Precise
and situationally flexible application of techniques, very good game-conceptual
bringing together of the excellent individual playing capacity.
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They
are about to brush upon and to complete their strengths (such as combination
attack with great defensive play, outside attack position and the block).
Particularly top quality players at the outside position would be the coach’s
and the team’s best interest for the future development.
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From
the observer’s point of view and experience the team outwardly seems mentally
steady and rational but they are rather emotional in their playing behaviour.
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Good
tactical substitution to achieve their goal at this tournament and to test new players at the same time.
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Very
good direction by experienced setter Feng (player No. 2), similar to Lo Bianco
with Italy (No. 14), is a condition of effective utilization of the big
potential of game conceptual individual skills (all functions of play).
· Very solid passing technique of all players (team at first place in the ranking of Best reception); diagonal player (!) player No. 7 first place in the ranking of Best receivers; player No. 16 Best libero.
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Libero
tries to cover large area of the court. CHN started to use their new way to use
Libero during this tournament (for one of middle players and one of outside
hitters). Libero has played for both middle players for last a couple matches instead.
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3 player-formation against jump
power; 3-player and 2-player reception formations against float service
variants; situational fluent transitions between the reception formations.
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Good
selection with accuracy; precisely coordinated and timed organisation of set in
very quick attack combinations with varied running directions,
quick sets with low trajectory to outside .
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Setter
player No. 2 at the same time a good blocker (body height 183 cm).
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Early
anticipation („look towards the opponent“); situational variation of set.
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Particular affinity to use diagonal player No. 7
(perfect understanding).
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Fast
outside attack in conjunction with fast attack at right behind setter; time
differential combination attack with middle player and right side player.
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Well
controlled technique.
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Mostly
semi-high set to P4 in situations less organised.
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With
setter P 4/3/2 effective back row attack integrated into the combinations.
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Combination of Jump Float, jump power, long distance
float and short distance float.
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At certain
times risky serve by majority of players;
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Jump serve of player No. 3 (Yang) is a positive
example (controlled, aggressive, safe, well-aimed and varied with different
spin); best server in the individual ranking.
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Good
eye work (visualization) of opponent’s development of attack; to be able to
watch the hitter.
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Outside hitter at P2/4 (setter
included) fix block position optimally, „approach” to the ball quickly/actively
– synchronously and cohesively in group block, but also effectively as 1-player
block (direction of action from outside inward – „tilting” the outer hand
inward).
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Fast and effective
running techniques of the block players to the left and the right
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Situational support of middle blocker
and 3-player block (particularly against outside attack from P4) are tried and
tested methods of blocking tactics.
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All players
have good body and ball control for defence; excellent digging technique.
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Basic principle for defence with „6 back” and covering by
back row player P1/5 with much situational adjustment.
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Block P2 (for the most part 2-player and 3-player block
situation): back row player P1 depending on situation
defence of position or to cover forward; free front player sometimes for
short-distance covering.
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With 3-player block P2 without covering or with back row
player to P1. Altogether very flexible
defence tactics with further situational nuances
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Block P4: defence organisation
similar to block P2, libero not exclusively at P5.
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Block P3: 6 back – P1 and P5
move far forward (defence, quick attack); with 2-player block P3 (e. g. against
back row attack) covering by front player – 6 back in 3-player formation with
the players at P5/1; here also much situational adjustment in positional play
of defence formation forward and backward (e. g. with 3-player block without
short-distance covering).
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Efficient outside attack from high
and semi-high sets (towards tall player player No. 5 mostly a bit
higher); with precise defence many aggressive attacks from quick set to P4 –
mostly with average speed). In long rallies the opponent is “kept under
pressure”.
· With easy balls (free ball) from the opponent and/or from covering quick „transition attack” with first/second tempo finish.
· Diagonal player is useful for attack transition by good setting skills.